Here's a LEGO Mindstorms robot that can scan and solve a randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cube! Check out the full story here.
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Here's a LEGO Mindstorms robot that can scan and solve a randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cube! Check out the full story here.
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LEGOs vs. Rubik's Cube
Published on Thursday, July 12, 2007 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
Here's a LEGO Mindstorms robot that can scan and solve a randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cube! Check out the full story here.
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Check out Will Smith solving a Rubik's Cube in only 55 seconds! He learned how to do this for the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. He was taught by Tyson Mao, who has been featured on this site here and here.
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Will Smith
Published on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube
Check out Will Smith solving a Rubik's Cube in only 55 seconds! He learned how to do this for the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. He was taught by Tyson Mao, who has been featured on this site here and here.
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In all the Rubik's Cube videos I've posted, I've never seen anything like this. In this video, this amazing guy memorizes 5 scrambled cubes, and proceeds to solve all 5 blindfolded in under 6 minutes!
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Blindfolded 5-Cube Solving
Published on Thursday, May 10, 2007 in champions, memory, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
In all the Rubik's Cube videos I've posted, I've never seen anything like this. In this video, this amazing guy memorizes 5 scrambled cubes, and proceeds to solve all 5 blindfolded in under 6 minutes!
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Here's 7-year-old Isaac Duffy, solving the Rubik's Cube in less than three and a half minutes!
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Isaac Duffy
Published on Thursday, February 08, 2007 in child, Rubik's Cube
Here's 7-year-old Isaac Duffy, solving the Rubik's Cube in less than three and a half minutes!
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World records don't always stand for a long time. Dan Dzoan, on January 13, 2007, beat Ryan Patricio's record for one-handed Rubik's Cube solving by more than 2 seconds!
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Dan Dzoan
Published on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
World records don't always stand for a long time. Dan Dzoan, on January 13, 2007, beat Ryan Patricio's record for one-handed Rubik's Cube solving by more than 2 seconds!
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I've posted numerous Rubik's Cube videos before, preferring to post only the more impressive feats, such as solving it blindfolded, while juggling or behind the back.
Michel Gondry, however, puts the most unusual spin I've seen on the Rubik's Cube so far, by solving it with his feet!
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Michel Gondry
Published on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
I've posted numerous Rubik's Cube videos before, preferring to post only the more impressive feats, such as solving it blindfolded, while juggling or behind the back.
Michel Gondry, however, puts the most unusual spin I've seen on the Rubik's Cube so far, by solving it with his feet!
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I've mentioned Tyson Mao before, when he solved a Rubik's Cube at a Giants game. He's back, and this time he's solving a Rubik's Cube behind his back!
He also mentions that he taught Will Smith how to solve a Rubik's Cube for the upcoming movie The Pursuit Of Happyness.
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Tyson Mao: Rubik's Cube Behind the Back!
Published on Thursday, October 12, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
I've mentioned Tyson Mao before, when he solved a Rubik's Cube at a Giants game. He's back, and this time he's solving a Rubik's Cube behind his back!
He also mentions that he taught Will Smith how to solve a Rubik's Cube for the upcoming movie The Pursuit Of Happyness.
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Jessica Fridrich has a very special place of honor among Rubik's Cube solvers. She is the creator of the “CFOP” method (Cross, First 2 Layers, Orient Last Layer, Permute Last Layer) of speedsolving the cube. CFOP is the single most popular method used by speedsolvers of the Rubik's Cube.
Above, you see Jessica solving the Cube in 15.98 seconds, and there is another video of her solving it in 16.74 seconds, as well. No, these videos are not sped up, but the method she uses sure make it seem that way!
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Jessica Fridrich
Published on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 in champions, math, puzzles, Rubik's Cube
Jessica Fridrich has a very special place of honor among Rubik's Cube solvers. She is the creator of the “CFOP” method (Cross, First 2 Layers, Orient Last Layer, Permute Last Layer) of speedsolving the cube. CFOP is the single most popular method used by speedsolvers of the Rubik's Cube.
