Yusheng Du 3.47 WR, Controversy, Solve Reconstruction

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[@JPerm]

How long do you guys think this WR will last? Cubing Mom/Dad Shirts: teespring.com/stores/jperm?pr=XMAS2018 Get 20% off with promo code "XMAS2018" until the end of December! Shipping may take a few weeks so get it soon! There are also Christmas-themed designs, check them out! Thanks for watching :)

[@fwhuop]

About a year or so

[@karlofvllaga2292]

Maybe 3 or 4 years haha

[@usdking4069]

5+ years

[@graham_lively1732]

I think it'll last less than 8 months...

[@owenlee5118]

i think it will last awhile, as its a huge jump.

[@skizzot22]

“How many people even have that kind of time at home?” I mean... I could spare 3.47 seconds

[@MonkOrMan]

Scott Fleischmann yeah it took me a couple replays before I worked out what he meant

[@ad-1193]

r/whooosh

[@MonkOrMan]

Ad-119 Who tf are you woooshing?

[@ad-1193]

@@MonkOrMan scott

[@MonkOrMan]

Ad-119 🤨 He didn’t get woooshed... J-Perm meant who has solved a cube in that time at home

[@colbypyles2677]

Ok real talk, if this is real. This man will be the last man to decrease the world record by one whole second. No way the next record will be 2.47 and below so congrats to him.

[@laurencampbell5893]

Colby it wasn’t quite a whole second

[@nichoIas_]

That's what people would've said before this 3.47 record lol

[@cloroxbleach3936]

People say Patrick Ponce got a PB of 2.99 seconds.

[@zizohno9336]

Colby Pyles yeah and max park got a 2.89 I tihnk

[@bruce4139]

It wasnt quite 1 whole second it went from 4.43ish to 3.47

[@adriandotexe]

MAX PARK 3.13 LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

[@rainbowkirby6034]

YESSSIRRRR LET'S GO MAX

[@alloaeno]

The main problem I have about the current 3.47 WR is that people are downplaying it and almost condescending to Yusheng. I know it's not everybody, but I see too many comments that say things like "it was all luck," "3x3 WR is a joke now," and the comments that make me the maddest are comments like "Feliks can break this" or "Max Park can break this." The main problem I have about comments like "it was all luck" and others are because of how condescending they sound. Yes, getting a 3.47 is lucky, no question about that. However, too many people are crutching on that argument and almost making it sound like Yusheng is a terribly slow cuber to begin with. To even get a 3.47, he had to have lots of practice be an elite cuber. Furthermore, saying things like "3x3 WR is a joke now" is incredibly disrespectful to Yusheng, who had to practice and no doubt be lucky enough to even get the 3.47. Even if you believe this to be true, there's no reason to say it out loud and ruin the happiness of the WR. The dreaded "Feliks/Max/Mat/(insert elite cuber here) can break this" is also terrible. Yes, Feliks/Max/whoever is still the fastest cuber on the planet. However, there is NO REASON to downplay his WR and take away from what Yusheng did in order to talk about and praise other cubers. This is just something that's been on my mind, rant over.

[@JPerm]

absolutely true, he executed it super well. if you calculate his TPS on such a short solve (so the expected TPS is lower) then he did super well. if someone got 6 TPS on a WR solve then I think it's more open for criticism but he did really well

[@p8ntpickle4]

All 43+ quintillion states of s 3x3 cube are possible starting positions for a "scrambled cube", one of which is a solved state. Its probably more rare to see "Easier" scrambles. However like you said a skilled professional can make many more scrambles seam lucky. Force a slick double x cross and the next 2 pairs like nothing. Then a simple Sune to finish it off with a PLL skip.

[@鄧南英]

Grim Games if youre not joking then youre just being an asshole

[@KTFlaSh96]

I think most people are too connected with "WR time means best cuber" which is up to personal discretion. So when someone like Felixs has the WR, people will say, oh he has it because he's the best. When someone outside of their sphere of "best cubers" gets it, suddenly that notion is destroyed and they have to get upset because their definition of "WR = best cuber" is no longer true for that sphere of elite cubers. I think anyone who can set a new WR is always going to get some flack because they aren't going to always be in people's top 3 cubers that "deserve" the WR. I just look at 3x3 average so that "lucky" cases can be ignored.

