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/ho....w-to-solve-a-rubiks-

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

World Cube Association
https://www.worldcubeassociati....on.org/persons/2004M

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/featu....red-video-solving-ru

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/channe....l/UCAPzDmdYVqR4mRfu8
https://cube.berkeley.edu/

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