p2pnet news | Off Topic:- A Japanese 16-year-old has walked away with $7,000 (5,000 euros, £3,400) for having the fastest fingers in the West.

He’s the winner of the Rubik’s Cube World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, “taking less than 13 seconds to finish the cult ’80s puzzle,” says the BBC.

Nearly 300 contenders from 33 countries tried their hands - and feet - at the puzzle, some completing it blindfolded,” says the story.

But Yu Nakajima emerged triumphant.

America’s Andrew Kang came in second and Nakajima’s countryman, Mitsuki Gunji, third, adds the story.

Says the Wikipedia:

“Rubik’s Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick’s or rubics cube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974[1] by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the “Magic Cube” by its inventor, this puzzle was renamed “Rubik’s Cube” by Ideal Toys in 1980 and also won the 1980 German “Game of the Year” (Spiel des Jahres) special award for Best Puzzle. It is said to be the world’s best-selling toy, with some 300,000,000 Rubik’s Cubes and imitations sold worldwide.”

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Also See:
BBC - Japan teen in historic Rubik win, October 8, 2007

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