Christopher Michael Hardwick (born December 6, 1983) is an American competitive

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. Born in

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, he attended the

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(class of 2002) and

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(class of 2005). He is known especially for his blindfolded world record solution times of

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and Rubik's

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puzzles, though he started out as a top one-handed cuber. Chris holds the former world record for the blindfolded solve time of the Rubik's Professor's Cube with 15 minutes 22 seconds. Hardwick has made a number of television appearances demonstrating the

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, including

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in 2002,

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and

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in the fall of 2003, discussing the 2003 Rubik's Cube World Championships. His home videos have also appeared on numerous online video sites including

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and

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. A home video of Hardwick solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube one-handed appeared on VH1 in 2006 for

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parodied another one of Hardwick's home videos in their 2006

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n "Get a Girlfriend" commercial campaign.

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, the comedian, referenced this particular Chris Hardwick on Web Soup in 2009 when a comment about the Rubik's Cube was made. The two met during the comedian's show at the

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in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 11, 2015.

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External links

Chris Hardwick's listing
at the World Cube Association
Chris Hardwick's webpage
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