Why It's Almost Impossible to Solve a Rubik's Cube in Under 3 Seconds | WIRED

The current world record for solving a Rubik's cube is 3.47 seconds. Could it be faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the mind-boggling math and finger-twisting world of speed cubing. Read more on this story from Robbie on WIRED.com: www.wired.com/story/how-to-so...
Here are some links for some of the information and cubers we consulted:
World Cube Association
www.worldcubeassociation.org/...
Tom Rokicki's Paper on "God's Number"
tomas.rokicki.com/rubik20.pdf
MIT Robot (built by Ben Katz & Jared Di Carlo) Breaks Rubik's Cube Record
Video: • MIT Robot Breaks Rubik...
Text: news.mit.edu/2018/featured-vid...
World Record-Holder Feliks Zemdegs
/ fazrulz1
Competitive Cuber Tiffany Chien from the Rubik's Cube Club at Berkeley
/ @tiffanychien3277
cube.berkeley.edu/
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[@mileschun143]

**human solves Rubik's cube in less than 4 seconds** Humanity: cool, do it faster.

[@cdurkinz]

We will probably continue to say that until a human can match a machine... I mean come on, we built the machine.

[@ChepFrosty]

Lol

[@krt7640]

True

[@thepicklechamp]

Miles Chun other half of humanity: are you sure you’re not a robot

[@gamerboi8092]

*solved in 1 second* Can we do it less than 1 second?

[@pakesanders5272]

“Why it’s almost impossible to use the bathroom between school bells”

[@mr.knightthedetective7435]

"The time it takes to get to it added with going through the crowd (outside and inside of the bathroom), finding the available toilet and finishing it in time makes it seem impossible to do"

[@marcussterling6065]

im alowed to do that for 10 minutes

[@L_T34]

Marcus Sterling lucky

[@marcussterling6065]

@@L_T34 ya

[@funnibird]

legend says, one man has done it before...

[@FemboyHasu]

This guy literally learned the cube for this video, and not only learned, but he actually got better at it. That is dedication, he is a champ.

[@philjung]

Although it is nice to get paid to practice cubing for 2 weeks...

[@jeromealday614]

It's not that hard tbh, learned it by reading the included instructions. Took 10 minutes. Then managed to get a consistent 3 min average time

[@FemboyHasu]

@@jeromealday614 yeah 3 minutes are easy, but faster your times become harder it is to improve, and when you're cubing a sub 40s you basically improve by 1 sec a week and when u cube at 20 seconds it takes months

[@michaelboyle7281]

@@FemboyHasu I feel like the "beginners method" can only reach a certain amount of time. I realzed that him just learning the cube and getting under a minute in a few weeks probably means that method just takes a long time to complete, cause my best time was around 30 seconds (and I had a lucky scramble) but my average stays around 45, so while a good starting method its very slow. I think I misread what the convo was about, so sorry if that comments wasnt exactly on subject haha

[@garramiro]

​@@jeromealday614 it took you 10 minutoes to memmorize the last steps and learn the first two rows? I call BS

[@andrewcamagay6255]

3 years later and now official sub 3 solves are becoming more and more likely, it's insane how far the hardware and the hobby has come in such a short time.

[@king_fitz9931]

Max park just got 3.13 it'd gonna happen soon

[@HomeRunChess]

Max Park got a 2.98

[@andrewcamagay6255]

@@HomeRunChess not in comp, and his fastest is currently 2.68

[@HomeRunChess]

@@andrewcamagay6255 Max Park is incredible

[@HomeRunChess]

@@andrewcamagay6255 even tho it wasnt in competition it’s still pretty impressive

[@nicholaslear7002]

“Talked to some local cubers” The local cuber: *cofounder of the world cubing association*

[@lombridious]

Yeah xD

[@arjumandsalfi274]

Hahahaha

[@theRevVA32]

"To be fairrrrr", he said that about the girl that was a speed cuber, not the guy who co-founded the organization.

[@joelstephenson8017]

💀

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Yoooo locals are packing

[@esram.3505]

No one starts with the idea of breaking a world record. You just start making progress little by little and until you realize it you have actually become fast.

[@maxhaibara8828]

Usually company makes something "competitive" to earn more money too. But still the human nature of trying to be their best is still the reason why these world records exist. And these companies are just supporting us, while gaining profits. Win-win solution.

[@esram.3505]

@@jclouds2257 OK sorry. You know what I meant

[@gabano1311]

Me in a nutshell.

[@hughmungus99]

Agreed

[@Eric-zz5ij]

@@jclouds2257 bruh, are you stupid or what?

[@jwo1382]

I used this video to learn to solve the 3X3. It took roughly 2 months. I can now solve in 40-50 seconds. The strange thing is that I no longer remember the algorithms, as it has turned into muscle memory. Great video!

[@parmesancheese5475]

i’d say my best time is a bit less than 2 minutes but i definitely agree with not even remembering the algorithms 😂 indeed it has turned into muscle memory!

