NEW WORLD RECORD: The 49x49x49 Rubik's Cube

[@GregMakesThings]

Congratulations ! Well deserved and glad you broke my record by a factor of 1.5 😂 Respect !

[@vielgerman]

Greg

[@anonosait9494]

Greg

[@orangeaedan]

There was someone who made a 34x34 after you.

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

Greg

[@Spugizakom]

Greg

[@ClocSolver]

Matt bahner punching his 34x34 rn

[@mathismt1222]

facts

[@roryb257]

fr

[@VHTah]

Fr

[@AkashG23]

FR

[@RedJ_Cubes]

Hi

[@The_NSeven]

It took you 25 HOURS just to checkerboard it?? That's incredible. Congrats on the world record! Really impressive.

[@RegebroRepairs]

Yeah, now scramble it and solve it! You done yet? 😀

[@priangsunath3951]

Now superflip it

[@DanieleGiorgino]

That's an average of 1 sticker every 6 seconds, that's a really fast pace!

[@jamiepayton1574]

Madness

[@DavidThomas005]

If I put 3k hours on something and I knew it may be fragile, I’m taking my sweet time making sure it doesn’t explode on me too 😭😭

[@AdamHubert542]

I studied engineering with Preston at school, he would tell me about this but I never realized how much work went into it. Amazing you were able to get your degree AND do this on the side. Congrats for breaking the record and great job with the video!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Thanks man!

[@NassimBDK]

Not only you've beaten the record, you also didnt make a regular "i broke the record, here's the cube." You went in details and thats what i respect the most. You managed to show how much the project matters to you in this vid and i love it

[@KCML82]

exactly my thought! Great video, and congrats with the record Preston!

[@linkypete]

Preston was my roommate, and was just starting the physical construction of the cube way back in 2019. I'm so glad to see that all that effort has finally come to fruition!

[@SoupEarthOfficial]

that is actually insane dude, from 34x34 to 49x49, mental.

[@TheRealLatvianMF]

WHY ARE YOU IN EVERY COMMUNITY, FIRST OSC, THEN GD, AND NOW SPEEDCUBING?????

[@EpicNotRoblox_Hi]

​@@TheRealLatvianMFbasically carykh

[@SomeRandomGuyDDD]

@@TheRealLatvianMF right? Can believe people like more than one thing!!!

[@CyHamilton]

7:30 too bad I only have $63,879

[@williamwildcat]

I’ll give a dollar

[@SpotErrOne]

You need a dollar

[@BananaCatsnotanalysed]

do you pay yourself

[@reece207]

when i saw the thumbnail i was convinced you were mentaly insane and well 3000 hours tends to comfirm something like that

[@AlkalineSphere]

3000

[@matt.bahner]

Extraordinary! Congrats Preston on the most epic twisty puzzle ever made. My awe and admiration runs deep on this one.

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Thanks man

[@very_not_emo]

you will make that 100x100 man 🙏

[@feliciensteux5302]

@@PrestonsPuzzles YOU TO should collaborate to make a 100x100

[@VectorKappa]

Vulfpeck spotted, instant sub

[@osmium7738]

I wasn't familiar with the songs, but while I was watching I was thinking, "If this isn't Vulfpeck, this guy would really like Vulfpeck." lol

[@infrabread]

This is, in the most literal sense of the word, unbelievable. The dedication of "I want to do a thing" and then doing that thing is, again literally, unimaginable. You are an amazing human being and I want to see more of this puzzle and anything else you create.

[@NobleCubes]

This is amazing! I honestly can’t believed we have gotten to this point so quickly! You’re an amazing designer and engineer

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Thank you so much, let's hope it keeps getting bigger.

[@KatrinaStephanie-ur2tf]

Agreed

[@BrokePegasus]

This is amazing! I want to see more

[@cubicube9339]

Noble!

[@ginglyst]

That last question: "Why" to leave it unanswered IS the best answer. The fellow genius madmen and artists will know why. But to answer the "would you do it again" with a maybe?! That one commands my respect. I heard myself saying a long stretched NOOOOOOOoooo, are you nuts???

[@bjornrisberg9404]

8:00 sunken cost falicy?

