Celebrity/famous cubers

[pipkiksass]

Could be a short-lived thread. After a new member cited Justin 'DUI in a Lambo' Bieber as an inspiration for getting into cubing, I was wondering if there are any other celebrity cubers, and how fast they are? There's a page on the wiki for this, but it's sparse at best!

These are the cubers I'm aware of, in speed order:

Reese Hoffa (has a sub-40 official single, whoop)
Will Smith (has a televised 55.xx solve)
Justin Biebby Biebby Bieeby (ooh) (sub 2:00)

There MUST be more, surely? There's some incredibly geeky actors out there, and people who were kids in the 80s are now 'of an age' when they could be politicians, world leaders, etc..

Oh and, apologies to Dan Brown, but I don't think Dan Brown is famous, despite what the wiki says.

If anyone knows of anyone interesting, we could update the Wiki. Whoop once again!

 

[KongShou]

Me

 

[pipkiksass]

Me

The famous northern mathematician and cube vendor? Known for his inappropriate relationship advice and disapproval of nonsensical pseudo-science?

That's from your wikipedia page!

 

[TDM]

Will Smith (has a televised 55.xx solve)

If you're talking about this "solve", the F2L is obviously completed before the timer even starts.

 

[Dapianokid]

I used to solve the cross first before I solved in front of people, before I stopped caring about seeming fast to noobs.

I would bet a whole batch of cookies that Will Wheton, Joss Whedon, Matt Smith, Chris Hardwick (The OTHER Hardwick, from The Nerdist), and Niel DeGrass Tyson have all at least attempted, with the first three almost certainly having been successful.

 

[Ollie]

Derren Brown had allegedly done something Rubik's Cube related in a show.

Numberphile likes them as well, there are 5 videos on their channel with a feature on the 3x3x3 (and a sneaky appearance background appearance in every other video.)

 

[DAoliHVAR]

Derren Brown had allegedly done something Rubik's Cube related in a show.

Numberphile likes them as well, there are 5 videos on their channel with a feature on the 3x3x3 (and a sneaky appearance background appearance in every other video.)

numberphile is great!
yeah there was one video about the superflip algorithm
it explained all about gods number and stuff like that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF2J39Xny4Q

 

[JackJ]

Aaron Craft, senior PG from Ohio State and almost certainly NBA bound averages about 60 seconds.

 

[angham]

There's a video of them recording family guy in the studio and Seth MacFarlane has a solved pyra on his desk
I can't find the video though unfortunately

EDIT:
Here
it's at 0:55

 

[Mikel]

Tyson Mao, Reality TV star, has solved a Rubik's Cube.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Tyson Mao, Reality TV star, has solved a Rubik's Cube.

This made me laugh for some reason.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

My dad told me either Brooke or Robin Lopez can cube. Can't remember which. They are NBA players in case you didn't know.

 

[NoobyCuber]

I want to become a famous actor and educate them less intelligent people who believe that Will Smith and Justin Bieber are "good" at solving cubes.

 

[Meshack]

DJ Redfoo can solve the cube. He can also bld and apparently solved the cube behind his back at the American Music Awards in 2011. The solve was done backstage at Hasbro's gifting suite.

 

[piyushp761]

Michael from Vsause1 has shown cubes from the 3x3 to 7x7 on his channel. Some of the bigger once has the centers solved. So he may know how to solve them. And if you dont know who Vsause is... Shame on you!

 

[MatejMuzatko]

If you're talking about this "solve", the F2L is obviously completed before the timer even starts.

but...

Getting lucky is not a crime.

 

[Cubiquitous]

I googled Seth MacFarlane Rubik's cube, and it lead me on this journey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE7XyQrWDlg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYs_GCy9PRk

 

[RubiksJake12]

Am I an elitist a** hole for disliking the common misconception that solving the rubiks cube is directly related to intelligence? Maybe it was just the Will Smith videos haha, but people always associate the ability to solve a cube with one's intellectual superiority. Of course the people who sat down and literally solved, created, discovered the algorithms and concepts to solve a cube have to be fairly intelligent, but the majority of us are simply good at spacial reasoning and memorization!

 

[WhatIsRubiks]

I know that the singer lights can solve a cube in about 2 minutes or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7J8Qrr8XOM

I saw this on muchmusic like 4 years ago and remembered it when I saw this thread...lol

 

[pipkiksass]

Am I an elitist a** hole for disliking the common misconception that solving the rubiks cube is directly related to intelligence? Maybe it was just the Will Smith videos haha, but people always associate the ability to solve a cube with one's intellectual superiority. Of course the people who sat down and literally solved, created, discovered the algorithms and concepts to solve a cube have to be fairly intelligent, but the majority of us are simply good at spacial reasoning and memorization!

I think, if anything, this pint of view (which I share) makes you ANTIelitist!