This is a short video of a puzzle cuber solving a Skewb Cube (a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle consisting of five-piece faces “with cuts through the centre, orthogonal to the main diagonals”) so fast (I think he says 1.51-seconds) the guy working the backup stopwatch is confused as to what just
This is a video of Captain Hamster the (you’ll never guess) hamster solving a series of very cleverly designed Portal themed test chambers constructed by his owner. Now that is a smart hamster, and he clearly has fantastic puzzle solving skills. Because personally, some of those challenge…well, let’s just say
This is a video of magician and puzzle solver Chris Ramsay solving a $30,000 puzzle box created by Paris-based maker of puzzle boxes, “connected objects and mechanical mechanisms,” augmented reality, and escape rooms Labsterium. The box has all sorts of different puzzles that all have to be solved to reveal
This is one of the $1,900 tiny 9.9-millimeter (I lied in the title like a no-good son of a gun) Rubik’s Cubes going on sale in Japan to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the toy being sold in the country. And, I think we can all agree, what a way
This is a video of Chennai, India based Rubik’s Cube trainer Illayaram Sekar aiming to inspire his students by setting a new world record for most Rubik’s Cubes solved underwater with a single breath with a total of six cubes in approximately two minutes and 18 seconds. For reference, the
This is a short video of a girl challenging her dad to remove a $5 bill from beneath a bottle of hand sanitizer without moving the bottle. His method — genius. I wish I could say I’d be just as clever when faced with the same challenge, but knowing me
This is ‘What Door Will The Ball Hit?’, a fun video created by Rube Goldberg machine aficionado and Youtuber Joseph’s Machines. If the title wasn’t hint enough, it’s your job to guess what door the ball will hit in increasingly complex Rube Goldberg machines. There’s also one round each of