Above, you see Jessica solving the Cube in 15.98 seconds, and there is another video of her solving it in 16.74 seconds, as well. No, these videos are not sped up, but the method she uses sure make it seem that way!
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Toby Mao, on August 6th, 2006, in San Francisco's Exploratorium, solved a scrambled Rubik's Cube in only 10.48 seconds! This beats Leyan Lo's previous world record of 11.13 seconds.
There's another video of Toby's world record solve available, as well. This second one shows the solving process close-up.
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Toby Mao
Published on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube
Toby Mao, on August 6th, 2006, in San Francisco's Exploratorium, solved a scrambled Rubik's Cube in only 10.48 seconds! This beats Leyan Lo's previous world record of 11.13 seconds.
There's another video of Toby's world record solve available, as well. This second one shows the solving process close-up.
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J. B. Cañares demonstrates his ability to solve the Rubik's Cube in less than a minute with only one hand!
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J. B. Cañares
Published on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
J. B. Cañares demonstrates his ability to solve the Rubik's Cube in less than a minute with only one hand!
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Here is one of the weirder ways I've ever seen of solving the Rubik's Cube. C. J. Karr solves his cube while riding a bicycle! The camera operator is on a bicycle, also, so the solving itself can become impossible to see at some points, but it does make for some interesting and dynamic shots.
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C. J. Karr
Published on Sunday, July 30, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
Here is one of the weirder ways I've ever seen of solving the Rubik's Cube. C. J. Karr solves his cube while riding a bicycle! The camera operator is on a bicycle, also, so the solving itself can become impossible to see at some points, but it does make for some interesting and dynamic shots.
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This young lady from China, En-xi Xie, at only 3 years and 3 months of age, is giving solvers like Chun Hoo Ulf Wong, Sunwoo Ban and even Yui Tomita a run for their money!
She can solve the 2x2x2 Rubik's Cube, too.
Update (7/27/06): Here's another video of En-xi Xie solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.
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En-xi Xie
Published on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in child, puzzles, Rubik's Cube
This young lady from China, En-xi Xie, at only 3 years and 3 months of age, is giving solvers like Chun Hoo Ulf Wong, Sunwoo Ban and even Yui Tomita a run for their money!
She can solve the 2x2x2 Rubik's Cube, too.
Update (7/27/06): Here's another video of En-xi Xie solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.
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While maybe not as fast as Ryan Patricio, Anssi Vanhala is still very fast at solving the Rubik's Cube with one hand. He only takes 25.17 seconds!
Update (7/18/06): You can also see Anssi Vanhala solve a Rubik's Cube with his feet in world record time!
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Anssi Vanhala
Published on Friday, July 14, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
While maybe not as fast as Ryan Patricio, Anssi Vanhala is still very fast at solving the Rubik's Cube with one hand. He only takes 25.17 seconds!
Update (7/18/06): You can also see Anssi Vanhala solve a Rubik's Cube with his feet in world record time!
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Here's Ryan Patricio, who currrently holds the world record for one-handed Rubik's Cube solving, at 20.09 seconds!
Update (8/31/06): This same video is now available on YouTube, as well.
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Ryan Patricio
Published on Friday, July 14, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
Here's Ryan Patricio, who currrently holds the world record for one-handed Rubik's Cube solving, at 20.09 seconds!
Update (8/31/06): This same video is now available on YouTube, as well.
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Chris Hardwick, whose blinfolded Rubik's Cube videos I've referenced here and here, has posted some more interesting videos.
In these videos, Chris is solving the cube one-handed. First, there's a 44.98 second one-handed solution, followed by a 29.09 second one-handed solution! This is even faster than the Dave Campbell video I posted just two days ago!
Judging by the number of one-handed Rubik's Cube solving videos on YouTube, this form of challenge is becoming more and more popular!
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Chris Hardwick
Published on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
Chris Hardwick, whose blinfolded Rubik's Cube videos I've referenced here and here, has posted some more interesting videos.
In these videos, Chris is solving the cube one-handed. First, there's a 44.98 second one-handed solution, followed by a 29.09 second one-handed solution! This is even faster than the Dave Campbell video I posted just two days ago!
