Colwood teen Josiah Plett had a lot to celebrate on Saturday. Not only did he mark his 18th birthday, but he also unofficially broke the Guinness World Record for most Rubik香蕉视频直播檚 cubes solved while hula hooping with more than 1000 solves in six hours.
Plett had planned to begin his attempt at 7 a.m. on Feb. 13 but due to some minor delays caused by the blanket of snow Greater Victoria received overnight, he had to call in a few favours.
He and his family managed to hitch a ride to Saanich in a truck that could navigate the slippery roads, explained mom Alvira Plett. They arrived at Pacific Christian School where Plett would be making the attempt and went live on his YouTube channel shortly after 8 a.m.
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Once his volunteer scrutineers and cube scramblers arrived, Plett got to work hooping and cubing in hopes of breaking the current record of 200 cubes solved in about one hour 香蕉视频直播� armed with his eight RS3 M 2020 Rubik香蕉视频直播檚 cubes which are 香蕉视频直播渢he best speed cubes on the market.香蕉视频直播�
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Despite a sore back and neck and waning energy, he hooped on after breaking the record. Plett香蕉视频直播檚 plan was to continue solving for as long as he could to 香蕉视频直播渁bsolutely crush香蕉视频直播� the record in hopes of remaining undefeated. His goal was to reach 1800 solves in 12 hours 香蕉视频直播� though he noted that stopping for a meal and a bathroom break was sounding pretty desirable by 11:30 a.m.
With one of three records unofficially broken, Plett was planning to return to the school on Feb. 14 to tackle the record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik香蕉视频直播檚 cube while hula hooping which is currently 12.20 seconds. Then, on Feb. 20, he香蕉视频直播檒l attempt to break the final record by hula hooping and solving Rubik香蕉视频直播檚 cubes one-handed. The current record is 101 in about an hour so Plett is aiming to crush the record by going for 12 hours.
To watch Plett香蕉视频直播檚 record attempts, watch the live stream on his .
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