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New WCA event coming… (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The WCA should announce the new event at the end of the month. As a reminder, the current unofficial records are

  • single:
    2 days 23 hours 34 min. 06.89 s.
  • Ao5:
    3 days 02 hours 47 min. 19.65 s.
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[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like a cross between a Chimera Giant and a moving hole puzzle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did they really exist?

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Chimera Giant and moving hole puzzles? Yes, definitely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd never heard of them.

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are somewhat niche puzzles. The Chimera Giant was custom transformation of an 8x8.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I've just seen a solve video with it. It's amazing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

gif authors:
Yann Le Gall et Étienne Jacob

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's the record for announcing an event?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, with the new WCA puzzle in gif! 😅