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Museum of Bad Art, Boston, America - May 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by MOBA / Rex Features (2363116e)
Argh, My Eyes... Museum of Bad Art
Some art is so bad it is good (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The exploding toys of Alan Sailer, Camarillo, California, America - 08 Nov 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alan Sailer / Rex Features (1956768j)
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War On Christmas: Alan Sailer's Exploding Toys
If you are excited about Christmas, look away now.
Serial object destroyer Alan Sailer has turned his twisted attention to exploding much-loved toys.
The high-speed photography fanatic has selected children's favourites and destroyed them with firecrackers.
And thanks to his photographic expertise, the 57-year-old has managed to capture the moment the poor playthings were blown apart.
Unfortunate toys and characters include a Mickey Mouse mug blowing its top, Tweety Pie losing his head, a troll head cracking up and a Rubik's Cube exploding into pieces.
Alan, from Camarillo, California, explains: "The poor defenseless toys are common so I pick them up from garage sales. I try my best to keep the costs under a dollar per shot.
"I will admit that it is fun to mess with toy archetypes. I have to smile when an icon of sweet innocence like My Little Pony crumbles to pieces in rather horrifying way."
To blow up the objects Alan uses a firecracker modified so that it can be fired using an electrical signal. He then has to synchronise the opening of the camera shutter with the explosion. It does not need to be really accurate, but it does need to be better than lighting a fuse.
"The camera is unimportant, it's not a special camera. I use a Nikon D90 for most of my shots. I have also used an old Nikon F3 film camera, a Canon G6, Rebel XT etc. The camera must have a manual focus and manual settings is all.
"The flash is the key, that and the detector/trigger. I use a home built flash based on a model built in the 1950s by Harold Edgerton. The flash is really fast about 1 millionth of a second and it stops the action.
"The detector/trigger is also critical. It detects that the debris from the explosion has arrived and fires the flash at just the ...
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Rubik's cubes are seen in a store in Rome, Italy on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) -
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875h)
Jessica Dick, 17, keeps time as a competitor solves a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875b)
A competitor solves a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875j)
A competitor solves a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875i)
Competitors solve a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875f)
Competitors solve a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875g)
Competitors solve a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875e)
Jessica Dick, 17, keeps time as competitors practice their skills
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875d)
Competitors solve a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875c)
A competitor solves a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck/REX (4230875a)
Jessica Dick, 17, keeps time as a competitor solves a Rubik's cube with their feet
National Rubik's Cube Championship, Leicester, Britain - 02 Nov 2014
Competitors are seen taking part in the feet only competition at the UK Rubik's Cube Championships in Leicester. Competitors from around the country competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078p)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078o)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078n)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078k)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078i)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078h)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078g)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078f)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078d)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078e)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rubik's Cube Championships, Bristol, Britain - 13 Nov 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Mikael Buck / Rex Features (1492078a)
Cracking The Cube At The Rubik's Championships
Enthusiasts from 13 different countries descended on Bristol recently for the 2011 Rubik's Cube Championships.
Over 70 'speed cubers' battled it out at the quirky event - taking part in a number of different contests.
19-year-old Brendan Vallance from Scotland emerged triumphant from the traditional speed cubing event.
Using a standard Rubik's cube, he held onto his title of UK's No.1 Rubik's cuber by managing to complete the puzzle in a mere 8.13 seconds.
However, he wasn't able to beat the world record of 5.66 seconds, which was set by fellow cuber Feliks Zemdegs earlier this year.
Elsewhere, other competitors attempted the task while blindfolded or using just one hand.
According to organiser Chrisi Trussell one person managed to solve a cube while blindfolded within just 40 seconds.
To do so they were first allowed to study the cube before donning a blindfold to complete it.
It was also a case of man versus machine with some cubers taking on the Cubestormer II, which is constructed from Lego using four Mindstorm NXT robot kits.
A Samsung Galaxy S II phone running a custom Android App scans the Rubik's Cube with its camera so that the puzzle can be unscrambled in record time.
Approximately 350 million Rubik's Cubes have been sold since it wa slaunched in 1980, and it is widely believed to be the world's best selling puzzle.
There are a staggering 43 quintillion possible combinations on its six coloured faces - but it has only one solution.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Mikael Buck / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VNWGUDSAS (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Puzzle fan Oskar van Deventer creates world's largest Rubik's cube, Holland - 17 Feb 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Oskar van Deventer/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1288853a )
Puzzling Puzzle For Largest Rubik's Cube Creator
A puzzle fan has spent GBP 1,500 making the world's biggest Rubik's cube - and admits he cannot solve it.
