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    How do I solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded?
    Timothy Huynh
    Rubik’s Cube Champion
    Timothy Huynh is a Rubik’s Cube Artist & Champion based in Tampa, Florida. Timothy has been solving Rubik's Cubes professionally since 2016 and became a Guinness World Record Holder with advanced Rubik's cube-solving skills. Timothy has a follower base of over 8.6 million YouTube subscribers and 124k followers on Instagram. Internet celebrities including David Dobrik and Simu Liu have sung his praises, and Pixar has deemed his work "incredible."
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    Start by familiarizing yourself with the letters assigned to each piece, ensuring you know where each letter is located on the cube. Typically, letters A through X are used, with some individuals substituting Q for Y if necessary. This allows for the creation of letter-based algorithms to solve the cube without visual cues. While mastering blindfolded solving takes time and practice, committing to a consistent letter scheme tailored to your cube can simplify the memorization process. By dedicating yourself to this method and practicing regularly, you can gradually improve your ability to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded with ease.
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    How do you solve it when the blue and the greens are opposite L shape, like all the centers are solve except green and blue, then what do you do?
    Community Answer
    If you mean that the second layer is solved except for one piece that is opposite what it should, you would simply follow the algorithm to put another random piece into that location and do it again so that the piece is turned the right way.
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    What is the fastest way to solve one of these?
    Lily
    Community Answer
    Practice a lot! If you haven't already, learn the 3 by 3. It can take lots of time to learn, especially with great speed, but it is possible with daily repetition.
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    What is the OLL parity?
    Jason Nguyen
    Community Answer
    The OLL Parity algorithm is Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'.
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    So sometimes when you reach the (yellow) cross part, it doesn't always do what it does in a 3x3, it sometimes makes only one or 3 sides yellow. What algorithm should solve this?
    Jason Nguyen
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    Make it in a case that it almost looks like the yellow cross that is solved. In this case, use this algorithm: Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'.
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