How To: Rubik's Cube

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How to solve a Rubik's cube in 5 steps. Also see the clip, "How To: Rubik's Revenge"

  1. By: kc5ifk
  2. Categories Sports, How To
  3. Views 1,428,447
  4. Added :19-Nov-06
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  • i need instructions to the instructions

    .

    By kratos122 1163606732
    • Its not just you

      trust me, "for step one, match the colors of an edge peice to both the top color and the side color" that makes no fuckin' sense.

      By Brenan6 1165393379
    • Yep I agree!!

      It sure is bloody useless trying to figure out what the hell this guy is on about, what the hell is match up the colours of an edge piece with awww F@%&!n HELL
      I'm trying to do it with the bloody cube in my hand and I still can't figure the F@#&!n thing out, geez get with the bloody program mate. Make it bloody easier ya doorknob. Melly

      By Mel-Mitchell 1224206789
    • Reading the comments are a sooo funny!!!

      I'm having a great time reading what people are writing about the problems on how to solve the Cube grom this video. I'm at work and laughing my head off and my friends are wondering what the hell I'm laughing about, you lot are a bunch of crackups!! Catch you all later. Kiwi_down_under

      By Mel-Mitchell 1224204177
    • i need instructions in writting

      with lots and lots and lots of colorful ilustrations and pictures

      By brankobruda 1163981890
    • lol

      I need nothing less than a brain transplant.

      By Edie 1163994488
    • LOL

      GOOD LOL

      By CAFEDEVIL 1220750979
    • Here is some thing helpfuly

      http://www.metacafe.com/watch/537519/solve_the_cube_in_less_then_100_moves/

      By aeh21 1177700150
    • well...

      it's kind of hard to have a rubik's cube demonstration without colored illustrations. Imagine black and white instructions, now that would be challenging.

      By schellenberg1 1182565344
    • step 4

      this step confuses me. you aren't very clear about what exactly is being swapped here.

      By rednblue 1166613279
    • lmao.

      I get stuck at step three... he talks so confusing

      By gumby244 1186721566
    • easier

      this would make a lot more sense if it used the same calculations found in the instructions that come with the cube...L,r,u,d,f,b

      By tigerb2 1167334174
    • So try this

      http://www.metacafe.com/watch/537519/solve_the_cube_in_less_then_100_moves/

      By aeh21 1177700176
  • take a knife

    and pluck all the cubes out, and put them bak in order again. thats how u solve it.

    By akira2 1167858016
    • or you can...

      open up your brain with a knife, steal a geniuses brain, and insert it into your own skull. I tried that once and it worked! I switched the brains back though because the genius wasn't good with women.

      By schellenberg1 1183349784
    • or...

      take the stickers off and move them around

      By c gall1 1170371467
  • Yay!

    Finally did it after 4.5 hours....
    My first time in my entire life managed to solve it. Thanks for the video.

    By Chatbox 1164043499
    • You're welcome

      Glad I could help out - I'm no speed-cuber, but I do enjoy it.

      By kc5ifk 1164208674
    • Haha

      U serious...

      By roshiboy 1214236926
  • Robot

    Why do you talk like a robot? WHY DO YOU TALK LIKE A ROBOT ?

    By Zttman 1209298081
  • if u want an easier video

    come to my channel and its the first video.
    much easier than this one

    By emirking13 1233506961
  • huh?

    Wow! I never realized I didn't understand English before. Now I know how we sound to dogs:)

    By torque91 1233416480
  • I feel like

    a monkey trying to learn calculus

    By davethewave 1233070104
  • HELL YA

    after hours of trying i got it thanks allot !!!!! works perfect

    By willieG 1232413394
  • I think it would help....

    it you talk about specific colors that you are modifying, so know what side you are referring to

    By jus10sense4u 1230857799
  • This guy leaves a lot out ...

    For starters, theres 7 steps if you are doing it in this fashion, not 5. Step 3 is extremely poorly explained, seeing as he doesn't actually show where the top middle piece is about to go. Step 4 is in the wrong place, first you must make a cross on the top. Step 5 is just idiotic, especially since he didn't show how to get there. The final two steps go much smoother if you make a cross on top first then line up the middle portions of each color. Once all that is done, then you can solve for the corners. My explanation doesn't make much sense without a video, but if I can't find one that does a good job, I'll just post one myself.

