The 25th anniversary games of the Rubik Cube European Championships are being held in Budapest, Hungary, this weekend.
Quick-thinking, nimble-fingered enthusiasts from 28 countries were vying for prizes in 19 different categories of competition including blindfolded, one-handed and feet-only.
This raw video from yesterday’s competition shows some of the contestants’ unbelievable skills (including a feet-only guy). From the video it looks like they might be adding a new category soon for smartphone apps gaming.
Erno Rubik himself was there to award the prizes.
Erno Rubik
If you’re curious, the world’s record for fastest solving game is 7.08 seconds. The blindfolded record is 30.94 seconds and one-handed has been solved in 11.19 seconds. Oh, the feet-only you ask? A nimble-toed Estonian holds that record with 36.72 seconds.
You can read the full listing of records on the World Cube Association’s website HERE.
This video shows Dan Dzoan of California setting what was then the record for one-handed play three years ago. His record has since been shattered.
How do they do it blindfolded? When the timer begins, they can study the cube for as long as they want, then they pull the blindfold down and solve it. The elapsed time including the study period is what counts as you can see in this video:
Read a pictorial history of Erno Rubik’s development of his Magic Cube HERE.
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