Solve the Windmill Cube: Easiest Beginner's Method (Using 3x3 Method: Only 2 New Algorithms!)

[@kharismartaekacahyani7666]

This is the most dramatic intro of Rubik's cube tutorial I've ever seen 😂👏👏

[@ujvala6516]

S

[@Ocraftj]

it is 😂

[@bosserboy6]

Yes

[@Waffles-bass]

You described it in a great way😂

[@LordeZhou]

WTH

[@anaykumar9761]

when i watch the beginning i thought i accidentaly clicked on memes

[@daniellee560]

I'll take that as a complement!

[@vavasiloaie]

same

[@zinc-0-]

My middle layer isn't solving

[@Rengoku343]

9:16, 11:30, 14:05, 15:28 and 16:38, thank me later, Or right now ;)

[@keira9054]

Thank you ;)

[@DeleightofThere]

this video has been incredibly helpful. My son got some speed cubes for Christmas and my daughter messed up the windmill cube immediately so I had to figure out how to solve it. (I've never solved a standard 3x3 except by taking it apart and reassembling lol) the white and yellow sides are reversed from yours which I found interesting. The logo printed on it is Chinese and according to google translate translates to "Fancy Art"

[@daniellee560]

So glad I could help!

[@DaellusKnights]

@Christi I just checked the logo on my cubes and I think I have the very same set! 😂

[@B3ck3n]

2:55 HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!! THAT SCARES ME!!

[@phoenixbaldwin5531]

Clicked and got a gucci add

[@manansahix-e584]

Thank u bro. Literally the easiest way of solving this cube. Thanks

[@standardman6535]

fucking jesus it took 3 goddamn hours but thanks its done, I suck and will never touch this cube again

[@doubleeyeemoji]

10/10 Intro Would watch again

[@jamesbohnenkamp778]

i've triumphed over the 3x3x3, 2x2x2, pyraminx, diamond sqube, 2x2x4 box, and the windmill cube, i still have the final battles of megaminx and the 4x4x4 to attend, on the following morrows, i will receive care packages to defend against the black magic cube and another shape shifting cube i've yet to come to terms with, may the Lord Rubik's protect the righteous with many algorithms against the evil axis and their ignorance of Hungarian toy makers

[@daniellee560]

As it it written, so shall it be.

[@NomadArchitecture]

Son goes to granparents - dad messes up cube - son back tomorrow - Daniel saves the day. Thank you!

[@Eldric.1]

Thank you so much, i was stuck for 2 days in the last layer, until i tried your method, your algorithm is more simple than the other tutorial video. Would you like to make another cube tutorial? Like axis, or fisher, or mirror

[@daniellee560]

Hopefully more videos coming soon; I've got a lot going on and not much free time right now but glad the video helped!

[@NotNochos]

@@daniellee560 please do axis i scrambled mine and at this point i only trust your tutorials.

[@daniellee560]

@@NotNochos I don't currently have an axis cube but I will try to get my hands on one and get a video out as soon as I can.

[@DaellusKnights]

@@daniellee560 Yes, the Axis! 😁 Now that I've been able to solve this one several times on my own, I'm going back to my Axis cube that thoroughly intimidated me. I've never done shapemods, and at first it took me like 5 minutes to even figure out how to scramble it at all! And now that I have a bit more confidence... 😁😂👍

[@Lucas-oc4cr]

For the record you can do this like a 3x3 excluding orienting the centers when making the cross. When you solve the last 3 centers of the last layer just turn it in the wrong direction and it flips the center upside down. Then solve it in the right direction and it will solve the centers of the last layer and flip the last center you did back upright

[@raijin643]

Thats what I thought at first, but there’s one part in the middle part that cant be solved like a regular 3x3

[@swagmcqueen]

thanks man, i bought it yesterday and i didn't know how to solve it so today your tutorial helped me solve it

[@Ruski]

Never showed how to solve the middle COMPLETELY

[@eastonsvir7411]

Man I loved that intro. It was really original. Keep up the good work!

[@helloclock7046]

very good tutorial, thx

[@ekhau1977]

Very clear explanation :)

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

Holy crap that trick with the alignment of the middle layer's center was just the thing I needed to avoid utter insanity trying to get my cube solved. I have a gold windmirror cube so instead of colors I have different sizes to deal with and that was driving me crazy with so little coverage of that cube on yt

[@daniellee560]

Glad I could help!