    By OMCIV 1227494361
  • hmmm

    This didn't help me very muc however it seems to have created a lot of interest amongst the people. I found a vid on youtube I think you should check out. The video ID: 97FTtWg_WYY.

    By loutoon 1218446730
  • errr

    turn the central corner topwise... topwise!

    By toby776 1217382731
  • Anybody and everybody.

    You should just watch my tutorial, its 3 times as good as this guys.

    By Slyy 1215912871
    • solving a rubix cube

      can some1 send me link to solving rubix cube?

      By BOBAY4523 1218589576
  • impossible

    you make it so difficult to understand and to follow the directions.
    and i think most people go from bottom to top after the first layer i rate this poorly
    just for your effort 2 stars

    By blakclov 1206962467
  • Ways to do the last layer

    To many moves for the average Joe to remember. He said the last layer had two steps. But there are so many real steps to finish it. I use three steps to do the bottom. I get the cross then the three corners swap then three corners flip. I use 1 step for each step. No looking at the cube saying I need to do it this way. One different way then I would show you. You do look at the cube but not to see it you use a different step because you use the same step each step. 3 steps each step has only one way of doing it

    By GentleManSteve 1201713912
  • confusing 4th step

    too confusing, i can do the cube easy and know a better way. in the forth step i had no idea what he was doing????

    By jsh1219 1200895689
    • response to your comment

      yeah right, step 4 seems so hard to understand. i think the tutor wants to save time, haha! it's the worst tutorial i have watched! i cannot get it!

      By nanco24 1205933812
  • huh

    is he taking the piss

    By mariner 1200165801
  • If you have clear mind you'll understand

    Try to focus on the vid and have a rubiks with you and try to follow and understand the instructions and you probably solve it like me. It wouldn't earn $3,060 if its not clear....

    By Gabriel009 1199705464
  • Taking off the stickers -

    doesn't work. They won't go back on. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me at school when I'm solving my cube and say "I have no idea how to do it, I just take the stickers off."

    By Wind8wsV2 1191640809
  • cubing

    When Rubiks cubes first came out, I got a booklet (written by a 12 year old) (I still have it). Following his instructions I was able to solve it, but it still took at least a half hour for me, even with good instructions!!!

    By geebeeman 1190429988
  • Amazing

    Dusty, I can solve the puzzle now. S**k it.

    By GANG MEMBER 1187839931
  • ahhhhhhhhhhh

    what tha F**k dat shitz confusing. maybe it cuz im mexican

    By lopez da beaner 1184388689
  • This the funniest video I've seen

    This is hillarious. I just cant stop laughing.

    By BlackDdevil 1181227734
  • yo

    yo

    By Mr.Rubiks_cube 1179191930
  • true methode

    take a screwdriver to a edge peace use the screwdriver as a wedge and take it apart then put together appropreately (last peace is hard i like to slam it to a table)

    By omega one 1178660035
  • step 5

    i just dont get step 5 :S

    By Jw_swe 1178285193
  • Other solution

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/537519/solve_the_cube_in_less_then_100_moves/

    By aeh21 1177700202
  • okay so this is wut i got

    wut the hell is happening

    By crazyboy4793 1177031582
  • Check this one out

    This following video will help you a lot if you are so frustrated and you just CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT:
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/454514/rubik_cube_solver/

    By pablogon87 1172775546
    • return on game cube

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IP8-JfIRg8

      By angelofcube 1173376317
  • help

    hey, done up to step 3 and stuck at step 4. could you help??

    By rayyap 1171882529
  • I was a little confused at first

    but once you watch this video a few times, it get's easier every minute. Thanks alot.

    By rcbaseball 1171829223
  • do this

    Buy the cube completely solved and preserve it.

    By GreatIQ 1171638298
  • so pissed

    was 99% done.. had to swap jus a few blocks.. but no soultions for it... i tried the last one.. and it totally messed it up.. grrrr.. but.. after 10 mins of redoing... i was back on track... compared to the 2 hours the first time... thanks for the help

    By so pissed 1170821767
  • Easy solution!

    buy a new rubix cube!!!

    By Teen_Stuntz 1170710103
  • it's easier if you..

    mute the sound and just follow the moves.

