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How does a Speed Cube work? (Fast Rubik's Cube)

A Speed Cube is a special kind of Rubik's Cube that is meant to be solved quickly. ⌚Timestamps: 00:00-Intro 00:48-Cube History 01:25-Solve It Fast 02:11-Tips for solving 03:12-CFOP 05:30-Inside ...
The New York Times

‘Don’t Think, Just Solve’

Max Park is a longtime speedcubing world record holder — for the 3x3x3 cube, his best official time is 3.13 seconds. Let's show you how he does it. By Siobhan Roberts, Jeremy White, Sean Catangui and ...

Twist, Turn and Solve: Inside India’s speedcubing community

How fast can you solve a Rubik’s Cube? The challenging and niche sport, known as speedcubing, is gaining traction in the ...
Wall Street Journal

As the Rubik’s Cube Turns 50, a Revolution Looms

NEW YORK—For die-hard fans of the Rubik’s Cube, it isn’t about whether you can crack the iconic puzzle. It’s about how fast. In a bustling hotel ballroom in Queens, some 90 competitors are practicing ...
NBC News

This machine can solve a Rubik's Cube faster than most people blink

Blink and you'll miss it: A Purdue University student engineering team has built a robot that can solve a Rubik's cube in one-tenth of a second — faster than the average time it takes to blink an eye.