Mastering the Rubik's Cube: Advanced Strategies and Speed Cubing Techniques

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Advanced strategies for mastering the Rubik's Cube include the popular Fridrich method, which involves placing edge pieces on the bottom, completing the first two layers, orienting the last layer pieces, and then permuting them. The Petrus method is another effective approach, starting with a 2x2x2 corner and progressing to a 2x2x3 before orienting the edges. For those seeking more complex techniques, resources like speedcubing.com provide valuable links and tutorials focused on strategy and speed cubing. Engaging with these methods can significantly enhance cubing skills. Exploring various techniques is essential for mastering speed cubing.
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Some tutorials that helped me learn the Rubik's Cube: http://sciencehack.com/pages/page015

I'd like more complex ones though with a focus on strategy and speed cubing. Any ideas?
 
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Try starting with these links, especially those under speed cubing.
Google is your friend.

http://www.speedcubing.com/links.html

The Fridrich method seems to be the most common for speed cubing. First you put in the edge pieces on the bottom, then complete the first two layers. Next you orient the pieces in the last layer, then finally permute the pieces in the last layer.
There are many other methods. I learned on the Petrus method. You start by assembling a 2x2x2 corner, then a 2x2x3, then orient the edges and go from there.
 
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Nice MrJB, Thanks!
 
Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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