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Fastest Time To Make A Cube Out Of A Pile Of Buckyballs

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Newberg, Oregon, United States / January 6, 2010

Josh Eichler took a pile of 216 BuckyBalls and assembled them into a 6 x 6 x 6 cube in 50.26 seconds.

- balls must begin in a jumbled pile
- must use standard string containing 216 Buckyballs
- see how to make a BuckyBall cube

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  • The Internet The Mad

    Nothing but a bunch of rookies.

    I beat this for a joke and I was going slow. I can do it in less than one minute...see how!

    http://www.tatumba.com/blog/archives/7043

  • The Internet Galen Rakestraw

    Someone please look at this im sorry but i think i still have the title

  • The Internet Galen Rakestraw

    i agree too

  • The Internet Audrey Chow

    I'd have to agree with Dan.

  • Canada Dan Rollman

    Criteria states "balls must begin in a jumbled pile." This is an impressive feat, but the balls are clearly assembled into a string. Sorry Mason, but I think this attempt should be denied. Others?

  • United States Corey Henderson

    Ann-Marie, Jake not only created the category, he created Buckyballs (seriously)

  • United States Christopher Vise

    don't put them near your computers XD

  • The Internet Galen Rakestraw

    yes its very fun and I happen to be very competitive and have a lot of time on my hands lol I love it though!

  • United States Rob Birdsong

    Enjoying the close world record competition here at URDB HQ.

  • The Internet Galen Rakestraw

    dude, nice job beat me by less than a second better watch though lol.

  • The Internet Ann-Marie Meyers

    Jake, since you created the category, could you weigh in here, please? I predict there will be a lot of attempts made after Christmas, as Buckyballs are a great stocking stuffer. Should measurement markers be allowed or not? And how about my idea of splitting it off into two separate categories?

  • The Internet Ann-Marie Meyers

    Perhaps we need two categories, one with a measure, one without.

  • The Internet Josh Eichler

    Good job Mason Curtis! I guess I will need to try and reclaim my title. Way to go.

  • The Internet Mike McQueen

    If you want to attempt the record in the UK or Europe then Buckyballs are availiable at http://www.pranksterhouse.com

  • I would like to retract my "I bet he cheated" comment. That was a quick comment and not a fair choice of words if the criteria didn't directly forbid that. I do believe that measurement marks or other physical alignment aids should not be allowed. No disrespect to Josh intended.

  • Canada Dan Rollman

    Josh, can you chip in here? Did you make markings on the desk? What do people think? Should we add "no measurement marks permitted" to the criteria list?

  • The Internet Josh Porter

    Kinda fishy seeing as how he begins to measure off the screen (bottom)

  • Yep - clearly used a desktop rule. Did the original challenge state that it was illegal to do so?

  • Awesome Record!

  • I bet he cheated by having marks on the desk for a length of 36 balls. I don't think he can count out the first strand that fast by just running his fingers along it. I've tried that and that alone blows at least 8-9 seconds

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