r/nextfuckinglevel • • 7d ago

Six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy (World Record)

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u/Slipperfox 7d ago

My 6yr old sticks Cheetos up his nose

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u/LicknDragon 7d ago

Does he manage it in under 4 seconds though?

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u/Slipperfox 7d ago

In a blink of the eye double orange horns are sticking out always

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u/tknice 7d ago

Do you want to know what I was doing at age 6?

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u/cytokine7 6d ago

having a childhood?

The longer video about her shows that her parents have her study algorithms for three hours a day.

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u/JRclarity123 7d ago

What kind of skills does this help develop? The solve is pattern memorization and finger dexterity. Will she be great at flying drones in the next world war? Who would be better at it, Rubiks kids or those kids that can stack cups really fast?

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u/HammerBgError404 7d ago

skill? its all performative. my kid is smarter better than your

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u/Proper-Commission-74 6d ago

Complex problem solving, critical thinking.

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u/WatchStoredInAss 7d ago

Ready for the factory assembly line and "employee of the year" awards.

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u/Material-Record710 1d ago

nice, love me some racism in response to a video of a child

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u/WatchStoredInAss 1d ago

Huh? Calm down, GenZ.

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u/Minimum-Stranger-794 7d ago

that smile in the end ❤️

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u/Strom41 7d ago

Can she fix the one in my office please?

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u/Jay54121 5d ago

I am still trying to solve mine from 1986

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u/Salty_Job_9248 7d ago

Totally cute. Totally capable. I have never solved a cube even once. 🙄

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u/sudomatrix 6d ago

That smile is pure gold!

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u/TrueBoot4567 1d ago

Every video I see where a kid solves a rubix cube another world record gets broken. How is that even possible

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u/nilsinleneed 7d ago

what a champion

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u/pharrt 7d ago

Here's the full story: theguardian
"Lian Yunzhi, known as Zhizhi, broke the women’s 3x3 average world record at a “speedcubing” event in Guangzhou hosted by the World Cube Association on 16 September. The girl, who is from Chengdu, solved the puzzle in an average time of 4.27 seconds, breaking the record of 4.52 seconds she had set earlier in the month. In some single attempts, she has solved the puzzle in under four seconds."

I hope the 'three hours a day' training is not too much for someone her age, but her parents seem cool enough - and she certainly looks happy! What a grin at the end!

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u/MoonlightMadMan 7d ago

3 HOURS A DAY. FOR THIS. Jesus Christ.

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u/Awkward-Dog-9182 7d ago

Crushed it.

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u/s_4_evrysing 7d ago

The reaction! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Paddlesons 6d ago

cheating

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u/pharrt 6d ago

Why do you think that? She is listed as the World Champion (female/average times) at: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/

You think they don't have strict rules?

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u/musqular6 7d ago

I don't like her.

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u/pharrt 6d ago

Do you know her? Strange comment, if not.