Tuesday, April 22, 2008

5 x 5 x 5 Cube

How to solve:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkN1NmAvvi4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyfEjYSVXw&feature=related

To solve last 2 edges:

http://www.bigcubes.com/5x5x5/lastedges.html

From the above you will note:

There are 10 cases and 10 algorithms.
However, I think we need to remember only 2 algorithms:

Single Edge Flip:
(Rr)2 B2 U2 (Ll) U2 (Rr)’ U2 (Rr) U2 F2 (Rr) F2 (Ll)’ B2 (Rr)2

Edge/Flip Swap:
(Ll)’ U2 (Ll)’ U2 F2 (Ll)’ F2 (Rr) U2 (Rr)’ U2 (Ll)2


All the other cases can be converted to the above 2 cases:
1.
By inverting one of the the tredges and/or
2.
Applying either the first and/or the second algorithms a few times in different combinations




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