    By blkman 1170245743
  • all i hear is blah blah blah

    .

    By liljoker 1170203032
  • If you don't get this video, try this si...

    I used this site, and I can do it in less than 5 minutes...Only took me a couple days =D.

    http://cubeland.free.fr/resolution/resolution.htm

    By thebug44 1170120696
  • step 4 plez

    ok i dont understnad whitch block i sbeing changed which green is bring moved there i am working on this i am so close 2 bring done but i cant get it

    By fateful400 1170045943
  • this video

    the instructions aren't clear

    By dabomb1987 1170039920
  • I couldn't get this even if...

    I couldn't get this even if i had instructions for the instructions. My head hurts even thinking about the person actually figuring out how many possibilities the cubish thing has! > (

    By Bob the 12th 1169531859
  • Seriously...

    Whoever doesn't understand these instructions has mental problems. It's as clear as water ffs!

    Grab a Rubik's cube and actually try it and pay attention, it's not hard at all.

    By delphium 1169488186
  • WOW!!!

    Now all I need is a rubik's cube.

    By michael123 1169239926
  • Clear as Mud...

    I need to grow a brain - I hear they are really handy. For me, these instructions are clear as mud... but I am NOT giving up. I'm just gonna have to watch this a few more thousand times, I'm afraid...

    By LuluG 1168635250
  • plz plz plz

    i need a better explantion on the 3rd layer of solving the edge peices and corner peices.when i try to swap the corners peices the ones on the other side mess up too.also i need pretty much full explantion on the last layer.but you did awsome steps for first and second

    By morica 1168596402
  • ...mind game like chess..

    This video is superb and it is perfect for an intelligent person who desperately wants to solve all the puzzles under the sky. This needs patience and surely needs intereset from inside. This one is not for those who looks at the negative side of the video leaving the abundant information present on the postive side. I never thought I can complete the cube in my life time. Now I am so confident that I can do it 'n' number of times. Thanks a lot!!!

    By kasparov2k123 1168295106
  • this is bull

    rubics cubes are for guys that have never had a girlfriend and live with their mom

    By KewliO 1168202069
  • mkay

    WEird!!

    By babyluba4995 1167754157
    • ***

      i just take the stikers off and put them in the wright spot

      By jrtrep1 1168564281
  • Ok I feel very stupid! :P

    I solve it but i still don't understand spet 4!!! I always fix the two corners, the one next to each other..then what? and part 2?? I red the posts but,,,I'm too blonde :P

    By AcidFairy 1167605485
  • LMAO...

    reminds me of that simpsons episode where bart says "Spin the middle side topwise. Topwise!"

    By leakie 1166982485
  • Step 6

    replay the f%$#ing video cause i'm sure the cube is still unsolve

    By flybabyfly 1166943991
  • better ways

    this tutorial would be much easier if it was written down

    By flamethrower 1166932753
  • Yea a little help here

    WTF kind of number is 43, 252, 003, 274, 489, 856, 000.
    mmmmmkaay so all I have to do is put the corner piece to the end and take the recipitcal of that and put it on the end then change everything back to normal but be careful no to bla bla bla or else this will happen. Yea thanks mmmmmkaay

    By popsickle 1166848453
  • LMFAO

    <b>I thought this was going to be a serious instructional video, wasn't expecting a comedy! "43,252,003, 274,489,856,000 possible combinations."

    Once you get over the mono-tone of this guys voice, you'll be completely lost in his unambiguous 'directions'

    5 steps?
    Yeah each step has 30 steps each.

    By Fatality Phil 1166326603
  • It's all so simple!

    I've devised a new method to stop having migraines over rubik's cube. 4 easy steps.

    1 Take the cube in one hand
    2 With your other hand, open a drawer
    3 Put the cube in the drawer, close the drawer
    4 Walk away

    By isocryd 1166261137
  • STUPIDEST THING EVER

    i hate rubiks cubes

    By hilariousneega 1165966760
  • well, the first step

    okay the rubik's cube has 9 squares to a side
    it looks like this (ill add numbers to make a diagram) [1][2][3]
    [4][5][6]
    [7][8][9]
    for the first step you try and get 2,4,6,and 8 to match on all sides the middle cube is the key(it cannot move)

    By narutospirit 1165960493
    • ummm...

