  Thailand hosts Rubik’s Cube world championships October 17, 2011 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 36 years after its invention, the Rubik’s Cube is still going strong, with enough interest that the Rubik’s Cube world championships are taking place, this time in Thailand. 350 competitors from over 40 countries were battling it out in 19 different competitions to see who the fastest solver is in their given category, Geek.com reports. Included events that will win one of the dedicated few the title of world champion are speedcubing, solving the cube with one’s feet, and an event where the contestant’s are blindfolded. A quick look at the Rubik’s Cube World Records shows just how good the contestants have to be to compete at this level. The world record for a cube solve is 5.66 seconds. Blindfolded the record stands at 23.06 seconds, one handed is 10.68 seconds, and using only your feet can be done in 31.56 seconds.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
