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New Rubik's Cube World Record Set

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-still-hate-the-rubik's-cube dept.

LinuxCowboy writes "CNN is reporting that a 20 year old Cal Tech student set a new record by solving a 3x3 rubrics cube in 11.13 seconds. In addition, he was blindfolded while doing it." From the article: "Still, the world record alone didn't gain Lo the overall champion's title at the event, which was determined by averaging three of five solution times in the final round. For that title, Lo went up against the teenager widely considered the fastest Rubik's Cube solver on the planet -- Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi, a 15-year-old from Pasadena."

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  1. Stuff that Matters by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Slashdot:
    News for nerds, stuff that matters.

    I see that that really means:
    stuff that doesn't matter, stuff that matters.

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  2. What the cube has taught me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I spent a lot of time in high school getting good at the cube. I was never in the range of these guys, but I could do it in about a minute and a half. What did I learn?

    -- Rubix Cube skills transfer to absolutely nothing
    -- In no manner whatsoever does it impress members of the opposite sex