Eric Limeback
Eric Limeback | |
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| Born | November 5, 1992 Toronto, Ontario |
| Education | Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute |
| 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 3×3×3 multi-blindfolded Canadian record solve,[1] as well as his standard 3×3×3 blindfolded solving. Limeback was the first Canadian to achieve a sub-30 second official 3×3×3 blindfolded solve.
He began solving the Rubik's Cube in 9th grade. He graduated from Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in 2010.[1] On October 3–4, 2013, at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, he set a Guinness World Record by solving 5,800 3×3×3 Rubik's Cubes in 24 hours.
Career
[edit]Limeback first began solving Rubik's Cubes at the age of 14 in 2007.[3][4] He entered his first World Cube Association (WCA) competition within five months.[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 Rubik's Cube solvers, achieving an official personal best of 7.1 seconds for the 3×3×3 event.[3] In August 2010, he gained national attention through his involvement in a project creating Rubik's Cube mosaics valued at 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 that time, he ranked as Canada's second-fastest speedcuber in WCA standings.[6] By 2013, he had set eight Canadian WCA records and held the country's top ranking in blindfolded 3×3×3 solving.[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 previously held the following Canadian speedcubing records:
- 2×2×2 single (also North American record)
- 3×3×3 average
- 4×4×4 average
- 3×3×3 blindfolded single
- Rubik's Clock Single
- Rubik's Clock Average
- Square-1 single
- Square-1 average
- 4×4×4 blindfolded single
- 3×3×3 multi-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 - Canada (NSI). National Screen Institute. 17 October 2014. 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.