How To Solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube (Under 5 Minutes!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- The easiest way to solve your 2x2 Rubik's cube with NO complicated algorithms.
0:00 Intro
0:45 Step 1, White side and 1st layer
2:55 Step 2, Orient yellow corners
4:14 Step 3, Flip yellow corners
Algorithms (R means turn the right face clockwise and R' means turn the right counter-clockwise; U-top layer, D-bottom layer, L-left layer):
1. R' D' R D
OR (right down, bottom to left, right up, bottom to right)
2. U R U' L' U R' U' L
OR (top to left, right up, top to right, left up, top to left, right down, top to right, left down)
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I still don't get it, im crying right now.
Watch a differe tutorial
same
same
Same
Don’t worry never give up that’s what happened to me when I was solving a 3x3 but I did not give up and I solved it
The step 2 completely loses me about what is in the right position or not
I blink for 1 second then he says alrighty you should have a cube
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@@haogaming5087 o
@Ruben Hilberding yeah, pretty same
This is hard
@Park Ave House so what
i just got the 2 by 2 and thanks to him my parents are proud for me lol
Were they not before
Were they just not happy about you before you solved a 2x2
@ShadedCubing I was just wondering
@@shadedisvibing8237 well thats good have a nice day
@@CcuhcCrib thank you you too
anyone else who is confused as i was IMMENSLY is when you have all the pieces in the right spots just not the right colors in the places you do the small 4 part one(this is where i got confused cuz after doing these 4 turns it mixed up my white! THATS OK just keep doing the 4 until the piece on the upper right shows yellow side up) then twist the top to the next mixed up one and do the same exact thing again it literally fixes the white by doing this and you dont have to worry about the white anymore even though its all mixedup. THATS WHY i was sooooo confused. I got discouraged because the white kept getting ruined. But didnt realize that by fixing the colors using that system it literally solves it. REALLLY hope this helps someone out
Funny how I can solve a 3 x 3 but when it comes to 2x2 I’m just as clueless as you?
I don’t get and it doesn’t even work he should literal go away 😝
Thank you!!!!
Tnx for the nice tutorial.
I managed to solve 2x2x2 rubik's cube with this.
Your vids always work! Thanks!!
Hey Simon! It's me Abdullah but on another devise! Thanks again, know thanks to you I know how to solve a 2x2 and 3x3 in under 10 seconds. Thank you!!!!
try to beat my time. i can solve 3x3 in 9 seconds. can u check if i lied?
nice. I already know how to solve it but still watched the video till the end
thanks to this guy, i ot a game i have been asking for since 2018
Thanks to him I have been trying to memorize this since thursday
@@unlisted5474 same it been week and i still cant memorize it
@@Zion-lr4bj if you know how to solve a 3x3, flip it for the first step so the yellow is on the top and do the left/ right algs you would do on a 3x3. same for the yellow corners, get the yellow at the bottom once they are in the right place and keep repeating the right algorithm
so step one, my logo piece has white, blue and red. The other three cubes with white on them are as follows. White, red, green. White, blue, orange, White, orange, green. Now what genius? I cannot get past step one. Great Video!
Actually worked, did not think it would work
HERE I COME TO SAVE THIS VID!!! haha!!
I will first address the common sense issue of needing the colors to match in each corner of the second step.. (That is the final goal of the second step, not the initial goal. You only need one corner partially aligned to proceed onto step 2. ) So.. for you who don't understand the "corner orientation" I hope this helps! Every corner of the cube contains 3 different colored surfaces that come to a corner or point. We know the top is yellow and now you know what each adjacent wall color is because of the bottom layer you have already finished So each corner contains 3 colors.. Top (yellow and the 2 colors of each particular face in that corner)
Step 2: the point of this step is to ensure all the corner cubes of the top layer are in the correct location on the cube.. DO NOT worry about getting the YELLOW part on top and finished yet! The right cube in the right place, not the right position, that comes later! The 4 top corner cubes have to be the correct 3 colors to match the faces of that particular corner. Now we know each corner has a yellow part for the top.. It does not have to appear correctly on the cube yet!! Just in the "right orientation" step 3 will flip them around and match the colors to each corner...they just need to be in the correct position on the cube. The bottom layer is already correct so if you have an orange wall next to a green wall you need that corner cube to be orange, green and yellow for the top.. Even if green is on top, yellow with the orange and orange with the green on that corner of the cube... That is the right cube, it just needs to be rightly aligned later! The point is just getting the correct colored cube in the correct corner before the magic begins! Hope that makes sense!!
