is a Japanese
Rubik's Cube
The Rubik's Cube is a Three-dimensional space, 3-D combination puzzle originally invented in 1974 by Hungarians, Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik t ...
solver.
Yu held the former
world record
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for Rubik's Cube average (11.28 seconds) and single (8.72 seconds). He beat the previous world record holder
Edouard Chambon, who had a single solve record of 9.18 seconds. Both records were set on May 5, 2008, at the ''
Kashiwa
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
The name of the city is written with a si ...
Open 2008''. On May 23, 2008 Yu posted a video on
YouTube
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where he completed the cube in 6.57 seconds.
Rubik's Cube: 6.57 seconds
- nakaji1084 May 23, 2008 He also solved the Rubik's magic in 1.05 seconds. He set the World Record for the Professor's Cube
The 5x5 Rubik's Cube (also known as the Professor's Cube) is a 5×5×5 version of the original Rubik's Cube. It has qualities in common with both the 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube and the 4×4×4 4x4 Rubik's Cube, and solution strategies for both can be a ...
at 54.86 seconds in April 2012.
References
External links
Yu Nakajima's YouTube Channel
1991 births
Living people
Japanese speedcubers
People from Ebetsu, Hokkaido
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