Name: How to Solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube in a Minute | The Quickest Tutorial
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I'm going to show you the way to solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube that works 100% of the time!

First things first – let's study the Rubik’s Cube lingo. It's all simple and logical.

R – turn the right face of the cube clockwise 90 degrees

R' (apostrophe) – turn the right face counter clockwise 90 degrees

L – left face clockwise L' (apostrophe) – left face counter clockwise,

U – upper face clockwise, U' (apostrophe) – upper face counter clockwise,

F – turn the front face clockwise, F' (apostrophe) – turn the front face counter

clockwise, D – down face goes clockwise

D' (apostrophe) – down face goes (you got it) counter clockwise

B – back face clockwise B' (apostrophe) – back face counter clockwise

So, as you can see, each capital letter stands for a face of the cube that turns clockwise.

When there is an apostrophe, it means you should go counter clockwise 90 degrees.

We're going to use 8 basic moves to solve a 2x2 cube. The cube will rotate clockwise

if you look at it from the right face side that's marked with an X. We'll only use 3

algorithms, so it's all really simple, like I promised. Trust me.

It just takes 4 moves and helps us solve most of the cube.

Turn the right face of the cube clockwise 90 degrees, upper face clockwise, the right

face counter clockwise, and upper face counter clockwise.

Easy, right? Let's see how it works on a real cube.

Turn the right face of the cube clockwise, upper face clockwise, now, right face goes

counter clockwise, and upper face counter clockwise.

Let's do it again: right clockwise, upper clockwise, right counter clockwise, and upper

counter clockwise. Once again: right, upper, right, upper, and

This is a mirror reflection of the previous algorithm and it's also done in 4 moves. The

left face goes counter clockwise, the upper face goes counter clockwise. Then, the left

face turns counter clockwise, and the upper face – counter clockwise.

That's the algorithm, let's see how it works on a real cube.

So you turn the left face counter clockwise, the upper face counter clockwise, the left

face counter clockwise, and then the upper face counter clockwise again.

And, once again: left, upper, left, upper. Keep going.

One more time: left counter clockwise, upper counter clockwise, left counter clockwise,

Just like the previous two algorithms, this one is done in 4 moves.

First, you turn the right face clockwise, then the front face counter clockwise. Then,

right face goes counter clockwise, and finally the front face turns clockwise.

Right, front, right, front. One more time: right, front, right, front.

And again: clockwise, counter clockwise, counter clockwise, clockwise.

Now it's time to solve that cube. What shall we begin with?

It takes 3 stages: 1. First, we'll solve the bottom layer

2. Then, we'll solve the top layer 3. Finally, we'll swap the corners.

First, let's find the right corner. It's usually marked with a sticker and is white, blue and

red. We'll start with it. Let's see which corner it will be easiest to put next to it:

is it going to be blue and white or red and white. I see it's red and white. Let's put

it where it belongs and use the first fingertrick on it until it's in the right place with white

Okay, let's do the same with the remaining white corners.

Trust me, the more you practice, the easier it gets.

One more time. Done! The bottom layer is solved.

Let's find the corner that matches in two colors with the bottom layer that's already

solved and put it in the right place. Once you find the first corner, you have to keep

looking for the second one without relocating the first corner.

Here, two cases are possible. The two corners can be next to each other, or placed diagonally.

1. If two corners are next to each other.

Take the cube in your left hand holding the two matching corners and do the right fingertrick

three times. Do you remember how to do it? It's right face clockwise, upper face clockwise,

the right face counter clockwise, and upper face counter clockwise. Once again. There

Now turn the entire cube clockwise and do the left fingertrick three times. Left face

goes counter clockwise, upper counter clockwise, left counter clockwise, upper counter clockwise.

In case you've done it right, all the corners will be in place.

In this case, it doesn't matter how you hold the cube, but the white side has to face down.

Now, let's do the same as for neighboring corners. So it's the R U R' U' three times,

turn the cube clockwise and do the L' U' L U moves three times. Now let's find the corners

that are next to each other, and we have the same setting as in the first case.

Now, all you have to do is swap all the corners yellow side up. Grab the cube white side down.

And let's keep swapping the corners until the yellow part of the rotating corner is

up. Without rotating the cube itself, keep turning the upper side towards the corner

that's not in place and keep using the algorithm. It might seem like you're messing it up, but

no worries. Once you finish with the last corner yellow side up, it will be all done.

Congrats! You've successfully solved a 2x2 Rubik's Cube with just three algorithms!

So, did you solve it no problem? Let me know in the comments below!

A 3x3 Rubik's Cube has the same lingo as the 2x2. There will be 8 basic moves, 6 algorithms,

#3. The middle layer #4. The yellow cross

#5. The yellow edges #6. The yellow corners

There are no algorithms solving the white cross. You just have to go with your intuition

and rotate the side layers to get there. This is the very first and the easiest stage of

solving the cube. You can check if the edges are in the correct position using the central

elements of the cube. Try to keep the cube white side down, it will make things easier

You can put the corners of a 3x3 cube into place using the same algorithms as for the

If the white part of the corner is facing right, use the first fingertrick.

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