My name's Colin Howald and this is my beginner's site on how to solve the rubik's cube. This is not the method that I use when I solve the cube, but it is a combination of a number of methods I know (including some strategies self-created) making it the easiest way I know to learn, and the easiest to teach. I have made a site for Advanced Speedcubing for those of you who already know how to solve the cube well, and are looking for a faster method. If you visit my fast site, you will notice that I have enormous amounts of java cubes there. At least go there to play with them. I will convert the pics on this site to java cubes soon, which will be awesome because they are better than digital pictures in every way (faster to load, easier to learn, more hands-on, more visual, cooler, less space). Although, I am very busy lately so it might take a while.
Before I begin I would just like to mention that due to the lack of building space, none of my movie links work right now(except the movie below), and as long as I'm with tripod, they wont. So, if you see example here or any link that indicates a video, dont waste your time. I have plans maybe to move in the future, so I'm not writing them out yet. If I do move, I'll let you know. The first step to solving the cube is to get one side. I always start with the same side because the coloring is always the same then. The next step is to improve upon that side to get two layers (if you look at a cube the top side is the top layer, the middle is the middle layer, and the bottom is the bottom layer). The third step is by no doubt the hardest step of all but, unlike the first two, involves very little thinking, mostly just memorization (don't worry all the moves will be written out for you to memorize). In the third step you solve the last layer. In this step though, you kind of have one of your hands tied behind your back because anything you do(except just twisting that layer) will screw up the first two layers. Therefore the moves for the last layer are very complicated because they involve messing up the whole cube, and putting it back together in order to switch a couple of pieces. When doing these moves you have to be careful not to make a wrong turn, or it will screw up the whole cube.
See me solve it with my method(in 26 seconds)in this video taken on 6-29-2005(working).
Contact me at shattered.shadow@gmail.com for any cube related business (new records, sucesses, suggestions) or just to say hi