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Did you have a Rubik's cube as a kid? New record by 10 yr old - 2.76 seconds

Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:19 am
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
21591 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:19 am


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The Rubik's Cube, invented by Erno Rubik to teach 3D geometry, has sold over 350 million units since 1980. Initially believing it unsolvable, Rubik scrambled and solved it himself.




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Ten-year-old Polish speedcuber Teodor Zajder set a new 3x3 Rubik's Cube record at an unbelievable 2.76 seconds at an official WCA competition in Gdansk, Poland, setting the first ever official sub-3 world record.




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He's bringing home $14.000 prize money offered by the GAN speedcube company for the first sub-3, taking a big chunk of their $130.000 prize pool. Making $14K in just 2.7 seconds translates to a pretty good $18 million hourly wage.








Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
9903 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:23 am to
I cracked a perfectly good wiffle ball bat on my little brother's rubiks cube one time. Those things were really frustrating.
Posted by SuperflyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
1129 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:25 am to
I mean, 2.76 seconds is an amazing accomplishment of dexterity, but is 3x3 really a challenge, even for a 10 year old? And 2x2? Gtfo with that.
Posted by Everyday Is Saturday
Member since Dec 2025
2594 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:27 am to
My nephew held LA state record (3X3) and is nationally highly ranked.

Meanwhile, his uncle (me) could solve his in 1980s by using a book that showed how but took me all of 1980s to do so.
Posted by gmac8604
Green Bay, WI
Member since Jun 2012
1465 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:53 am to
Took me about 20 minutes to solve one back in the day. Hardest part was reheating the stickers with a blow dryer so they'd stick again.
Posted by NfamousPanda
Central
Member since Jan 2016
1205 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:05 am to
Learning how to solve one was a random thing I picked up during Covid lockdown. At my best I could do it in a about a minute twenty seconds. The speed that these speed cubers go is crazy
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
20987 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:10 am to
I’m going for the world record, 50 years and counting.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
62199 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:13 am to
The little dude is going to pull some serious trim when he gets older.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
178255 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:15 am to
quote:

I mean, 2.76 seconds is an amazing accomplishment of dexterity, but is 3x3 really a challenge, even for a 10 year old? And 2x2? Gtfo with that.

Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
8315 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:39 am to
I wonder what the standard is for the starting point?

If you watch the video the one side is like 2/3 solved.

I'm not diminishing the record but just curious how the start point is established.

Posted by Mushroom1968
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2023
6724 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:45 am to
Yea but I've never been good at it. Honestly, have always just been too retarded to get it. Even my sons at a young age were good and I always felt "special" in front of them because I'm so bad at it.
Posted by SuperflyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
1129 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:51 am to
I was responding to the topic the OP posted
Found the guy that struggles with the 2x2x2 cubes
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
61943 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:54 am to
How many Polacks does it take to solve a Rubik’s Cube?
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21818 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:06 am to
My kids love these but can't solve them

They usually think dad can do anything and I don't know how to solve them either, so I just don't attempt and claim I could do it if I want. They call my bullshite so hard

This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 11:08 am
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
16024 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:13 am to
Still have an original from when it came out. I would compete against my brother's and thought I was good but sub 3 seconds is nuts.
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
23497 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:14 am to
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I wonder what the standard is for the starting point?

If you watch the video the one side is like 2/3 solved.

I'm not diminishing the record but just curious how the start point is established.


They use computers to generate scrambles to make sure it's truly "random." Regardless, these guys know the algorithms and it becomes a test of dexterity and ability to visualize the solve during the inspection phase that they're allowed. I can solve one in about 60 seconds but it's using a slower set of algorithms than these guys use. I never bothered learning how to go much faster than that
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85349 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:14 am to
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I wonder what the standard is for the starting point? If you watch the video the one side is like 2/3 solved. I'm not diminishing the record but just curious how the start point is established.


Yeah I’ve heard that the real quick ones have to start in a specific position
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