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: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-in-5-seconds-or-less/
Here are some links for some of the information and cubers we consulted:
World Cube Association
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2004MAOT02
Tom Rokicki’s Paper on “God’s Number”
https://tomas.rokicki.com/rubik20.pdf
MIT Robot (built by Ben Katz & Jared Di Carlo) Breaks Rubik’s Cube Record
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZu9gjQJUQs
Text: http://news.mit.edu/2018/featured-video-solving-rubiks-cube-record-time-0316
World Record-Holder Feliks Zemdegs
https://www.youtube.com/user/fazrulz1
Competitive Cuber Tiffany Chien from the Rubik’s Cube Club at Berkeley
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAPzDmdYVqR4mRfu8jxzg9Q
https://cube.berkeley.edu/
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Why It’s Almost Impossible to Solve a Rubik’s Cube in Under 3 Seconds | WIRED
You still said “almost”
This video makes me think if I’m smarter than I think lol
I learned to solve a Rubik’s cube on youtube in one afternoon on a holiday and could solve in under one minute in three days, the guy said it would take 2 weeks to do it in 90 seconds?
Well depending on how many hours a day you invest it can take a lot less. I dont think solving the cube under a minute is a task that would take 2 weeks. If you are really dedicated i think 3 days are possible.
took me 4 days to get a sub 1min
Wtf lol 😂
Just waiting for an sub 2
0:28 it does not take a few weeks of “dedicated” practice. I devised a system I have taught beginners in 2 hours or less.
Ye I watched a video and I could do it in a few hours.. I learne Cfop in like 2weeks that took forever lol
YiHeng: Hold the phone
3.05 rn btw
Yiheng Wang is gonna do it
Are you still sure, its impossible to solve the cube under 3s after the current record of 3.05s?
A few weeks?
It only took me a couple hours to learn how to solve one by watching a video. It’s really not that complicated, it’s just memorizing algorithms and understanding what objective you are currently on and how to solve it
Same took me 1 hour and 20 minutes with a video of a cuber and then do it a fee times and you can unlearn it after that
6 years later….
crazy how things have change :))
I wouldn’t say someone who’s memorised the algorithms to solve a Rubik’s cube has actually “solved” it.
Beginner cfop solves a rubiks cube without any algs
@Zeltappardon?
Thanks Wired! I’ve been wondering why I just can’t seem to get under 3 seconds.
Whats your average?
Max Park
Brilliant…
*enter yiheng*
3.051 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
For anybody wondering for latest Record , it is 3.05 second now…by Xuanyi Geng of China, solved on 13 April 2025
It’s actually quintillions.