[@maiarho]

Your beginning was very encouraging...saying it's basically a 3x3. I can do the 3x3, the mirror, fisher, and some others without any problem. So I a was happy to hear you do the Windmill...like a 3x3. Then the shock: You decided, for what reason ever, to begin with yellow instead of white. Basically there is no (mathematical) reason to start with any color, but when making tutorials, especially for beginners, it's a good idea to keep the rule to begin with white. I am just learning Fridrich, and to get color-neutral. But learning a new puzzle, starting with yellow, is too much for me now. My brain is still on top of my head, and not under my feet :-)

[@daniellee560]

I'm sorry that you feel that way; the algorithms I show here only work in the middle layer if you start with the yellow side, and that was how I was taught. I also always start with white on every other cube but this one, but once i learned the moves, it made no difference where I started with this one.

[@tanyabaron6143]

My cube seems to be reversed so these algorithms work if I use them and solve it white side up. On your cube, when you hold it yellow side up, the side pieces are short-long. Mine, when I hold it fellow side up, is long-short. So it really does make a difference! I spent ages trying to use a different set of algorithms before I realized my problem.

[@clickbait7396]

Mine Is Like A Mirror Cube, It Has One Color... Well, This Sucks...

[@krishnanshkothiwal5612]

click bait Ghost cube?

[@I_couldnt_use_ram_as_my_handle]

@@krishnanshkothiwal5612 a mirror cube is a one color cube. Usually they only make those type of colored cube if they look different when you twist them

[@j.amart.6893]

Oh it's called a windmirror

[@RBMCubing]

Windmill mirror cube

[@noha3087]

that might make it easier

[@jigneshdivecha5588]

I m stuck with the middle layer edge piece, where none of these pieces are in the 1 layer. You have discussed the steps by searching the edge pieces which are on the 1st layer facing down or with a ledge. Pls help me with the steps

[@daniellee560]

Hi Jignesh, if you'll check out the conversation I had with Elliot Peters in the comments from two days ago, he was having the same problem. I think that will help you. Sorry for the confusion!

[@robertsaw841]

Thank you! great video. I solved it following along

[@kandanmobley9411]

It only took me two tries. It is sometimes hard to tell when you have made a 90 turn. Good instructions. I had been trying to use F2L. I would have eventually figured it out, but who knows how long that would have taken.

[@dineshhegde8911]

Thanks this is the easiest step to exercise your brain, very nice

[@Dante_number1]

If you can solve a three by three you can solve a windmill cube the small cubes are the scenters the rectangles are the corners it takes some getting used to but it can be done

[@awakeref]

Amazing tutorial thank you!!! easy to follow our cube finally looks like a cube again 😂

[@daniellee560]

So glad to hear it!

[@Rengoku343]

Thank god you don’t skip like 2 second of a part that I need to understand the most like some other mother trucking people do, people am I right?

[@nyasiae46]

I been messed up at the last step like 10 times .

[@fearless160]

The intro music was perfect for me because I finally found out the name of the cube lol

[@CykMyBlyat]

Bro I'm glad I'm not the only one lmao

[@Bluuuz]

Really simple explanation and demonstration. Thanks!

[@markoollivandr8497]

That intro was insane😂😂

[@randybobandy8275]

any reason why when placing 2nd layer edges you cant use D' R' D R D (CWT) L D' L' ? this is the beginner method I use to solve std 3x3 and it seems to flow better then D' R' D' R D (CWT) L D L'

[@remytherat3067]

What if there is a middle piece that is a ledge, but still in the middle? The piece is in the middle, but just in the wrong spot and is a ledge piece. Not sure how to describe it or solve it

[@daniellee560]

Sounds like the piece is in the middle layer in the right place but oriented wrong? If that's the case just insert any piece into that spot to kick out the piece that's oriented wrong, then reinsert the kicked out piece back into the spot, but thos time with the correct orientation. Hope that helps

[@remytherat3067]

That helped a lot. Finally solved it after 45 minutes! That'll teach me to not mess with cubes I can't solve yet haha. I was just doing an easy pattern and then DROPPED THE CUBE!! Your video helped so much ❤

[@MM-qf6du]

Thank you so much for this tutorial now i know how to solve this complicating cube!

