UPDATE: I realized that I listed the 2nd algorithm notations incorrectly on screen! I did say it correctly in the video, but if you are writing them down you may mess up! I apologize for that and any trouble it may have caused. The correct listing of the algorithm notations is as follows: U, R, U', L', U, R', U', L.
After spending many bored covid hours watching tutorials to solve the 2x2 cube , I finally came across yours... it’s truly the only one that made any sense! Thank you!
Thank you very much .. I have been searching for the simplest step to solve as being a beginner.. very well simplified and properly described. Appreciate the effort.
It’s a less complex algorithm but it would be impossible for a beginner to keep track of where they were you’re explaining it from the perspective of someone very familiar with the cube positions
Seriously thank you. After watching and trying a few times by understanding the method it now works every single time. I’m now teaching my son and he’s super close to understanding it. Exciting to learn new things in life. I salute you from Toronto my friend.
thank you for this video. I tried to watch so many others and they never explained things like you did. It took me watching the video a couple of times to get the algorithms down but once I did I was good to go.
Thanks the last tutorial I watched got really weird with algorithms that had back rotations and double rotations and it was too much, this made it simple as I'm already good at 3x3 solves. On to the 4x4! 😓
Thank you! My eight year old and I can now solve 2x2 Rubic's Cubes! Very excited. And it DOES work. You have to follow the instructions closely! This video is very clear and easy to follow compared with some others we have seen. Question: Why does the prime notation change between the white and yellow faces? On the white face, prime meant rotating down and to the left. On the yellow face, prime meant rotating up and to the right. Seems like you could have preserved the meaning of prime for both algorithms ....
Thank you for complimenting the video! As for your question, the prime rotation for each side depends on how you're holding and looking at the cube. For a yellow face rotation, you have to imagine that you were looking at the yellow face directly, even though it might be on the back or the bottom of the cube. So for example, a prime rotation of the front face would be counterclockwise to your face (the face on your head, that is), but a prime rotation of the back face would be clockwise to your face, because you have to imagine that you were looking at the back face from the other side of the cube! I know that sounds confusing, but I might have explained it better in my 3x3 video, but I can't remember if I covered it or not.
I'm a total beginner and don't understand (after solving the white) when you say you have one the "way it's supposed to be". Seems to be knowledge that you have that a beginner doesn't. Could you explain that also?
By "the way it's supposed to be" I just mean whether it is oriented correctly. A piece can be "in the right spot" but not oriented correctly. For example, if you have solved the white side, let's say you have a piece that is white, green, and orange. Above that piece, you should have the piece that is green, orange, and yellow. If you do, that piece is in the right spot. If that piece is in the right spot AND the colors match up with the pieces that you solved when you did the white side, the piece is in the right spot AND oriented correctly.
I learned a different method that is quite different it requires 2* algorithms one to orientation one to position the last layer (The reason it requires 2* is bc the insertion of pieces into the first layer is moving something out of the way inserting something then moving it back which kicks a piece out)
Sure; there are a lot of different methods; you just have to find the one that makes the most sense to you. It never hurts to know more than one method, either.
i keep getting confused on the last part! Is there a reason mine doesn't look exactly the same as yours after the top is solved? Otherwise i got it down and it made sense:)
“Get it in the spot it needs to go.” Right. What’s that? Teaching is simple. It really is. And now I know why RC enthusiasts are pathetic in all forms of human interactions.
There is an error in the algorithm lettering---UR U'L' UR' U'L You have put the sixth letter as R and it should be R prime. You say it correctly but it is confusing. Otherwise it's a nice simple solution.
If you are messing up on the last step (orienting the yellow corners) make sure you do ALL FOUR moves each time (R', D', R, D). Even if the piece is properly oriented after R', D', R, you still have to do the D moves before moving the next corner into position. That is usually what trips people up; hope that helps.
Good catch; I don't have the algorithms memorized where I can recite them; I have them memorized with my hands. So when I make tutorial videos, I have to write down the algorithms so I make sure I say them correctly.
UPDATE: I realized that I listed the 2nd algorithm notations incorrectly on screen! I did say it correctly in the video, but if you are writing them down you may mess up! I apologize for that and any trouble it may have caused. The correct listing of the algorithm notations is as follows: U, R, U', L', U, R', U', L.
In the first step, you are telling D' but actually you are doing D
So the formula was R' D R D'
No, it's D'. You have to imagine that you are looking straight at the bottom of the cube, and the move is a counterclockwise turn, making it D'.
