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This algorithm is just muscle memory in my hands and wasn’t as easy to explain in words as I thought. To help teach my 5yo nephew I wanted clear, simple steps. Step 1: Form a Daisy Step 2: Fill in the White Corners (“Chase the White Dogs”) Step 3: Solve the Middle Row Step 4: Create a Yellow Plus Step 5: Align the Yellow Corners (“Feed the Yellow Fish”) Step 6: Match Top Corners Step 7: Solve the Final Layer Step 1: Form a Daisy Start by creating a white plus sign (the petals) on the yellow face (center). Align each white petal’s adjacent color with its matching middle-row center color. Once matched, rotate the petal 180° to move it to the bottom face. Repeat this process for all petals until you form a white cross on the bottom face. Step 2: Fill in the White Corners (“Chase the White Dogs”) Find any white corner pieces on the bottom layer (the “dogs”). Rotate the bottom layer to position a white corner directly below its matching color. For example, a white/green corner should be under the green side. Bring the corner into the white face by rotating the side it’s under downward, “scooping” the corner piece into place. Repeat until the entire white face is completed, and the bottom row edges align with their center colors. Step 3: Solve the Middle Row Identify edge pieces on the bottom layer that do not contain yellow (e.g., an orange/blue edge). Determine the direction the piece needs to move: left or right. Follow this sequence to place it: Turn the bottom layer away from the target destination. Rotate the bottom layer towards the destination. Move the corresponding side of the middle layer downward. Rotate the middle layer toward the destination. Move the same side of the middle layer upward. Restore the white cross if needed. Repeat until all middle-row edges are in place. Step 4: Create a Yellow Plus Use the FUR-RUF sequence: Front, Up, Right, Right, Up, Front. Repeat this pattern until you form a yellow cross on the top face. Step 5: Align the Yellow Corners (“Feed the Yellow Fish”) Look for a “yellow fish” pattern on the top face (a yellow triangle or “arrow”). Perform this sequence: Rotate the Right face clockwise twice. Rotate the Top face counter-clockwise once. Rotate the Right face clockwise again. Rotate the Top face clockwise once. Flip the cube so the yellow face remains on top, then rotate the Top face counter-clockwise. Step 6: Match Top Corners Find two adjacent corners with matching side colors. Position them so they face the correct side. Use this sequence to adjust the corners: Counter-clockwise, Clockwise, Counter-clockwise, Flip, Clockwise, Counter-clockwise, Counter-clockwise, Flip, Flip. Repeat as needed until all corners align with their sides. Step 7: Solve the Final Layer Finish the cube with this sequence: Flip, Clockwise x3, Counter-clockwise x5, Clockwise, Counter-clockwise. Adjust any remaining misaligned edges by repeating this pattern.