
Speedcubers are solving Rubik’s Cubes at ever-faster speeds
Muscle memory, rote learning and luck are key to world-record times
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Jul 11th 2019
IT WAS hailed as the world’s first “sub-4”. On November 24th 2018, Yusheng Du, a Chinese Rubik’s Cube enthusiast, solved a standard 3x3x3 cube in an astonishing 3.47 seconds. The feat, now an official...