3×3×3 Puzzle
A Short Solution
No Knowledge of Notation Required


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The three arrow diagrams used in the solution are:


Arrow Diagram #1:
Arrow Diagram #2:
Arrow Diagram #3:

The arrows indicate which plane of the cube is to be turned a ¼ turn. "B" with an arrow around it = turn the back plane of the cube a ¼ turn.

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The solution offered on this site is a short one, not a quick one. It was discovered in 1984 in a period of about a week. Usual time of solving is 5-10 minutes with practise. Good luck with solving the cube.

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-- Rehman Abdul wrote: Your solution is one of the simplest to remember given the numerous sites I have surfed looking for a solution.
-- AnnieMo wrote: AT LAST - I have completed the bottom row THANKS TO YOU. I have spent days (hahahaha) trying to work out how to move the final pieces into position and became very confused as everybody has a different way of solving the cube. You have made it "easy" and now I can "finally" impress all my family (who CANNOT solve a "simple" rubik's cube). Oh, if only they knew how I had done it!!! Once again, T-H-A-N-K-S Annie
-- Doug Gibbons wrote: Your web page provided an excellent solution. Many thanks.
-- R. Nasser wrote: I am impressed with the ease of the solution of the Rubik's cube. The fact that it fits in one page with 3 different moves to know is testament to its simplicity. Thanks and way to go. /Rich
-- Hello, Just wanted to thank you for your article on Rubik’s cube. I printed your two page format sheet as I have never before dealt with Rubik’s cubes before. After going through the article I attempted and solved it for the first time in around 2 hours. Of course after that I did it several times and am now able to do it in about 15 minutes though still use your article. As I said I have not had much practice it has been only 12 hours since I got a Rubik’s cube :) Anyway once again thank you very much and the article is really excellent and easy to follow. Amit Shah
-- Hi, five or six years ago I picked up your solution on the net and thought it was the best I had seen. I used it to solve the cube and because of the method I had no trouble remembering the sequence. However, I have not played with the cube for more than a year and when asked by my granddaughter to show her I found that I could not put the cross on the bottom face having completed top and middle. Worst of all I cannot find the notes I copied from your site, and although I have your site in my favourites on the comp., when I try to access it I cannot get the page. My memory is obviously going as I get older (79) . Please can you help. Best regards, Harry

-- Rubik's Official Online Site - visitors are invited to submit solutions here.

-- Direct Links to Other Online Solutions:

