10 Methods How to Solve a Rubik's Cube - How many do you know?

[@FlareCano]

Or you can just use Petrus

[@FlareCano]

Someone had to do it...

[@FlareCano]

Wow your so annoying, who even says that anymore

[@FlareCano]

I forgot this existed

[@FlareCano]

Lmao, this is the one time it's funny

[@redkb]

I was wondering who would comment this first

[@BrodytheCuber]

When you competed at the World Championships in 2003, what cube did you use and what was that cube like?

[@redkb]

Rubik's brand and it sucked.

[@BrodytheCuber]

Was that what everyone used?

[@KyoHeiRFP]

Yes.

[@kunaalpurohit9475]

Imagine someone going back in time and using a gts 3m or something.

[@victomk7667]

@electric_hiccup 707 sub 4 minutes lol

[@wintersummers3085]

Roux, Roux, Roux, your boat gently down the stream

[@stnfaf]

Bro the world was never been holded by a roux user I'm to an roux user

[@MandrakeGuy]

merouxly merouxly meroux-

[@anetturner]

gg

[@DMFM71]

I give up😂😂😂

[@sbworks2047]

:triggered: robloxy robloxy robloxy robloxy

[@okboing]

im gonna name as many as i can before i get into the vid 1. roux 2. beginner 3. cfop 4. is f2l a method by itself? 5. magic moves (see Mathologer) 6. reassemble 7. peel stickers 8. paint 9. ask god 10. make a computer do it for you 11. randomly turn sides 12. somehow find a gods algorithm and use it for 27 years 13. stare at it really hard to make it solve itself 14. buttered side down

[@critizon3074]

Buttered side down is kinda like god method. *subscribe to BSD*

[@icantth1nkofanam40]

f2l isnt a method

[@okboing]

@@icantth1nkofanam40 thanks for letting me know

[@icantth1nkofanam40]

@@okboing np

[@John-qd5sh]

13 only works for chuck norris

[@jow_angelow]

im predicting it, this video's gonna go viral

[@rottontoms7095]

I definitely agree

[@rupturezone2126]

You lied

[@justaregularhumanbeing]

It did lol

[@equilizer9220]

Facts it did

[@NKCubed]

Never been this early in my life! Except for that one time when I got first :)

[@kayebeeny5478]

Oh my dear god

[@hh126]

2nd reply

[@frcuber1001]

Would any of u mind checking out my channel, it has just started and we are trying to get weekly uploads

[@Yurs.]

If Iit

[@mattchoi170]

The heck?! What about Peel the Stickers Off??? Nice vid Kenneth!

[@mattchoi170]

Thank you for the Heart, good sir.

[@HandledToaster2]

My friend did this to my cube a few years ago I was in tears

[@confederacyofindependentsy44]

Seriously? You upload this video jist as i started to learn many diffrent ways on how to solve the cube? ....i love you for reading my mind

[@MilanRubiksCube97]

No triangular francisco???? Everybody forgets triangular francisco 😢

[@carterkucala4595]

*triangular francisco. Clearly everyone does forget it lol.

[@creeksidecubing1009]

lol

[@MilanRubiksCube97]

Carter Cuber oops i kinda contradicted myself. Fixed it

[@karatecube3815]

That was the first method I thought of when I seen the title.

[@connerhuss1062]

A Green Aborted Fetus. Don’t forget hexagonal Francisco

[@raynguyen6195]

Congrats with the new baby !!

[@notityourmom6801]

Congress????

[@DaviddeKloet]

Very interesting. Using the partially stickered cubes was a very good way to explain these methods. A shame you didn't use that with the Waterman method. I'm guessing you thought you could explain that one best because it's the method you use yourself but I didn't follow it at all because you only used a fully stickered cube.

[@alonsozapata1366]

I used to be very impressed by how people solved the Cube. Now that I now how to solve it, it's really not that impressive to me. It's just a matter of learning a method and it's sequences. The first time I ever solve a Rubiks Cube was about a month ago... All these years, I never took the time to use tutorials on the internet. So I bought a Cube and searched youtube for instruction. That Simple! I use the layer by layer method which took me a couple of hours to learn. I got it down without any problems. It's very easy and it's fun to impress people LOL. I would like to learn other methods but just haven't had the time... Great Vid!

