Speedcubing
Speedcubing is the art of solving a Rubik's Cube as fast as possible. Solving here means to make the cube have each face be one single color. Regular cubes come in variations of 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, and 5x5x5. Puzzle builders try to invent new forms of Rubik's cube was invented in 1974 by the Hungarian professor of architecture Ernö Rubik. The international interest in the cube began in 1980 to last until about 1983. On June 5, 1982 the first world championship was held in Budapest. After 1983 the interest faded away. With the upcoming of the internet and the cube being available from websites speedcubing got a new boost. Starting 2003 regular national and international championships are being organized.
Cube variations
The different sized cubes are usually referred to as:
The cube can be solved using several methods, of which not all are suited for speedcubing. One of the most used speedcubing methods is the Fridrich method, named after Jessica Fridrich, who invented it, and also finished 2nd in the 3x3 one handed solving
- 3x3 blindfolded solving
- 3x3 solving in fewest moves
- Rubik's Clock
- Rubik's Magic
- MegaMinx
Terminology
Here are some definitions generally used by the speedcubing community. This community was started by Chris Hardwick, the reigning
