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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Grace Toohey

Southern California resident smashes Rubik's Cube world record with 3.13-second solve

LOS ANGELES — Max Park spent about 10 seconds studying the jumbled Rubik's Cube in front of him at the Pride in Long Beach World Cube Association competition last weekend.

Cracking it took less than a third of that time.

With a deep breath, steady hands and just 3.13 seconds, the 21-year-old solved the colorful mind game with 43 quintillion possible combinations, aligning each side perfectly by color.

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