[@atc_nth]

You being a Vulfpeck fan makes this doubly as awesome

[@BrodytheCuber]

I love the curved design! I really hope that becomes the norm from now on

[@krystofbasl]

Bro upload i like your vids

[@vinesthemonkey]

Brody came back from the dead to post this

[@Warlord_Megatron]

He's alive

[@pe1900]

there’s a chance it could become the new norm

[@DadicekCz]

Man you just destroyed my dreams of creating a world record NxN by myself 😭 After Matt Bahner dropped his 34x34 rubik's cube 5 months ago (which you could have at least mentioned while editing the video :D), i was motivated and had a plan for a 43x43, i was even halfway there with the modelling, but maaaan you have totally obliterated everyone in this category 😂 Congrats! Incredible feat!

[@SoulsOfAmarth]

Destroyed your dreams? DREAM BIGGER! Don't give up dude.

[@SoulsOfAmarth]

Destroyed your dreams?? DREAM BIGGER! Don't give up!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

If you have any serious plans to try to beat my record feel free to reach out to me on discord, I would love to see the record get bigger and I’m always happy to give advice if you would like any🫡

[@voidley8668]

Incredible. I can’t believe that the record has been broken and by such a large amount. Massive congratulations for completing a project as large as this, definitely one of the most talented feats I’ve seen in a while.

[@Tingman]

Amazing amazing amazing amazing 🤯And the fact that you'd actually consider breaking this record... boggles my brain. Great video storytelling too, all the best with what's ahead! Also big respect for Vulfpeck.

[@teldoesntknow]

ZThis record was insame to even watch

[@alyssadgrenfell]

Preston this is SO IMPRESSIVE! I still remember you showing Jackson and I all the designs on your computer back in 2020. It was so complex, it hardly seemed possible to complete--and now it has a world record! Congratulations on your hard work paying off! 🎉🎉🎉

[@keatonblaze]

Awesome stuff! Crazy amount of work. The music though... Did not expect to hear vulf. Great skill and music choice!

[@sirmanki]

Amazing video! I'm very much a fan of the curved design because the giant corners were going a bit stale when every cube looked the same for so long(aside from the sphere-cube one but it's not really a cube is it) Also for a first serious yt video, this is an outstanding storytelling and great editing, i thought I was watching a 100k subs channel with the 2.3 million views video. Just wanted to say Great work!

[@chombyryan123]

I really enjoyed how you layed out the video. It was easy to watch and stay engaged and I appreciated that the music backtrack lowered when you spoke. Great video all around and cool record!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@X4R80]

8:55 "did it" "now i’ll just have to sticker everything"

[@That1alexguy]

Imagine my surprise seeing this suggested on KZbin. I remember you printing that thing night and day for more than a year lol. Congrats on finishing it! Alex

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Thanks for putting up with my setup in the living room haha

[@konpet4248]

Amazing. Feels like yesterday that the 22x22x22 released, then the 33x33x33. And now somehow we've arrived here. It's hard to overstate how impressed I am

[@drtrouser]

Congrats on the build! i loved the video! it has everything one could ask for a video of this kind.

[@nitroseeks]

Dude this is so much work... from one engineer to another, I salute you!

[@landsealion]

Nice work, I like this curved pattern for the edges as well. You have a great narrative voice too.

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Yackalips]

3:38 you forgot to mention the 34x34 by Matt Bahner

[@jow_angelow]

And the unofficial 35x35 from china

[@ZonalJump97]

In his defense, this was made before the 34x34

[@maxvondermuhle4479]

​@@ZonalJump97But it was introduced after the 34 x 34. So imo it kinda doesn't matter

[@bjforshee6086]

What an amazing demonstration of brilliance! Not only are you headed for the Guiness Book of World Records, but your name will forever be associated with genius in mechanical engineering. Your determination, perseverance, creativity, project management, and videography skills are incomprehensible and phenomenal. Never stop being awesome, Preston!

[@JMalaby89]

GREAT music choices - I love hearing the inimitable Joe Dart in my ears! I know next to nothing about Rubik's Cubes but this was absolutely fascinating to watch, fantastic job!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@lord0fthecubes]

Absolutely incredible. The video was great, the curvy cuts transition was funny, and this is n unusual comment but I love that your pfp and some parts of the video are decorated with my favorite platonic solid. Does this foreshadow any icosahedral designs in the future? 👀

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Haha I hope so

[@whyisaac]

Unreleated - this is your first serious video!! Well done. Edited and paced well. Audio visual quality awesome. Tone is great and humerous! Killer stuff mydude

[@elizalewis2625]

It was so cool to be able to see this in person, so happy for you Preston!!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Ayy thanks

[@timothyhawken9266]

Great breakdown of the video. That was very entertaining and imformative. I am so happy that you tried a different design with it and i believe it has paid off. I really want to know any other innovations that you made during the process and howbthe internals work too. It was so interesting seeing gregs video on it and I am so excited to see your video on it too. This was very impressive that you went mulitple stepups above the last person. Even though I love the fact that matt bahner beat greg by 1 and making the 34x34 you still went 15 above that. Great video. Much better content that doesnt feel like it is wasting my time. Thanks for that.

