A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported. She posted averages of 4.52 and 4.27 seconds, after solving the Rubik’s Cube five times. The girl, who is from Chengdu, is “the first female speedcuber to average under 4.5 seconds”, CCTV said.
A video posted by the broadcaster showed her wearing a red gingham bow on her head as she deftly turned and twisted a Rubik’s Cube. After solving the puzzle she was seen placing the cube on the table, clapping her hands and pumping a fist in the air. Nicknamed “Zhizhi”, the six-year-old was introduced to the Rubik’s Cube after being enrolled in a class – alongside various other extracurricular activities such as dance and music lessons, her mother, Lin Yangxi, told local media outlets.
Lin “gradually realised” that cubing was an “excellent activity for fostering a child’s comprehensive abilities” and shifted her focus towards it, she told Chengdu’s Red Star News. Her daughter has now mastered more than 1,300 Rubik’s Cube solving algorithms, practising daily for two to three hours, Lin said. Photos from Red Star News showed the girl’s trophies displayed on a shelf in her home.
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