6-year-old girl from China breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record

A six-year-old girl has set a new women’s world record by completing Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of under five seconds per cube. Lian Yunzhi, from China, broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the Chinese city of Wuhan. 5:20 How fast can you solve a Rubik’s Cube? Story continues below advertisement She later improved her time to 4.27 seconds at another contest in Guangzhou, the Associated Press reported, citing state media outlet CCTV.She became the only female speedcuber to achieve an average below 4.5 seconds, it said. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Lian is listed on the World Cube Association website as the record holder for the fastest women’s average time solving the 3x3x3 cube.Footage of the young record holder, shared by China’s state media, who wore a red headband with a large bow during the Wuhan competition, shows her tiny hands racing against the clock to solve the algorithmic puzzle in less than five seconds.She smiled proudly and clapped after one attempt took her only about 3.54 secon...