[@CoreyHillesheim]

I learned the Petrus method first. I like it because it’s fairly intuitive. I always solved the 4th corner one piece at a time rather than solving the last slot because I didn’t know what I was doing. I learned CFOP many years later. Shortly after figuring out CFOP I went back and learned beginners method. I’ve learned all the OLLs and PLLs for CFOP now so that’s what I’ll probably continue to use. The Old Pochmann method is pretty neat, too. @JPerm has a nice video on getting started doing blind solves using the Old Pochmann method. If you know T perm and Y perm, you can do blind. I also hear you can solve the cube using only J perms which I assume is similar to the OP method.

[@hunterdeardurff4386]

I love methods. I love when people make video about methods. I use CFOP as main but I know ZZ,and petrus, I know the steps to methods like Roux and Zzct, but I didn't remember algorithms for those. I also know Tony Fishers method and your method. I was interested in methods more than speed cubing when I started, but now I am more interested in speed cubing. So I do that most of the time. A method I would like to learn is, All the methods.

[@Cuber-ml8gj]

Colorful pockets did stuff on triangular, rectangular, and hexagonal fransisco, which I thought were interesting. I even got into speed solving with hexagonal Francisco, until I understood its flaws better.

[@hunterdeardurff4386]

1500 Cuber I only know about Hexagonal Fransisco. I like Andrews videos about methods.

[@kennethsq1361]

Learn 3style method :)

[@AzuReGravity]

I only know CFOP and beginners but I've only been cubing for 3ish months

[@twistiicuber1055]

I know right they’re just so fascinating

[@tehcubedude]

Great video, Kenneth! I hadn't heard of the Waterman Method before!

[@Cuber-ml8gj]

As for low move count methods, I knew about the ‘optimal’ solutions, but not the two Kenneth mentioned. I think I looked into variations of corners first at one point, so I almost recognized the waterman method, but definitely not the name.

[@Focus_Islam]

Really nice cube shelf

[@trending_mobagames]

I use Petrus Method. For solving a Rubiks Cube. Maybe X cross can work

[@testtester8492]

The sheer amount of effort in restickering all those cubes... We appreciate it!

[@twistercuber]

"So the next method is Rowe" me: "Oh did Rowe make a method?" *looks at video screen* "Roux" lol Nice video! I have never heard of the Waterman method. Interesting.

[@lingkitty1998]

TwisterCuber how about the Firemen method?

[@twistiicuber1055]

Lmao

[@twistercuber]

Yeah I've heard of the fireman method before. I think I saw it in a comment

[@stvenlol]

TwisterCuber yo, I just saw this comment before you edited it

[@twistercuber]

cool, but I edited it yesterday

[@tkotila]

There are some other methods I have solved the cube with, and it's pretty fun to learn new methods, though I am not very fast at any of them. I have learned things like No More PLL, which is a very interesting CFOP varient that ends in step 4c of the roux method. Belt method, edges first method, tripod, heise, snyder, and others are very fun to solve with.

[@KerryHallPhD]

Excellent I've been confused by some of this terminology. Very helpful overview.

[@redkb]

Thanks, I've also been thinking of doing a video on cubing terms.

[@theomnivert]

you should have included heise method i tried to learn it but it was difficult

[@shaunzhang733]

Search ImaginaryHuman072889 on youtube, then watch his video 'Commutators and Conjugates, an Ultimate Instructional Video' this video will be able to give you instructions on how to deal with this. Also check out thepuzzledmagician channel, he gives more explanations on corner Commutators and Conjugates.

[@ExternalGod]

RedKB Thank you for getting me into speedcubing. If anyone was wondering. I started with layer by layer, CFOP, ROUX and ZZ.

[@anthonyrobert1376]

non cuber: just peel the stickers off(dead meme)

[@name_for]

what happen if u have tile cube

[@loodng7616]

Or you could just use petrus

[@ibrahimalabed9192]

They need to have RedKB novelty tshirts.

[@tehcubedude]

I'd get one :P

[@paganhayes854]

I solve using beginners method and may not ever use other methods but this video is awesome - 1 object so many ways of solving it!!

[@guinea6809]

Jr cuber AND redKB upload a video within 24 hours?! Great video, learned about some methods I had never heard of

[@tcookiem]

Solved with all of these before, but still interesting. These explanations are very simplified, and I hope, non-cuber friendly.