[@Asianroyce7777]

Best intro on youtube🤣🤣🤣

[@punklejunk]

I also did the Megaminx, kind of intimidated by a shape-mod at first. But this is a fun puzzle. GREAT intro vid, by the way :)

[@jamesbohnenkamp778]

you need the 2x2x4 box knowledge in your arsenal

[@JuanRamirez-bq4cp]

Well explained I finally did it thank you

[@andrew_wwang]

Nice video. I would recommend to friends.

[@benalexgaming3056]

On the second layer what happens if you don't have any underneath

[@daniellee560]

You can use the same moves to insert another piece and kick out a piece that is not oriented correctly, then insert the kicked out piece back into its spot cprrectly.

[@doodleneon5870]

16:26 What if I don't have a Right spot???

[@daniellee560]

Then do the move and then check again.

[@noha3087]

you are the only tutorial I could find that shows how to “twist” the center pieces, thanks for that

[@jamesrodgers4627]

What should I do all of mine are in the middle sticking out no of there or on the bottom

[@daniellee560]

Just use one of the algorithms to replace one of the one of the middle ones with one from the bottom. When you move one in from the bottom, it kicks one out in the middle, then you can place it back in the middle properly.

[@kayk1388]

Simplest way to solve.. Thanks a lot

[@mennoalwicher1008]

Thanks you very much for this tutorial this is my first ever cube that I got and solved thanks for your help PS: I love your accent😂

[@daniellee560]

I'm glad Icould help; now move on to the next cube and keep it up!

[@jking_ooop]

That intro was lit 🔥😂 , and the way he explained was awesome 😀👍🏻

[@dineshhegde8911]

Very nice bro 👍🏻😁😀😎

[@neurotica5461]

i lined up the centers while doing the cross but after i finished the top layer one or more of the center pieces turned

[@phiodite7850]

Evil Smile邪惡之笑 EXACTLY

[@kaveethasandamini-gu8ik]

Thank you so much 🎉

[@daniellee560]

You're welcome!

[@VRA0201977]

Thank you very much .this helped me a lot

[@murnisari4472]

Thank you sir now i know how to solve it . Tysm....

[@user-ru5xg1hd2g]

hi can i ask? how u solve 4:23 when ure done with the first layer already? i forgot plz help 💀💀

[@murnisari4472]

@@user-ru5xg1hd2g what do you mean ... to fix the center with the first layer?

[@user-ru5xg1hd2g]

@@murnisari4472 im sorry never mind i just realized my method is different from his ✌

[@murnisari4472]

@@user-ru5xg1hd2g alright ✌️

[@demogorgon2142]

I have 2 middle layer pieces left that are swapped with each other. How do I fix this?

[@daniellee560]

The only way I would know to fix it would be to go back and redo the middle layer, then redo the top layer.

[@colemancodd9073]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@sohamdixit7142]

@Daniel Lee , Sir When I do the last step of matching the corners I do the exact same thing u do but the corners aren't getting matched any solution to this problem?

[@daniellee560]

Maybe watch my tutorial on the 3x3 and skip to the last step. I spend a little more time explaining the last step in that video and it's the same thing for that cube. Hope you figure it out.

[@sohamdixit7142]

@@daniellee560 Sir, I got it!! The reason I wasn't getting it was I think there was mistake when they were making the cube the corners weren't in the right place so I had to remove 2 corners and put it in the right place :( but I solved the cube all thanks to you!! Thanks a ton!!!

[@sohamdixit7142]

@@daniellee560Oh yea Sir I had one more question which cube u think I should solve I have solved Cylindrical,triangle, and now the windmill and the 3 by 3 any ideas?

[@daniellee560]

@@sohamdixit7142 I would recommend moving to the 4x4 because the even-numbered cubes work a little differently. After you learn the 4x4 and 5x5, you can do any numbered cube you want!

[@sohamdixit7142]

@@daniellee560 Sir have you done a video of solving the 4×4 because u teach so well I probably get that one too!!

[@mystyg7377]

so helpful i like the intro

[@astralpotato5067]

Your tutorial is the only one that worked for me and I could understand. Thanks a lot!