[@autumn8215]

​@@parmesancheese5475my best time is 1min 20 sec

[@bvcghh1684]

For anyone watching I would recommend jperms video and you can learn to solve it every time in less than an hour

[@lucaarmstrong6375]

This was the first video that got me into cubing. I now average sub 17 seconds with CFOP, and owe my thanks to WIRED

[@DanielG-yf1ff]

Same🙂

[@ashwinsanthosh9154]

1. Buy a Rubik's cube. 2. It's already solved. 3. ????? 4. Profit!

[@parthibhayat]

*Cubing stonks*

[@maaaaaaaaaaan]

160th like

[@parinitachakma765]

1. Install pubg 2. Win chicken dinner 3.???? 4. Profit????

[@furretssocute1409]

Chicken sim reference:)

[@reyansh417]

@@parthibhayat lol

[@-MankoMan]

"No matter how good you are, there is always an Asian better than you."

[@subswithtwovideos-wb5ir]

Darn it! That suck because I am an Asian

[@imjustok9966]

No I am better at being American.

[@NobleLaika]

*cries in American*

[@bratitu5601]

@@imjustok9966 nah, the asian-american probably still better than you at being american.

[@zeuxlaught2797]

@@bratitu5601 oh yeah

[@Airblader]

I just got into cubing a few weeks back, but this piece seems incredibly well researched and done. Kudos to the reporter!

[@abhay_007]

Hey, how much time do you take to solve the cube fully? Did you follow WIRED's method? Can the time come under 1 minute?

[@Airblader]

@@abhay_007 I started with beginner's method where I got to around 1:20min. Then switched to CFOP and am now on average at 55s, with a best of 41s.

[@RemAtmos]

Such a good video. You guys really gave such respect and appreciation to such an intelligent and niche artform and its community (:

[@salad3955]

*5 second KZbin ad exists* This guy: alright I'm gonna solve a rubik's cube real quick

[@tazbid8489]

Lmao

[@levitheentity4000]

hey ricardou, how u doin buddy?

[@rujon288]

I can’t even solve it in under 20 seconds. 😢

[@wyldcat9396]

@@rujon288 I can't even solve it in under 40 seconds

[@seanaboyy]

James Kerman I cant even solve it

[@JPerm]

Great video :) one of my favorite series on YT and you definitely did speedcubing justice here!

[@wrth]

Who would have guessed that J Perm would be here?

[@onnibools]

You are here too wtf

[@MacGuzman]

@J Perm i agree J Perm, i think he should have interviewed you too, lol. This is definately a well tthought out video and he did plenty research. What do you think the fastest time could be within the next few years?

[@JPerm]

i dont think an official sub-3 will happen in the next few years. and i wouldn't bet on someone beating 3.47 this year but in a few years i think maybe a 3.2

[@robalden2404]

J Perm are you uploading today? It’s your upload schedule

[@MuffinMcFluffin]

This was awesome. I never thought I'd watch a 15-minute video on this (even though I've finally cracked how to solve one), but the presentation was phenomenal and this time just flew by.

[@BenTheCuber]

Max Park, Ruihang Xu, Leo Borromeo, Tymon Kolashinski: Hold my cube

[@azore7202]

“They’re called *Speedcubers*” this man saying it like I’m a different species

[@crilleroglau1276]

We are*

[@T0MYAMS0UP]

*Who says we arent*

[@uraveragebear1428]

Oh so that’s why everybody looks at me weird

[@Jay-og4yb]

Ultra nerds

[@havok-zpeedx83]

@@Jay-og4yb not at all

[@nathanway8974]

This is what I like with wired. They actually have a proper look into how cubing works, and doesn't just look at the first result on Google like mainstream media. Great vid ☺️

[@PeLOmaRgni]

...Wired is a mainstream media

[@fakeemail4005]

@@PeLOmaRgni yeah but it's good media compared to other media companies

[@user-sf4fy8bq1h]

Wired _is_ mainstream. Stop using “mainstream media” as an insult lmfao. You just look like you don't know what you're talking about

[@user-sf4fy8bq1h]

@@fakeemail4005 “good” media? what does that even _mean_ ? How are you measuring “good”?

[@fakeemail4005]

@@user-sf4fy8bq1h They don't try to shove a political agenda down my throat when I watch their videos. Or at least they don't make their agenda blatantly clear

[@TheSilentHeel]

This was an unexpectedly fascinating video!! Loved it!

[@madonnahagedorn5649]

Is there anyone out there like me who is having a hard time learning this skill. My son gets it. He understands the algorithms very well. I call him the puzzle man. He wrote everything down for me and I'm still confused. I get to a certain point and then I'm lost. I admire those who have mastered this puzzle. It inspires me to keep trying.

[@Destin._.]

I would suggest looking at J perms tutorial he explains it very well. I had a Rubik’s cube sitting on my shelf for years then I watched the tutorial and I was able to solve it

[@epsilonsolves1457]

Don’t worry you can get it! It takes some time. And I agree with the above comment about watching j perms vids, they’ve helped me a lot

[@empathogen75]

I actually learned it a month ago so I could teach my 6yo how to solve it. I’m down to like 90 second solves now.

[@thecjwolfpack]

It tends to be a bit harder to learn if you start older, but it's completely possible. Jperm's tutorial is probably the best way to learn. It's what I used after trying a bunch of different "how to solve" videos.