[@josephrasmussen1212]

Grim Games you idiot did you even watch the video

[@cringeSpeedrunner]

MAX PARK 3.13

[@TheBookDoctor]

Props for your level-headed and supportive comments about the solve in the first part of the video. It would have been really easy (and I'm sure other KZbinrs will do this) to go on the attack and shout "fake!" rather than to calmly evaluate the evidence that's available. Kudos to you for showing the best side of the cubing community.

[@loot6]

I didn't think there was any evidence? It's just a claim with no video proof like Feliks Zemdegs has.

[@Kshitij_patil_11]

Here after Max broke the record

[@ky-gp4sz]

Du YuSheng sounds like a type of 3x3x3

[@nazireidris8508]

shengshou

[@swarooprajpurohit110]

@@nazireidris8508 no, Yuxin😂

[@octogintillion]

2018 has been a great year for cubing. The 3x3 single has improved by over a second, and I think everyone can agree it is the last time that it will happen.

[@johnathanb2447]

Maybe not. It only takes a breakthrough in a method or cube technology.

[@andy598]

Johnathan Braithwaite Technology may not have limits, but human beings do.

[@salahsaadsalah7509]

@@johnathanb2447 lol like what? Someone learning full 1LLL

[@Jako1987]

Maybe you can be lucky and get 2FL skip and LL skip

[@osman3033]

@@Jako1987 Or a new method arrives where you can recognize the FMC of the solve within 15 seconds.

[@dominiclapitan8466]

Im really thankful that youre converting the scramble if the solve was done on white top and green front. Really helps a cuber like me who isn't color neutral yet. Thanks a lot Jperm!

[@jftsong4181]

CN makes you able to recognize everything with different color fast, even as non CN myself i seriously dont think there is any issue with understanding this solve though

[@ricebowl911]

Do

[@asr2009]

you should practice such reconstructions but on original scramble, as this will aid a lot in colour neutrality. i am not fully colour neutral as i do mistakes or pauses in other colours but still, you should just try to solve which is the best cross colour instead of forcing white cross everytime.

[@mmfnmn2456]

Christmas is coming sune

[@justmax234]

Dang XD

[@avaneeshyendluri1429]

Lol

[@arlo4639]

Stop that right now

[@bucketheadkfc]

Soone*

[@LeafyGrovyle]

S t o p

[@imjustyog]

4 years ago, we are still here.

[@4klegendaryyt379]

Max park: Not anymore

[@imjustyog]

@@4klegendaryyt379 DANG THE 4 YEAR WORLD RECORD HAS BEEN SHATTERED

[@JakobDam]

I'm a newbie/beginner - 14 days in. My PB is just below 50 seconds. You managed to solve and explain thoroughly and show how other choices would've affected the outcome, all in less than 40 seconds. Damn.

[@NaveyBlu]

What’s crazy is that many top cubers haven’t even gotten times like this at home, it’s going to be a very long time before this record is touched.

[@DGCubes]

Great video! Not sure if this has been pointed out yet, but your cross solution has some cool continuations: z y' F' L F' L' U R2 // Xcross L U2 L' // XXcross U' R' U' // green F2L solved?! If we go the FMC route, there's 1 move to 3E3C after that, and IF finds a 23.

[@JPerm]

holy 12 move f2l on green, turns out yusheng du was wrong I deserve the wr

[@rosencreuz]

ha ha ha ha

[@harrysavage9213]

This was actually my solution when I tried the scramble, I switched what colour I was solving halfway through!

[@robinknabe9843]

I wanted to say, that color nutrality gave him the WR, ofcourse you have limited inspection time. Else he would have seen the green side

[@p8ntpickle4]

Are you a wizard?

[@goosedoesvideogames]

Exactly 5 years today, that flew by

[@DepFromDiscord]

and i thought i was fast for 19.341 seconds! Edit: I got a new pb a year later and guess what, it was sub-10! :D

[@TheBookDoctor]

You *are* fast for 19.341. Not "win a comp" fast, sure, but by any reasonable metric over the population of humans on this planet, you are definitely fast. I would love to have a sub-20 PB single, even out of comp!

[@DepFromDiscord]

@@TheBookDoctor Thanks! 😀

[@SlightSmile]

well, i thought i was fast with a 53 sec record back in 2014, bcz it was a sub1 min solve dont get me wrong i have a 20:01 solve

[@fatsquirrel75]

My fastest solve is 30s. I average sub40. People in public are amazed how quickly I can solve it. Honestly, a sub 4s time is superhuman. It's a sensational WR.

