How To Solve a 4x4 Rubik's Cube - Step 2 - Edge Pairing

I must have learned to do a 3X3 differently than most people do it. Every tutorial skips the next step by saying solve it like a 3X3. I have no idea what you do. I can do the centers and edge pairing, but what do you mean by solve it like a 3X3? Please help!!! It is driving me crazy. I want to solve this very badly, but I need to know the step in between edge pairing and Parity. I would be very grateful for a tutorial showing this step. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

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thank god. you spoke clearly and everything made sense. great tutorial, thanks

Yes, on the 3rd step (my 5x5 tutorial has 4 parts) you can find the algorithm I use to switch corners. If you do it in the same order I do, you will never come across the corner parity errors.

check the info on the part 4 of the tutorial, there is the algorithm to swich corners

im on the part where u solve it like a 3x3 but there r 2 corners that always have their places switched on the last step where u solve the corners, help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

It seems that if you were clever, you could avoid the first parity error altogether when you match up the last few edges (I know it's possible because I don't always have that parity error).

You are really very, very patient in explaining things over and over again, and I really appreciate it - it is very badly needed for anyone who teaches how to do a rubix cube. Keep it up dude - another two thumbs up for you! =)

This helped.

Sorry, I figured it out. Thanks for the tutorial though! The first time I tried I didn't pay attention to where the centers needed to be, soon I realized my mistake and finished it within the next few days, working on and off. I always try to make things complicated and your tutorial shows that I added a few steps that weren't necessary. Again, thanks!

Ok, the first time I did these first two steps, I did them on my own. I got to the fourth step in solving it like a 3x3 when I saw that I had a parity error and then I did the algorithm you gave in your video... wrong. So I have to start over. But I have a question, did you just randomly pick which ones tho pair next? Or did you use a pattern so that you come out with the parity situation. I decided to get all whites and yellows so that I would have four of the middle 4 colors left.

damn gud explanation...so how to solve it later wif de method of 3x3?

I like to do the white ones first because they are easier to find usually. But EVERY edge piece (all 24) needs to be matched.

Check out my videos on my page. I have a few of me speedsolving the 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5. I am personally not that fast with the 3x3.. on average about 40 seconds. I am trying to get faster with the bigger cubes now: edge pairing, centers, etc. But yes, you need to be fast at the 3x3 to do the final solve of the big cubes.

So do you have to pair up EVERY side? Or do you just pair up the white pieces?

u'r freakin AWESOME in explaining!! good job! i'll subscribe now XD can u put some vids of u speed solving the 3x3?? do u speedcube 3x3?

nice vid really helpfull

this is just for people having trouble remembering the (Dd) R F' U R' F (Dd)'. If you do (Dd) R F' U F R' (Dd)' you will end up with 3 miss-matched pairs that when solved with not cause parity again

amazing again

Fantastic explanation!!

The repetitiveness was very useful. thanks!

I was not saying that they could be in different layers and have the same orientation/colors... That is not possible, of course, they must be in the same layer to have the same colors. I said that we must arrange the two pieces so that one is on the inside up and one is inside down.
I just meant it to mean that we have to get different colors to be on the same side/face in order to match them up. But yeah, just getting them on different layers would automatically mean they're lined up

edge pairs will ALWAYS line up, its phisicly impossible to not line up, even if you take out the cubes! (stickers is another story)

your first example with the blue-white edge-You said that since they have opposite orientation, you can line them up

You can find it on my channel playlist under "how to solve a 4x4 cube" or right above the comments under video responses. Just click on the video link that has two rubik's cubes. It is the 10:16 video.

thank you very very much!!! but where's the third part??

yep they helped a lot. i got my 5x5 eastsheen (the rubik's getting stuck was really annoying)coming in the mail i already got your vids set up on my favorites.

They did have more views when I had them up on my other account, which was deleted :- So I gotta start from scratch again, which makes the vids a little harder for people to find until they do have more views. Glad they helped you though