How to solve a rubik's cube?

How can i solve the 5x5 rubik's cube?

• Answer:

  Your best option is to visit youtube.com and to check out some of the best videos on there. I can't recall the selection or I'd recommend them as they vary in quality of instruction. The basic premise is to match it up to a 3x3 cube and then solve in a similar manner. To form the 3x3 similarities you must first do the following: -assemble 3x3 boxes at the centre of each face of each colour using standard substitution/replacement techniques; -form 3x1 columns in the middle of each edge (i.e. excluding corner pieces) that match (again using standard substitution techniques. The 6 centre sections (comprised of the 3x3 boxes) are the equivalent to a 3x3 cube's centre piece. The 3x1 columns are the equivalent to a 3x3 cube's edge pieces. The corners remain the same. From here, it allows you to solve in exactly the same manner as you would solve a 3x3 cube. N.B. There are a couple possibilities for parity (exceptional cases). They generally occur when assembling the 3x1 edge pieces. You'll find at times that the last edge piece (or two) cannot be assembled properly using traditional techniques. For these parity cases, you'll need to look up the correct algorithm (there are only two possible parity scenarios so it's not hard to find them). Again, this is merely a rough guideline, and unless you have a lot of experience with rubik's cubes will not allow you to solve it completely. Only to direct you in the right direction. If you are looking for a step by step guide, youtube is really your only option. Text format just wouldn't be efficient to fully explain.