[@dagatti1200]

Try with a tutorial online! Maybe J perm one

[@ankithmahesh1182]

Speedsolving tutorials in 2019: "you gotta learn and practice algorithms" Speedsolving tutorials in 2030: "the secret is to hit the timer really fast"

[@d4rmp01g3]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@felixthefox100]

I'm pretty sure in 2030 you can just activate the timer by looking at it. Or a high speed 8K camera can scan you starting and ending

[@webingerfamily9105]

@@felixthefox100 You could but they dont

[@adityarajsrivastava6580]

Haaha

[@ankithmahesh1182]

@@felixthefox100 That would be cool

[@corban4133]

1:25 dang that guy counted all the grains of sand Now that’s commitment

[@card425]

@Useless Channel of course there is how is that even new to u

[@blueferal8626]

I dont think he counted each grain of sand dumbass

[@Montanerrr]

BlueFeral R/woooosh

[@lambporks]

BlueFeral no no no~ he didddd~~

[@Mecal21]

@@card425 IT'S A JOKE

[@jbruso123]

Max Park just set the world record for 3.134 seconds. Granted, not under 3 yet... but dam, that's close.

[@sandro3103]

actually there are a lot of unofficial sub 3 solves

[@evsebzy]

@@sandro3103 true

[@aaronrosberg5302]

There are actually 43,252,003,247,489,856,000 or in short 43 quintillion different combinations to the rubiks cube

[@amm9387]

This reporter is really good. All his works are so well built and constructed. Congratulations mate

[@SpydersByte]

"we'll build"? You'll build what?

[@STFwrinkle]

@@SpydersByte hahaha

[@SpydersByte]

you edited it but you only fixed half of the error, it should be "well built" :D

[@Ezio470]

Ikr.... He even went as far as dedicating a lot of his time actually learning it.... I was wondering in the beginning if he really tried to get into it or just wanted to present something...but boy i was wrong. Hats off.

[@tittycommitteesenator1878]

Just like his computer

[@iiAchilles]

"alright time to go to sleep" *Why It's Almost Impossible to Solve a Rubik's Cube in Under 3 Seconds* "nvm"

[@yadom5232]

iiAchilles lmao literally me rn. 6 am no sleep

[@NickRoman]

Why It's Almost Impossible to go to Sleep at My Planned Time

[@corbina9849]

wth

[@scipio42]

Same

[@nafetsaces7079]

Like literally 🤣

[@elmerzcosta]

I love this video because it was the catalyst for my interest in speed cubing. And it's now my main hobby and I'm loving it

[@mboss7733]

In middle school, it was one of my dreams to solve one. I got one for Christmas around that time and learned to solve it within about a month. I'm not really into it anymore, but those were fun times.

[@vagerplayz1999]

i solved it for 4 days😭😭

[@griffinmartin3812]

I’m waiting for the “My friend solved it in 2.5 seconds but didn’t film it”

[@birliptasenapati7469]

Realy?

[@Powpowsquad123]

He lives in Russia and goes to a different school

[@caterpaw5107]

Spoiler: that was 1×1 cube

[@wickedmajestic8100]

I’ve done it

[@evolvedbread1370]

@@caterpaw5107 na fam thats impossible it takes 8 minutes for speedcubers to solve it

[@PokeBlock247]

It's always so refreshing to see a non-cuber make a good, informed video about the cubing community. Great video.

[@Slamolo]

Weren't we all non-cubers like him? And he became a cuber in the end, like we all did. It could be more broadly taught to children everywhere, it's a wonderful puzzle.

[@AryanKumar-in3pk]

@@Slamolo Yes, children should be taught to solve Rubik cube. It's not that difficult. I learnt it in about 3 days. Just had to remember few algorithms to solve it.

[@dennisp8520]

@@AryanKumar-in3pk can I ask why you think it's necessary to learn how to solve this cube. It's just a toy, what practical use is there to learning how to solve it?

[@kuldimanas]

@@dennisp8520 well, first of all it's the memorization skills that you need to learn the algorithms. Second, thinking your moves ahead improves the flexibility of your brain cells I guess. Also it's not always predetermined path. Sometimes you need to get creative and make your own moves. And last, it's so much fun, it really is.

[@ImpaledBerry]

gooooooogleeeeeeee

[@PacoOtis]

Bravo! Excellent script excellently presented! Best of luck!

[@rrrcubing6990]

This is so inspiring it inspired me to solve the cube and now I love it thank you!!

[@AndrewTyberg]

This is one of the very few GOOD cubing videos for non-cubers.

[@disastreee]

Andrew Tyberg but it still talks about how it is impossible

[@bennettstouder9849]

It’s OKish

[@chipp5148]

yeah dude im a cuber

[@disastreee]

SpaceCuber 1 I agree

[@notaweeb7936]

Im a cuber, meh 3x3 main is a stickerless yuxin little magic

[@Peridox69420]

How to solve a Rubik’s cube. 1. Buy a Rubik’s cube. 2. It’s already solved.

[@Trix35k]

Yes than bring a scrambled cube and than replace it with it the solved one when no ones looking

[@Helmster]

You should become a comedian

[@Peridox69420]

Helmster No. I have crippling social anxiety.

[@notjettson8407]

100th like

[@laurensiller9222]

Yep,I still have mine in it's case for display but I'm currently working on my little sisters cube because I'm too scared I'll mess up mine 😂

[@August_is]

For your A05 that is AMAZING! For the time you practiced mine at that time was probably like 1:30 ish now it around 28 seconds with lots of practice and algorithms

[@steveb0503]

Mine WAS an old-school original edition (which I modified in the way he described - except I used graphite dry lubricant) and the best I ever managed was around 2 1/2 minutes (a time that was at one point in time considered at least respectable).

