2.Edges_Goal 2: Displace / Place Opposite Edges (Yellow and White)

We are still working on the White and Yellow Edges, moving them into the Left and Right opposite Edges. We moved each White or Yellow Edge piece from the middle area to the Left and Right Edges.

Now we check to see if all the White and Yellow Edges are correct. If they are, this step can be skipped, but sometimes the Yellow or White Edge pieces can be positioned incorrectly on the Left and Right sides.

An incorrectly placed White or Yellow piece can be displaced by moving any Edge piece from the top-front into the place occupied by the mismatched White or Yellow Edge, which moves the Active Edge piece into the middle area where we can then place it as before to it's correct side and position.

DEMONSTRATION:

SETUP 1:

With the Yellow and White corners facing the Left and Right sides, ignore all the cubes except a White or Yellow Edge pieces that is incorrectly placed. Rotate the Cube freely toward and away from you to get a good look at all the side Edge pieces that are misplaced (defined as being on the far Left or far Right columns but not positioned correctly).

Hold the Cube so that the Yellow and White sides (as defined by the colors on the Corners) are facing Left and Right in your hands, and the incorrect White or Yellow Edge piece is in a front-left position.

PLACEMENT 1:

Use the appropriate Formula B to place the Active Piece. The two Columns being used are the Edge column where the piece will end up, and the middle column where the piece begins. This one will Place to the Left.

RESET 1:

Now that you have moved a Yellow or White piece from an incorrect space into the middle area of the cube, proceed with this Active Edge piece and place as before, moving on to the SETUP 2: section.

SETUP 2:

Hold the Cube so that the Yellow and White sides (as defined by the colors on the Corners) are facing Left and Right in your hands.

Because the White and Yellow pieces will be placed in the same manner, the Active Color will be represented by the Color Purple.

Formula B will move an Edge piece from a Top-Front position into a Front-Left position. It's mirror movements will place an Edge piece from a Top-Front position into a Front-Right position. To make this advantageous, we must first setup the cube so that a Yellow or White piece is in a Top-Front position to begin with.

With the Yellow and White corners facing the Left and Right sides, ignore all the cubes except a White or Yellow Edge pieces that is incorrectly placed. Rotate the Cube so t the middle section of the Cube. Rotate the Cube freely toward and away from you to get a good look at all the Edge pieces that are in the middle section (defined as not the far Left or far Right columns).

Look for and select an Edge piece in the middle area which has either Yellow or White on it. Of the two colors on that Edge piece, the Yellow or White color should be on the Top face, with the second color facing front. If this is not the case, Rotate the Cube so that the Left and Right colors switch places with each other, and begin SETUP again.

With the Yellow and White colors on the Left and Right sides of the Cube, and with an Edge piece that has one of these two colors in a Top-Front position, with the Active color on top, determine the second color of Active piece. Rotate the Left and Right Columns together with each other, to bring the Corners with the second color on the front of the Active Edge piece to the Front of the Cube, so that the front second color matches the Corners color on the front.

PLACEMENT 2:

With your Active Color on top of the Active piece, and with the second color matching the front Corner color, you must determine which direction the piece will be moving: is the Active Color (Yellow or White) on the Left side or the Right side?

Use the appropriate Formula B to place the Active Piece. The two Columns being used are the Edge column where the piece will end up, and the middle column where the piece begins. This one will Place to the Left.

Use the mirror of Formula B to place to the Right.

RESET:

After placing the Active Piece either to the Left or the Right, return to SETUP above and continue until all the Yellow and White Edges are properly placed.

When all the Opposite Edge pieces are properly placed, and the Yellow and White Edges are all correct, proceed to the next step.