How a 15-year-old solved a Rubik's Cube in 5.25 seconds 

Since we published this video, the record has been broken many times and is now more than a second lower than Collin's time. How low can it go? Follow along here: www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/e.php?eventId=333&regionId=&years=&show=100%2BPersons&single=Single

I love how at the end, they show him doing it in 36 seconds as a way of saying, “see, he wasn’t always this good”.

This is the only thing I have to impress girls. Please don't tell them it's not that impressive.

C'mon people, no more Cube jokes... think outside the box

Nearly 3 years later this video still has some of the best videography I've seen from a Rubik's cube related video

Am I the only one who was deeply moved by how his friends were truly happy for him when he broke the record? No envy, no jealousy, just joy for a friend.

Vox is soooo much better than Buzzfeed

Vox: The better version of BuzzFeed.

- mommy why am I able to solve the Rubik's Cube so much faster than the other kids? - because you're colour blind my dear

she solved her first rubiks cube in 2 minutes?? what? bruhh. i took me 3 days to solve mine hahahha

This is a really awesome video. Most news-type videos about cubing are really bad, because they don't get any of the facts, but this one was well researched and practically perfect. Good job!! :D

And the video is 4:22 seconds long, 4.22 was a record broken by Feliks Zemdegs

The whole comment section is non-cubers and over used cube jokes

This video was so accurate about the world record and speedcubing itself that I got shivers down my spine. I'm so glad that some people actually do their research and put the effort into interviewing Collin to make an article as golden as this one. The video portrays speedcubing perfectly, but it explains it so that even people who aren't in this community can learn all about it. Hats off to you. :)

Unlucky Collin. Congratulations to Lucas Etter, our new record holder with 4.90!

when he said : " practice" this is the ling ling of rubick's cube

My mom solved a Rubik's cube... the next day, I realised the stickers were peeling off... :/

just updated. Now it is 4.59 seconds. (corrected from comments below)

I can't even tell the difference between red and green in 5,5 seconds

“How a 13 year old solved a cube in 3 seconds” (Leo borromeo)

Pleeeease teach professional newscasters and reporters your ways! They never do their research properly on cubing and always end up twisting the person they interviewed's words in such a way that they don't even mean the same thing anymore. They make the same, classic, non-cuberish comments and mistakes. In this video, cubing is actually put in the light all of us cubers wanted it to be put in. Not the stupid "This *impossible* challenge has been mastered by one young boy." Impossible? Don't lie to the entire country. "He says math is the key to success." No he didn't! You just think that's true. Thank you, thank you so much for making a long overdue good news report on this topic. The community cannot thank you enough.

i can't even solve a cube that's all the same color.

im 16 and look 5 years younger than him

*Or you could just use Petrus.*

*feliks zemdegs has joined the game*

still haven't solved my rubiks'cube after years

I learned absolutely nothing on how to solve a rubiks cube in this video.

the girl before the record: why am i sitting next to this guy after: hell yeah this is my daddy

Bro I can't even solve 1 side

i tried solving a rubies cube for nearly 10 months, then i realized I'm blind and have no hands and was actually just sitting at in a chair staring blindly into space

im glad to say i was there for that and saw it live. was a super fun event, everybody should learn to cube!

now the record is 3.47 second by Du Yusheng

i can throw a Rubik's cube in less than a second

Just as my SD card runs out

I know this video is old, but thank you for making this video. It really represents the community WAYY better than I've seen anybody do it.

Oh my gosh, this video gives me nostalgia, this was the video that led me to being a speed cuber today. It's interesting to look back at the video, with a new understanding of this sport, seeing all of this, and realizing how dumbed down it is lol

NEW WORLD RECORD ALERT!!! Mats Valk with a 4.74 second solve. Edit: World Record Broken by Feliks Zemdegs with a 4.737 solve.

lmfao she figures out the cube in 2 minutes on her first try ever and shes being modest about it

One of the only cubing videos made by a non-cuber that I am not cringing at. Great job Vox!

I remember seeing this years ago, thanks for putting so much effort in this video and motivating me to get into Cubing Vox!

Really not as hard as it seems. I picked one up 2 days ago because I saw my friend solve one in 45 seconds and I wanted to be like him. I solved it (with help from a RU-vid video) yesterday and with hours of practice yesterday and today I can now solve it in 2 minutes. As long as you practice and memorize the simple algorithms, it's not nearly as hard as some say it is.

Cool! A report that actually does a good job talking about cubing! Also, I saw a thumbnail of one of my videos at 3:56. :)

Legend has it that Chuck Norris solved a Rubik's cube in less than 0 seconds.

Cubing should start being more popular, it is not that hard:) I mean, I mastered the beginners' method (which is quite slow) and after a week of practice I did my first best-time; 1min 20secs. I broke it only some months ago where I did a 1min 17secs, and now I feel I'm ready to move to more advanced methods. It is so much fun! And the greatest thing is *you can practice anywhere!* :D

well i'm 15 and i can't do a push-up

I have never solved a rubiks cube in my life... Hehe

At 3:16 her Method is not called the Fridrich method, it's called CFOP for all non-cubers out there.

Reporter: So how did you solve it? Collin: Belt

As someone who has a decent understanding of the cubing community, this was really well done for average viewers. Great reporting!

10% Luck, 20% Skill, 15% Concentrated Power of Will, 5% Pleasure, 50% Pain, 100% Reason to Remember the Name.

