[Amanda Morrison]

Actually guys, to burst your bubble a tiny bit -

Solving the cube consistently under two minutes is fairly easy. The only thing it requires is practice, which few are willing to dedicate enough time to doing. I used to travel a lot for my job and used to practice every time I was in the airport or on a plane, and in three months I learned the cube well enough to average 1:30.

Personal record means little. I've solved the cube in under a minute, sure - think about it, there's only one solution and tons of ways to solve it! It just depends on how 'messed up' the cube is when you start. I used to ask others to mess it up for me, until I realized that many times the cube looks more messed up than it really is, and it's closer to solution than I would have liked.

Most of time, when you see people solving it on TV and the like (especially when it's blindfolded, behind their backs, etc.), they've memorized the 'messed up' pattern and have practiced it over and over. I will admit that there are people out there that can just view the cube for a few seconds and memorize the pattern instantly, then solve without looking at it.

Solving in under a minute isn't hard, but if it puts you through college, you can certainly play it up to be!

Amanda