[@__8120]

Ok but like how did you design it? I'd love to watch a feature length breakdown of the process of designing all the pieces to interlock in such a way

[@LevelUpCewb]

This is just awesome Love the dedication. Excited to hopefully see more videos of you making other cool puzzles :)

[@adamqazsedc]

I prefer this curvy design much more rather than having the entire cube pillowed

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

(Same here)

[@mishizon]

Yeah this is amazing! I thought looking at the thumbnail that the curve is essential for cubes bigger than 40x40 but I was surprised to learn that it's just for aesthetics, and I approve lol. This definitely gives it a unique look compared to other cubes with sharp and pointy feel to it. Your hard work pays off and congrats for breaking the record!!

[@TonyFisherPuzzles]

Quite remarkable. Especially as it's black with stickers.

[@nathanmerrill2260]

This video really undersells how brutal the 2 years of removing support material, sanding, sorting, quality control and resanding really were. Congrats on the world record!

[@willoseb]

what about matt bahners 34 x 34 world record, and is there a replacement sticker sheet

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Yang (the creator of the 35x35) and Matt (the creator of the 34x34) both completed their cubes after I did but both of them publicly announced their cubes before I did. At the time I hadn't known that either of these cubes were being made, if I had known I would have held off so that each of them could have held the record before I did. It all amounted to some pretty unfortunate timing. My original plan had been to have this video be my true first announcement but after both of these creators announced their cubes I figured it was just my luck that it would happen for a third time before I got my announcement video done, so I just announced my cube through a forum post before I finished this video. All of this has led to a great deal of confusion around when each cube was finished unfortunately. I intend to go over all of this in a future video in order to try to clear things up. Given that all of this is a bit of a confusing headache to explain I chose not to explain it in this video although now I wish I had said more on the topic in the video, sorry for the confusion. And yes, I bought two full sets of stickers so that I would have plenty of extras :).

[@hollynoel1740]

Preston! Your tenacity and drive for this overwhelming project is beyond comprehension! And to think that you worked tirelessly on this dream, year after year, never knowing if it would actually work until the final piece was placed! I can only imagine the exhilaration you felt when you made the first rotation and proved concept!

[@existencetrivia]

bro just casually drops this as his first video

[@alfredcognoet]

Commenting for the algorithm, this deserves many more views The amount of work put into this is astounding, that finished cube is an absolute unit and an absolute work of art too. bravo

[@obsessivecorvid]

Simply amazing

[@YouCuber1]

This bro deserve more subscribers ❤

[@cthebowss]

Watched this video assuming it had like 300k views and only at the end did I realize it was just 300. You deserve so much more!!! I hope it blows up for you

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Ayy thanks!

[@strolantic2930]

GREAT JOB!!!!! an good exemple of dedication of making a inspirant work .... all this dedication for this !!!Wondefull expresion of what a simple man can do with a lot of love =)

[@mrtoast244]

"I need a bucket of lube" "why" "because I'm dedicated"

[@studio_buehler]

The "Why did you do this?" part alone convinced me to subscribe. Well done! Absolute 🐐!

[@Jaytwos]

Casually glanced over the fact he super glued 13,827 tiny pieces by hand 💀That would drive some people insane

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

It certainly drove my back insane

[@Hoolahups]

I just graduated from Utah State as well, and while i didn't finish in engineering, I recognized you from a few classes i had while i was in engineering there. Super sick build, especially to be doing at the same time as such a hard program!

[@Hiimhassan]

Now its a 21x21 then a 22x22 THEN A 34x34 NOW A 49x49!?!? Now someone needs to make a 100x100😊

[@Nooticus]

This is unbelievable. like an absolutely insane amount of both skill and determination. congrats!!

[@isaacthenoob1953]

You missed Matt Bahner's 34x34 from a few months back but hey, this is extremely impressive!

