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Arumugam PK or PK Arumugam (born 6 December 1999) is an accomplished Indian Speedcuber.[1] He is a three-time world record holder and the first person to solve more than 1000 Rubik's cubes while riding a bicycle.
PK Arumugam | |
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| Born | 6 December 1999 Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speed solving |
He started SpeedCubing in June 2013 and found out about the World Cube Association (WCA) in December that year.[2] He learnt the CFOP method of solving the Rubik's Cube and took part in his first WCA competition, the Shaastra Cube Open in January 2014,[3] solving five cubes in an average time of 36.51 seconds, with his best single solve taking 27.78 seconds.[4]
In 2015 The Indian Nationals took place in Chennai for the first time[5] and this is where Arumugam met Bhargav Narasimhan, a multiple national record holder and holder of the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve five Rubik's cubes one-handed.
World Records
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On 4 June 2017, after several months' practice, Arumugam set his first world record by solving 1,010 Rubik's Cubes while riding a bicycle[6][7][8][9][10] for 6 hours 7 minutes and 4 seconds without resting his legs on the floor, beating the former record of 751 Rubik's Cubes held by Shreevatsh Rajkumar.[11][12]
On 5 May 2019 at Gopalan Innovation Mall in Bangalore, Arumugam was a part of the team consisting of 293 people who created a portrait of a tiger, consisting of 1200 Rubik's Cubes in support of tiger conservation in India. This attempt was listed in Guinness World Records as most contributions to a Rubik's Cube mosaic.[13]
On 12 October 2019 Arumugam set his third Guinness World Record at Chennai Citi Centre, Dr Radha Krishnan Salai by solving 2815 Rubik's Cubes one-handed in 24 hours, beating the former record of 2,176 held by Krishnam Raju Gadiraju.[14][15]
Other awards
editOn 25 June 2017 at VGP Chennai, he was awarded with Young Achiever's Record conducted by India events and sports.[citation needed]
Personal life
editArumugam PK was born on 6 December 1999 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has an younger sister. He attended Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Adayar and graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai in 2017. He is currently studying electronic and instrumentation engineering at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology.[16]
References
edit- ^ "PK Arumugam | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "PK Arumugam | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Shaastra Cube Open 2014 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Shaastra Cube Open 2014 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Indian Nationals 2015 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Most Insane Cycling World Records". Reid Bikes. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "7 Awesome records set on bikes". Silverback Bikes (in German). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Andrew Daniels (18 July 2019). "Insane Cycling World Records That You Won't Believe". Bicycling. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Kid smashes Guinness World Record for solving Rubik's Cubes while cycling". road.cc. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Submit a world record". m.worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Shreevatsh Rajkumar | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Un ragazzo indiano ha risolto 1000 cubi di Rubik pedalando". Bikeitalia.it (in Italian). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Rubik's Cube tiger portrait a world record". Deccan Herald. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Krishnam Raju Gadiraju | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ ஒற்றைக்கையால் அதிகபட்ச பஸில் புதிர் விளையாட்டுகளுக்கு தீர்வு, retrieved 3 December 2019
- ^ gayathri (15 October 2019). "Most Number of Rubik's Cubes Solved One Handed in 24 Hrs - A Guinness World Record". Welcome to SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) – India’s Premier Educational Institution. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
External links
edit- "Most Rubik's Cubes solved one-handed in 24 hours". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 12 May 2020.