http://rubiks.tk How to Solve a Rubik's Cube
HOW TO SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE: 2nd Layer
You only need to learn one algorithm and its mirror for the second layer
This blue edge cubie (yes it is called a cubie) in the last layer is the blue/red edge cubie.
In this picture, U=white, L=red and F=blue.
Now, position the blue/red edge piece so that the color on the side of the cube (blue) lines up with it's center.
Now do the following algorithm:
D L D' L' D' F' D F
If the blue/red edge piece was flipped the other way so that the blue was on the bottom instead of the red, you would position the cubie under the red and use the following algorithm:
D' F' D F D L D' L'.
This is the mirror of the previous algorithm.
Now, position the blue/red edge piece so that the color on the side of the cube (blue) lines up with it's center.
Now do the following algorithm:
D L D' L' D' F' D F
If the blue/red edge piece was flipped the other way so that the blue was on the bottom instead of the red, you would position the cubie under the red and use the following algorithm:
D' F' D F D L D' L'.
This is the mirror of the previous algorithm.
