Rubik's Cube - a record for assembling

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Everyone knows such a puzzle as the Rubik's Cube. The assembly record was sought by many. But who did it? This will be discussed. But first things first.

Sculptor Erno Rubik invented the famous puzzle in 1974, all the while it gained popularity and became the best-selling toy in the world. In different parts of the world, Erno's invention is called differently, in most countries it is called the "Rubik's Cube", although the author originally called it the "Magic Cube". This name is firmly entrenched in China, Germany and Portugal.

Varieties of Rubik's Cube

There are many varieties of the Rubik's Cube. Some of them differ in the number of cells in the face: in a standard puzzle, each of the six faces consists of 9 cells, but 2x2x2 cubes and, to a lesser extent, other types, such as 7x7x7, are also common. There is a known case of creating a cube with dimensions of 17x17x17. It is obvious that the more elements formone face, the more difficult it is to assemble such a cube.

Some puzzles have a completely different shape, such as the octahedron, dodecahedron, and so on. It is worth noting that the so-called Moldavian pyramid, or Meffert's pyramid, was invented earlier than the Rubik's cube.

Magic Cube World Record

Everyone is well aware of the Rubik's Cube puzzle. The assembly record was tried to be set in many countries of the world. Enthusiasts who assemble a Rubik's Cube for a while are called speedcubers. Until 2014, official records were updated quite often, but breaking the best results becomes more difficult over time.

To date, the official world record: the Rubik's Cube solved in just five and a half seconds. This result was given by Mats Volk, displacing Felix Zemdegs, who completed the puzzle in 5.66 seconds.

It is worth noting that the ex-champion recorded a video on which he set a new assembly record. He collected the Rubik's Cube in just 4.21 seconds, but this fact is not official, and some even dispute this result. Another unofficial record is held by the CubeStormer-3 robot, which was designed by two enthusiasts. As you might guess from the name of the robot, the designers have already tried to create a mechanism that can assemble a puzzle faster than a person, but they only succeeded in March 2014. World record: CubeStormer-3 solved the Rubik's Cube in 3.25 seconds, finally overtaking Felix Zemdegs.

Puzzle in the world

There are many competitions all over the world related to this puzzle. In addition to assembling various variations of the cube for a while, there are even contests for collecting the Rubik's cube with a blindfold. Yes, few people can solve a Rubik's Cube even with their eyes open in less than a minute. The world record for blind assembly is 26 seconds! It belongs to Marshall Andrew, an enthusiast from Hungary.

Rubik's Cube in Russia

In Russia, this puzzle is also widespread, almost every student knows the standard Rubik's Cube. And the older generation knows the Rubik's cube. They tried to set a record for assembly at competitions dedicated to this. The first serious competition associated with the "Magic Cube" in our country took place in early 2009, since then open assembly championships have been periodically organized. It is worth noting that among the programs at all-Russian tournaments there are various types of puzzles with a face size from two to seven.

Rubik's Cube: a record for assembling in Russia

The most famous speedcuber in Russia is Sergey Ryabko. Fame brought him victory in many international competitions related to the famous puzzle. Sergey is also a two-time European champion in this kind of activity. Ryabko began his professional career as a speedcuber in 2010. At this time, an open championship for assembling the "Magic Cube" was held in Moscow, dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the puzzle. At these competitions, Sergey became the winner in twocategories. It is worth noting that at that time the speedcuber was only 15 years old.

In the same year, Ryabko ousted the reigning European champion during the international championship in Budapest. The speedcuber became the European champion for the second time in 2012, taking the place of Michal Pleskovich from Poland.

Sergey repeatedly won all-Russian competitions, was often invited by the organizers of similar tournaments abroad. This speedcuber can also blindly solve some varieties of the Rubik's Cube.

In 2009, Erno Rubik came up with another puzzle - the Rubik's sphere. During the assembly of this invention, more complex movements of the hands are required, in addition, the process is complicated by the fact that gravity must be taken into account for success.