Chengdu native Lian Yunzhi solved a Rubik’s Cube in 4.27 seconds at a recent Speedcuber tournament in China. This rapid completion time allowed her to align all six sides of the puzzle in mere moments. Her remarkable achievement comes amid an effort highlighted by Raymond Goh, who is bent on getting his nine-year-old child to master the cube.
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Bent on getting my nine-year-old to crack the code of Rubik’s Cube
Raymond Goh
SINGAPORE – 4.27 seconds.
That is how long it took for Chengdu native Lian Yunzhi to solve the Rubik’s Cube at a recent Speedcuber tournament in China. This also means that by the time you are done reading this sentence, she has already solved all six sides of the classic cube puzzle.
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