[@sayan64]

Wired: why is it impossible to solve Rubik's cube in under 3 seconds? Me: still working on my Rubik's cube since 1990.

[@xxEzraBxxx]

Learn how to solve it, keep practicing and your times will be lowered.

[@seanisnoob2885]

@@xxEzraBxxx True!

[@televizion9962]

@@xxEzraBxxx bruh he was joking

[@kodem199]

Tudor Vintila He is joking tho

[@irvingarcia7387]

Typical non cuber

[@dreflox]

People see me as a god when i solve a 3x3x3 at school in around 1min... then i see people solving it in 10 seconds...

[@simar1846]

Yeah , I know right 😂

[@Weigazod]

Then you see people solve a 3 dimensional 10x10x10 cube :)

[@ERhymesD]

"People see me as a god" yeah...

[@accidentalgenius7933]

then the 10 seconds people see other people solving it in 3.47 seconds.

[@obamaisntreal6149]

When is Carson streaming

[@waza987]

Back in the 80s under 3 minutes was considered mastering the cube. Now that’s just not bad for a newbie after a couple of days.

[@btcubing3091]

Bro Leo has a 2.72 solve

[@user-xq6sl4jd6z]

So true

[@BasementStudi0s]

I knew I saw that video somewhere. Pls tell me the channel

[@Bruh-tz6gf]

Zemdegs: Solves a Rubik’s cube in less than 5 seconds. Asian guy: 😏

[@iwansays]

"Hold my rice"

[@lightr2187]

He still holds record for average

[@whyamihere8313]

It is actually Max Park

[@konstantinkodzhabashev1694]

Eric Shi hold my chopsticks

[@lightr2187]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4KnpmCKYrqtoac check this out

[@SomeoneCommenting]

"1 minute 41 seconds... I'm ashamed..." Me: *an entire life without still being able to solve it*

[@bea6219]

I once used an online cube solver and it STILL took 3 attempts

[@danielwisdom8045]

My best time is 1minute 2 seconds

[@danielwisdom8045]

@Diego Marra 🙂😣

[@SubscriberswithoutAnyvid-sr3jx]

Diego Marra 😭😭😭😭😭😭 and my best is 41 second.By the way when I first solved the cube,it took almost 4 minutes.What about you?

[@sunnykhatri9449]

My maximum time is 2 minute 48 seconds 😔

[@_wetmath_]

Max Park: Is that a challenge?

[@attila0323]

I learned to solve Rubik's Cube more than 15 years ago with a really old "rusty" cube. I was so hyped that I solved it every day a few times and it took me less than a week to memorize the moves. A few years ago I bought a faster cube but still only able to solve it in a few minutes. I just ordered a "speed cube" and will learn the speed cube method to be able to solve it under a minute or half. Can't wait for it.

[@freedomkarungi1022]

the other kid on the table at 3:22 started questioning his life choices lmao

[@alainmg2362]

Hahahaha he probably though: '"is it really worth it to solve this" xd

[@Amir.........]

I laughed so loud at this that my mother and brother started to talk about my mental health 😂.

[@yf-n7710]

The record shown at 1:04 is even funnier when you have context. The record was dropped to 4.73 seconds here. The previous record had been 4.74, and that record had been set by the other guy at the table. He was very good-natured about it; the community that speedcubing has built up is pretty non-toxic.

[@hadrielnuarin8922]

@@yf-n7710 bruh mats was probably like wth thjs guy just beat my wr by 0.01, man mats was like im not beating that

[@yf-n7710]

@@hadrielnuarin8922 Yeah. At least it wasn't just some random guy; I think Feliks Zemdegs and Mats Valk are actually friends (which is why they were sitting together in the first place).

[@RiceSquad]

How to make a WIRED title "why it's almost impossible to (insert world record) in under (world record time minus 1 second)"

[@absqrb]

Ooh ooh or plus 1 depending on the game

[@francisdimaano2350]

@@absqrb nah

[@sarthakgoel7697]

@@francisdimaano2350 yes it can be In case Why is it impossible to skip 89 stones in water

[@francisdimaano2350]

@@sarthakgoel7697 that's also a nah

[@riplikatlnloki5091]

The Asian guy beat it in 3.47 seconds so it like 0.50 seconds

[@amirgamil]

What an awesome video!! Incredible content! Thanks for making it 👍 Now I'm motivated to go out, get Rubik's cube and try and solve it in under a minute 😄

[@aobigal]

I love the Rubik's cube, my mother bought me one for Christmas one year thinking id never solve it, by lunch time I had solved it. and ever since that day I can now solve it in around 20 seconds on average, sometimes faster, I use it as a stress releif. I also use it as a way to remind myself that I am capable of teaching myself anything no matter what.

[@pll__skip]

Wired: It’s Impossible to solve a cube in less than 3 second Luke Garrett, Ruihang Xu, Max Park, *F a h m i* , Leo, Tymon, Yiheng, Feliks, Asher, Jode: Hold My Cubes Edit: i know they say ALMOST Edit 2: this is very possible now

[@jadenwhite3419]

max park never got 2 seconds?

[@pll__skip]

@@jadenwhite3419 he got it 3 times i think, but he got it off tape

[@pll__skip]

@@jadenwhite3419 and he post it on his instagram

[@jadenwhite3419]

@@pll__skip do you have a link?

