In case you didn't know, the Rubik's Cube can always be solved. Well, 99.9% of the time, anyway. I've had a few attempts where the final algorithm didn't work and I had to re-mess the Cube up and start over. But I'll take 99.9% of the time, any time.

If you are like me and can easily solve the first layer of a cube without any sort of mathematical assistance, then there are only six other algorithms you need to know to get the remainder of the Cube done. I currently have three of them memorized, the two that solve the second layer and the one that allows you the finished Cube (although I still blank out every once in a while... I'm old). I am also well on my way to a fourth. Sure, not every situation requires the use of all six, so you really have to not just remember the moves, but also the setups that necessitate their use.

I will never be a speedcuber. I never want to be.

But I want to be a person who can solve any 3x3 Cube thrown at him, no matter what.

I'm going to get there!