First and foremost — where did the Rubik's Cube come from? The Rubik's Cube was first invented by Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik to model 3D movement for his students. The original ...

Speedcubing is the sport of solving a classic Rubik’s Cube — or a related combination puzzle — in the shortest amount of time possible. And, no, it is not for the faint of heart. The Speed Cubers ...

Max Park is a longtime speedcubing world record holder — for the 3x3x3 cube, his best official time is 3.13 seconds. Let's show you how he does it. By Siobhan Roberts, Jeremy White, Sean Catangui and ...

Jayden McNeill holds the national record for solving a Rubik's Cube in the least number of moves, completing the puzzle in just 20 twists and turns. The 23-year-old is also a fierce competitor when it ...

German twins Sebastian and Philipp Weyer stood across from one another on the stage at the Rubik’s Cube World Cup, with victory at stake but, more than that, the latest bragging rights of a sibling ...

A contestant solves a Rubik's Cube blindfolded during the Canadian Speedcubing Championship 2023 at the Queen's Park Arena in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, on July 13, 2023. A total of ...

As a preteen, Max Park couldn't unscrew the cap of a water bottle, let alone try to tackle a Rubik's cube. He lacked the fine motor skills, a symptom of his autism. Now, at 21, Max can solve a Rubik's ...

On a cold day in November, hundreds of people flocked to an arena in Coventry, which has previously hosted gigs by Oasis, Rihanna, and Harry Styles, for an event of a very different kind. The 500 ...

Since its invention in 1974, the Rubik's cube has taken the world and its hobbyists by storm. But the brightly-colored block puzzle has also fostered some fierce competition, as global puzzle fanatics ...

On a cold day in November, hundreds of people flocked to an arena in Coventry, which has previously hosted gigs by Oasis, Rihanna, and Harry Styles, for an event of a very different kind. The 500 ...