A Method To The Madness
From the looks of a scrambled Rubik's Cube, it almost seems impossible to solve it, to return all the 6 sides of the cube back to their original colours. People always joke about solving the cube by prying the blocks apart with a screwdriver and resembling them in the correct order, calling this the "Screwdriver Method".
However, there are actual ways to solve the cube without using excessive force. The most commonly used method used by speedcubers, or people who solve the cube for fastest times, is the Fridrich Method.
However, there are actual ways to solve the cube without using excessive force. The most commonly used method used by speedcubers, or people who solve the cube for fastest times, is the Fridrich Method.
The Fridrich Method
The Fridrich Method was developed in the 1980s by Jessica Fridrich. The method solves the cube by finishing the cube layer by layer.
The Cross
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This is the first step to solving the cube. On the aside of the cube with a white centre piece, position all the other white edge pieces with the other colour matching the other centre pieces. Just like in the image on the right.
The First Two Layers
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This next step is called F2L, or First 2 Layers. It involves solving the first two layers of the cube, with the white centre piece facing the bottom and the yellow piece facing upwards, as shown in the image.
Orientation of the Last Layer
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Also known as OLL, Orient the Last Layer involves solving the top, or yellow, face of the cube, as shown in the image.
Permutation of the Last Layer
Also known as PLL, Permutation of the Last Layer involves completing the cube from the solved top (yellow) and the solved first two layers. After the PLL step, the Rubiks cube will be solved!