[@Royboycr7]

The best intro ever

[@nasko222]

thanks ill buy this tomorrow nice tutorial

[@phoenixbaldwin5531]

Is it weird that mine was inverted? Like nothing you were saying after the first couple steps worked so i did it flipped around and it worked

[@daniellee560]

Yeah some cubes are inverted , or have different color schemes, or whatever but I'm glad you were able to get it solved!

[@catherinehamel1077]

🥺 The intro is so inspiring!

[@scottcook2568]

awesome video thanks but I learned the middle step by doing what you do but I just f seems easier than turning the silly thing if going to the right d' r' d' r d f d f' going left d l d d' f' d' f seems so much earier

[@etforde]

Great guide! I used to use another guide, but it felt very random. This one is perfekt every time!

[@Mavhawk64]

I thought I had a parity, but it turns out I solved the cube on the corner rather than the face lol

[@spark_lz]

Really awesome video great way of explaining going at a good pace helped me out so much!!!!

[@Donchan1]

In the middle layer, my one face long prices are in the middle, but not the right colours, and 2 not the right direction. If anyone could tell me what I should do thank would be a huge help, thanks!

[@daniellee560]

You should be able to kick those pieces out by inserting a different piece into that spot using the algorithm in the video, then insert the kicked-out piece into its proper place on the cube.

[@Donchan1]

@@daniellee560 thank you! :)

[@sunnysky3982]

This tutorial video has clear explanation & simple easy to understand. Thanks for the help.

[@daniellee560]

You're very welcome!

[@anavanjatcstwocoolsisters5875]

thank you so much !!

[@daniellee560]

You're very welcome!

[@user-ru5xg1hd2g]

hi gaiz how do u solve this 4:23 when u already done with the first layer??? i forgot pls help 💀

[@mrpercyvr]

How do u get an edge piece out if it’s in the wrong spot

[@daniellee560]

Just insert any other piece into its spot; that will kick it out. Then, insert the kicked-out piece into its proper place.

[@mrpercyvr]

@@daniellee560 thank you

[@IVrze]

How are you holding it like that on second layer

[@daniellee560]

With the yellow side down, white side up.

[@IVrze]

@@daniellee560 thank you and I’m never solving it again

[@Prosopopoiea]

Not expecting this when I clicked on this video🤣

[@RapidCubers123]

can you make 8x8 solutions

[@randomcontentgenerator2331]

I love your voice and the intro!

[@boywithdreams12]

Why is prime not counterclockwise only on the bottom? That makes no sense

[@daniellee560]

It is; you have to imagine that you are looking directly at the bottom.

[@chrismiller9760]

Maybe I’m just stupid or something but when I hold my cube trying to follow you it looks upside down or reverse of what your doing but my yellow is on top idk what the hell im doing wrong

[@daniellee560]

I get this a lot. Your cube is like a mirror to mine, so you would solve the white face first, then follow everything else the same. I guess they made two versions to confuse people!

[@hmmokchmmokc4331]

are all moves/algorithms used in your video the same if I have a opposite cube than one you’re using?

[@daniellee560]

Yes, just start with the white side instead of the yellow and everything will work out for you.

[@dineshperera3370]

thank you very very much

[@daniellee560]

Glad I could help!

[@ivoszbg589]

Lmao I buy myself one like this and I do it from the first time without help - with fridich metod XD it was all working

[@andreyiliyev5043]

Yung hurr1ciena shut the FUCK up

[@valkyriethesmith]

On the last step with R', D', R, D, I am following the exact steps but I am twisting one of the middle pieces and on the white row I am somehow putting red and orange next to each other. What am I doing wrong?

[@daniellee560]

It could be that you are rotating something other than the top layer. You might want to check out my 3x3 tutorial and just skip to where I am going over the last step. It is the exact same concept and I explain it a little more in that video. Hope that helps.

[@adamliewadamliew3597]

Finally I know how to finish this cube

[@adamliewadamliew3597]

Thx for your teaching

[@rockmonkey11100]

damn i was trying this, my cube is made differently. i had to do the complete opposite

[@jamesbulick1897]

Me to

[@devj4047]

Yeah

[@lucasxu6003]

do you have fisher cube

[@rockmonkey11100]

@@lucasxu6003 mate its been a whole year, ive got it sorted now dont worry hahahaha

[@thynhien5180]

mine is apparently inverted. (the top, middle, and bottom layer is different for me)

[@daniellee560]

Yes, some of them are inverted to mine, so you should just start with the white side and everything else will work the same.