-- Rick's Rubiks Cube Solution Site - http://rubiks-cube-solution.askricktoday.com/ - video.
-- http://www.metacafe.com/watch/296901/how_to_rubiks_cube/ - video - uses five step layer method - same as on this site.
-- Speed Cubing - http://www.speedcubing.com/ - An international competition to see who can solve a standard size Rubik's Cube in the least amount of time.
-- Solving Rubik's Cube for speed - http://lar5.com/cube/ - Contains information, terminology, Java applets, tips on the physical and mental aspects of cubing, and a description of the Petrus method for solving a Rubik's Cube.
-- Jaap's Solution - http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzzles/ - Descriptions and solutions for many different types of Rubik's Cube puzzles including Square-One, Alexander's Star, Tricky Disky, and Rubik's Magic.
-- Jiri Fridrich's solution - http://www.ws.binghamton.edu/fridrich/cube.html - Advanced method to solve Rubik's cube very fast. Includes advice to improve your speed.
-- Graphic Rubik's Cube Solution - http://www.puzzlesolver.com/puzzle.php?id=29 - Simple Graphical Solution to Solving the Rubik's Cube.
-- The Ultimate Solution - http://www.olympus.net/personal/prmhem/ - A unique solution using only two series and requires only 65 moves to solve a scrambled Rubik's Cube.
-- How to Solve the Rubik's Cube - http://jeays.net/rubiks.htm - Two distinct solutions for the Rubik's Cube and miscellaneous information on the cube.
-- Josef Jelinik Solution - http://cube.misto.cz - Overview of all the different algorithms to solve Rubik's cube, written in English and Czechoslovakian.
-- Rubiks.dk - http://www.rubiks.dk/ - Learn how to solve the Rubik's cube really fast.
-- Beginner Solution to the Rubik's Cube - http://www.geocities.com/jasmine_ellen/RubiksCubeSolution.html - Beginner Level algorithms for solving the Rubik's Cube.
-- Methods for Solving the Rubik's Cube - http://rubikscube.info/ - Descriptions of solving the classic Rubik's cube, focused on some exceptional methods as well as some common characteristics of many methods used by cube fans.
-- Solving the Top 2 Layers - http://www.ws.binghamton.edu/fridrich/Mike/middle.html - Step by step instructions, including 3-D diagram references, for solving the first two layers of a Rubik's cube.
-- Cube 1.4 - http://home.hetnet.nl/~rubik/ - Software that helps solve Rubik's Cube.
-- Matthew Monroe's Solution - http://www.unc.edu/~monroem/rubik.html - Solving the Rubik's Cube using a simple and foolproof solution.
-- Lars Petrus' Solution - http://u1.netgate.net/~mette/lars/cubedude/ - Advanced solution for solving Rubik' cube that does not use the layer approach. Illustrated by animated Java cubes.
-- 5x5x5 Rubik's Cube - http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Jake/5x5x5.html - Solutions guide to the 5x5x5 Rubik's Cube, sometimes called the Professor's Cube.
-- NP Rubik's Cube Solution - http://www.nerdparadise.com/puzzles/333/ - Solution geared towards beginners.
-- A Method for Solving the Rubik's cube - http://www.geocities.com/c_w_tsai/cube/ - A personal method of solving the Rubik's cube used for a Fewest Moves Challenge.
-- Systematic Solution for Rubik's Cube - http://alexfung.info/favorite/cube/cube.htm - A sustematic method to solving the cube.
-- Wedran's Web Solution - http://www.wedran.com/applications/cube/index.html - Web program that will solve your cube giving you step by step instructions.
-- Dan Lewis Solution - http://home.earthlink.net/~edanlewis/rcube/ - Easy to follow Rubik's Cube eight step corners first solution, with illustrations and explanations.
-- Solve RUBIK's CUBE using 4 formulas - http://www.geocities.com/cywh@sbcglobal.net/index.htm - This web page is for those who cannot solve the Rubik's Cube, after completing one side.
-- Solving Rubik's Cube - http://www.dewess.de/sigrun/cube/englisch/index.html - Graphic and textual explanation of how to solve the cube.
-- Solving the 3X3X3 Rubik's Cube - http://www.umich.edu/%7etanqf/cube/index.html - Speedsolving solutions, tips and methods description. Includes beginner's solution.

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See Funny Magic Trick with Rubik's Cube
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yw7oX5CXhk&mode=related&search=
"I wondered what intricate mysteries God would reveal to me if I solved the puzzle."

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Site # 2 - Intricate Mysteries Revealed - by same author

600, 60 and 6 extend a progression. A 0-date has been reached:

6,000,000,000
600,000,000
60,000,000
6,000,000
600,000
60,000
6,000
........ date of missing link


........ advent of Modern man (Adam and Eve)
600
60
6
........ 666
0 ........ 0-date

All dates in the progression are based on occurrence as per significance. This is to say that man is not an ape. Progression = a brief history of time.

Stephen Hawking - January '99 - "I shall adopt the no boundary proposal, and shall argue that the Anthropic Principle is essential, if one is to pick out a solution to represent our universe, from the whole zoo of solutions allowed by M theory." Anthropic - * relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence (http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=Anthropic&typeofrhyme=def&org1=syl&org2=l).

General Theory of Relativity - Light Barrier Crossed

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at centre of
universe,
v = 0
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C
light wave, c
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at edge of
universe,
v > c.

Observer O is at centre of universe; observer O' is at edge of universe. Distance between O and O' = 0 in a manner of speaking, i.e. "light" barrier is crossed. O' is moving faster than the speed of light because space itself is expanding.

The moon is of Nature; the "moon" is of human nature. Full "moon" = "moon" split in two. Second meaning = disagreeable thing spoken of in the Qur'an (Qur'an 54.01-06). Christ brought meaning into the world. As of 1984, two meanings = doublespeak. Second meaning = Second Coming. Light has a duality of nature both visibly and invisibly. Go to full site. All content original.

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