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

Here are some links for some of the information and cubers we consulted:

World Cube Association

Tom Rokicki's Paper on "God's Number"

MIT Robot (built by Ben Katz & Jared Di Carlo) Breaks Rubik's Cube Record

World Record-Holder Feliks Zemdegs

Competitive Cuber Tiffany Chien from the Rubik's Cube Club at Berkeley


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

[JPerm]

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

[nicholaslear]

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

[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.

[andrewcamagay]

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.

[nathanway]

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 ☺️

[mileschun]

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

[jwo]

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!

[BenTheCuber]

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

[esram.]

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.

[pakesanders]

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

[lucaarmstrong]

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

[amm]

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

[AndrewTyberg]

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

[aaronrosberg]

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

[salad]

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

[PokeBlock]

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

[Airblader]

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

[kloodledoodle]

wired : uploads a rubiks cube video

max park : and i took that personally

[corban]

1:25 dang that guy counted all the grains of sand



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