- 12 September 2016 | Windsurfing
Michael George is not your average professional windsurfer – he’s just another data science architect with a nine-to-six job. But that doesn’t mean he can’t dream high.
That is why Mike decided to blend his two hobbies: windsurfing and speedcubing, i.e., solving Rubik’s Cube fast. You ask: what does one thing have to do with the other? Easy: start planing on your windsurfer, and try to solve the Rubik’s Cube with one hand.
“Who said men can’t multi-task. Solving the Rubik’s cube while windsurfing was trickier than expected,” revealed George, who completed the mathematical challenge in 32 seconds, and ending in COLL (Corners and Orientation of the Last Layer).
How do you name the new windsurfing trick? Cubing planing one-handed? It’s not easy to baptize this one. The truth is that Michael George opened a new chapter in freestyle windsurfing, and added the complexity the sport needed.
The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by the professor of architecture and sculptor Erno Rubik. Back in the day, he didn’t imagine that it would become the world’s best-selling toy.
The Hungarian developed a 3D combination puzzle featuring 26 colored miniature cubes, and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations. The fastest speed cuber of all time is Lucas Etter. He solved the Rubik’s Cube in 4.90 seconds.
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Source: WCA
