The world record for fastest official single Rubik’s Cube solve is 4.69 seconds, set by Patrick Ponce earlier this month (edging out perennial champion Feliks Zemdegs at 4.73 seconds). That’s brain-meltingly fast, but the robot called Sub1 Reloaded holds the robot record at 0.637 seconds.
Holy shit, right?
For you rising speedcubers, I will now try to convince you to cube one-handed with your right hand. Continue reading Why you should cube with your right hand
Fewest Moves Contest
Harvard Fall 2012 (October 6)
Out of sheer luck, perhaps, I won the Fewest Move Contest at today’s tournament with a 29-turn solution, which ties me at 6th in North America and 53rd (or so) in the world. Whoa.
CFOP, aka. the Fridrich Method, is the wildly popular Rubik’s Cube solving method used by virtually all high- and mid-level speedcubers. It gained popularity in the early 2000s because Jessica Fridrich’s website was the only thorough tutorial and algorithm library. Still, methods like Petrus, Roux, and ZZ have their merits too, so why has CFOP persisted? This article describes the numerous strengths of CFOP that most of us never pause to appreciate, especially the unique advantages that cement it as an accessible and effective speedcubing method.
I am a speedcuber, someone who practices to solve a Rubik’s Cube as fast as possible. Specializing in one-handed cubing, I can solve a completely randomized cube in 18.0 seconds on average. Continue reading Cubing Summary
