Have you ever been cubing and come across a scramble so easy that it leaves you questioning the scrambling program that you’re using? Well, this scramble may just be the epitome of that feeling because it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Get ready because you’re about to see quite possibly the greatest computer-generated scramble of all time.
The scramble
Here is the scramble: U’ F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U F2 L2 F2 U2 B’ U B’ D R’ F2 U B2 D2
See if you can find the x-cross (you should be able to because it’s only 2 moves!). Let me know in the comments what time you get if you try this scramble at home.
How I Solved It
The first thing I saw on this scramble was the blatant orange-green f2l pair connected to the green cross piece. Since the red and orange cross pieces were already solved, all I had to do was R2’ L2 for a 2-move x-cross which is already incredibly lucky. However, since the cross was so simple, I did see my first pair which was the green-red pair. To make inserting this easier, I started my solve facing orange so the second pair would be rotationless. After the first two pairs, the rest of F2L is pretty straightforward. But the last layer is when it gets crazy. After a 22 move cross + f2l, you are greeted with a pi OLL and what do you know… a PLL SKIP! Yup, this makes the entire solve only 33 moves which is incredible.
Unfortunately, I did not expect such a lucky scramble and completely choked it resulting in a 7.51 which is pretty hilarious considering I turned at just 4.39 TPS. You can find a reconstruction of my solution at alg.cubing.net here.
Some Optimizations
One thing I found that makes this scramble better is doing L2 R’ U R’. This helps because it sets up the second pair to a 3-mover in the back. The rest of the solution is the same. If you’re wondering about green or orange cross, then don’t worry because as far as I can tell, they aren’t very good.
How Fast Could Top Cubers Solve This Scramble?
The splits of Max’s 3.13 WR solve
Looking at the current 3×3 single world record of 3.13. According to speedcubedb.com, Max Park’s solve was also 33 moves and had similar finger tricks. In fact, one could argue that the scramble mentioned here has better finger tricks than Max’s WR which meant that this scramble could have resulted in a world record or maybe even a sub 3 if gotten in comp.
If someone solved this scramble at 12 TPS, mathematically, it would have resulted in a sub-2.7 which would have shattered the record. This showcases just how incredible this scramble is and I probably won’t be seeing anything like it anytime soon.
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