[@beybladefusion3883]

Read the title it says almost impossible

[@Cubeorithms]

Thank you for making this! It's awesome to see the speedsolving community getting some mainstream attention!

[@ChepFrosty]

Big owo

[@kingoftheseas9332]

It would be my dream to collaborate with you

[@vohni9322]

Thats crazy how the records are so different in 4 years. For those who don't know current WR single is 3.13 by Max Park and the avarage is 4.69 by Yiheng Wang.

[@gperm3710]

*4.48

[@giorgiog.4670]

This didn't age well...

[@davidmiramontes9013]

How?

[@1imag337]

​@@davidmiramontes9013max park is good

[@ryneiscool]

@@davidmiramontes9013 Ruihang Xu’s Unofficial 2.68

[@TuanLe-mq5nx]

​@@davidmiramontes9013max park got 3.13s lol

[@bul6457]

​@@TuanLe-mq5nx in under... ig you have a cube for a brain as well.

[@dpage446]

Who uses algorithms?I memorised the 20-move solve for every single one of the 43 quintillion possible combinations.

[@zachschumann5899]

TheDragonKing same

[@folo2007]

Yeah same, but that actually means we learned 43 quintillions algorithms...

[@ezdor8877]

@@folo2007 was gonna say that

[@electricyeet1527]

bruh

[@nesto9889]

????

[@mald7019]

I feel bad for the next generation of speedcubers. The records are going to be nearly unbeatable with the progress of today.

[@kingsoonkit9234]

Hope their interest holds long

[@montanasnack7483]

Yes oof

[@charliek115]

That's why we need new WCA events!

[@Den-qz3rm]

Mallory Dupuis time to move on to the 4x4 as the standard.

[@charliek115]

@@Den-qz3rm 4x4 records are getting pretty crazy too though

[@schoolgaming541]

Bro it even Seemed Hard to Solve a Cube under 7 Seconds and then Feliks came ,then it Looked Tough to Solve it under 5 but Max , Tymon and many others came so this will also be broken

[@noQued.]

honestly to see that this information is barely off in 4 years is crazy, the fact that the world record was only broken recently is insane considering that 3.47 was over 4 years ago

[@piperguballa5078]

??!! I found my old rubix cube and then instantly got recommended this video thank you fbi agent

[@mathguy101]

It is spelled rubik’s

[@dots223_]

Same! Today I was doing my Rubik’s cube for the first time in months and this video got recommended to me.

[@martinbecker1380]

@@mathguy101 r/whoooosh

[@speedytutlz8474]

@@martinbecker1380 define r/woooosh please

[@charlie_mario6292]

Peeper Gumball it’s Rubik’s not rubix you uncultured swine

[@DanaYi13]

Well researched and put together! I like it

[@friendlyneighborhoodsoviet4512]

Strongly agree!

[@hey.tobiii]

agreed

[@xuananator]

Totes

[@sleepykaizu]

hello

[@warpspeedchic8540]

It was surprising to see you here, i dont know why, youre a speedcuber yourself

[@seres9249]

got recomended right after max park got a 3.13 world record solve 💀

[@scottschoppert9149]

My brother cubed back in high school in the 80s they did corners first and he figured that was the only way. I showed him beginner method then I showed him the app solving it in 20 moves and his mind was completely blown. I remember trying to solve when I was a little kid now I’m slightly obsessed with cubeing trying to learn f2l

[@skygge1006]

“Why it’s almost impossible for wired to to tell us about wires”

[@01X23]

thanks, you killed me

[@mackenziemarden451]

TELL ME ABOUT IT I’m still waiting on the wires on this channel

[@user-ft3dk7bv4z]

Fishy gang

[@demonictowtoe7983]

Not funny didn’t laugh

[@fortnitehack6739]

@@demonictowtoe7983 o.k

[@noahve]

For anyone wanting to solve a cube, go to J Perm on youtube and watch his 10 minute video. Really easy and straight forward.

[@Iqbal1808]

Yup

[@wavyduck1273]

*complete a cube. very rarely do people actually solve it, as mentioned in 3:55

[@ChepFrosty]

That was just Feliks talking about how unexpected the world record jump in times were. I’m pretty sure it had nothing to do with how easy or hard it is to just casually solve a cube with a tutorial

[@AryanKumar-in3pk]

He actually commented on this video

[@Sum_Guy]

Not easy

[@cubilatic]

4 years later, the world record is 3.13 seconds.

[@p4tchPL]

With Max's 3.13, every day we inch closer to a sub-3 WR.

[@Math-Football-Chesskid]

It’s already been done

[@p4tchPL]

@@Math-Football-Chesskid unofficially yes, but officially no.

[@JP-td8gt]

"No matter how good you are, there is always a computer better than you." Computer: solved under a second.

[@naziyadarve4535]

Still we are the one who gave them existence

[@petelee2477]

Code bullets video showed how fast a regular computer could.

[@ciarangale4738]

computers are extremely stupid. they can only do exactly what you tell them to do. they are simply stupid FAST

[@hewad378]

@@ciarangale4738 Not really....they don't have consciousness. And we do, eventhough we have no idea what it actually is and why we have it. Yeah...We're are crazy stupid.

