3 year old solves Rubik's Cube DIY

3 year old Emily Gittemeier solves the cube for the second time, the first was just minutes prior to this video being shot. She learned by copying her brothers and practicing the steps.

11/08
Order of steps in which she learned to solve the Cube:

1) 2 look OLLs, 4 easy ones she knows as Big Fish, Little Fish, Double Fish, and No Fish. If she got one of the other 3 she didnt know she would just perform Little Fish.

2) Yellow Cross on top, just one algorithm she knows as the Line until she got the Cross, 1-3 times.

3) White Cross on bottom, beginner method.

4) First Layer insert corners, slap the white.

5) Second Layer, chase the edge, pair up and reinsert.

6) Last Layer - fix the corners, one algorithm 1-2 times.

7) Last Layer - fix the edges, one algorithm 1-3 times.

This is how she learned to solve the Rubiks Cube. This may seem out of order but we had no intention of teaching her to solve it at that age as we didnt think it was possible. She started by watching her brothers practice 2 look OLLs and copying them. It was after seeing how easily she learned the OLLs that we realized she would likely be able to solve it.

Slapping the Cube was a memory trick, no longer needed but helpful at the time.

Algorithms:

Big Fish- R U2i Ri Ui R Ui Ri
Little Fish- R U Ri U R U2 Ri (inverse of BF)
Double Fish- Little Fish twice
No Fish- R U2i R2 Ui R2 Ui R2 U2i R
(She likes the song Down by the Water by PJ Harvey)

Yellow Cross Line- F R U Ri Ui Fi

Last Layer corners- x Ri U Ri D2 R Ui Ri D2 R2 xi

Last Layer edges- R2 U R U Ri Ui Ri Ui Ri U Ri

The kids may shoot a how to video on this exact method as a school project.

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[lordloch]

lol at how she slaps it, cute.

[dantasa0]

I bet she is asian , she is probably wearing a mask.

[gelman912]

@dantasa0 wow lolzzzz

[CryADsisAM]

i feel stupid

[fuckwade100]

Holy shit

[NinjaFrenza]

FINALLY AN AMERICAN GIRL INSTEAD OF CHINESE

[sneaklyfox]

Awesome! 3 years old! She'll be speedcubing in no time (when her hands get bigger)!

[bubbelchampagne]

Amazing!

[FluxOverload]

I finished one for the first time ever without cheating today xD I'm getting pretty fast with it and am gonna make my kids pros at it :D

[1LilMissLovely]

OMG I FEEL DUMB!! :(