[@AzNightmare]

*To most people, just being able to solve it is mind blowing. Just the application of finger tricks is mind blowing. If you're just using your fingers and not your wrist, you already look like a "pro". Also note that majority of people don't actually have a cube, and if they did have one, it was most likely a cheap crappy one back from the 90's or the dreadful Rubik brand cube. Those things weren't smooth at all and finger tricks were out of the question, so seeing someone use their fingers is most likely mind blowing.*

[@Nolmy300]

Nice new profile picture! Also my opinion on the record is it shows that cubers that are not world class can achieve very impressive times, and this WR is something that is motivating me to practice more. It would be awesome to see more underrated cubers in the future to get sub 5s and sub 4s.

[@JirachiFatestar]

I honestly believe that most people who saw this scramble and were CN probably looked to insert orange (or whatever color it is on red I’m not CN) first like you did, and that’s why their times were not as fast because it led to some ugly cases. Mad props to Yusheng Du for seeing that and getting the WR. As Erik said, getting lucky is not a crime.

[@terrarianboi9888]

Finally a youtuber who has more merch besides shirts and hoodies

[@anon8242]

did anyone notice that this video's url has F4ke on it?

[@JPerm]

holy

[@HandledToaster2]

Coincidence????? I think not....

[@reubne6547]

Bruh, we better sign u up for cicada 7701

[@ryanr180]

@@JPerm moly

[@KingAlexYT]

youtu.be/**F4ke**oLytAsM

[@nasdfigol]

It lasted 5 years, damn

[@cyanthestickman9933]

X perm

[@asherang7]

Super Cool PokeCubing George egg sperm

[@narwhalgaming8193]

S perm

[@tehcubedude]

10:30 "If he had not recognized that....SUNE-R" I see what you did there :P

[@Cubicity_213]

5 and half years later, another Chinese cuber gets 3.47 again

[@quinaeharris9643]

i rembmbered that you said your chines??? on the vid on how to brack the WR

[@dylanpollard5156]

I got the shirt for my dad and he loves wearing it to competitions!

[@Meraomer]

Congrats on reaching 300K subs!

[@cameronlindo3078]

3 years ago!? we're all getting old

[@Jellylamps]

That scramble feels like getting lucky using cfop for fmc and i can’t help but feel sad that it happened this way. I would have loved to see more records just shaving each other off for a while

[@anhex.5747]

J Perm: China doesn’t have KZbin Also J Perm: I’ll link YuSheng’s KZbin channel here.

[@Sevonarola]

That's because YuSheng uses VPN

[@WaheebEjaz]

It has been 4 years and the record is still not broken

[@Gametarian]

2:01 *J Perm:-* Nobody filmed that solve. *Security Camera:-* Hold my Lens.

[@speedcubesolver4176]

Can't believe this was 3 years ago and still is the official wr in August 2022 btw jperm i have a channel

[@leftysheppey]

0:09 Everybody. Everybody has that time. Little did innocent little jperm know at this time what the world would become

[@加波かなみ]

Max PB 3.31s Feliks PB 3.02s Patrick PB 2.99s We still got hope guys

[@johnsupremecuber705]

Patrick is 2.99?

[@Gribon93]

Ask them how many times they did get sub 3.50. Ask them how many solves they did summary. Calculate proportion of official solves. It is WR for years. Maybe even decade

[@LashyYT]

I believe the world record won’t be broken for atleast 2 to 3 years or 3x3 will never be broken again #RIP 3x3

[@Asterra2]

Never really thought about it before, but it's kind of a bummer that the nature of this WR is so dependent on the random factor. Like, literally to the point where a massive percentage improvement can come from basically anyone. And the worst part is that when the new WR does get beat, no matter who beat it, what they mostly will have beaten is someone else's coin flip.

[@Mxrtini951]

guys 4 years later and he still holds it

[@sebastian.ziekman]

2022: Tymon gets a 3.97 & Max Park a 3.63 We are approaching the next wr single guys!