[@maxblechman2665]

9:49 I actually learned it and know it pretty well. Anyone else?

[@kenzoaustero8544]

Cross , First two layers , orientation of the last layer , permutation of the last layer. Then compress C , F2l , OLL , PLL. then again compress. CFOP Perfection

[@Fatima-hl2qg]

I am a non cuber and I just recently learned how to solve it from a KZbin video. I never even knew there were other methods I thought there was only one, which was the first method mentioned in the video.

[@rosebuster]

Nice video. But I can't accept pronouncing "Roux" as "Row", especially that the actual pronunciation "Roo" is much cuter, because it's a kangaroo. I actually have a furry friend who has a kangaroo character (which basically means he portrays himself as a kangaroo) and he only uses the Roux method simply because it's pronounced the same way as "Roo". :P

[@thatguymatt4255]

no stop

[@GeometryDashProgam3r]

ThatGuyMatt boi wot

[@wendyyin5721]

Woah, really?

[@nepnep3043]

You what mate

[@wadderrzz]

I quit because of this

[@rmhminiman]

Please do videos explaining each method in this video like what you did with the first method. that video is still in my favorite list and I learned how to solve Rubik's cube using your video. I love you Kenneth and thank you.

[@bodhidavidson9456]

Love this video! I am a beginner and I need to use a speed solving method! Congrats on the new baby!!

[@Cam-mm2nt]

I use CFOP, and right now I'm learning how to blind solve :)

[@aleksk4151]

how is the blind solve going?

[@CrankyOldCuber]

The is a great overview of methods! I had not heard of about half of these before.

[@sunilsheeba2010]

What method do you use?

[@flippin_eh]

Learned some variation of the Waterman method from a book as a start. Graduated to Petrus when searching online. Learning some form of CFOP because I've been playing more with a Megaminx

[@thoperSought]

I use Roux, though I'm still really slow-just barely starting to learn some algs for two-look CMLL. I had a hard time getting into beginner's/CFOP, and-at least the way I learned it-Roux was more about figuring out how the pieces move around the cube. originally, I only learned two algs at all-SUNE and a kinda slow corner swap. maybe that means I was learning CFOP wrong, but oh well. I'm really curious about Human Thistlewaite, though.

[@aleksk4151]

wow man you are smart. You know how to do Roux! When i looked at it it seems really complicated I like the layer-by-layer approach, it's simple to understand. Trust me, CFOP is not as difficult . If you need help ask me

[@cadrielccr6996]

Have you figured out how to solve the Maltese gear cube?

[@derpnoob8372]

Cube Planet im maltese

[@cadrielccr6996]

Do you have the puzzle?

[@bwcubing8239]

hey Red I just wanted to say that you are an awesome youtuber and you have inspired many cubers including me to get started. the way you inspired me was seeing you solve the 17x17 cube, after that I watched a tutorial on youtube and solved my 3x3 cube in 3 days now I have my times down to about 35sec avg and 20sec PB thanks for getting me started.

[@shaunzhang733]

I first solve the cross, then F2L (pair the corner with the edge and insert them in). After that, I solve the final layer using commutators and conjugates (both the corner and edge 3 cycles, sometimes I may use orientation swaps, though I usually get rid of the orientation problem when possible). Sometimes I may solve all the edges first, then solve the corners using 3 cycles, or I may solve the corners first (using 3 cycles) then solve some edges, and solve the rest of the edges using commutators and conjugates. On certain occasions, I would solve the cube layer by layer, I solve the first layer, then I solve the second and third layer using commutators and conjugates. Commutators and conjugates gives you the freedom to solve the cube in any way, it takes care of every situation, you can start anywhere you want to solve it. I know the beginner's method, but commutators and conjugates are much faster, 8 moves per commutator for 3 cycles, 16 moves for orientation swaps. No memorization is needed, you only need to know where your pieces are at, and whether they are oriented correctly, then you do a sequence of move (you need to memorize the moves), as well as using conjugate move correctly (as needed), that's it, and then perform the commutator, then undo the conjugate move. I know the Petrus's method of solving the 2x2x2 and expand it to 2x2x3 and so on, as well as the keyhole method of pushing the edges up, in the end, I would use commutators and conjugates to solve the corners. To conclude, I know the methods below (I am currently learning CFOP). Beginner Petrus, with Commutator and Conjugates for the final corners (be it whether there are three, four, or five of them left to solve). CFCC (Cross, F2L, Commutators and Conjugates of the last layer) Layer by layer with Commutators and Conjugates (solve first layer first, then use commutators and conjugates to solve the second and third layer). Solve all edges first, then solve all the corners with Commutators and Conjugates. Corners first, solve the first layer corner, then the last layer corners using commutators and conjugates, then solve some edges, and solve the remaining edges with commutators and conjugates. Roux with Commutators and Conjugates.