      [1][2][3]
      [4][5][6]
      [7][8][9]

      By narutospirit 1166382442
    • ..

      ha ha cool i did it too.[1][2][3]
      [4][5][6]
      [7][8][9] [1][2][3][1][2][3]
      [4][5][6]
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      [7][8][9] [1][2][3]
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      [7][8][9][1][2][3]
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      [7][8][9][1][2][3]
      [4][5][6]
      [7][8][9]

      By yippe yippeeee 1169956156
  • Step 4 Part 1 and 2

    Greetings. I reached step 4 and I now encounters a solving problem. I cannot get all the 4 corners to get set up properly. I succeeded in orienting the corners, but when it comes to placing the colors in the proper place, it doesn't work out. How do I combine part 1 and 2 of Step 4? Thank you.

    By Hellize 1165949593
    • step 4

      Part 1 is fairly easy - get the corners in the right spot. Part 2 is a little harder - getting the colors to match. I haven't come up with a magic solution, just that using the sequence in the video, you can rotate 3 corners at a time while leaving one alone. Try it a few times just to get the feel and take note of the direction the corner pieces rotate and plan ahead so that you end up with one corner solved and the other three one rotation away from solved. Also keep in mind that you can mirror the sequence in the video.

      By kc5ifk 1165969470
    • End of Step 4

      This is great, I succeeded in placing the four corners in the right position with the proper colours. However, the bottom of my cube doesn't look like the one in the video. To orient you, I used the same colors as the man in the video. White being the first layer I completed, and yellow being the last. So, at the end of Step 4, the Bottom of my cube goes like this : the yellow that shows are the actual 4 corners which are now properly positionned. Should I do Step 5 or should I try to fix the bottom part so it looks like the cube in the video ? Again, all corners are okay now. Thank you again.

      By Hellize 1165981459
    • step 5

      don't worry about making the cube look exactly like the video - there are thousands of possible configurations. The key is to use the sequences in the video as tools to solve the cube. With a little planning, you should be able to use combinations of the sequences in step 5 to solve the last pieces.

      By kc5ifk 1166009182
    • Practice makes perfect

      I've finally completed the cube thanx to the video. Now it's time to practice and understand each of the movements so it becomes more fluid for me. That was great, thank you for the video :o)

      By Hellize 1166028495
  • Stuck on Step 4 (part 1

    Only two steps (4

    By Hellize 1165948891
  • WOW

    man he lost me on step one wtf is he talking about

    By Quake3freak 1165898590
  • *Sniff sniff*

    I think my brain is cooking

    By buzz61786 1165707903
    • *Sniff Sniff*

      Oh lawdy lawd, is dat sum wit I smells?

      By Dislocatedstyle 1165927861
  • Wot a Dork

    He goes on a bit, doesn't he

    By tortisehead 1165695848
  • sorry !

    sorry prople to be negative but why do prople sit around fiddling with som cube with colours on it get a life and go out,,,, dont h8 the player h8 the game

    By sycadellic 1165534388
  • lol

    1) this movie was like watching a magician explain his card trick, but jumping over some steps to leave us in mistery.
    2) do these steps work for every 43, 252, 003, 274, 489, 856, 000 possible comninations :-/

    By Trillex 1165519130
  • This is bullshit

    They took the 'solved' cube and messed it up and ran the film backward and described in reverse how the guy messed it up to get to the 'solves' puzzle. Either that or I am too dense to figure this out.

    By kruzr 1165422114
  • that is so rubbish

    You cant follow he goes to fast and really he doesnt explain it well.

    By slothy 1165148130
  • This is great! No jokes!

    But where's the porn? New here. I was told this is Ruby's Pube. :)

    j/k

    By nfiltr8 1165038870
  • wtf ever

    this asshole does actually want anyone to know how to solve it. 5 easy steps my ass.

    By sprinthater 1164865583
  • RETURN

    Return the returned retarded to its original holy hole

    holy holy in my hole...