[@jmanh128]

Frick I saw the solve and dang that was a) a clutch solve and b) an easy scramble

[@vincentgledhill4777]

Great to actually see you on a video I’ve been a subscriber for a while. I taught myself how to do the cube in 1980 and the best I got was about 1.5 minutes. I have just taken it up again. Hoping to get to sub 30. Have a gan and robot, and am practicing every day. 57 years old

[@genericusername4206]

Vincent Gledhill you really shouldn’t get a gan unless you are decently fast there’s lots of cheaper cubes that are just as good

[@MegaKash786]

@@genericusername4206 bro knew how to cube 42 years ago i think he knows what he doing

[@EddyCat1234]

It’s 2023 and it still hasn’t been broken!

[@sagemaster8597]

I tried solving the world record scramble and i got 12 seconds in my first try and i average 35-40 seconds. It is a huge drop so maybe that is why he got a very fast solve.

[@ortega9115]

Wow… it is crazy that this has happened over 3 years ago and it still stands to this day!

[@asignificantspek]

4 now

[@ortega9115]

I wonder what the next wr single will be… knowing Max park, who I believe will set the next wr, it’l be a 3.46.

[@Lvkacuber]

here we are in 2022 and this is still the world record

[@iijakeyt_rb7598]

3.47 has the same digits as 4.73

[@chev3792]

:0 Illuminati confirmed

[@iijakeyt_rb7598]

lol

[@ONI1013.]

It’s also same digits as 7.43, 7.34, 4.37, and 3.74. See how that works? Not rocket science.

[@iijakeyt_rb7598]

GHN1013 How many of those times are world records

[@ONI1013.]

Goober Sack - depends what world record your referring to. 7.43 is pretty fast for some events and really slow for others. 😝

[@arecus54]

Getting lucky isnt a crime, someone decent is bound to get a lucky scramble anyways Honestly, I wasnt that skeptical, China's way of running comps is pretty reliable, i doubt they would let such a time slip if it was fake Inb4 some other decent guy breaks it next week

[@jingyuanchen7572]

I do agree with you. As a Chinese live in Europe now, I have attended several comps both in China and Europe. China's way is much more strict and reliable in my opinion.

[@shellrockguy9761]

Good time reaction starter kit: -clap (only 1) -stand up -arm pump -“yeah!” -360 spin

[@yaej]

eventually its gonna be a race to see how fast you stop the timer

[@freshstat1csnow]

2x2 in a nutshell

[@aristology6912]

Bro I got a 0.000 yesterday, this is nothing. I think I forgot to start the timer

[@varahunter68]

DNF

[@adultadventures1597]

Great video !!

[@arfrck2222]

Thanks for taking your time to explain it I like and understand your views and appreciate your take on it, it made me look more into it and try and look at it with out prejudice.

[@imscreezy]

I can't even do an Algorithm that fast😂

[@robotbanana4261]

Can’t believe this was a whole year ago.

[@KenStentiford]

I bet he regrets not recording, but I could imagine that could add pressure.

[@Daxson12]

It is because it was done at a competition and it followed all World Cube Association regulations and it was confirmed as real by the World Cube Association.

[@KenStentiford]

@@Daxson12 Thanks, I've since seen footage and seen breakdowns so I agree Its legit.

[@astrophysx7523]

First of all, he had two preserved f2l pairs. Secondly cubing technology got better over the time. And lastly, he has a last layer skip. Its definitely a legitimate solve, even if he got slightly lucky. For those naysayers who are saying oh but overall hes not that fast due to average, well if you care about the average so much then why not talk about that more.

[@Mark_Cook]

Yeah it does look legit, but the scramble could also be set up tbh. Not likely, but I’m not so sure about the no filming thing being good for a WR

[@methylgroup4381]

After I watched his solving on “优酷”。 I knew he is possibly breaking the World Record.

[@Badokhon]

You are my legend , I did my first successful BLD solve thanks to you .

[@pokemon11649]

I'm confused how can he have a KZbin channel when he is in China and how was the solve reconstructed from CCTV?

[@JPerm]

oh yeah how does he have a channel LOL. and the solve was reconstructed by yusheng to confirm the scramble is correct

[@chenhaosun9920]

Some Chinese top cubers have their own channel, Kaijun Lin, Jiayu wang. They get access to yt thru VPN or other software methods🐶🐶

[@nanfeng1213]

I am Chinese,we can use KZbin by somehow.

