Who invented the Rubik's Cube?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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What makes the Rubik's Cube so hard to solve? Can you actually learn how to solve one? How fast can a Rubik's Cube be solved? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

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0:00.0	Three, two, one, go!
0:05.0	Ah!
0:07.0	Pse, hey, smarty pants, in case you can't tell, I've just jumped out of a plane!
0:13.0	Ah, excuse me, would you mind keeping it down, trusty narrator?
0:20.0	I'm trying to concentrate here.
0:22.6	As you can hear, I'm not alone.
0:25.6	I'm attached to another gentleman, and together we're now hurtling towards the earth at over 100 miles per hour.
0:31.6	Seriously, I need to concentrate!
0:34.6	You're probably thinking he's a professional skydiver or skydiving instructor, but no.
0:41.3	His name is Dan Knight, and today he's attempting to solve a Rubik's cube as he skydives
0:47.6	from 12,000 feet.
0:50.0	Wow, it sure is windy.
0:53.1	Um, the craziest part is he's not going to pull our parachute until he solved the Rubik's Cube.
1:00.9	How's it going?
1:02.1	Just a few more twists.
1:05.4	There, got it.
1:07.0	Ha ha!
1:07.7	In just 32 seconds!
1:10.1	Thank goodness. Pull the shoot! Pull the shoot!
1:13.6	Ah, that's better!
1:16.6	The Rubik's Cube, often referred to as the world's favorite puzzle, has been around since 1974, Smarty Pants.
1:33.3	No, there weren't dinosaurs back in 1974, but it was some time ago. And yet, the Rubik's Cube is still going strong.
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