Rubik’s Cube world record broken in staggering 3.13 SECONDS by 21-year-old Max Park
Rubik’s Cube world record broken in mind-boggling 3.13 SECONDS: California Cube master Max Park, 21, broke previous record set in 2018
- Max Park, 21, has won more than 400 events and was featured in a 2020 Netflix movie
- He broke a four and a half year old record, solving a 3x3x3 cube in 3.13 seconds
- The video shows the obvious joy of Park and his fellow cubers having their minds blown
A California resident set the new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube, shattering the record in just 3.13 seconds in an event on Monday.
Max Park, 21, has won over 400 events against fellow ‘cubers’ and was even featured in a Netflix documentary called The Speed Cubers in 2020.
Park, who was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism as a child, set a new world record in what is known as the 3x3x3 single solve competition, according to the World Cubing Association.
You can see in the video as Park makes several attempts to break the record of 3.47 seconds set by China’s Yusheng Du for four years at the event in Long Beach, California.
Park and everyone around him burst into loud cheers and seem stunned when his 3.13 seconds is displayed on a scoreboard.
Max Park, 21, has won over 400 events against fellow ‘cubers’ and was even featured in a Netflix documentary called The Speed Cubers in 2020. He has seen him break the record for solving a single 3x3x3 rubiks cube
Max kept several Guinness World Records in the past, in different cube sizes and has the fastest average time to solve a Rubik’s Cube with just one hand.
Park, who has 170,000 followers on Instagram, has more than a million views on his record.
His parents, Schawn and Miki, explained in a 2019 piece that the competition and activity of solving rubik’s cubes were a way to help Park develop.
“Originally we never started with cubes because of cubes. We started with cubes because of Max’s autism,’ they said.
They said the key to developing an autistic child is finding situations where they can socialize.
The Parks noted that when he was very young, “his fine motor skills weren’t there.”
“He couldn’t open water bottles, so we were constantly looking for something to help him strengthen his fine motor skills,” they added. “We had a Rubik’s Cube in the house and he showed interest.”
In addition to motor skills, the competitions were an excellent way for him to develop in other situations.
Park, who was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism as a child, set a new world record in what is known as the 3x3x3 single solve competition
Park and everyone around him burst into loud cheers and seem stunned as his 3.13 seconds is displayed on a scoreboard
Max holds several Guinness World Records in the past, in various cube sizes and has the fastest average time to solve a Rubik’s Cube using just one hand
His parents taught him to stand in line, wait his turn, and say he was ready to go when it was his turn.
‘Looking at someone and pointing, things like that, played a big part, because theory of mind is a problem with autism, so we had to practice that a lot.’
Having a son who is gifted in the game seems to be just a bonus for the Park family.
“Getting good at cubes was just an afterthought. In fact, it wasn’t even thought about. It wasn’t even important.’
Receiving awards has also taught Park important tasks, such as learning to shake hands, which his parents insisted he should learn as well as cubes.
His parents, Schawn and Miki (pictured right), explained in a 2019 piece that the competition and solving rubik’s cubes were a way to help Park develop
We can’t even describe how proud we are. Most of us as parents are proud when a child takes home an A grade. This completely blows us out of the water. It’s surreal, it’s more than pride.’
Park won the 2020 Red Bull Rubik’s Cube World Cup where he explained some of his methods.
“My motto is ‘don’t think, solve’,” he said after winning the match via Zoom due to COVID restrictions.