A sixth grade student from Ateneo de Manila University solved a Rubik’s cube in a matter of seconds, gaining praises for his skill.
Sean Patrick Villanueva was able to complete the puzzle in six seconds, as seen in the video shared by the university via Facebook yesterday, July 23.
“A click-clacking sound and 6 seconds later, Sean Patrick Villanueva (6-Malacañang) has solved the Rubik’s cube,” the university’s page stated. “It’s amazing to see how fast Sean’s hands are, finishing the scrambled cube in a flash.”
According to the university, Villanueva discovered “the art of deciphering” a Rubik’s cube when he saw his bus mate’s cube back in the third grade. After getting his own, he learned various ways on how to solve the cube by using resources available online.
He then started venturing into the competitive world of speedcubing in 2017, where he placed 201st in his first competition. Speedcubing is the activity of solving the Rubik’s cube puzzle as quickly as possible, as defined by Macmillan Dictionary.
Villanueva recently became the youngest and first Filipino to finish second — with an average speed of 6.78 seconds — in the World Cube Association (WCA) Championship in Australia held on July 14.
He triumphed over more than 800 participants from 52 countries. His record was only 0.04 seconds longer than the champion’s, 21- year-old Philipp Weyer from Germany. JB
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