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How to Solve a Rubik's Cube in 8 Steps | The Math of Games and Puzzles

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This video is episode nine from the series "The Mathematics of Games and Puzzles: From Cards to Sudoku"
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It’s one of the most famous puzzles ever invented. But Professor Benjamin has an easytolearn, eightstep method for solving this mindbending puzzle quickly and accurately—every time. After examining the mathematics behind the cube and pondering how many different cube positions are possible, you’ll follow him stepbystep through an algorithm (taught to Professor Benjamin by a worldchampion cube solver) that, with practice, will have you solving any Rubik’s Cube in less than three minutes.

For quick reference, here are the eight steps for solving a Rubik's Cube:
00:00 Intro
1:16 Step 1: The Daisy
2:53 Step 2: The Easy
6:20 Step 3: The 1 2 3 Move
14:27 Step 4: The Middle Layer
22:14 Step 5: F U R U' R' F'
24:42: Step 6: The Fun Move
27:40 Step 7: R' F Move
30:58 Step 8: F F U R L Move

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