[@rabbitmario751]

this was made before the 34x34

[@isaacthenoob1953]

@@rabbitmario751 oh alr, I mean it definitely started production before the 34x34 but since the video came out only a few days ago I didn't think about that

[@rabbitmario751]

@@isaacthenoob1953 this was finished before and matt bahner knew about it too, he cleverly never called the 34x34 a world record in his video which no one even noticed until now

[@mormonstories]

Amazing Preston. Sincere congrats.

[@Speedcubenz]

Incredible achievement, and so good to see the video finished! Nice work brother 🙌

[@noahswor]

vulfpeck, based

[@xbox360Rob]

This needs to be seen by millions. Probably the best thing i've seen been built on youtube in 15+ years

[@titanchicken3275]

I’m speechless to this grandiose achievement! Bravo! Certainly a massively laudable accomplishment!

[@MrDrakkus]

Why would you value your time so low? For something like this which combines creativity, engineering, specialized education, and dedication you could easily price your hours at $50/hr, even $100 could be reasonable.

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

I appreciate your assessment, too bad probably no one would ever actually pay me to do it😂

[@carlprior2117]

Great job Preston! The cube turned out so good and it was very well designed!

[@FireshroomCubes]

you forgot about the 34x34

[@MaddietheWindy]

He completed this cube a month before Matt completed his 34x34, although this video didn't come out until recently. Matt explains in his most recent documentary.

[@bowieinc]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting a positive example of perseverance in a project. Excellent Sticktoitiveness:)

[@EddtheRexMan]

Would you be happy to upload the uncut footage of making the checkerboard? There might be some crazy people willing to watch the whole thing (it's me, I'm some crazy people)

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Haha it’s 25 hours of footage so it might take a very long time to upload but I’ll consider it haha

[@EddtheRexMan]

@@PrestonsPuzzles the dedication to every part of this project is insane. A day just to turn the thing 😭😭😭

[@davidalan07]

Glad all the pieces worked after you superglued the stickers! Congrats bro!😁

[@wyguyagain]

feet at 0:27

[@partycup]

🤝

[@unquestionableexistance8704]

🤌

[@danielernsberger3771]

It's definitely worth a lot more than $20/hr for your labor! It's skilled labor not only getting all those little pieces to fit exactly right, but in designing the cube itself - the "shared height" instead of "shared width" and the curves were quite innovative! Of course this would quickly raise the "cost" to make the cube to that of a house.

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

I appreciate your assessment haha, I chose $20 an hour mainly because I wanted to pick a number that no one would dispute, but given that I will probably never sell it, I’ll probably ultimately end up just giving it away to a museum so in a way it will likely cost zero dollars

[@ianmoore5502]

Why did you completely ignore Matt Bahner's work?

[@jhudson_tiedye]

ya fr its a 15 order wr not 16

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

I hope it didn't come off that way :/ but I get there is some confusion around it. Matt's cube was completed after mine though he announced his before I did, I intend to talk about him and Yang in a future video. I have nothing but the highest respect for Matt though.

[@CoachTabe]

​@@PrestonsPuzzles unfortunately, yes, it does come off that way. A simple mention that you completed yours first would have been a good idea, I think. Let's be real clear here: this is a freaking amazing achievement.

[@cubicube9339]

Matt knew of this before he made his video. That’s why he doesn’t mention the words “world record” anywhere in his video

[@WaterjetChannel]

Insane. I remember when I took apart my 5x5x5 and couldn't put it back together for a few hours. I can't even imagine how much patience this took. Not a bad video either 😏

[@milesandariana224]

This is absolutely incredible! You are so talented!

[@tyleralden1854]

What an epic achievement. Can’t wait to see what you build next. Good work, Dude.

[@tiddly5]

this is an amazing project and also an amazing first ever video?? awesome work man

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thej3799]

This is wild. Awesome man. I am jealous of your focus and dedication, as well as access to tools and resources. What a cool project, though.

[@calebmaupin3827]

That is incredible amazing work and not just beating the record by a small margin but absolutely destroying it it will be probably more than a decade before this is even attempted to be broken.

[@antonnym214]

Congrats on this outstanding achievement. Now that you are an engineer, I think you have a shot at using a different infrastructure to support and contain the cubes so that you COULD use cubies of identical size. Perhaps a hybrid of what you have now and magnets. All good wishes.

[@dinizconsone1108]

Preston you are a homie i saw the cube cast and i am facinaded by every piece used in this Project. Congrats for you achivement and you are só welcome to the cubing comunety

[@dgg1344]

Superior accomplishments - WR! Video did answer my basic questions. I would enjoy listening to a think tank of mathematicians and engineers come up with out of the box applications for future uses of this new world record tool. Let's learn together!!!