STEP 2:'s failed communication issues;
" Good case" "bad case"
Alright now that's out of the way.. HERE is the larger issue everyone is facing with step 2. @3:50-4:06 should have been at the beginning of step 2 @ the 3:00 mark.. He wasn't very clear even then.. *** Some will get very lucky and all 4 corner cubes may be already in the correct orientation.. If that is the case you can move one to step 3.
HERE is where is get tricky.. the algorithm given in step 2 ONLY works if ONE of the corners is correct. This is the "good case / bad case" thing i beleve he is talking about.. I don't think it even works if you have 2 in each corner, but he was running steps 2 and 3 right into eachother. He said you need 1 or 4 corners to match around 4:10 or so and that was a minute AFTER we started the Algorithm!! Not very clear what this meant until now.. Still not sure to be honest, but these were my findings after multiple failed and successful attempts. So to achieve step 2 correctly, inspect the top corners in the layer and arrange so only 1 corner is in the correct orientation (again, it does not have to be correctly facing the right ways, but the right colored cube has to be in the right corner, just one! More than one and the algorithm doesn't seem to work correctly in my experience)
You can rotate the top layer around to try and make ONE good corner if you have none or multiple matching corners after step one. (I think he called it a u-turn at about 4:00 in the video) If you leave more than one good corner when you perform the algorithm you will be chasing your tail!, but that comes in handy later here! So BEFORE you do the algorithm see if you can make only ONE good corner, (just one correct cube in the correct corner, colors aren't alighned yet) not 2 or 3 correct corners, just ONE! If you can put that good corner in the top right of the cubes face you are working on, like in the video, the rest should be history if you complete the algorithm correctly.. It should then leave you with 4 properly positioned corners (you may have to rotate to align them u-turn that top layer) and you can carry on to step 3 to flip them around and get the colors aligned!
OK!! Here is where is gets tricky.. If you finish step 1 and have rotated the top layer trying to find a position with one good corner and end up with more than one or none THE GAMES BEGIN! This was not addressed and can get a bit crazy if you didnt't get lucky with the arrangement from step one. This process can take you for a loop.. I kept finding a good corner and performing the algorithm and stuff kept jumping around everywhere.., but in this I found performing the algorithm flipped some pieces until I achieved ONE good corner. The algorithm is intended to leave the bottom layer intact so always perform it with the white side down.. What he is not explaining is the fact it isn't always a one hit wonder.. You may not find just one corner that is good to work off of so and then you go into a loop! So you have to check ALL top corners before step 2 and ensure only one of them is in the correct orientation. Then place that corner top right of the face facing you and work the algorithm.. If you have more than one good corner rotate the top and see if you can find a positon with ONLY ONE good corner.. IF NOT keeping the cube white side down perform the algorithm and try to make that ONE corner happen.. Once you find it, you should be good to go on to step 3 and finish it! This is probably why his cube arrangment kept changing that part of the video! Couple of swings and misses!!
One hint for step 3 is to watch out for the other moving yellow cubes when performing the task.. You do not want to stop prematurely on the wrong cube and always finish the algorithm and be sure to rotate the top only!! not the whole cube when moving to the next corner! Hope that helps Drove me nuts as well! I hope I solved the rubix inside of the rubix video for y'all!
Don't mind the repetition, i was just trying to make sure I got in your heads if more than one corner is in the correct orientation when you perform step 2 it won't work.. and if you have to do the algorithm multiple times to find the one corner and get them in place, be sure to keep the white side down as usual and it should give you some more options to work with. Don't forget to rotate the cubes top layer to find those corners before performing the algorithm over and over.. You can usually find one most of the time just by rotating like he did with the u-turn around the 4:00 mark.. God Bless!
I can only emphasize in the ALWAYS FINISH THE ALGORITHM! I kept on stopping the algo one move short when the piece I want are in place
I did everything you described over 20 times at this point and it still hadn’t solved. I think the Rubik’s cube is broken 😭
What if he has a twisted corner like a 3x3. It will be impossible for him to solve.
Mine too 😭
@@asb1359 normally it'll only effect the last layer. So complete first as described complete the OLL phase by twisting the corners then do PLL. Not to discredit this tutorial that is good an focused on rookies but learn your left, right, up, down and prime moves then use a PLL sheet to finish. There are only 2 PLL's for 2x2 and multiple ways you can do it. Obvously only use the corner twists as a cube fix and not as a solve. I hope this helps, happy cubing!
@@matti550 i almost got it earlier but I accidentally made a wrong move😭
@@asb1359 you probably twisted a corner or smth
Thans you so much i cant stop liking this video
You are the best this is the easiest method I have ever seem thank you
Thanks it actually worked 👍👍
Personally my steps are
1. Solve the first layer, i already can since i speed solve 3x3s its pretty straightforward
2. Oll, using "R U R' U R U2' " i make one yellow corner facing up, i put that in the for left or front right depending on which one have a yellow face facing twords me then repeat to finish oll
3.i find one solid color and put it to the left and do a j perm with my right hand
Wow, an easier way, thank you!