YOU MESSED ME UP I HAD ONE SIDE SOLVED AND I COPIED THIS
No offense tho
Hi
Your Initial R’ D’ R D is incorrect (I think ...); should be R’ D R D’; you’re doing the latter!
If you know how to solve the top, skip to 6:27
Ni Pe thank you!
🙏. Thx big help
@@mindyvaughn9354 no problem, lol i forgot this comment existed
After spending many bored covid hours watching tutorials to solve the 2x2 cube , I finally came across yours... it’s truly the only one that made any sense! Thank you!
This is by far the best 2x2x2 tutorial I've seen. And I have seen many!
3:01 the real start
it is
THANK YOU!
God, this dude took way too long to begin..
If on the red your white is on the left side and on the bottom layer not face layer you can do this D,L,D prime,L inverted
I learned this way myself. Pretty easy when you get the hang of it.
I have watch so many video of solving 2×2 but this is the best video ....I love it....
Thank you very much .. I have been searching for the simplest step to solve as being a beginner.. very well simplified and properly described. Appreciate the effort.
Thanks so much! After years, I can finally solve a 2x2!
You're very welcome!
This is the most to the point 2x2 video there is. .. thanks fir explanation and simple algo.
It’s a less complex algorithm but it would be impossible for a beginner to keep track of where they were you’re explaining it from the perspective of someone very familiar with the cube positions
Thank you! I have no idea what he’s doing.
this is by far the easiest and most understandable video on 2x2 cube......thanks a lot
You're very welcome!
For the first algorithm you can also do r’,u or u’,r
Love
Seriously thank you.
After watching and trying a few times by understanding the method it now works every single time.
I’m now teaching my son and he’s super close to understanding it.
Exciting to learn new things in life. I salute you from Toronto my friend.
You're very welcome! Stay safe in the Great White North!
Thank you so much for helping me solve my cube!
@Vince Kim your mean
thank you for this video. I tried to watch so many others and they never explained things like you did. It took me watching the video a couple of times to get the algorithms down but once I did I was good to go.
I was trying to learn 2x2 from other , but yours's one is very easy to understand because as I knew 3x3.
On the last 2 steps, we coincidently had the SAME way of rubiks cube and I could solve it! SCREAM
Thanks the last tutorial I watched got really weird with algorithms that had back rotations and double rotations and it was too much, this made it simple as I'm already good at 3x3 solves. On to the 4x4! 😓
That sounds like the method I learned from the paper tutorial that came with my 2x2.(which i prefer bc the algs don't change what side you're on)
Thank you so much! This is very easy to follow if you already know 3x3×3 cube's algorithms.
OMG I have watched over 50 videos and YOU are the only person that helped me solve it
I'm so glad to hear it! Keep it up and I hope I can help you with a different cube in the future!
Thank you! My eight year old and I can now solve 2x2 Rubic's Cubes! Very excited. And it DOES work. You have to follow the instructions closely! This video is very clear and easy to follow compared with some others we have seen. Question: Why does the prime notation change between the white and yellow faces? On the white face, prime meant rotating down and to the left. On the yellow face, prime meant rotating up and to the right. Seems like you could have preserved the meaning of prime for both algorithms ....
Thank you for complimenting the video! As for your question, the prime rotation for each side depends on how you're holding and looking at the cube. For a yellow face rotation, you have to imagine that you were looking at the yellow face directly, even though it might be on the back or the bottom of the cube. So for example, a prime rotation of the front face would be counterclockwise to your face (the face on your head, that is), but a prime rotation of the back face would be clockwise to your face, because you have to imagine that you were looking at the back face from the other side of the cube! I know that sounds confusing, but I might have explained it better in my 3x3 video, but I can't remember if I covered it or not.
I HAVE TO DO IT IM SORRY * rubik's * (NOT BEING RUDE)
This was useful now I know how to solve the 2x2 I got from Christmas
Nice instruction.
Surprising and very well explained. Thank you.
Thanks best video out there for 2x2 cube thanks a lot
who here is watching in 2020?
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You forgot the third prime notation at 7:58. Thanks for the video.
Yes I did, thank you for catching that.
Thank you I have been struggling to solve the 2x2
You're welcome; keep practicing and your hands will never forget how to solve it!
It got me a little good and I'm closer to solving it
I'm a total beginner and don't understand (after solving the white) when you say you have one the "way it's supposed to be". Seems to be knowledge that you have that a beginner doesn't. Could you explain that also?