I first learned how to solve the 3x3 by watching part 1 and 2 of Dan Brown's tutorial. It took me a couple hours to understand and 5 days to memorize all the different algorithms based on where each piece was in correlation to each other.

I love how excited everyone was in the room for him

Chuck Norris solved the cube in... Ah, just forget it Chuck Norris jokes are too old

Easily the best report I've ever seen on the Rubik's Cube. Every other report is, like, "HE'S DONE IT! DO IT AGAIN!" and they have no information. This one is informative, a bit breaking of the 4th wall, (which is one of my favorite things EVER.) realistic, entertaining, and well done. I hate watching reports on Rubik's Cubes and I was very tempted to discard this video and never watch it, but the fact that I didn't know Collin was 15 (lmao) got my attention, so I clicked.

0:22 Skip 10 seconds here and you miss it. It's that fast!

This is one of the better Rubik's vids that are made by news channels

I could do that in 5.25 years...

Video title: How a 15-year-old solved a Rubik's Cube" Video: *Shows how other people solved the Rubik's Cube*

I love how they actually educate themselves before making this video with the cubing terms and back story of the video it shows the work that many news reporters don’t put in because a article about that video said Collin was in a math classroom with classmates like what?!

3 years later Sean patric villanueva 2nd at worlds 2019 at 11 years old

0:35 - 0:40 wtf that kid is screaming so loud

I want a Rubik's cube now.

I remember this happened in my high school cafeteria. Afterwards, our school had a weird trend where Rubik's cubes were really cool and everyone started getting into it.

Just discovered this channel and enjoying the content 👌🏾

my record is 32 sec for one side

Speaking from a cuber's perspective, this video was highly entertaining, well-researched, and overall awesome. Thanks for making it!

I’m feeling proud, just worked out how to get a almost full white side

My record is 45.9 for a 3x3. Havent cubed in a while but it was great to see this video. Well researched video and I like generally enjoyed it.

I remembered when I first discovered the world of speedcubing about 4 years ago after watching a member of a Korean boy group (EXO) solving a cube using finger tricks. I was inspired and immedietly bought myself a regular Rubik's Cube at a nearby Walgreen's. After following several beginninger's method tutorials on RU-vid I eventually solved my first cube and was so proud of myself LOL. Then I found out about cube lubrication & special 'speedcubes' :)

Logic be like 'tell him to spit a freestyle of the dome while solving it thou' 😂😂😂

The editing is so satifying

Vox, this was one of your best documentaries

How come it moves so quick? My one gets stuck every time I move it.

>It's not that hard >Memorizing a couple different algorithms and to go through them all simultaneously while being time by the millisecond Yeah ok bud

I will now officially call Y Perm "Algorithm #2"

Vox: How a 15-year-old solved a Rubik's Cube in 5.25 seconds? Me: OK Vox, how? Vox: Its all available in google :/

Collins burns : 5.25 (screaming kid) Lucas better 4.90 : (what are those) Mats valk : 4.74 (flying paper) Feliks zemdegs : 4.73 (just as my SD card Runs out) Patrick Ponce : 4.69 (FELIKS IS NUBER TWO KNOW) seungbeom cho : 4.591 (missed high five kid) Feliks zemdegs : 4.22 (c Mon get a sub 5) Jay McNeil : 3.87? (dropped cube) Yusheng du : 3.47 (getting lucky is not a crime)

I like that there are people out there who call themselves 'Cubers' haha world is full of cool stuff

This a good informational video more then other videos about world record holders

wow its so satisfying to watch them move the cube around so smoothly lmaoo

Its not hard it just takes time to learn. Just like math

Yes! A good cubing video for non-cubers!

I love this portal AC. We can move around the house. Definitely need it for the hot summer.

I remember I had a whole bunch of cubes diffident shapes and sizes solving them and watching these type of videos and nowadays I am a gamer whooo time flies

I freaking love this dudes humility.

Wow, an actual informative news report about cubing that doesn't involve "WOW HE IS IQ 99235891357813578913578913591357891356"

Note from a speedcuber: Literally no one calls it the Fridrich Method. It's CFOP. Cross, First 2 layers, Orient last layer, Permute last layer.

When I heard the boy screaming AHHHH in the background I was dieing

I can do this !!! hold my beer.

Well it lasted a few months. 4.9 is the record now. I wonder if he'll try to take it back.

I love this video and i've watched it at least 30 times.

solving the cube isn't hard, the first layer is easy to figure out on your own and the rest is only a couple of algorithms that if you put your mind to it will only take a couple hours to remember and get ok at. What this guy is doing is hard because you've got to orient yourself with the pieces and decide which piece has to go where pretty much instantly to get a good time. If you don't put a clock on it, anyone can learn how to cube it is a fun thing to do.

The Vox motion graphics are EPIC

There is already a new world record 4.69 seconds.

I don't think I ever solved one, haven't touched one in ages. Haven't thought about it either until now. Interesting video :)

the current record holder is feliks zemdegs, with a time of 4.221

Probably the BEST I've ever seen on cubing. Most stories are fluff and mis-understandings. Great work!

The video can be summarized in one word.. Practice.

I'm seriously actually doing research to solve a rubiks cube, its right infront of me rn. IT BLOWS MY MIND

It's actually not that hard. Practice for two months, and you'll be able to solve it in 15 seconds. The new world record is 3.47 seconds now, held by Du Yusheng of China.