But not teenager Collin Burns, who has completed a cube in just 5.25 seconds, smashing the world record. 

 

The US national 'speedcubing' champion was at an official Rubik's Cube event in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, when he shaved 0.3 of a second off the record.

 

Other teenagers can be seen chatting in the background as they completed their own puzzles at the official World Cube Association (WCA) meeting this weekend.

 

Meanwhile Collin is focused on his cube, quickly spinning the rows of tiles round as the clock counts upward from zero.

 

As the 3x3 Rubik's Cube's colours align¹, he drops it down on to a pressure sensor² which stops the watch, bringing gasps³ from his fellow enthusiasts⁴ as they realise he has set a new fastest time.

 

Collin breaks into a huge smile as he sees his accomplishment⁵, which was 0.3 seconds quicker than the previous world record of 5.55 seconds, set by Dutchman Mats Valk.

 

The gathered teenagers suddenly break into cheers as they crowd round to get a closer look, patting Collin on the back and shaking his hand.

 

A WCA representative told Mashable that the teenager had officially broken the record.

 

'Although this result has not been uploaded to the WCA database just yet, we can confirm that this is (or will be soon) the new official WCA world record for the 3x3x3 single solve category,' the spokesman said.

 

'To our best knowledge, it has been performed in an official competition, with all the rules being followed, even the scramble⁶ has been checked for its correctness.'

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