[@LawfulDmcBoo]

I love the curved edge design! It really stands out from other high-order cubes!

[@annieruok]

I’m in awe. This is very very cool. Nice work Preston.

[@navywolf05]

This is an incredible achievement, truly amazing to see how far the creation of puzzles have come, it's great to see. One thing I would like to point out is that the creator Matt Bahner did create a 34x34 about 4 months ago, so technically this is a world record by an order of 15. Of course I'm not trying to take away from this amazing achievement, just pointing out a small oversight, which is understandable since that record is still relatively recent

[@yellowmarkers]

There was also Yang Yongshun's 35x35x35 (which may or may not be legitimate), but the 49x49x49 was completed on March 30 which was before the 34x34x34 and 35x35x35 were made, it just wasn't announced until after both of those other ones were

[@navywolf05]

@yellowmarkers oh wow! ok, thanks for clarifying, guess it is I who should've researched a bit more 😅

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

@@navywolf05 No worries

[@gstephane1985]

Magnificent, impressive, amazing!!! Talk about dedication. What a marathon too...

[@azpcox]

Why? Why not? The level of understanding you gained in a ton of other places (design, printing, manufacturing process, etc) means that the hours you spent on that was learning. Definitely not wasted. Several years ago I helped my daughter make a string art project for class but asked her to think in three dimensions instead of two. After her pictures and designs and attempts, she still has the final pieces that really did turn out beautiful. Problem is she can’t get rid of it. Too attached. Like a 49x49x49 cube. Which is super cool!!!

[@matthewstar2880]

This is absolutely INSANE I didn't think the 33x33 record would ever be beaten, congrats!

[@staticradio724]

Neato! I'm not sure why something like this exists in the world, but somehow I'm glad it does. Also, I like how you included hours of work when totaling up the cost. Always know what your time is worth!

[@MichaelQ5150]

How awesome was that final CLUNK of the last piece going in? Congratulations. Did you leave it as checkerboard or move it back to prime position?

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

It’s still in the checkerboard but I prefer it in it’s default state, one of these days I’m gonna turn it back

[@Cube_Doctor]

ONLY 165 SUBS????!!! ABSURD. This is absolutely mind-boggling! Keep it up!!

[@MatthewConnellan-xc3oj]

Now he’s at 1.25k already

[@justonechessguy]

I would be very interested in learning how to design each piece because whenever I watch a 21x21 solve video there is always a piece that falls out and it looks so crazy. I would love to know what formulas or patterns there are when designing the pieces for higher level cubes. Amazing job on the cube. I absolutely love the curved design!

[@PrestonsPuzzles]

Actually we don’t design the individual pieces, we designed the overall cut and then we cut a solid into hundreds pieces all at once. The process is amazingly simple and extremely satisfying. There is a KZbin channel called Greg’s woodworking and design where he has a bunch of twisty puzzle design live streams, that’s where I learned a lot of what I know it’s a good place to start if you want to learn.

[@tyleralden1854]

@@PrestonsPuzzlesdo you have a link to his video? I’d love to watch the process

[@jeffreys.hobbies]

The curvy look is super nice!! Congrats on the record, this is amazing.

[@Qui-9]

I strive to understand and achieve this level of consistent dedication to ANYTHING in my life, like you have done with this project.

[@thewumpusswoo]

Damn, five years of work condensed into just 8 minutes of video

[@thecalendarninja]

I’m astonished 😮 that this is even physically possible. What a feat in engineering and craftsmanship. I knew things of this magnitude were possible and already accomplished in the virtual world, but i honestly didn’t think that a functioning cube could be as small as it is given all the pieces. I thought that if somehow a 49x49 cube got built that it would easily need to be scaled up to a much bigger physical size to actually work. It seems like being able to make a quantum computer work given the small size to pieces ratio 😮

[@AllomantiCuber]

I have said it before and will say it again, amazing job dude on this puzzle it is unbelievably impressive. (also your video is really good)

[@wbmjunior0]

world record rubik's cube + revolutionary curvy design? I think I have to subscribe now edit: AND THE FINAL CLICK

[@arthur_agatapa9418]

GIVE THIS MAN RECOGNICION

[@Boiswo]

Click for the thumbnail, stayed for the music and content. A+++++ for vulfpeck

[@liamsanderson7099]

ur dedication to going at this for five years is awe inspiring