How to solve a Rubik’s cube in five seconds

Geoff Smith

How to solve a Rubik’s cube in five seconds

Geoff Smith

Department of Mathematical Sciences

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This week, 14-year-old Lucas Etter set a new world record for solving the classic Rubik’s cube in Clarksville, Maryland, in the US, solving the scrambled cube in an astonishing 4.904 seconds.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2015

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