How to Solve a Rubik's Cube | WIRED

Here's a handy step-by-step guide for you to better navigate the tutorial! STEP-BY-STEP: 00:00 (Introduction) 03:06: Step 1: Make the Daisy 04:47: Step 2: Create the White Cross 06:32; (How to Hold the Cube) 08:10; Step 3: Solve the Bottom Layer 12:20; Step 4: Solve the Second Layer 14:57: Step 5: Create the Yellow Cross 15:06: (Cube Notation) 17:35: Step 6: Solve the Yellow Face 19:10; Step 7: Position the Corners 21:46: Step 8: Position the Edges And check out the printable text version at wired.com/: www.wired.com/story/how-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-ste…

(Making points for myself) Daisy formation 4:17 White cross: 4:51 Right trigger: 7:23 Left trigger: 7:40 Steps to the bottom layer: 8:25 White on top layer: 8:47 White on bottom: 10:15 White on top of cube: 10:41 Steps to the second layer: 12:24 If unsolved and all are matched with yellow: 13:46 {Cube Notation: 15:08 CW - Clockwise CCW - Counter-Clockwise F: Front Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U’: Upward Face, 90° CCW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW F’: Front Face, 90° CCW} Yellow Cross: 16:42 {Solving the yellow layer: 17:37 R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U2: Upward Face, 90° CW X2 R’: Right Face, 90° CCW} {Solving the last corners: 19:12 L’: Left Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U’: Upward Face, 90° CCW L: Left Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U2: Upward Face, 90° CW X2 R’: Right Face, 90° CCW} If one face has matching corners: 20:54 Once all corners are matching: 21:33 {Positioning the edges: 21:53 F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2 U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW L: Left Face, 90° CW F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2 L’: Left Face, 90° CCW R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2} Did I just pull an all nighter to learn how to solve a rubik’s cube because I was curious? Yes. Do I regret it? Not at all

I found replacing step 3 with the throw it over the fence method much more therapeutic

Spent my entire life thinking I would go to my grave without ever being able to solve the Rubik's cube. And then just a week ago came across this video and solved the cube for the first time in my life. My happiness knows no bounds. Thanks Robbie and Tyson for sharing this.

I think your real talent is instructing complex subjects and simplifying them so anyone can learn in a carefree way. I’ve watched many videos but many lost me half way! You’re careful and concises step for step instructions are truly inspiring. Thanks!

When I saw 16M views I thought wow so many people saw this but now i realise that about 1M people watched this on repeat

Daisy formation 4:17 White cross: 4:51 Right trigger: 7:23 Left trigger: 7:40 Steps to the bottom layer: 8:25 White on top layer: 8:47 White on bottom: 10:15 White on top of cube: 10:41 Steps to the second layer: 12:24 If unsolved and all are matched with yellow: 13:46 {Cube Notation: 15:08 CW - Clockwise CCW - Counter-Clockwise F: Front Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U’: Upward Face, 90° CCW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW F’: Front Face, 90° CCW} Yellow Cross: 16:42 {Solving the yellow layer: 17:37 R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U2: Upward Face, 90° CW X2 R’: Right Face, 90° CCW} {Solving the last corners: 19:12 L’: Left Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U’: Upward Face, 90° CCW L: Left Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW U: Upward Face, 90° CW R: Right Face, 90° CW U2: Upward Face, 90° CW X2 R’: Right Face, 90° CCW} If one face has matching corners: 20:54 Once all corners are matching: 21:33 {Positioning the edges: 21:53 F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2 U: Upward Face, 90° CW R’: Right Face, 90° CCW L: Left Face, 90° CW F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2 L’: Left Face, 90° CCW R: Right Face, 90° CW U: Upward Face, 90° CW F2: Front Face, 90° CW X2}

I got to part four by myself but you have put into words my thinking. I been a week and I’ve probably put about 10 minutes in every day. Today I decided to get serious. I checked out a bunch of other videos before this and this is by far the best. The others can’t seem to resist showing off and the ego is distracting. They may be good but this one is clearly articulated. Thank you so much.

10:17 Outward facing white on the bottom layer 10:46 When white stickers on top layer 16:50 Yellow cross 17:55 Solve yellow side 22:15 Clockwise algo 22:42 Counter ockwise algo

well since i’m stuck indoors ig i’ll learn a new skill 😂 update: i can solve in under 2 minutes now! ik its not the fastest but i'm happy w/ it :)

Gotta say, after you solve it it feels soo GOOOD and makes me want to just keep solving it

The most legit way of solving Rubik's cube for beginners. I've tried a lot of other videos but this is the most simplest and straight forward way of solving the cube. Easy to understand and to follow the steps. Thanks to you Robbie, I've solved my first ever Rubik's cube. You're a Lej.

This was by far the most clear tutorial on solving the cube. Took me about 10 days at an hour a day (without a cheat sheet). Got my best time now is 2:06. Would love to see a demo of the 1 minute solve one day to see any little tricks you're using. Thanks for taking the time and energy to create this vid, and for making lots of people think I'm a genius.😁

For the past 13 years of my life I have been trying to solve a cube. And let me tell ya this was the only video which helped me solve it and bring down my time

I did it. It took me 16 years after my purchase. All that lead to it is corona. By the way thanks man.

2024 anyone?

This was explained really well. Both my daughter (9years old) and myself can perform the solve in under 5 mins. Took us about a week to practice and learn the algorithm. I will recommend this to all my family and friends.

Me on the algorithm: I'm almost solved it! 2 Seconds later Starts working on daisy

15 tries, 3 meltdowns, and 1 cry of happiness later, I have officially solved my first Rubik's Cube!

pls be a bit more more descriptive on the last layer....i have to keep rescrambling my cube when i try to solve the last layer. How must it be positioned when solving the yellow cross and corners or how do u know the algorithm has worked or not? The first two layers were explained well, just not the last one......