I learned the top / middle / bottom from a book in elementary school in the early 80's. I did it for a talent show and kids accused me of watching the guy mix i

I learned the top / middle / bottom from a book in elementary school in the early 80's. I did it for a talent show and kids accused me of watching the guy mix it up and memorizing the moves (that would have been more impressive than simply solving it). Later in college, having forgotten everything. I worked out the solution myself after a hint from a prof (that it's essentially conjugations of group elements). Years later, I again developed a solution, but this time I do edges first, with permutations that mess up the corners and then the corners. I mainly mixed it up to do something unique.