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How To Solve a 5x5x5 Rubik’s Cube – Part 1 – Centers

03 Mar 2009

3 Mar, 2009  wedding center pieces

Link to Part 2 – Finishing the Centers:

This is the first step 1 and part 1 of my tutorial on how to solve a 5×5 5x5x5 Rubik’s Cube Professor. The second part covers how to finish the remaining 4 centers. I have placed the link to the second part in the VIDEO RESPONSES section for THIS video.

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This part introduces new component descriptions and concepts for solving the 5×5 Rubik’s Professor, since there are many more pieces than a regular cube and also more than a 4×4. However, solving the 5×5 is VERY similar to the 4×4, so you should not have that much difficulty getting adjusted to having more edges and center pieces.

Notation Review/Examples:

R = Outer Right face clockwise
u = inner Up face clockwise
(Ll)’ = Both Outer and Inner left faces
counter-clockwise
(Rr)2 = Both Outer and Inner Right
faces 180 degrees

The main pieces that make up the center 3×3 block are (what I call them):

-Middle Center Piece (the axis piece or middlemost part of each side). This color of this piece designates the color to the side it is on. There is only one per side.
- Side/Edge Center Pieces – These basically flank the middle center piece, forming what looks like a cross when they are aligned properly next to the middle center piece. There are four of these pieces per side.
- Corner Center Pieces – these pieces are on the ‘corners’ of the 3×3 center block. There are also four of these pieces as well.

What we will be doing this part of the centers (part 1) is positioning/placing the first two centers of the 5×5 cube. I use white for my bottom and yellow for my top, solving the white center first. To create the centers, we will be making 2×1 blocks (as we did in the 4×4) and joining three of them together to form a 2×3 block. We will then be joining a 3×1 block to that 2×3 block to form the 3×3 center.

To make the 2×1 blocks, we will first need to join an edge center piece with the middle center piece to form the first 2×1 block. The remaining two 2×1 blocks will then be formed by matching a corner center piece with an edge center piece

How-To How To Solve a the 5×5 5x5x5 Rubik’s Rubiks Rubix Rubics Rubick Cube Parity Errors Edge Edges Pair Pairing Professor Tutorial beginners Lesson Fast Faster Quickly Intermediate Advanced speed speedsolve fast faster placing centers Method edge pairing tredges 3×3 3x3x3 4x4x4 4×4 fridrich petrus algorithm parity errors help Erno Rubik 2 3 4 5 6 gen quicker quickly advanced match case world record

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25 Responses

  1. Goomba4001

    2009 Mar 03 1

    I like to get them …
    I like to get them at “It’s Your Move” stores in malls and stuff… Usually any places that sell gags, toys, and games will have them.

  2. SimonB7EA

    2009 Mar 03 2

    ebay =]
    ebay =]

  3. marioman126

    2009 Mar 03 3

    can anyone tell me …
    can anyone tell me how to get a 4×4 and a 5×5 rubik’s revenge and professor cube? thanks

  4. NE0KRATOS

    2009 Mar 03 4

    Thanks, very clear …
    Thanks, very clear and easy to understand !!! Good job, it helped me a lot =)… Let’s see part 2 now :P

  5. RobH0629

    2009 Mar 03 5

    This tutorial will …
    This tutorial will explain everything you need to know for reducing your 5x5x5 cube to a 3x3x3. I definitely recommend that you know the 4x4x4 cube before trying the professor, however, viewers have commented saying they were able to solve the 5×5 with my tutorial without ever having solved a 3×3 OR a 4×4. One viewer said he used this tutorial and then used my 3×3 tutorial to do the final solve on the 5×5. It’s up to you.

  6. RobH0629

    2009 Mar 03 6

    Watch my review of …
    Watch my review of the V-Cube 5 and I explain why that is truly the best 5x5x5 cube out right now. The Eastsheen is definitely a good cube for the price though, I own both. I only speedsolve with the V-Cube 5 now since I get the best times and it is the smoothest.

