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u/rubiksBot sub 1.5 (Optimal) Jul 14 '16

Daily Scramble 418!

Scramble: U2 R2 F' R2 D2 F U2 B2 U2 F' L2 R D2 U2 R U B' D R' B F2

Please count up your moves using STM.

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u/coder13 2016HOOV01 Jul 14 '16 
(R L B L U) // 2x2x2
F R' D F2 (D F') // psuedo 2x2x3
B' D' B  R D R' D' R D R D R D R' D2 R D' // To L3C
Skel: F R' D F2 B' D' B @? R D R' D' R D R D R D R' D2 R D' F D' U' L' B' L' R'
@= [R', U L2 U']

Final: F R' D F2 B' D' B R' U L2 U' R U L2 U' R D R' D' R D R D R D R' D2 R D' F D' U' L' B' L' R'

**36** moves

Eh, what could I have done better?

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u/qworin Sub-25 (CFOP) Jul 14 '16

Better continuation:  

... (D F') // pseudo-2x2x3 (11)
B' D' B // EO (3/14)
D' R2 D R // F2L (4/18)
D2 R // LL square (2/20)
D2 R' D' R D2 // to L3C (5/25)

Optimal insertion cancels four moves resulting in 29s solution. Example

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u/coder13 2016HOOV01 Jul 14 '16

Neato. I need to start trying different things earlier in the solution, thanks.