    (didnt get it)

    By yugii 1164512062
  • If you want to learn more

    speedcubing .com

    By marticus 1163921296
  • How To : Rubik's Cube

    Step 1:Bla bla bla bla and then bla bla bla bla
    Step 2:Bla bla bla bla but bla bla bla bla bla
    Step 3:Bla bla bla but careful bla bla bla bla
    Step 4:Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
    Step 5:Bla bla bla and then bla bla bla bla ....
    You see...?that was easy...!(the only thing you have to have is a pretorian language translator to undrstand the fuckiing steps...)

    By panoss 1163907879
    • WTF

      they should have more options for votes on comments. About the pople who called the comment boring... was your attention span too short to get to the end of it, or is your vocabulary too limited to understand what he said?

      By hahayoudumbfuc* 1165542261
  • Loved it

    it seems easier if uve developed a few tricks of ur own b4 hand. few tricks u taught r much better than mine.

    By Administrator _ 1163907482
  • wtf...

    Did anyone understand what that guy was talking about... holy fuk

    By flecky 1163894418
    • No I didn't

      Absolutely not!

      By mojoreno 1165800724
  • what the....

    "now hold the cube right side up" " return it to its original position" wtf, its a cuve it doenst have a right side up, there all the same, there all right... idk which one the back and the front are.... and what original position

    By mikelikedikedesktop 1163720019
  • You'd think that would help

    The video looks like a helper, but really other online guides are much better.

    By Crumbs 1163606620
  • 5 steps?

    That's more than 5 steps. I have no idea how you earned $4,000 for this video!

    For you guys that want to learn, here's some better instructions. Type this into google, Beginner Solution to the Rubik's Cube, and click the first link.




    By miluemta 1210023717
  • about the turorial

    the mistake here in this tutorial is that words are speaken before action. how can we understand every step if you speak continuously but the action does not correspond to your every word?!?!!!! one of the poorest tutorials ever made!
    this make my mind boggle more than before i watched your other technique!

    By nanco24 1205933651
  • STOP!

    DO NOT WATCH HIS TUTORIAL! MINE IS BETTER, I GURANTEE YOU WILL LEARN FROM MY TUTORIAL!

    No this is not some ad for other channels.

    Click my name and watch my 4x4 and 3x3 cube tutorials.

    This is the most confusing tutorial ever, and mine you will learn from. Take a look at my channel.

    Stop letting this guy make money for terrible videos that aren't helping anyone!

    By Slyy 1196623182
  • wow

    ok now what?

    By megabrat227 1175464687
  • can u explain step 4

    which one is suppose to be swap,. unlike the step 3,u place the solution piece on certain place,and then i follow the step and i got it,can u explain the step 4 again?

    By dondonQ 1175459961
  • Step 4

    Everything makes sense eventually for steps 1-3. I have gotten there, but step 4 goes way to quick for me and now I am thoroughly confused. More than that, I'm scared to hell I'm going to mess up all the work ive already done.

    By sctrojnvirus 1174265293
  • dude thats bogus

    all you gotta do is take the stickers off and put back on to were they all are right then walla perfect works every time

    By yippe yippeeee 1169955894
  • any one know where to buy one.? i like t...

    and that sure wasnt 5 steps!!!!

    By bd22 1167801197
  • WHAT???

    Maybe you should cut out the voice in this vid. It sometimes doesn't say anything when its rotating. Also it would be good if the voice didn't mix up clock wise and counter clock wise. Use color names also. I hate rubix cubes, but this video should go to hell.

    By Brianlion82 1166950322
  • Ive had several Rubik's cubes

    they seem to envoke some mysterious force as they always seem to leave my hand at incredible speed and force and end up lodged in the wall.

    I couldnt even finish the video.

    By LosAngeleslifer 1164989168
  • little help

    is it just me or does other people don't understand this video :S, ahhh maybe it's a riddle and that the video is actually a rubic's cube in itself, you must decipher the video to split it into red, green and blue then solve them into layers to understand what the video is trying to say.... anyhoo i just burned my rubics cube :) all the same colour now

    By oscar_leo 1164774245
    • HAHAHA

      hahahaha... you're funny... So what color did it burn?

      By hahayoudumbfuc* 1165542062
  • holly S**t

    this is fucken retarted

    By MyName 1163905999
  • Thank you so much!!

    However ... the 5 'easy steps' seem to me more like a zillion!! I am a little wiser ..but not much!!

    By chinacockney 1163616694
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