{"id":1036,"date":"2018-02-10T14:33:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T19:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2018-02-10T14:33:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T19:33:52","slug":"solving-7x7-rubics-cube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/?p=1036","title":{"rendered":"Solving 7&#215;7 Rubics Cube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I got really good at solving the 3&#215;3 rubics cube; the regular cube like everyone is afraid of. I got so good I got Brian to get me more cubes. He got me a triangle, 2&#215;2, 4&#215;4, and a 5&#215;5. As time went on, I got bored. I haven&#8217;t memorized all the algorithms for parodies but I&#8217;m still pretty good at solving them.<\/p>\n<p>I had Brian advance me to a 7&#215;7. Using the same kind of methods, I was able to solve it. Here are some pictures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scrambled:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_110452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_110452-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_110452-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_110452-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_110452.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Colors Done (I did this by lining up colors then putting them in their proper place&#8230; probably the wrong method but it worked):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_120624-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_120624-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_120624-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_120624-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_120624-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Three Colors Done:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_121956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_121956-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_121956-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_121956-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_121956.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Four Colors Done:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_123513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_123513-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_123513-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_123513-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_123513.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>All Six Colors Done (this was a pain to figure out&#8230; I kept playing around with it):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_131624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_131624-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_131624-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_131624-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_131624.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Somewhat Like 5&#215;5 (this was also a pain to get&#8230; just kept playing around with it to get it like the 5&#215;5 with three or two colors on each side):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135229-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135229-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135229-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135229-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135229-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Got The 5&#215;5 Parody:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135433-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135433-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135433-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135433-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135433-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solved The 5&#215;5 Parody&#8230; Now It&#8217;s Just Solving Like A 3&#215;3 (had to do the algorithm as well as an extra few steps for some reason):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135734-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135734-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135734-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_135734.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Part Of 3&#215;3 Solved (the next few photos are just a simple 3&#215;3 solve):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140142-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1057\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140142-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140142-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140142-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140142-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Six Rows Solved:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1058\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140324-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140324-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140324-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140324.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solving Edges (notice that the edges aren&#8217;t the right colors):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140354.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1059\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140354-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140354-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140354-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140354.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Part Of The 3&#215;3 Solve:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140430-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140430-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140430-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140430-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140430-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And It&#8217;s Solved!:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140503-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1061\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140503-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140503-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140503-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.longlivethemonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180210_140503-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love rubics cubes but I absolutely HATE and refuse to solve the 2&#215;2. That thing is a bitch. Funny, huh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I got really good at solving the 3&#215;3 rubics cube; the regular cube like everyone is afraid of. I got so good I got Brian to get me more cubes. He got me a triangle, 2&#215;2, 4&#215;4, and a 5&#215;5. As time went on, I got bored. 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