Eric Limeback
Eric Limeback | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1992 Toronto, Ontario |
| Education | Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute |
| Occupation | Speedcuber |
| Known for | Most Rubik's Cubes solved in 24 hours |
Eric Limeback (born November 5, 1992) is a Canadian speedcuber.[1][2] He is known for his 11/11 3x3x3 multiblindfold Canadian record solve,[1] as well as his standard 3x3x3 blindfolded solving. Limeback was the first Canadian to record a sub-30 second official 3x3x3 blindfolded solve. Limeback began solving the Rubik's Cube in 9th grade. He graduated from Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in 2010.[1] He formerly held the Guinness World Record for the most 3x3x3 cubes solved in 24 hours, 5800, set from 3–4 October 2013 at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
Rubik's cubes[edit]
Eric Limeback first began solving Rubik's Cubes at the age of 14 in 2007.[3][4] Within five months he had entered a Canadian National speedcubing competition, and managed to finish in the top 25 in the country.[5] In 2009 a YouTube video of him solving 11 cubes blindfolded aired on an Oprah Winfrey Show segment.[1] By 2010 he had become one of Canada's top solvers, with a personal best time of as little as 7.1 seconds to solve a fully scrambled cube.[3] He came to national attention in August of that year, becoming involved in a project to create Rubik's Cube mosaics worth tens of thousands of dollars.[3] In 2011 he was the subject of a short documentary called The Cuber for the National Screen Institute.[6][7] At this time he was already the second fastest cuber in the country.[6] By 2013 he had broken a total of eight Canadian Rubik's records, and was also ranked first in Canada for solving Rubik's cubes blindfolded.[8]
World Record[edit]
On 3–4 October 2013 Eric Limeback set a world record for solving the most Rubik's Cubes in a 24-hour period. He set the record at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.[4] He had ten cubes set up in front of him for the record breaking attempt, with a team of volunteers randomly mixing up the cubes and handing them back to keep a cube in his hands at all times.[8] In total he solved a Rubik's cube 5,800 times in 24 hours, ending just before 1 pm Friday.[8] He broke the previous record of 4,786 with 4 hours and 7 minutes left.[9] He finished the 5,800th cube in 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59.7 seconds, with an average solve time of 14.89 seconds per cube.[9]
National Records[edit]
Limeback formerly held the following Canadian speedcubing records:
- 2x2x2 single (North American record)
- 3x3x3 average
- 4x4x4 average
- 3x3x3 blindfolded single
- Rubik's Clock Single
- Rubik's Clock Average
- Square-1 single
- Square-1 average
- 4x4x4 blindfolded single
- 3x3x3 multiblindfold (multiple 3x3x3 cubes blindfolded)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Mary Ormsby (August 24, 2010). "Rubik's Cube maestro gives new twist to Old Masters". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Jesse McLean (March 29, 2010). "Colour-blind Rubik's whiz takes second". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Toronto Rubik's Cube champ helps make puzzle art". CTV News. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b Sarah Grandy (11 October 2013). "Limeback solves his way to Guinness World Record". The Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "The Rubik's cube man". Waterloo SportsXpress. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "The Cuber". National Screen Institute. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Steve Kupferman (29 April 2011). "This Guy Solves Rubik's Cubes Really Quickly". Torontoist. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Wilfrid Laurier student sets Rubik's cube world record". TheRecord.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Most Rubik's cubes solved in 24 hours". Guinness World Records. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.