Rubik's Cube World Championships

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 9, 2005 @10:37PM from the the-thrill-of-athletic-competition dept.

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."

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Re:Nope... by maxwell+demon · 2005-11-10 01:13 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Well, I self-corrected just 5 minutes before you posted this, even referring to your earlier correct number. Seems I'm not the only one who doesn't read all other answers before replying :-)

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Re:Fun with Rubik's Cube geeks... by wizrd_nml · 2005-11-10 01:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

serious slashdotter
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