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University of Michigan student is one of world's top Rubik's Cube speedcubers
OP's comment: I was always partial to Pyraminx as a kid
(Detroit Free Press) A University of Michigan student is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers,” a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube. He also is an accomplished violinist.
Stanley Chapel says the two fields go hand in hand.
Not only does Chapel say he has equal interest in both, but the 21-year-old says the violin has aided in his speedcubing success.
“Repetition, breaking things down into their smallest fundamental elements, all of these different things that we use to improve at an instrument, and being able to take these into the world of cubing has certainly been a huge help to my progression,” said Chapel, a junior majoring in violin performance at the university's school of music, theater and dance. ....................(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/01/28/stanley-chapel-rubiks-cube-speedcubing/69847254007/
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