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Arumugam PK or PK Arumugam ( Born 6 Dec 1999)[1] is an Indian Rubik’s Cube speed solver. He is a three time world record holder and the first person to solve more than 1000 Rubik’s cube while riding a bicycle.

Arumugam’s World record attempt for most Rubik's Cubes solved one handed in 24hrs held at Chennai Citi Centre,Dr Radha Krishnan Salai.
Born 6 December 1999 (age 19) Chennai, India
Nationality Indian
Residence Chennai,Tamilnadu,India
Years active 2013-Present
Alma mater Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai
Known for Rubik’s Cube speed solving

Biography

Arumugam[2] got his first SpeedCube in June 2013 after being inspired by his senior and then got to know about the WCA in December 2013.

Then he learnt CFOP method to solve the Rubik’s cube and participated in his first WCA competition of Shaastra Cube Open 2014 which was held in January

Arumugam solved 5 cubes with in an average time of 36.51 secs and a single solve of 27.78 secs. After this he got to know about the culture of speed cubing and started admiring it which in turn turned out to be his passion. In 2015 The Indian Nationals happened in Chennai for the first time and Arumugam met Bhargav Narasimhan who is a multiple national record holder and an Guinness World Record holder for the fastest time to solve 5 Rubik’s cubes one handed. Arumugam was inspired by him he wanted to break an Guinness World Record.

While he was checking with the Guinness World Records[3] in the website, he found a category of solving the Rubik’s Cube while riding a Bicycle and started practising it for few months. On 4 June 2017, Arumugam set his first World Record by solving 1010 Rubik’s Cubes while riding a bicycle[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] for 6hrs 7mins and 4secs without resting his legs on the floor beating the former record of 751 Rubik’s Cubes held by Shreevatsh Rajkumar .

On 25 June 2017 at VGP Chennai, he was awarded with Young Achiever’s Record conducted by Ind[11]ia events and sports. On 5 May 2019 at Gopalan Innovation Mall, Bangalore Arumugam was a part of the team consisting of 293 people to create a portrait of Tiger, consisting of 1200 Rubik’s Cubes to support the cause of Tiger Conservation in India. This attempt was listed in Guinness Book of World Records as most contributions to a Rubik’s Cube Mosaic.

On 12 October 2019 Arumugam set his 3rd Guinness World Record at Chennai Citi Centre, Dr Radha Krishnan Salai by solving 2815 Rubik’s Cubes with One Handed in 24hrs, beating the former record of 2176 held by Krishnam Raju Gadiraju.

World Records

  1. Most Rubik's Cubes solved on a bicycle[12]
  2. Most contributions to a Rubik’s Cube mosaic ( was a part of the team)
  3. Most Rubik's Cubes solved one handed in 24hrs[13]

Personal Life

Arumugam pk was born on 6 December 1999 to PP Kumaravel and PPK Shyamala, residents of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has an younger sister named Sai Maha Lakshmi. Arumugam has done his pre schooling in Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School ,Adayar and completed his Secondary School ,Adayar and completed his schooling in 2017 at Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai. Now he is currently pursuing his graduation in SRM Institute of Science and Technology[14] in Electronic and Instrumentation Engineering. Arumugam’s hobbies are playing chess and Photography.

Media Appearences

References



  1. ^ "Chennai boy creates world record; solves Rubik's Cubes while pushing pedals - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ "PK Arumugam | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "Most Rubik's cubes solved on a bicycle". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. ^ "Most Insane Cycling World Records". Reid Bikes. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  5. ^ "7 Awesome records set on bikes". Silverback Bikes (in German). 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  6. ^ Andrew Daniels (2019-07-18). "Insane Cycling World Records That You Won't Believe". Bicycling. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  7. ^ "Kid smashes Guinness World Record for solving Rubik's Cubes while cycling". road.cc. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  8. ^ "Submit a world record". m.worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  9. ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  10. ^ "Hercules Roadeo". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  11. ^ "Polimer news". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  12. ^ "Un ragazzo indiano ha risolto 1000 cubi di Rubik pedalando". Bikeitalia.it (in Italian). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  13. ^ ஒற்றைக்கையால் அதிகபட்ச பஸில் புதிர் விளையாட்டுகளுக்கு தீர்வு, retrieved 2019-12-03
  14. ^ gayathri (2019-10-15). "Most Number of Rubik's Cubes Solved One Handed in 24 Hrs - A Guinness World Record". Welcome to SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) – India’s Premier Educational Institution. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  15. ^ Chennai : Most Rubik's cubes solved on a bicycle | Guinness World Records, retrieved 2019-12-03
  16. ^ "Chennai boy sets new record for solving Rubik's cube while cycling". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  17. ^ "Chennai boy creates world record; solves Rubik's Cubes while pushing pedals - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  18. ^ "Yes Or No - Watch Episode 3 - Win or Lose on Hotstar". Hotstar. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  19. ^ 24 மணி நேரத்தில் ஒரே கையால் அதிக கியூப்களை சேர்த்து புதிய சாதனை படைக்கும் முயற்சியில் SRM மாணவன், retrieved 2019-12-03
  20. ^ ஒற்றைக்கையால் அதிகபட்ச பஸில் புதிர் விளையாட்டுகளுக்கு தீர்வு, retrieved 2019-12-03
  21. ^ "Neelankarai resident sets new record by solving 2815 Rubik's cubes in 24 hours". The Hindu. 2019-10-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  22. ^ "ரூபிக்ஸ் கியூப் புதிர் விடுவிப்பு விளையாட்டில் சென்னை மாணவர் உலக சாதனை! | Dinamalar". www.dinamalarnellai.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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  24. ^ "கின்னஸ் கில்லாடிகள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  25. ^ "Indians who made it to the list of Guinness World Records 2020 - Guinness World Records 2020". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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