[@ahmadkendakji6417]

Me:error 404 :( 10%,40%,70%,100% system will restart. System destroyed.

[@rbe.a]

*Asian Guy:* solves it in 3 seconds *me:* boasts about solving it in 2 minutes

[@DrZaneK]

in 4 seconds* nobody has a sub-3 yet 3.47 isnt in 3 seconda

[@slowmotionbetterthannomotion.]

Dr. ZaneK its a 3 second solve.

[@hakkai5819]

Thats faster than me solving 2x2

[@ronniechatterjee6490]

Haven't solved one

[@zedmelon]

@RabiyaNoor Hahahah, me too. I recall being proud of 2.5 minutes! (now I'd be pleased if I still have it somewhere packed in a box)

[@Princess_Narii]

So what i am mostly impressed by. The way i solve a cube i got it under 2 min as my fastest speed. which i myself am quite proud of. But his guy makes it look super casual and feels like its slow but he does it in 1.40 which is like vastly under my time. I think my big thing is i need to learn to use both hands. CAuse atm i am mostly using my right hand to turn the majority of the cube and i am probably much faster if i start using my left side aswel. Edit: So i tried that and it did help i managed to cut down it down to 1.44 seconds and i did make a few mistakes and i started out quite slow so there is still way more time save in there. Also my brain is very slow i always still need to search for the pieces i need expecially my start f2l takes ages because i need to look for the pieces. I dont really have a quickfinder like you have with F layer then 2nd Layer. But f2l is even tho i need to search a milion times faster xD Edit 2: I am also still doing cross, orient cross, do corners, orient corners for top layer. And the orient corners costs usually 24 and with bad luck 48 rotations which takes AGES!!

[@Feztek626]

0:14 11x11 “allow me to introduce myself”

[@DanteYewToob]

I noticed something really cool... Some of them are actually throwing the cube down half turned and relying on gravity and impact to finish the last turn while they hit the clock. Pretty friggin cool.

[@maxwellli7057]

Yea cuz magnetic cubes are pretty nice

[@maxwellli7057]

@Super Crackers always get the strong magnets, medium and light magnets are usually pretty gei.

[@hpermutation4439]

No they don't do that... nobody does that

[@jasonlewiscuber2081]

@@hpermutation4439 yep they don't through it down but they do slam their hands down pretty fast

[@Ronanmai]

more than a half turn is still counted

[@MisanCuber]

Human in 19th century: "We can't travel faster than 40 mph."

[@AtheistGamerz]

Trains could go faster than 40mph

[@azearaazymoto461]

Modern trains maybe. I’d imagine trains back then couldn’t though. It was the 1800’s.

[@AtheistGamerz]

@@azearaazymoto461 it was rare but they could top out at 55-60mph.

[@azearaazymoto461]

Cool.

[@azearaazymoto461]

Cool.

[@CubedCrisp]

i feel like the happiest man alive when many people say “its nearly impossible to solve a rubik’s cube” or “ The rubik’s cube is the most difficult hobby” because as a cuber averaging 30 seconds feels bad (for me) many non-cubers think im Albert Einstein 😅, thanks

[@SpataWorks]

Also if you notice speedcubers dont move the face of the cube. All algorithms are modified so you can hold it still

[@dwijaksara]

For a non cuber, he's done a pretty good job reaching a sub 1 min solve. Props to him

[@RobertBeckk]

I remember when I finally got my solves down below around 3 minutes because I would start a song and try to solve it before it ended.

[@Quantum-]

@@RobertBeckk it was such a quick transition for me, I think a week in I was sub 3 minutes. Once I hit 1 minute solves is when I really slowed progress. To get consistent under 1 minute f2l and 2 look just aren't enough for my fingers. It really took me studying oll cases to shave seconds. I still only know about half of them at best.

[@DirtyPoul]

@@Quantum- Yup. I only know the standard beginner solve and I can consistently solve it under 1 min, probably around 50 sec average. Or rather, I used to be able to do that. I haven't solved in years so rusty is an understatement.

[@Quantum-]

@@DirtyPoul I can't even remember how to do the beginners method. Lol. I think I used it to solve my puzzle maybe my first 10 times, saw a speed cubing video and was learning f2l that day. Intuitive f2l only has a few algorithms and they're short.

[@user-me8hy8ew4o]

@@Quantum- Beginners Method is like intuitive f2l, just that you would now understand why you do these moves. But I know what you mean, I wanted to teach a friend how to solve a cube and I googled the beginner's method to show her because I couldn't remember

[@AlejandroGonzalez-bh4pr]

I've competed in a few speed cubing competitions when I was younger and the most impressive solver I have ever seen was this elderly Indian gentlemen at Berkeley. He only did the 2x2 event and his times were not very good, it took him about 2 mins per solve but what amazed me was that he solved it without any algorithms. He looked at the cube and worked out in his head what moves would take him to the solved position. Smart man.

[@jobfernandez9274]

Ye that's the 2x2 for you, with some cubing experience you can solve it without knowing any algos

[@CS-et4fs]

Is this sarcasm

[@sylent1]

@@CS-et4fs I dont think so , its possible to solve the 2x2 without any algorithms.