[@wilsonxie]

9:20 where's colorful pockets in the description?

[@moridin812]

Waterman and 2 Phase Algorithm were new to me. Also, I noticed you did not mention the Heise Method.

[@musicuber7043]

Very interesting! I’m a little sad that Heise wasn’t in the list, but I also hadn’t looked up the Waterman method before. Thanks for the explanation! And good idea with adding in the computer methods! I’ve never heard of them before.

[@gstephane1985]

Another cool video, thanks for presenting these different methods, I might try a couple out of these...

[@lazyeffectz3511]

I made something like V First for pyra for 3x3 to solve it. 1. Make the 2 things. like roux (or with cross) 2. solve the middle layer but with one edge flipped 3. solve the OLL and PLL with cfop 4. use R U R" U' M' U R U' r' and M2 U2 M2 U2 to your advantage 5. witchery 6. solved!

[@matejcataric2259]

I love this channel!

[@tdbtdbthedeadbunny]

8355 is under-appreciated. I think it is way better for a beginner than “beginner's method”. Down side is that maybe there are too many cases to memorize alts for speed cubing. But for just figuring out how to solve, it's great. It is especially helpful when solving shape mods, where orienting pieces can be difficult.

[@sierra6293]

I might learn one of those but i still think that CFOP is the best method to use and i will mostly use that one.

[@RogerWittekind]

11:30 too bad you couldn't show me how to swap the edges because I'm looking for that.

[@Ayn234]

Roger Wittekind R U R’ U’ R’ F R2 U’ R’ U’ R U R’ F’ to swap edges. R U’ R’ U’ R U R’ F’ R U R’ U’ R’ F R to swap corners. Theres another algorithm to fix up the pieces if you have parity, but I don’ t know it. If you’re interested, a youtuber called “J Perm” has a great tutorial on the Old Pochmann method. I recommend you try it.

[@raihanislam912]

My cube is on its way Edit: it arrived the day after I commented

[@devon35]

guys, i really reccoment trying out all of the speedmethods that are show. i looked at all of them before I chose zz, having a method that works for your solving style really helps.

[@ericfielding668]

I've had fun solving the middle layer first, but then you have two parities to take care of: edges and corners. When I am lucky and don't have to spend time correcting the parities, my time on solving the cube - middle layer first - is comparable to my CFOP time. (I don't have the finger tricks going so I tend to solve via CFOP in about 60 seconds.)

[@tytyburgess2803]

Is there any tips to learn cfop from the layers by layers method

[@yoavshati]

I tried inventing my own method and apparently got something very similar to the waterman method I like it because it's really easy to teach after teaching 2x2

[@alexgd7869]

Best channel for tips and tricks

[@TgPepper]

This is so helpful, I don’t have to learn the normal way!

[@The_NSeven]

Cool! I love trying new methods :)

[@alyssabernardo199]

Wow! Really cool video!

[@aawillma]

I still use a beginner method but I don't remember where I learned it and it doesn't seem like the order most people learn. It's a 4 step last layer. PC,OC,PE,OE. Sucks because I never learned the algorithms most people use but it works for me for casual solving.

[@FishingForLife28]

When I started cubing I used the layer by layer method like alot other beginners, also the one I use when I have to teach someone else to solve a cube. Shortly after I went over to cfop. I've heard of roux but never learned it

[@justinbestumblin1112]

It’s been a month dude. MAKE MORE!!!