[@roslynhardaker5243]

at 3:41 he says 'i dont think this will get broken in a long time' it is now 2023 and it still hasn't been broken. so jperm fans when do you think it will be broken? i still asume a few years

[@ElkiOP]

2 sub yusheng du happen in like a month just a while ago

[@Heartstopper34757]

3 years and no more world records

[@alextouthang3016]

Reminds me of "If you think you can do something, there will always be an asian who can do it better" 😂

[@seansiquig]

damn, pretty proud of that guy. im not amazing at cubes or anything, just loved seeing the reaction of everyone in that surveillance video.

[@justonehookaway3304]

3.25 is the new worldrecord next year

[@tacobellvaluemenu6594]

“If you’ve been on the internet at all...” Ok buddy

[@thechargeblade]

My bad, i thought the guy on the left of the thumbnail is you

[@anthony.esper21]

This record will probably last at least as long as Felix's OH single record, the fact that the UWR are way too close to this one, just makes it kind of impossible to do better, but hey we all love surprises here, so let's see what the other cubers will respond.

[@KringusKrang]

Was very skeptical of this, but after seeing the scramble, holy shoot that's an easy solve!!! Sub 4 wr hype!!!

[@DylanMcKnight]

Holy crap I’m thankful to have turned out the way I did

[@wizardmagizard5444]

Came here for the controversy. Stayed for the advice on what to buy parents for their birthdays/christmas

[@joeypeanuts5810]

At least he didn’t pitch a tent in front of a bunch of children

[@AlexKing-tg9hl]

If you could have a 17x17 or a yottaminx which would it be.

[@JPerm]

17x17

[@jamestuppenney8235]

Wow... this was already a year ago? I feel old...

[@zander1210]

Sad to think that at some point WRs will become unbreakable☹️ I personally think they should remove the fifteen second analyzation period at the start of each solve in order to “reset” all of the previous WRs.

[@cubinglab6332]

Awful idea, sorry but that is Terrible

[@zander1210]

😣😢

[@xSil3nt27]

Eh, fake, no recording, anyone can just press the button and fake it easily..

[@chrisstein2714]

Almost 2 years later and we still haven't beaten it

[@amclauzeo4373]

Damn KZbin it's recommended me after 3years of release 😂

[@keytronic]

"The Chinese have never cheated before in international competition" - No one

[@gdslowingunicorn1806]

Bro this guy is so wholesome when it comes to gifts 🎁

[@shahanshahpolonium]

omg that scramble makes me skeptical if it was faked

[@shahanshahpolonium]

I average 27 seconds and I tried this scramble and got a 8.20, now I believe why someone who averages 9 seconds got a 3 second solve.

[@chikengas4052]

Imagine a new record which is sub 2 And everyone is too fast and cubing is not fun anymore

[@lyvindy0527]

Moral of story: 'At the higher levels of cubing, look ahead is the most important thing' -J Perm

[@taxfraudpro]

Who noticed the 3.47 and the 4.73? They both have a 7,4,3

[@mikebarnes7441]

Oh yeah you know all those moms and dads that loooove cubing shirts....

[@atharvapawar2006]

FINALLY FOUND MY FRIEND'S FRIEND WHO CAN SOLVE A RUBIKS CUBE IN 3 SECONDS !!

[@charizardfouzi8804]

I have watched this video many times . but I never get bored 😀

[@The_Colinator]

THE 3X3 RECORD WAS 3 YEARS AGO??

[@BlargMeister]

Imagine not knowing who Yusheng Du was before this Kappa Also nice crop of the surveillance footage, I can still see your bright red drawers lmao

[@BedNN]

wow this shocking I sort of stopped cubing in 2018 and never heard of this solve

[@adarshpresanna8113]

Feliks Zemdegs has broken the 3 second wr twice, but they were both unofficial so they didn’t count.

[@baactiba3039]

I like how J perm talks to his viewers like we're all kids. It's pretty true actually

[@tsundokukinsugi7331]

On the thumbnail u look like Jackie Chan but a younger version 😂

[@welovefortnite6949]

Ladies and Gentelmen HE IS MAKING MERCH FOR OUR PARENTS NOT FOR US?!?!?!!??

[@rickypunukollu3296]

Yusheng DU solved that cube on my birthday last year.

[@ellesaint1311]

I didn’t want to believe it. I was hoping that it would be Felicks. Sorry Zemdegs, looks like your reign is over

[@a_harris1938]

This is completely unrelated but, do you wax ur eyebrows, I’m not saying that they look bad but they look waxed and I’m curious

[@joaquinrojas9380]

Bruh I got sub 3! On finding my first cross edge.