Max Park: The World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solver
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What was Max Park's most recent achievement?

  • Breaking the previous world record by Du Yusheng
  • Setting a world record for solving a Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds (correct)
  • Winning a competition in Southern California
  • Attending a cubing event in Long Beach
  • What was a challenge for Max Park in his preteen years?

  • Breaking world records
  • Unscrewing the cap of a water bottle (correct)
  • Participating in speedcubing competitions
  • Solving a Rubik's cube quickly
  • What is the World Cube Association responsible for?

  • Organizing official speedcubing competitions (correct)
  • Setting world records for Rubik's cube solving
  • Promoting Rubik's cube awareness
  • Training speedcubing champions
  • What did Matthew Dickman describe Max Park's achievement as?

    <p>'The holy grail of records'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who held the previous 3x3x3 record before Max Park?

    <p>Yusheng Du from China</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Max Park's autism affect in his preteen years?

    <p>His fine motor skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Max Park widely regarded as?

    <p>The world's top speedcuber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Max start showing interest in the Rubik's cube at the age of 9?

    <p>To improve his finger strengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Max's mother do to help him learn how to solve the Rubik's cube?

    <p>She learned how to solve it on YouTube so she could teach Max</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did competitions help teach Max social skills?

    <p>They taught him how to wait in line and communicate with the judge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Max do when he won his first 3x3x3 record at the World Championships in 2017?

    <p>He looked to other winners to learn how to hold his certificate up for the crowd</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many competitions are held around the world on any given weekend?

    <p>Over a dozen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cubers from over 140 countries are registered with the World Cube Association?

    <p>More than 140,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mental sport of speedcubing compared to?

    <p>'Not Just Child's Play' like Tiddlywinks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was captured in 'The Speed Cubers', a 2020 documentary that follows Max's story?

    <p>'An autistic kid looking at his peer and mimicking'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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