By "the way it's supposed to be" I just mean whether it is oriented correctly. A piece can be "in the right spot" but not oriented correctly. For example, if you have solved the white side, let's say you have a piece that is white, green, and orange. Above that piece, you should have the piece that is green, orange, and yellow. If you do, that piece is in the right spot. If that piece is in the right spot AND the colors match up with the pieces that you solved when you did the white side, the piece is in the right spot AND oriented correctly.
@@daniellee560still unclear.
I love this video it helped so much I got to solve it for my first time!!!!
Thanks a lot, You saved my day ;)
I learned a different method that is quite different it requires 2* algorithms one to orientation one to position the last layer
(The reason it requires 2* is bc the insertion of pieces into the first layer is moving something out of the way inserting something then moving it back which kicks a piece out)
Sure; there are a lot of different methods; you just have to find the one that makes the most sense to you. It never hurts to know more than one method, either.
Daniel Lee this is the easiest way a found to do 2x2 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yes
It was super easy to solve!!!!
"your video is cool" says my son Levi! thanks
That is a wonderful name
i keep getting confused on the last part! Is there a reason mine doesn't look exactly the same as yours after the top is solved? Otherwise i got it down and it made sense:)
Thankyou, I solved it.
Need a tutorial on a 1x1
I was the 800th sub
My name is also Daniel 😄
This totally worked
I need to learn
i gave up it was too stressful BUT its not ur fault
I have the same cube
Thanks Daniel, it worked perfectly.
Brilliant
I have bin watching so many videos
Does
I watched several videos and looked at books. Daniel’s is the best. When you get it, big yahoo will erupt from your mouth. Now, on to the 3 X 3.
You know that how to solve 3×3cube that only method to use in 2×2cube
This helped
I did it and it didn’t work at all
You are so nice
didint work for meh
"only 2 algorithms"
Takes 12 mins and 40 seconds to tell you.
Its 12 min 41 sec hahahaha
Sorry didn't work for me
I love his voice
I dint do it right
Liked. Who says you can't learn from a southern accented hillbilly. (I'm a yankee who married one)
OMFG my heads sore
“Get it in the spot it needs to go.” Right. What’s that? Teaching is simple. It really is. And now I know why RC enthusiasts are pathetic in all forms of human interactions.
This is a bad video it is easy to follow but at 8:57 it is really hard to understand it
same
Who else is a speedcuber here?
The real start
There is an error in the algorithm lettering---UR U'L' UR' U'L You have put the sixth letter as R and it should be R prime. You say it correctly but it is confusing. Otherwise it's a nice simple solution.
Yes, I realized that after posting the video, so I explained it in the comments, but I see how it could be confusing. Apologies for that.
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I don't get ir
I ment I don't get it
666 SUBS!!
I had my cube mixed the exact way his was
Gabe Cuarez no way bro that’s so rare lel
@@jodiebicknell1301 I know, right man? Honestly I think I'm the luckiest guy in the world. Honestly
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It is hard to solve
Why does literally everyone teach by doing the top first when everyone does bottom first with a 3x3?
I always start with the white side just because white is the easiest to see. You can start with any color and follow the same steps, though.
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do the cinease
Didn't work you ordered it so it works for you
I did this for 5 hours and did nothing/
Top Pieces:
R' , D'
R , D
Bottom Pieces:
U , R , U' , L'
U , R , U' , L
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This strategy NEVER works for me I have tried like 50 times and it never works for me I am so annoyed>:(
If you are messing up on the last step (orienting the yellow corners) make sure you do ALL FOUR moves each time (R', D', R, D). Even if the piece is properly oriented after R', D', R, you still have to do the D moves before moving the next corner into position. That is usually what trips people up; hope that helps.
please i have a sitsuwason
If it's only 2 algorithms why is this video 12 minutes long?
Titi Dimova he's trying to tell you every step very clearly. I mean do you want to solve a 2x2 Cube or not??
So not helpful to fast
AYO WHAT DID HE SAYYYY
I smoke too much for this 😴😴 am close to giving up on it.
There is an easier version now
Im 2023
wow
Im hear solving a 2x2 ortega method
Everyone is talking about his R' D' R D is wrong. Im here cringing. Its not R' D R D'
2024
Hey 👋🏼
Who here watching in 2023?
I solve it st 10 seconds
It did not work
701 subs
Tag for fvgvg t in a good place for retrying
You don't know how to solve it. You can see the algs on the sticky note in the bottom right corner.
Good catch; I don't have the algorithms memorized where I can recite them; I have them memorized with my hands. So when I make tutorial videos, I have to write down the algorithms so I make sure I say them correctly.