[@sangeethaj4335]

Bro I thought I clicked on world war 2 explanation the intro was better than the video but thanks a lot bro do more videos

[@yeetninjasuk527]

I got PLL parody like a 4x4, can anybody tell me how to fix it?

[@yichenpeng9187]

i solve the windmill with the 3x3 method and i got 4 sides solved and the last layer of the last 2 sides are not solved and are the wrong way around. How do i fix this 😅

[@daniellee560]

I'm sure there are other ways to solve it, but the method I show in the video is the only way I know how to do with that cube.

[@gamingputer]

My second layer never looks like that like the small piece is never its right position like 7:14 it is just messed up and doesn’t come under the right position, help me please

[@daniellee560]

I think the answer to your question starts at 4:50.

[@gamingputer]

Daniel Lee ahaha thank you!

[@galorentz]

Thank you, my friend :)

[@sumerpeswani2]

Thanks🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@xavierplays]

what if i only have one corner solved after getting the white cross : (

[@daniellee560]

You still have to place the corners and orient them properly as I show in the video. Getting the white cross still leaves two more steps.

[@jaesynbitdabaldwin2148]

Easy tutorial thank you

[@Primus-kz3ri]

I don’t think the cube solves like a 3 by 3 towards the end. I use the j perm easy method and it never solves.

[@daniellee560]

Sure, whatever works best for you. I use a beginner's method on most of my cubes, and that particular method carries over to the windmill cube for me, but I'm glad you are able to change the solve a little and make it your own!

[@Primus-kz3ri]

Daniel Lee I did your method with the 4 step algorithm at the end and I’m stuck with one corner unsolved and the rest of the cube is completely solved. How do I fix?

[@daniellee560]

@@Primus-kz3ri Just hold the cube with the unsolved corner in the front right, then do R', D', R, D until it is solved. The corner-orienting algorithm can work for 1, 2, 3, or all 4 corners.

[@officersmile2352]

Great intro lmfao

[@GraviQuate]

Lol I was wondering why mine didn't have colors just realized it wasn't a windmill cube it was windmill MIRROR cube but still thanks for the tutorial

[@raider-_-vr3797]

i used a normal rubiks cube method and it worked except 1 center was rotated

[@aqureshi7626]

Thank you sooo much

[@shadygaming6523]

it's just a 3x3 and it's one of the easiest shapeshifters out there, it's litterally just a 3x3

[@nishanth8932]

Thanks Brooooo Video is Cooooooooll

[@Bob94390]

This is just a 3x3x3 cube where the cubelets have a novel shape. Daniel has correctly deduced that you need to care about the orientation of the centers of the middle layer pieces, and he explains how to deal with this in a very clear and simple way. But he apparently did not understand that NO other new algorithm is necessary. So his explanation about the middle layer is a little bit clumsy.

[@Ravenfellblade]

I've been using standard 3x3 methods to solve this, and I always end up with a parity on the last layer: two sides, usually green and red, are correct. Blue and orange are swapped. How can I swap them?

[@Bob94390]

@@Ravenfellblade If you ALWAYS end up with a parity problem on the last layer, then somebody has sabotaged your cube.

[@Ravenfellblade]

@@Bob94390 That's not likely. It's more likely that I'm just missing a key step somewhere to orient this parts. I'll get it, eventually.

[@astralpotato5067]

I have Two solved corners. What do I do then?

[@daniellee560]

That shouldn't' happen with this cube if the bottom and middle layers are complete. Your cube may be a mirror to mine; some are saying that they have cubes that are mirrored and I've never solved one like that. Other than that, I don't see how you could get a parity like that. Sorry for the confusion.

[@astralpotato5067]

Sorry for not updating earlier but I actually found out I assembled it wrongly.

[@nn-bg4wu]

Mine too

[@mathiasference399]

i get a parity error when orienting the final corners. the final corner won’t solve.

[@daniellee560]

As long as you keep using the r' d' r d method (don't forget the last down move each time) and only rotate the top layer when moving on to your next corner to be oriented, it should work every time. Unless the corner fell off at some point and was put back on wrong? Other than that I'm not sure.