Superflip and Rubik's Cube

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A Rubik's Cube in the superflip position has a several very special properties.

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SUPERFLIP: U R2 F B R B2 R U2 L B2 R U' D' R2 F R' L B2 U2 F2

In the video James mis-speaks the third-last move, saying "bottom" when it is in fact "back"... However what he writes and performs is correct. Apologies.

This video features James Grime. James tweets away happily at http://twitter.com/jamesgrime