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Rubik's Cube World Championships
cadaeibfed writes "Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the iconic puzzle's introduction to the world was the second Rubik's world championship, held in Orlando, FL this weekend. Competing under official World Cube Association rules, competitors from around the world vied for recognition in this nerd olympiad. Some new world records set include the 4x4 solve, solving using only feet, and blindfolded solving. The winner, Jean Pons of France, finished with an average solution time of 15.10 seconds on a standard 3x3 cube. Here are the full results."
I found it easier to peel the stickers off. It took me weeks to actually solve one back in the day...
pfftt. I remove the cover and unscrew the thing. Haven't made it under 15 seconds yet putting it back together *looks at mess in the corner*
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The second prize is an all day massage to get the RSI down a bit.
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I found it quite boring as well.
Anyway I gave up after completing five sides, couldn't be bothered to finish the damn thing.
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average solution time of 15.10 seconds on a standard 3x3 cube
If I could move my hands that fast I'd never leave the house...
None of them are up to the challenge of the 1x1 cube!
Actually, they opted not to print the rather lengthy list of results, because it was a 6.4 billion way tie at 0.0 seconds.
You have a favourite solver? The sheer, unadulterated nerdiness of that brings a tear to my eye... God bless us, everyone.