Cross solution to rubik's cube?

Question

I know how to solve a rubik's cube and can solve in under a minute every time.. but i've been hearing about a cross solution and i'm wondering if there's another way to solve it? I usually solve the top then the middle row then the bottom..

Answer 1

i do too

i dont think there is a cross solution but if you do it enough times and use some shortcuts, you will be faster

Answer 2

The cross solution is the exact solution you are using right now.  First, you make a cross on the first  layer, do the corners, do the edges on the middle layer, do the cross on the bottom layer, and finish with the edges.  

Actually, there are several solutions to solving the rubik's cube but as far as I know, the layer by layer method is the fastest and the easiest to learn.  The Petrus method, named after Lars Petrus, is a method where you make a 2x2 block, expand to 2x3 block, finish the F2L, and then do the last layer.  This method is longer, yet it uses fewer moves.  

P.S. How fast do you solve it?  My best is 40 sec and I'm 11 years old.

Happy Cubing!

Justin

Answer 3

Ohh, you're talking about CFOP. Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL, AKA the Fridrich Method. This is the fastest and most commonly used speedsolving method, and the fastest speedsolver in the world, Yu Nakajima, uses it.

It's basically the same as the LBL method you're probably using, with a few variations, primarily in how many algorithms you need to know and how many steps it takes.

It's also a lot faster. And a lot shorter. =D

Link to one of the best speedcubers, Shotaro Macky, and his site on speedcubing is below, so enjoy XD