Many thanks. I solved successfully.
Thank you so much for this tutorial
YALL SWIPE THE DAMN CUBE SO FAST I CANT EVEN KEEP UP 🚰
Thank you that really helped me
This worked so well thank you!!
This video really helped me a lot thank you so much!!!😃
thanks for the tutorial on how to magically turn the horrible scrambled cube to an mgc 2x2 as promised in the thumbnail. now i can get faster
Kl
Thank you I have learnt 2x2 cube
Really good!
It really helps , thanks bro
0:45 white side and 1st layer
2:55 orient yellow corners
4:14 flip yellow corners
Thank me later
I don't understand
thanks man you helped me
Bro ima use ur videos for all my rubics cube solving problems
I feel like he should have explained more about the process and why things should be the way they are
YES IM LOST
Why are you so selfish😡🤬 at least he has made the video🙂 so just be quite 🤐🤐🤫🤫
Well it’s kinda common sense corners are together so
@@kleko4694 it's a bit easy if you start with white side your cube should look like his closer towards the end
@@learningwithfun7713 Because it's an instructional video. I'm lost so hard at the 4 minute mark because I have no idea why he's doing what he's doing.
what do you do when you have all white on the bottom face and all yellow on the top face but the colors don't match on the sides like at 4:09 in your video?
Thank you so much👍👍👍
Step 1 was best description I’ve seen on you tube, step 2 was lacking so I can get top layer done and then have no idea what to select or why saying the correct piece doesn’t mean anything if you don’t know why
@@thesimonshi I don't this is the complement you think it is.
Dude when i first got mine i would yang the corner out but it would still be on and then the color would move to like the top if i twisted the corner a bit out and move it up i think i messed mine up (plus im confused with what the algorithm is and how it works)
Man you are a big pro!!!!!!
Thank you so much.
I just got the 2x2 today and this tutorial was the only one that taught me! Thanks for a simple but effective tutorial!:)
It didn’t
Help plz help meeee
@@lailaaria7544 u probs did the steps wrong
Watch cubastic
@@thesimonshi 😢
can you pls do ortega method also? your tutorials r easy to understand
Thank you bro... Nice voice and nice explanation...
Thank you for helping
Thank u for a clear tutorial
yay! Thanks. I know how to solve the 3x3 and I was pretty sure every time I tried solving the 2x2 that I was overthinking it because I knew it was similar to the 3x3 but easier. So thanks.
Not true
What part isn't true? I solved it with my own two hands.
@@Matlock288 it is easier
the pattern of 2x2 is different and conveniently repetitive due to less length.
It's just the corners of a 3x3
I can solve 2x2 now thanks!
Thank you 😊
Is there any way you could update this video to write in the algorithms. ‘Right side down’ ect. Mixes me up. I did solve it.
Dude I did the algorithm when I had
The first layer done and then it just solved :)
you got the best skip on the cube
Same here
Gale
its possbile dude
same with 3x3
Sounds pretty lucky
Thank you so much
Thank you♥️
I physically can’t do the last part more than twice without messing up😂😂
Me too
But some times I just corner twist if that’s ok
R’ F R’ R B’X2 RX2 F’ R B’X2 RX2 B’X2 and last turn thats how i do the last par
2 by 2 is so easy I dont even know why I'm watching this I already figured out my own method MONTHS ago 😂😂
Tip:
Just imagine a 3x3 but without sides and middle, and use the same moves to get them in the right place.
Nice video though!
@@thesimonshi thanks 😁
Same with me
thankyou sooooooooooo much i was able to solve the cube
Thanks for the stratifies I just solved it
Just got one! Love the tutorial
@@thesimonshi your a real one for replying to almost every comment and from comments on videos made months ago, and taking time to tell ppl in the comments, very admirable.
Why did you do that so first I can't do this
Where is the message I can't see it
My cubus till mixed
Can you do that slow
it's the exact same as the 3x3 but you don't need to worry about the steps involving the middle cubes. you can actually make a 3x3 act like a 2x2 if you don't move the middle pieces.
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no way. dont you see? the 2x2 repeats in this video, due to limited options. but 3x3 move safe and join.
Exactly, if you already know how to solve the 3×3, the 2×2 is a piece of cake
One of the best tutorials thanks
Your welcome keep it up
Great
Thank for your help
why is the 2x2 so much harder than the 3x3?
Very easy to learn ❤️
to branko, e.z. kuz good teacher! sinplifying the method.