[@CS-et4fs]

@@sylent1 ik but 2x is hella easy, so why is he making a big deal out of this

[@theofficialkc9970]

@@CS-et4fs Well, you try solving it with absolutely no use of algorithms and no random turning

[@01jbeals]

1 month ago I started “cubing”. I watched the other wired video with a tutorial. Took me a day (few hours) to solve it using that video. The following day (with a few notes written down that I would peek over at for reference,) I was able to solve it in roughly 4 min. In The days following, my notes (written on a regular sheet of paper) turned into a post-it note. 2-3 days of referring to that, I was finally able to memorize the algorithm. And now? Now my average is 1:22 and my best time was 57 seconds. Which is embarrassing compared to these speed cubers, but I am still very excited about it 😅

[@Gladiator6]

Max park has entered the chat.

[@abdelrahmangamingpopo9289]

3.13 is higher than 3 you prob failed at math

[@neerajnandan3519]

Another asian kid solves cube in 2.5 seconds WIRED: Why is almost impossible to solve a Rubik's cube under 2 seconds.

[@wakkle]

Actually 2 people has had unofficial world record.

[@louisbar111]

Who is it

[@Bob-uh9fw]

@equal rights equal fights GENDER EQUALITY what about Ben baron’s 2.83 solve

[@wakkle]

@@Bob-uh9fw oh yeah i meant 3 ben baron max park sameer aggarwal

[@wakkle]

@@albertluo2293 I know I'm not 100% sure that they didn't fake it. but ban baron is a past world record holder and his UWR solve reconstruction got shown in a lazer0monkey video. max park is probably one of, if not the best big cube solver, as he has the world record for 5x5, 6x6, 7x7. sameer I don't really have anything that backs up this solve, but he averages sub 8 in comps so i guess it's possible

[@hendy24]

Wired: "It's almost impossible to solve a Rubiks Cube in under 3 seconds" Ruihang Xu: "2.68. Take it or leave it."

[@iwishexamsneverhappened]

He did say almost impossible

[@hendy24]

@@iwishexamsneverhappened yeah that's why I wrote that

[@chimyshark]

@MUFC the fk?

[@yeadai89]

leo borromeo also 2.78

[@BenjaJohnsonIII]

Please tell me where in the world records is a 2.68 solve. Cus I don’t see it

[@kikook222]

I learned to solve a cube in one day as a 16 year old. I still remember how to do one to this day. It's really not that hard. IIRC there's only 5 moves you need to know. The first layer requires no knowledge, you can just figure it out, the second layer requires 1 (albeit it's not as effective as knowing both), the last layer you need to learn: how to make a cross, how to match the middles, how to match the corners, and then putting the corners up right. You can do a 2/3rd of the cube with only knowing 1 algorithm! It's not very hard once you learn.

[@kloodledoodle]

wired : uploads a rubiks cube video max park : and i took that personally

[@mccanby1234]

"1 minute and 41 seconds, I'm ashamed of myself." Dude I haven't even solved one.

[@Shrek-jv6fb]

Same I just brake it and fix it

[@oraakkeli]

Not trying to flex or anything, but my personal best is 15 sec on the dot

[@ZiRR0]

I have an average of about 1 minute and 40 seconds, and I have to say, it is shameful.

[@oneismajor4863]

1 month of practice (1-2 hours a day) can get you less than a minute. I started in December 2018 and now I avg 20-26 seconds and a PB of 16.85. PB is personal best btw.

[@elliottthompson2745]

My best is 23s

[@AdvaitDhingra]

Usually, when non-cubers talk about cubing, it's kina cringey. But this video was really well made and fun to watch, even for speedcubers such as myself. Good job!:)

[@rewinged-insanemc9595]

Yeah. It annoys me when my classmate is a non cuber and when i turn the corners due to it being twisted and say im a cheater. even though its impossible to solve due to the cube gets messed up when you try to solve it

[@AdvaitDhingra]

Mere ereM been there😂

[@triple7marc]

Mere ereM That’s happened to me too 😂

[@AdvaitDhingra]

Daniel27D thats right

[@buzzmas8068]

Agreed, they arent pretending that you have to be a genius to solve one

[@srinivasrao7175]

But Yiheng Wang solved it under 1.92 seconds

[@cubersquad]

watched this when i first heard about cubing, came back today as a cuber

[@emps2376]

"almost" *patrick ponce is very satsisfied with that 2.99*

[@wilsonxie]

ericaaaa

[@EvanWrightSpeedcubing]

His record has been broken twice

[@The_NSeven]

@@EvanWrightSpeedcubing Yeah, but those solves are very controversial. The 2.82 is pretty believable, but he took the video down for some reason

[@titussutterfield9439]

Who got a 2.82?

[@The_NSeven]

@@titussutterfield9439 Kim Roger Høyland Larsen. www.reddit.com/r/Cubers/comments/bqiw7d/282_3x3_uwr_single_kim_roger_høyland_larsen/? Here is a Reddit thread about it

[@yhmixel]

1x1x1: allow me to introduce myself

[@Ryo_San_]

lol

[@kingkaizoku85]

you arent a cuber. Every cuber knows that the 1x1 is impossible, Expensive and not even Albert einstein was able to solve it

[@alexhall1862]

My name is CUBE! C to the U B. I used to move rubicks layers by the WT.

[@imran19187]

@@alexhall1862 lol u spelt cub not cube

[@shabanaasgher6353]

1x1 is solved by just flipping it

[@kumarraj197]

1:06 Mats valk's reaction is always priceless

[@mrwifi1206]

This journalist is amazing; I suspect he is a genius in his own right!