[@daphneblake7889]

The Waterman method is actually the original solution as published by Ideal in book form. It is available online as a pdf file. The final algorithm used (if necessary) to orient the last two opposite edges is a 12 move alg. Called the the "rubik manuver" 3x(M-U')-U'-3X(M'-U')-U'

[@bloxygd]

This helped thanks

[@cubesolver64]

I mostly use CFOP but sometimes I change if I'm just messing with the cube, and 2 "methods" I sometimes use is a 3x3x2 method (solving the middle layer, then orient the top and bottom layers, then solve it like a 3x3x2) and a PLL method, basically solving the cube with only PLL's (no setup moves).

[@gabrielochoa6024]

Hello Kenneth,‘this is Nocho your work is AWSOME

[@supercube1996]

I never knew what petrus was! It seems like a cool method! I'll have to learn more about it.

[@yes-cg5cf]

I Onoy Know Three Beginner Method cfop Roux Begginer method pb : 1:09, average : 1:30I Used It In The Past Cfop Pb : 15.85, Average 26-27, I Use It Till Now Roux : I never really tried Seeing how fast I Am, I Just Learned it For Fun

[@rethalon2385]

Thistlewaiths algorithm: There are three subgroups H1, H2, and H3. To solve the cube you use static tables to bring the cube to each subgroup and finally solve it. The first subgroup is a group of all states that can be reached by turning the U and D face in 180° turns only while all the other faces may be turned freely. H2 restricts D, U, B and F to 180° turns and in the last subgroup there are only 180° turns needed on any face to splve it. This method needs at most 52 turns. Two Phase Algorithm: Kind of like Thistlewaiths alg but with only one subgroup G1 that equals H1 from above. Instead of using tables to look up manuevers, the computer maps position and orientation of all individual pieces to natural numbers and also keeps the 'distance' from being solved. Progress in solving is made by reducing this distance. After finding a solution the algorithm repeats both phases by trying suboptimal first phase solutions that might as well offer a ways shorter second phase and overall solution. This algorithm needs at most 20 moves (if given enough time) and was used to probe that God's number is 20. This is still not God's Algorithm since it doesn't neccesserily find the shortest solution for each cube.

[@kyledyck7983]

I use CFOP and layers method combined. Also I made a method that you solve everything but the corners. then use R, U, R’, U’ x3 often to switch corners

[@universalgamer1237]

I use cfop and I suck at roux and I have never heard the waterman method

[@nonstop5617]

They all work!! Your the best youtuber

[@ENW08]

who else is gonna try to be sub-10 with human thistlethwaite?

[@maxblechman2665]

Me

[@sillymortalz]

Dude the hand movements are throwing my brain off so much

[@hualani6785]

This is really informative, kewl. i always wondered about blindfolded thanks

[@Autoskip]

I learnt to solve the 3x3 with Layer by Layer from my dad's Rubik's book (he couldn't figure it out), then moved on to the Petrus method, and now I'm using Roux (which has the added bonus of being very well suited to the 3x3 MixUp cube that I'm spending most of my time on at the moment…)

[@wadesanders6640]

Nice video. I didn't know there were so many methods. I use methods 1, 2, and 3.

[@OsyenVyeter]

Oh wow, I really loved this video! Kinda have bad ADD and trying to wrap my head around some of these solving methods has been kind of an uphill battle for me. Amidst the sequence of weird letters I just sort of phase out. As such, long ago I developed my own method (been wondering where my method stands in all of this) and It would seem that my method decently resembles the CFOP. This video has presented the methods in a highly digestible manner.

[@jeremydenning3767]

In my classroom I have taught the Geometry students the beginner method, Xs and Os Method and my own method I call SuperCross. First you solve a cross, then the equator, then the rest of the edges on the top. 2nd you place all corners in the correct position, lastly you use Sune antisune to rotate corners into the correct orientation. I have students solve the cube in

[@andrewpatterson3662]

Wait...Roux is pronounced "row?" I always thought it was "roo."

[@andy4689]

I'm pretty sure it's "roo".

[@zombiedude347]

Definitely pronounced /ru/ silly French.

[@zacharydavis9526]

It is roo. That's why I don't like French

[@tristanli4988]

its ru

[@safwanharis4116]

Its roo

[@Sam-wf8wo]

my favourite method is the roux method because it has aspects of cfop and I think the later algorithms are easier to remember.

