About this episode

Hamza explores the world of speedcubing, discussing its complexities, notable figures, and recent controversies.

The world of speedcubing is a complex space. Hamza takes us on a journey navigating what speedcubing is, who are the most famous names, and even some of the latest controversies on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Show Notes: --> Rubik’s Cube Pyraminx Rubik’s Clock Gan Cubes MoYu Speed Cubes Tymon Kolasinski Feliks Zemdegs CFOP ZBLL Xuanyi Geng Yiheng Wang Teodor Zajder Max Park Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 Rankings Records The History of the Rubik's Cube World Records Evolution of Rubik's Cube World Record Solve Times Will Yiheng Wang get BANNED? - Speedcubing When a Rivalry Goes Too Far Chapters: (0:00) Intro (0:18) Nut Follow Up (7:29) Speed Cubing (1:03:43) Outro

People in this episode

Host: Hamza

Topics covered

• speedcubing
• Rubik's Cube
• world records
• controversies
• famous speedcubers
• competition
• cubing techniques

Keywords

• speedcubing
• Rubik's Cube
• world records
• Feliks Zemdegs
• Yiheng Wang
• cubing techniques
• WCA
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rubik's, WCA

Products: Gan Cubes, MoYu Speed Cubes

Books & works: Rubik’s Cube, Pyraminx, Rubik’s Clock

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