Have you ever seen how fast some people can solve puzzles? ⏲️
Their movements are like magic, and their actions seem impossible, right?
Yet, with plenty of practice and patience, amazing things can be achieved! 🎉
People from all around the world are having a go at speed puzzling and new records are being set nearly every month!
Let’s find out more about the speedy solvers who’ve recently rotated, stacked and juggled their way into the record books. 🌟
Fastest time to solve a 4 x 5 Klotski puzzle blindfolded
Even with a blindfold blocking her vision, it only took Kong Shuqi from China 5.648 seconds to gain GWR glory. 🧩
To finish a 4 x 5 Klotski puzzle, you have to slide rectangular and square blocks around a framed board to make a certain pattern.
Fun fact: Kong was only 12 years old when she broke this record in Xiamen, China! 🤯
It just goes to show that anything is possible when you put your mind to it!
Fastest time to solve three rotating puzzle cubes whilst juggling
Solving 3 puzzle cubes quickly is impressive, but doing this whilst juggling is INCREDIBLE!
Can you juggle? 🤹♂️
Jakob Schöley from Germany accomplished this feat in 2 minutes 6.59 seconds in Schweinfurt, Germany.
The 24-year-old beat the previous record by over 60 seconds – how cool is that? 😮
Fastest time to solve a 6 level Tower of Hanoi blindfolded
Chen Nuo from China first achieved this feat in January 2021, setting the mark at 41.39 seconds.
Determined to keep progressing and remain the holder of this GWR title, she has just broken this record for a 4th time, with a time of 31.13 seconds in Xiamen, China. 👏
Here’s your reminder to never give up! ❤️
The 6 level Tower of Hanoi puzzle requires you to move rings of different sizes and colours between 3 poles without ever placing the bigger rings on top of the smaller ones.
Fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle cube whilst in freefall
Sam Sieracki from Australia is a real daredevil!
He solved a puzzle cube in just 28.250 seconds whilst falling through the sky at approximately 200 km/h over Jurien Bay in Western Australia. 🛩️
The 17-year-old qualified sky diver attempted this record to “push the boundaries of competitive puzzle solving”.
Would you ever want to experience the thrill of skydiving? 🪂
Fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube
American speed-cubing legend Max Park resolved a rotating puzzle cube in just 3.13 seconds in California, USA.
This makes him the fastest person in the ENTIRE WORLD to have ever done this! 🌎
As of 3 July 2024, Max holds 12 GWR titles, including:
- Most wins of the WCA World Championship (2, shared with Feliks Zemdegs)
- Fastest time to solve a 5x5x5 rotating puzzle cube (32.52 seconds)
- Fastest time to solve a 7x7x7 rotating puzzle cube (1 minute 35.68 seconds)
Did you know Max won his second cubing competition when he was only 10 years old? He beat 2 college graduates in the final! 🏆
Fastest time to solve 5 rotating puzzle cubes with one hand
Wang Yibo from China is a speed-solving pro, even when he only uses 1 hand! ✋
The 17-year-old student completed 5 rotating puzzle cubes in just 1 minute 9.10 seconds in Singapore.
He currently holds 5 GWR titles, 2 of which he achieved on the same day as this record:
- Fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle cube whilst dribbling a basketball (14.35 seconds) ⛹️
- Fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle cube (3x3x3) by a team of two (12.01 seconds with Wang Guanbo) 🧑🤝🧑
Can you imagine how epic it would be to hold multiple world records?
Learn how to solve a rotating puzzle cube…
Have you ever wondered how to solve a rotating puzzle cube? 🤔
Here are the 4 steps you’ll need to know:
- Right side up ⬆️
- Top side left ⬅️
- Right side down ⬇️
- Top side right ➡️
Just keep practising and you’ll master it in no time.
Happy puzzling! 🧩
