Teen breaks world-record time for solving Rubik’s Cube

Teen breaks world-record time for solving Rubik’s Cube

Blink, and you might miss Collin Burns solve a Rubik’s Cube at record-breaking speed.

At 5.25 seconds, this teen set a new world record for solving a traditional 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Collin’s record time was established during the finals of an official Rubik’s Cube competition on Saturday at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, Pa.

The previous world record of 5.55 seconds was set by Mats Valk in the Netherlands in 2013.

A World Cube Association representative confirmed to Mashable on Sunday that Collin has officially broken the record: “Although this result has not been uploaded to the WCA database just yet, we can confirm that this is (or will be soon) the new official WCA world record for the 3x3x3 single-solve category. To our best knowledge, it has been performed in an official competition, with all the rules being followed, even the scramble has been checked for its correctness.”

Congratulations, Collin!