Judging by the number of one-handed Rubik's Cube solving videos on YouTube, this form of challenge is becoming more and more popular!
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This is Dave Campbell. Dave, much like T. Wright and Macky, can solve the Rubik's Cube one-handed. However, Dave's one-handed solve is the fastest I've seen!
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Dave Campbell
Published on Monday, July 10, 2006 in puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
This is Dave Campbell. Dave, much like T. Wright and Macky, can solve the Rubik's Cube one-handed. However, Dave's one-handed solve is the fastest I've seen!
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If Tyson Mao looks familiar, it's because you probably know him from the “reality” tv show Beauty and the Geek 2. In this clip, he lives up to his title by solving a Rubik's Cube in front of a stadium full of San Francisco Giants fans, in less time than it takes him to sing the chorus from Take Me Out To The Ball Game!
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Tyson Mao
Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
If Tyson Mao looks familiar, it's because you probably know him from the “reality” tv show Beauty and the Geek 2. In this clip, he lives up to his title by solving a Rubik's Cube in front of a stadium full of San Francisco Giants fans, in less time than it takes him to sing the chorus from Take Me Out To The Ball Game!
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It looks like I need to add 5-year-old Sunwoo Ban to my list of amazing kids. At 5 years and 3 months, he could solve the Rubik's Cube in under two minutes!
Speaking of lists of amazing kids and Rubik's Cube, there is now an unofficial list of the youngest Rubik's Cube solvers available.
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Sunwoo Ban
Published on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in child, puzzles, Rubik's Cube
It looks like I need to add 5-year-old Sunwoo Ban to my list of amazing kids. At 5 years and 3 months, he could solve the Rubik's Cube in under two minutes!
Speaking of lists of amazing kids and Rubik's Cube, there is now an unofficial list of the youngest Rubik's Cube solvers available.
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Leyan Lo, according to Guinness World Records, currently holds the world record for fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube, at 11. 13 seconds!
This video is also available on Google Video.
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Leyan Lo
Published on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube
Leyan Lo, according to Guinness World Records, currently holds the world record for fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube, at 11. 13 seconds!
This video is also available on Google Video.
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Granted, my recent video entries have been a little focused on the Rubik's Cube, but that's only because I've managed to find plenty of impressive Rubik's Cube entries.
This video clip is of a Rubik's Cube competition on CCTV, a Chinese television station, and is almost 17 minutes long. The entire clip is in Chinese, but it is still quite easy to follow.
Before the contest itself, there is some discussion of Rubik's Cube variations, including Square 1, the Professor's Cube and Megaminx.
Next, the contestants perform demonstrate their talents. The first contestant quickly creates an L-shaped pattern on each side, which gives an amazing cube-in-cube look to the puzzle. The next contestant demonstrates his ability to solve the cube with one hand. The final contestant, picks up two solved cubes, and turns them each one handed until their sides read “CCTV”!
Finally, there is the competition itself. The challenge is to solve three randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cubes in the shortest amount of time. Who will win? Watch the clip and find out!
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Chinese Rubik's Cube Competition
Published on Thursday, June 15, 2006 in champions, puzzles, Rubik's Cube, unusual feats
Granted, my recent video entries have been a little focused on the Rubik's Cube, but that's only because I've managed to find plenty of impressive Rubik's Cube entries.
This video clip is of a Rubik's Cube competition on CCTV, a Chinese television station, and is almost 17 minutes long. The entire clip is in Chinese, but it is still quite easy to follow.
Before the contest itself, there is some discussion of Rubik's Cube variations, including Square 1, the Professor's Cube and Megaminx.
Next, the contestants perform demonstrate their talents. The first contestant quickly creates an L-shaped pattern on each side, which gives an amazing cube-in-cube look to the puzzle. The next contestant demonstrates his ability to solve the cube with one hand. The final contestant, picks up two solved cubes, and turns them each one handed until their sides read “CCTV”!
Finally, there is the competition itself. The challenge is to solve three randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cubes in the shortest amount of time. Who will win? Watch the clip and find out!
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