[@ThatOneGamer19]

Hey redkb how do you get in to the competitions

[@audacitysm5741]

what method do you use?

[@gigglez3036]

I heard 7 out of 10 of them. Good video.

[@hikingpete]

Well, I've heard of ZZ, but never learned it. Waterman is new to me, and I gave up (for the time being) on the human thistlewaite algorithm. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that other people know about corners first because it's so much fun.

[@errubki2735]

I use ZZ, as you said, it's unique and cool!

[@EthanCowlbeck]

Did you use a different method prior to picking up ZZ? What were your times before you switched?

[@devon35]

i used cfop before I switched to zz, within a week i was hitting my previous average (just under 20) and a few months later I am now almost sub 17

[@errubki2735]

I used CFOP and I used to average around 15 or 16. I switched almost 3 years ago but I haven't really practise 3x3 a lot, I was more focused on other events, and the time that I spent in 3x3 was learning full ZBLL (which I still haven't finished). So, a few months after switching I got with ZZ to the same times I used to do with CFOP and haven't improved since then.

[@davideulivi]

Which of these is used to solve in sub10?

[@SaneTheBro]

Is the first cube you showed boron treated?

[@pixy3266]

So today I'm really motivated to improve myself to get faster but... I'm really slow because I only know the basic method with many steps (cross then corners then second layer then cross of yellow face then corners of yellow face then corners and finish with the last cubes) uh just I want to get better but I absolutely don't know what method I need to learn! I don't want to learn a method who will doesn't help me, I just want the method I need and I just absolutely don't know what to do... If you can help me I will be very happy Really great video too, now I know that there is different method than layer by layer...

[@shaunzhang733]

Check out ImaginaryHuman072889 'Commutators and Conjugates - The Ultimate Instructional Video', also check out Thepuzzledmagician, he has a series of videos called 'solving the rubik's cube without memorization', he explains in more details of how to solve the corners with commutators. Commutators and Conjugates is an all in one solution, it can solve any situations, doesn't matter if the pieces are on the same layer or not.

[@doggowastakenwas]

good idea to teach us more ways to solve a cube

[@pixlvortex]

I know about 4 methods: Beginner's method (layer by layer) Cfop Zz Roux I can do 2 methods: Beginner's method Cfop And I'm 13

[@vicentekiekebusch3392]

i know about 69 methods and i can do all of them and i'm 5

[@saladhead6589]

I know made a method and I'm not even born yet xD

[@joeyblack396]

Can you make a tutorial on how to solve a 5x5

[@t6amygdala]

I don't care about speed that much since I'm never been that fast anyway, so what are some of the most unique methods. I don't care how fast they are; I only care about how cool/different they are.

[@noogatok]

Noice vid! What cube are you using?

[@weirdgradientthing7227]

I think MGC but this is a year old comment

[@Meow_dasKatze]

I can solve with 5 different methods(in order what I learned them): Layer by layer CFOP Roux Old Pochman Just 3-cycles with commutators and maybe a t perm for parity (thats probably similar to 3 style)

[@rosebuster]

The method I initially used for solving the cube isn't on this list and I don't even know if it has a name. It's a super intuitive one though that doesn't require any real memorization though. I used to make a cross, then solve 3 corners and use the final corner as a keyhole to easily insert 3 edges above those solved corners. This resulted in first two layers done except for one corner-edge pair. Then I used this unsolved spot to very easily solve 3 of the edges in the top layer. With only 1 unsolved edge in the top layer and 1 in middle layer, it only took a pretty simple and intuitive cycle to have all edges solved. Then there are just 5 unsolved corners. 4 in the top layer, 1 in the bottom layer. By swapping a corner from the top layer with that unsolved keyhole in the bottom layer, then turning the top layer and swapping again, it was very easy to get all the corners where they belong. Then only rotating them remained which I was doing with what's called a commutator, even though I had no idea it had such name back then... But I still understood the concept, it was intuitive to me. Overall it wasn't a fast method, but I didn't learn even a single "algorithm" for it, I just remembered some intuitions. Today I use CFOP though, because I decided to go for something faster.

[@ekobot2560]

What brand cube is he using in the last methos

[@LucBogaert]

The 8355 method is also a very intuitive method to solve the cube without the need to learn algorithms.

[@Cubified]

Do you have any speedcubes, just curious?