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Rotations

Glossary:

  • Rubik's cube: is a cube. The 3 x 3 x 3 version.
  • cubies: a Rubik's is made of 27 small cubies (26 out of 27 are visible).
  • Stickers: Each cubie has 6 faces each one is named 'stiker'
  • Faces Also the Rubik's has 6 faces each one has 9 cubies and 9 stickers.
  • Slices  L  M  R  U  E  D  F  S  B  are all slices
  • Layers  U  E  D  are also called layers: D Layer1 - E Layer2 - U Layer3 -
  • Colors: Sticker canbe Red - Orange - Yellow White - Green - Blue
    • Red - Orange on opposite faces
    • Yellow - White on opposite faces
    • Green - Blue on opposite faces
  • Rotation: 90 degrees rotation of a slice
    • clock wise rotations: L  M  R  U  E  D  F  S  B 
    • anti clock wise rotations: L'  M'  R'  U'  E'  D'  F'  S'  B' 
  • Algorithm: sequence of rotation to obtain specific results
  • Sexy move: most used algorithm. Best suited for speedycubing
  • Sledgehammer: Sexy Move's little brother. Best suited for teaching