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Gem City Airplane Mode Special VI OH 2025

2025-08-10 ~ 2025-08-10
Doug Li
Non-participant
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F2 L' R' D2 B2 R' F2 R U B2 F2 L B2 D B L B' R' U' F
Results
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D' F R' U' L F R2 F2 U' L' D2 L' D2 F' R F B2 L' F' L F B2 R' L' F L
// this scramble was HORRIBLE

D' F R' U' L F          // EO on FB-axis + 2p (6/6)
R2 F2 U' L2             // XX-Cross on U\B + edge on FL (4/10)
(L' F' L R F R')        // sq on Dbr, giving F2L-1p on B-DL + 1p (6/16)
(F R F R' F D2 L D2 L') // ZBLS + CLL-skip, leaving U-perm on F (9/25)

skel: D' F R' U' L F R2 F2 U' L' D2 L' D2 F' R F' R' F' R $ F' R' L' F L // NISS cancel [L2]-[L] (25-1/24)
$ = [R' F R, S2] // insert 3e comm (10-8/26)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F D F2 R' F2 L R U2 L' F2 L' B' D F U' F2 D2 L' B' D R' U' F
Results
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R' D R D' R2 B R B' R B D2 B2 R' D' B2 R D2 B2 R F2 R2 U F' R2
(R2 F U' R2 F2)     // 2x2x2 on UFL (5/5)
(R' B')             // Cross on U (2/7)
(B' D2 R' B2 D R B) // 2x2x2 on UBR (7-1/13)
(B D2 B')           // 3rd pair on BRu, giving F2L-1p on U-FR (3-1/15)
(R' B R' B' R2)     // sq on Dbl, giving F2L-1 on 3 sides, leaving 2c2c3e (5/20)
(D R' D' R)         // direct finish using Sledge (4/24)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 U B R' B F D2 L2 F R2 L F D2 F' D' R2 U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
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L2 U' L2 U' F' D2 F U D' L' U D2 L D R2 B R' D2 B R' F2
(F2 R B' D2)  // pseudo 2x2x2 on DFR + 3/4 Cross on R (4/4)
(R B' R2)     // X-Cross on R\UF + 1c + 1e (3/7)
(@ U' # L2 U) // 2nd pair on UBr (3/10)
@ = D' L'     // these insertions give CLL-skip + corner on DFR (2/12)
# = L D       // these insertions give CLL-skip + corner on DFR (2/14)
(L2)          // all corners, leaving 3e (1/15)

skel: L2 U' L2 D' % L' U L D R2 B R' D2 B R' F2
% = [E', L' D2 L] // insert 3e comm (10-4/21)
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