  7. tnabb7

    2009 Mar 03 7

    i dont have a 5×5 v …
    i dont have a 5×5 v cube but i just got my 5×5 eastsheen and its great. very smooth, highly recommended.

  8. sigge951

    2009 Mar 03 8

    i can solve the …
    i can solve the 3x3x3 (under 1 min) my brother just bought me a 5x5x5… do i need 4x4x4 really? I kinda know the tactics for the 4x4x4 but not the algorithms in my head:) please reply

  9. whitefangelite

    2009 Mar 03 9

    which is better, …
    which is better, eastsheen or vcube, and why?

  10. RobH0629

    2009 Mar 03 10

    I would say no. …
    I would say no. The way I teach it, you just need to memorize one more short algorithm and you can use that algorithm (along with some from the 4x4x4 which you know) to solve the cases in the 5x5x5. Other than that, there is no parity when you’re solving the cube as a 3×3. Watch the rest of the steps for detailed explanations, parity is covered in Part 4.

  11. NoviCats04

    2009 Mar 03 11

    Quick question. Is …
    Quick question. Is the parity in a 5x5x5 a lot harder than the parity on the 4x4x4? Because the parity on the 4x4x4 is really hard

  12. swimmercasazza

    2009 Mar 03 12

    do you know when …
    do you know when the 8×8, 9×9, 10×10, and 11×11 vcubes will be released??

  13. PadfootRage

    2009 Mar 03 13

    Thanks for your …
    Thanks for your help I didn’t realize that it was like a 4×4 then a 3×3. and all you who are negative are pretty stupid (except I do like Dan Browns Explinations better) Thanks for skipping the notation. I Hate those

  14. TsDraonExE

    2009 Mar 03 14

    dude ur cube keeps …
    dude ur cube keeps looking like it’s gonna break into all of it’s little pieces o.o

  15. llmunoz8282

    2009 Mar 03 15

    screw u
    dan brown …
    screw u
    dan brown owns ur

  16. SimonN7EA

    2009 Mar 03 16

    omg i never used …
    omg i never used the 3 by 3 rubiks cube and 4 by 4.I only got 5 by 5 cube.how hard can tyhis be?;D

  17. nasostse

    2009 Mar 03 17

    you make the best …
    you make the best tutorials!!thank you

  18. hwkmi123

    2009 Mar 03 18

    your such a looser …
    your such a looser weak…

  19. LiamCottier

    2009 Mar 03 19

    thanks alot.
    I’ve …
    thanks alot.
    I’ve being trying for so long to solve the 5×5.
    this vid was very helpful, very clear and easy to understand. 5 stars.

  20. rizzdude

    2009 Mar 03 20

    stop repeating …
    stop repeating yourself you sound like an idiot! how many times do you say “YOU HAVE TO CLEAR THIS FACE OF YELLOW PIECES TO REALIGN THE WHITE CENTER”

  21. hawk3525

    2009 Mar 03 21

    verry helpfull vid! …
    verry helpfull vid!!
    thx
    :)

  22. talseg7

    2009 Mar 03 22

    Yes you are right.
    …
    Yes you are right.
    Thanks, this certainly makes it easier.
    But still, I think a little link at the end of each video , using the annotations, would be cool.
    Keep up the good work !

  23. RobH0629

    2009 Mar 03 23

    I post the next …
    I post the next video in the series under Video Responses on all of my tutorials. You can also view my channel playlist for my tutorials by clicking on my name and there you will have a list of all videos in a specific tutorial.

  24. talseg7

    2009 Mar 03 24

    Hi
    Thanks for the …
    Hi
    Thanks for the video
    You should put a link to the next part at the end of the video and in the description.
    It’s quite annoying to look for the video in the right list.

  25. jcrwzr

    2009 Mar 03 25

    if rob doesn’t …
    if rob doesn’t speak clearly, a lot of people will mess it up. for example, pogobat’s solution for 3^3 and 4^3 isn’t very clear. he messed me up too! it took a while for me to figure his solutions out. rob’s description of top and bottom centers works so well.


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