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Pfffft. Old news. How about a 49x49x49 cube instead?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZeylpCG3IE

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From the original article on the 34x34x34 "record":

> It took about 1 year, and 1000 work hours to make the cube.

Imagine doing all that work, all the planning, designing, printing, assembly, and feeling the title will be yours soon, knowing the record has stood unbroken for 7 years, confident you're the only person even trying...

... And then 4 weeks before you finish a guy appears on YouTube with his 49x49x49...

Ooof.

The previous record was 33x33x33. Imagine going through all that just to beat it by one unit while using the same design, that's so cheap.

I'm so glad he was beaten by the 49x49x49.

Nah, TFA was published on May 10, 2024, so he did hold the record for almost half a year.

In the 49x49x49 video, he goes over previous world records of "Highest Order nxnxn Twisty Puzzle", and I thought it was weird he didn't mention the 34x34x34. But in the youtube description, he links to this forum post where he announces it on August 10 (a few weeks before the video, but still well after May 10): https://www.twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39559 There is a comment from the creator of the 34x34x34:

> Ah there's so much I want to say, where to begin? Well, soon after finishing the 34x34, I notified Greg, who immediately notified me about the 49x49. At that point, Preston had already checkered the 49x49, so I did not consider the 34x34 a world record. It seems nobody noticed this, but nowhere in any of my videos did I claim the 34x34 was a world record :lol: But still, everyone just assumed it was :lol:

Apparently an even-sized cube is harder to make though so it should count as the record for even-sized cube

I don't think the 49 guy was even attempting in a hurry. It took him 4+ years, right.

FYI this is exactly what being a research scientist feels like.

I’m sorry I was not good with my search. I actually found a 33x33x33, and then the next highest that popped up was this 34x34x34. Next time, I will see if I should spend more time searching for higher records in any record-breaking event.

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