Tysm! *Thesimonshi* I'm Learn Now And Your Step in 3x3 Thanks
Thanks a lot 😍😍
cool i learned it easy thank you❤️
@@thesimonshi 0
I always get the bottom half and then two top pieces but I can’t ever get the last two because by then there’s too many pieces to pay attention to
Thanks a lot
Thanks ❤
Your method worked well. Well done Good man ! Thank you We solved the 2x2 cube easily !!!
I've watched Step 2 at least 30 times and I'm still confused. I wish you clearly explained what the "right" position is for a corner and what exactly you are looking for.
Your replies in the comments are as equally unhelpful :(
Yes I agree says less than 5 mins thought it would be good CLICKBAIT
This comment right here! Doesn't explain what makes it the right position at all!
I 100% agree
Thanks a billion
Awesome 💪👆
I learnt it totally intuitively cuz of my 3x3 knowledge
Same
I was just curious, and since I can do the 3x3, I realized it isnt even worth buying because og how easy it is for me now :/
Great easy simple tutorial. Thx a lot
That's because it's a 2×2
I learnt it !
thanks i finaly learned
Thanks for Simple method😃
liked
“Under 5 minutes” the video is 5 mins and 36 sec
I’m pretty sure he means a tutorial to help you solve the cube under 5 minutes
Oh no
I like your video! Thank you for helping me with my rubix cube. How long did it take you to get good at it?
Thanks bro
Thank you sow much a can make it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I used to be able to do this no problem now I’m having a hard time
I feel like a failed human being that I had to search for this 😭
Trust me your not. This is so hard lol
I have been trying to do my 2 by 2, with this video for ages. I can onoy seem to get one layer. I follow instructions to the latter and I complete top layer. Flip it and follow instructions further. And then complete 2nd layer. But then the 1st layer is now not complete. Where am I going wrong. Please help.
TYSM 😊
After 2 hours I got it. Some clarifications: the goal of step 2 is to get the four yellow corners in the right position (regardless if their inner colors are properly placed). Finally the goal of the step 3 is to finish the cube. Do not bother if the procedure of step 3 mess with the white side, just keep doing it until the cube is solved.
When i try to get all the yellow corners correct it completely messes up the white side is this fine?
@@dylanpeterson3799 yes just keep going until you the yellow is in the right place
This was it, thanks for the clarification
Expectation: Solving a Rubix Cube in 3 steps.
Reality: Solving a Rubix Cube in 3 steps, but each step has multiple parts.
*Rubix*
Thanks
Finally, after the 3x3, I'm able to solve the 2x2. Next challenge the 4x4. Let's goooo! 😎
Thank you very much! I really appreciate you!
I feel like solving the first layer could have been done intuitively, just speaking from experience because I’m also a cuber so looking at this made me wanna help a bit, but yeah I only use 3 algorithms at most on this cube most of what I do is intuitive
TheSimonShi Yeah, yeah I get that I just noticed that some cases you used algorithms for to get the first layer done could have been like 2-3 turns max, but overall great way of explaining this, I let my little brother watch and he understands your explanations better than most other videos he’s watched, so keep it up mate.
Wonderful
This video learned me how do you solve a Rubiks cube
In Step 2, why do you say the red on top, yellow on the side is a "good case?" Isn't yellow supposed to be opposite of the white, which was on the bottom? Which corner makes a "good case" to do the 8 step algorithm?
Jr
@@crystalhiggs5902 Jr
What good case? What is he talking about. I just watched this video And I have no idea what he just said and I have ADHD
That part confuses me also! I rewatched so many times trying different color scenarios because I do not understand what makes it a good case or a bad case. How do you KNOW what corner is good if there is only one good corner? Ugh 😣
to doug, despite u correct that Yellow must oppose wyt, he meant for using the ryt side pattern. near down, left, up, ryt.
Omg lol he's has to be the best at explaining
Ong I bought it and I couldn’t figure it out.I watched ur vid once and I just kept solving it TYSMMM
I did it
Yessss
Ty
I'm having some troubles on the last layer every time I do the last algorithm the white is all mixed-up I keep doing it again and again but the white is the only problem I don't know if I'm doing it wrong but I'll try again
White will get mixed up but it will resolve in the end if you do it right
I noticed on his algorithm he was doing it one way and then he would actually turn it another way but it's Direction said a different way.
Same
Did you remember to put the solved White side on the bottom before proceeding. I didnt. But things worked out when I went back and started over.
Same issue. I wonder if step 2 we need to do until all corners match. But it didn't say so.
The white side got scrambled at the end so it didn't work (edit) I GOT IT FINALLY TY I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS CUBE SINCE I GOT IT THANK YOU
Ok thanks a lot :)
I loved the totoreal