[Sly Fox]

Rulin' the Cube
By Josie Roberts
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, June 21, 2007

It's the impossible puzzle, an icon of the '80s and a child's toy making a dramatic comeback in a competitive niche.
It's the Rubik's cube.

Manipulating a jumbled 3x3x3 block into six color-coordinated sides is like climbing Mt. Everest -- it's a crowning achievement, universally admired.

For Jason Baum, 20, of Bethel Park, solving a Rubik's Cube is the easy part.


Jason Baum of Bethel Park placed third in the National Rubik's Cube Competition.
James Knox/Tribune-Review

On Sunday, Baum placed third in the Rubik's Cube U.S. Open held at the City of Chicago's Art of Play event.

His average time: 15.25 seconds.

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[TDDance234]

He did it at Christmas Convo this year. in something like 15 seconds. very impressive.

[BJWilliams]

He was a snare drummer in the marching band for 2 years and actually is gonna go back to Duquesne starting this year (from what he told me last semester)

[PAmedic]

He was a snare drummer in the marching band for 2 years and actually is gonna go back to Duquesne starting this year (from what he told me last semester)

Incredible (and completely beside the point)

[SuperJon]

Did anyone else see this and just think "nerd?"

[LUconn]

I know how to do a Rubik's cube. It normally take me about 10 minutes though

[PAmedic]

same here. You break it apart and snap all the pieces back together. 2 min, tops.

Option 2 is to remove the stickers entirely and redo them- the problem is they never go back on very nicely, and the corners all stay flipped up.

[thepostman]

the kid actually isn't socially awkward which is what you would expect...he was in my brother's dorm...