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news Cbc World 2026-05-08

Guinness World Record: Solving Rubik's Cube mid-freefall

German YouTuber Tom Kopke has set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube while in freefall. He achieved this feat while plummeting from a plane at 200 kilometers per hour.


<img alt="A skydiver, freefalling belly up, clutches Rubik&apos;s Cube close to his body while an instructor with a GoPro camera on his helmet watches" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ea7ee2ed-bd75-4fba-b809-684b7278ad6d,1778273533832/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28114%2C63%2C1093%2C614%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="German YouTuber Tom Kopke breaks the Guinness World Record for solving a Rubik&apos;s Cube while freefalling." width="620" /><p>The hardest part about solving a ...

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