[Unofficial] Chris Parlette Rainbow Cube WR 10.20s from 2005

[cparlette]

It only took me 7.5 years, but I finally got around to posting the video I have of my Rainbow Cube World Records from the Horace Mann Spring 2005 competition. Many thanks to Ian Winokur for making a DVD of the competition.

I know the Rainbow Cube never really became an event, but I always really enjoyed it as a puzzle, and I'm glad Ian let me and a few others try it in a competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv2wKRh5E6Q

 

[qqwref]

Very cool to see this - a great piece of cubing history. Thanks for uploading it

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

This is definitely one of my new favorite cubing videos.

 

[Tim Major]

Pretty cool, and the speed surprises me.

 

[tx789]

so old

 

[Owen]

Were these official solves?

 

[Slowpoke22]

Oh wow, I actually have that DVD. I haven't the slightest idea where it is though.

 

[cparlette]

Were these official solves?

Yeah, you can still find it here but it's listed as "Unofficial" now. It was official when I set this, mostly because I asked Ian Winokur if I could do this, Tyson Mao OK'd it, and Ian asked if anyone else wanted to do it. If I remember right, everyone who competed in it used my Rainbow Cube.

 

[iwinoky]

Thanks for posting this, Chris. I totally forgot that there were other people who competed in the Rainbow event at Horace Mann.

Just noticed a young Chris Hardwick in the background sitting at a table.

Ian

Fear the turtle.

 

[TMOY]

Were these official solves?

I don't see any list of official events in the 2005 regulations. I guess every event was still considered official back then.