[@wuhaoouyang7453]

Feliks is a legend. I agree these speed cubers have pushed the "impossible" limit further and further.

[@WcropoliX]

And also his mic is awsome

[@toxic2971]

Tymon is better

[@futuregmchess1561]

@@toxic2971 He's not talking about who is faster. He is talking about who pushed the times to the limit; and that would have to be Feliks. At his prime, no one even came close to him. At Tymon's prime (probably now), Max, Leo, Luke, and a few others are still on his heels. Heck, he doesn't even have the WR average anymore.

[@toxic2971]

@@futuregmchess1561 I don't know what he wrote exactly but it says edited so yeah

[@mdv9831]

He really is. But as time goes on the next generation gets better, even though Feliks isn't the best anymore he certainly was the face we all saw when we got into cubing. The guy who we all wanted to beat

[@JugheadJones03]

That guy got really good, really fast. 50 seconds in that short of time is impressive.

[@fritzsoze7329]

@CAN00192 Ye you have internet, google, books, bunch of methods, but he didnt. That's the different

[@mcpebox8880]

It's not. Its normal. You can literally learn to solve it under 2 min in a day if you got a paper with algorithms.

[@JugheadJones03]

@@mcpebox8880 I need to get me one and try lol!

[@BlancoWilliams]

I got 40 seconds in 1 and a half week with beginner method, it’s not hard, I used the rubiks brand cube and it slowed me down to 1min and then I got a better cube and got down to 40 seconds

[@isaacdavis1363]

@@JugheadJones03 I got down to 1,44 in like 2 days,

[@DividedStates]

12:30 sounds like a potential discipline in rubiks tournaments.

[@Veasirae]

'solving a Rubik's cube in under 3 seconds is almost impossible" yiheng wang: *solves one in under 2 seconds*

[@brokin_official]

That doesnt count, yiheng used an old scramble

[@Veasirae]

@@brokin_official what do you mean an old scramble?

[@brokin_official]

@@Veasirae that 1.92 was an old scramble that someone else got first

[@Veasirae]

@@brokin_official oh i didn’t know, thanks for telling.

[@ryanbaker1097]

"something the cubers call algorithms" as if that's not what they're called

[@beekeeperhoneymoon8179]

@@deekay1306 Woooosh

[@flyintheH2O]

@@deekay1306 He's saying that it's not just cubers that call them them that. That's what they're called by everybody because that's what they ARE. It would be like saying, "People who like to tan refer to the ball of gas in the sky as the sun." It IS the sun. It's not just something one group calls it.

[@Novasky2007]

How do you ever figure out when to use an algorithm, all i see is a jumble of colours

[@Novasky2007]

Odd we call it by its correct name in our group of Orbital Mechanics Physicists: Sol

[@hakkai5819]

screw algorithms! Just call them 'Up, Left, Right, Down'

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

Back in 1980 (high school for me), I solved a cube in about 33 seconds and my average time was about 35 seconds. It was an old-style cube, of course; however, a friend of mine sped up the cube by putting graphite in it to lubricate it. Thing turned like a dream.

[@ustbot7047]

Chernobyl the series taught me that graphite is dangerous

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

@@ustbot7047 No doubt but I was a stupid teenager at the time. Cubes now are better. :-)

[@braidos.k3657]

@@ustbot7047 only because the graphite was exposed to the radiation in the core of the reactor though, graphite in a pencil is fine

[@austinkomachi]

i’m 1980 if you solved it in 35 seconds average you would be basically world class. That’s quite amazing. I am saying this based on the fact that world class cubers in early 2000s averaged about 20 seconds i think

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

@@austinkomachi To be fair, I solved cubes all day long since I didn't have video games to obsess over. Later on, I got really good at Minesweeper and Jezzball. TeeHee

[@shabanamirza9226]

the fact that he has a pillow that is like a Rubik's cube really shows that this guy is dedicated to what he does

[@Orthodoxan]

1:05 the person to his right, Mats Valk held the world record, then the person who solved the cube, broke the world record by 1 milisecond.

[@raulrosu]

Mats Valk did 4,74 and Feliks Zemdegs then did 4,73. Technically the difference between this two values is 0,01 seconds and it is a centisecond and not a millisecond ☆ But both speedcubers are crazy 😳

[@gloz6662]

2069: why its almost impossible to solve a rubik's cube in under 1 second

[@jitendrasoni4639]

Well it could be true because it will be 2069 lol

[@depressedkimjongun2513]

@@jitendrasoni4639 paabji mobbile Jk

[@ZahinYEETS]

5018: why its impossible to solve a rubik's cube in 0.0000000000000000000000000092827607 nanoseconds.

[@thomas3793]

7:49 This is day one, hour zero Thanks for 1k like

[@Theno__]

I Understood That Reference

[@ryandunklee634]

Kid just don’t(cap be like)

[@stoned565]

Mike bald

[@alejrandom6592]

M I K E B O Y D

[@marcusinternet]

mike boyd my dude

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

Current 3x3 Records: Single Solve: 3.13 by Max Park Average of Five: 4.48 by Yiheng Wang

[@doorotabanasik1929]

Who is watching this after Max Park's 3.13? 👇

[@doorotabanasik1929]

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