Most of us loves solving puzzles, and I'm really sure that most of you saw a Rubik's cube solved and played by your fellow, neighbors, classmates, friends, relatives and etc. Have you ever try to solve it? Have you ever try to turn the different sides of Rubik's cube?

First, what is Rubik's cube?

The Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974[2][3] by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube,[4] the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980[5] via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns founder Tom Kremer.[6] Rubik's Cube won the 1980 German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold worldwide,[7][8][needs update] making it the world's top-selling puzzle game.[9][10] It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy.[11]

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik's_Cube

I'm not sure but, I think that most of us really amazed when we see others solved a 3 by 3 (3x3) Rubik's cube. Especially when we are at young age, we think that those people who can solve that one cube with different colors are the intelligent persons only. But believe me, all of us can solve that cube. We need only determination and willingness to learn, but we should use also our mind to solve it

It all start when our family was on a vacation on our relatives at Batangas, my brother saw a child continuously rotating and turning the rubiks cube side by side. And he was curious at that time. Our uncle said that he knows how to solve that puzzled cube, and we asked him if hr can teach us on how to do it. He didn't think twice, and he said "yes". If you are willing to learn, you probably do it in a short period of time, you also need a determination. You can do it in a short period of time but make sure you are always practicing it.

Our uncle start teaching us when my brother bought a Rubik's cube in a store. Our uncle used the old method to solve that puzzle.

Old method

1st step

First step is we should arrange the first side of the cube, its side must in a particular color and position also, to make it solved perfectly.

2nd step

After we solved the first face of the cube, we will slowly arrange the second layer of the cube this is the middle part and the side part of the puzzle. We should use our mind on how we put those pieces on their positions accordingly.

3rd step

If the second layer of the puzzle was solved, we will go the last layer which is we need some algorithms. If we do those algorithms we finally solved the rubiks cube.

What Is an Algorithm?

An algorithm is a finite list of instructions, most often used in solving problems or performing tasks. You may have heard the term used in some fancy context about a genius using an algorithm to do something highly complex, usually in programming. Indeed, you've most likely heard the term used to explain most things related to computer processes. However, what would you say if I was to tell you that there is a very good chance that you, yourself, have followed an algorithm? You may have followed some algorithms hundreds or thousands of times!

Source: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-an-algorithm-definition-examples.html

We are so happy when we solved the puzzle with the help of our uncle. We thank him a lot because he teach us to solve and play that kind of puzzle. After vacation, school classes started, I brought my Rubik's cube in our room. I solve it every time and my classmates amazed when I solved it. They asked me if I can teach them, and I answer yes. Rubik's cube became popular on our school, we can see students everywhere like canteen, rooms and etc. solving and playing Rubik's cube. And I'm so happy for that.

As time goes by, i met a friend who play Rubik's cube, but wait, maybe he can do it in only a minute. Amazing. So I asked him hoe to do that and he introduce me the CFOP method. CROSS, FIRST 2 LAYER, OLL and PLL.

CFOP METHOD

The CFOP method (Cross – F2L – OLL – PLL), sometimes known as the Fridrich method, is one of the most commonly used methods in speedsolving a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube. This method was first developed in the early 1980s combining innovations by a number of speed cubers.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFOP_method#:~:text=The%20CFOP%20method%20(Cross%20%E2%80%93%20F2L,a%20number%20of%20speed%20cubers.

CFOP METHOD VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE

For me, that was a really amazing method to solve a rubiks cube, I solve the puzzle in a short period of time.

1st step

First step is we should create a CROSS on the first layer of the cube.

2nd step

After the CROSS was created, we will solve the First 2 layer of the cube. The first layer and the second layer was solved together in this step. Imagine, in a short period of time, the two layer of puzzle was solved.

3rd Step

After the first and second layer was solved, we will go to the OLL and PLL it is the time to solve the last layer. How can we do that? There are lot of algorithms to solve the last layer. We should use our mind to memorize the patterns and the algorithms that we need to use in every figure(pattern) of the Rubik's cube. After we do that, the cube was finally solved.

I am very thankful to my friend because he introduce me the CFOP METHOD.

What are you waiting for?, its your turn to learn to solve a Rubik's Cube.