Scientist Oskar van Deventer spent more than 60 hours designing the cube, which has 1,539 pieces and measures a foot wide.
The 45-year-old had the 17x17x17 cube laser cut on special plastic to order by an online company.
And despite being able to solve a regular 3x3x3 cube in about two minutes, Oskar admits his colossus has him beat.
He said: "I've been designing puzzles since I was about 12 and I thought it would be nice to go over the top and build an even larger Rubik's cube.
"It took me about 60 hours to design the puzzle in 3D, including several attempts where I managed to get a few things wrong.
"I then had a company produce the 1,539 bricks for me, which I then spent 15 hours dying and sorting.
"I presented the puzzle at the New York Puzzle Party Symposium this month and the crowd went wild, everybody wanted to touch and try.
"The puzzle has never been solved yet, although people have solved virtual versions of it on the internet.
"If you can solve a regular Rubik's cube you could work out how to solve my version, but it would take a lot of work.
"It's quite nice to make pictures from all the colours on the cube."
Married Oskar, from Holland, added: "It was a long process and a lot of fun. There is a puzzle community who supported me and I really enjoyed the challenge.
"I won't be making a bigger one in the future, but in theory someone could take my design and use it to make something larger."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Oskar van Deventer / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan Oskar van Deventer creates world's largest Rubik's cube, Holland - 17 Feb 2011
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Puzzling Puzzle For Largest Rubik's Cube Creator
A puzzle fan has spent GBP 1,500 making the world's biggest Rubik's cube - and admits he cannot solve it.
Scientist Oskar van Deventer spent more than 60 hours designing the cube, which has 1,539 pieces and measures a foot wide.
The 45-year-old had the 17x17x17 cube laser cut on special plastic to order by an online company.
And despite being able to solve a regular 3x3x3 cube in about two minutes, Oskar admits his colossus has him beat.
He said: "I've been designing puzzles since I was about 12 and I thought it would be nice to go over the top and build an even larger Rubik's cube.
"It took me about 60 hours to design the puzzle in 3D, including several attempts where I managed to get a few things wrong.
"I then had a company produce the 1,539 bricks for me, which I then spent 15 hours dying and sorting.
"I presented the puzzle at the New York Puzzle Party Symposium this month and the crowd went wild, everybody wanted to touch and try.
"The puzzle has never been solved yet, although people have solved virtual versions of it on the internet.
"If you can solve a regular Rubik's cube you could work out how to solve my version, but it would take a lot of work.
"It's quite nice to make pictures from all the colours on the cube."
Married Oskar, from Holland, added: "It was a long process and a lot of fun. There is a puzzle community who supported me and I really enjoyed the challenge.
"I won't be making a bigger one in the future, but in theory someone could take my design and use it to make something larger."
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Puzzle fan Oskar van Deventer creates world's largest Rubik's cube, Holland - 17 Feb 2011
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Puzzling Puzzle For Largest Rubik's Cube Creator
A puzzle fan has spent GBP 1,500 making the world's biggest Rubik's cube - and admits he cannot solve it.
Scientist Oskar van Deventer spent more than 60 hours designing the cube, which has 1,539 pieces and measures a foot wide.
The 45-year-old had the 17x17x17 cube laser cut on special plastic to order by an online company.
And despite being able to solve a regular 3x3x3 cube in about two minutes, Oskar admits his colossus has him beat.
He said: "I've been designing puzzles since I was about 12 and I thought it would be nice to go over the top and build an even larger Rubik's cube.
"It took me about 60 hours to design the puzzle in 3D, including several attempts where I managed to get a few things wrong.
"I then had a company produce the 1,539 bricks for me, which I then spent 15 hours dying and sorting.
"I presented the puzzle at the New York Puzzle Party Symposium this month and the crowd went wild, everybody wanted to touch and try.
"The puzzle has never been solved yet, although people have solved virtual versions of it on the internet.
"If you can solve a regular Rubik's cube you could work out how to solve my version, but it would take a lot of work.
"It's quite nice to make pictures from all the colours on the cube."
Married Oskar, from Holland, added: "It was a long process and a lot of fun. There is a puzzle community who supported me and I really enjoyed the challenge.
"I won't be making a bigger one in the future, but in theory someone could take my design and use it to make something larger."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Oskar van Deventer / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028g )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028f )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028e )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028b )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028d )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028c )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028a )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Puzzle fan creates world's smallest Rubik's cube, Cheboksary, Russia - 05 Nov 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Evgeny Grigorev/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1248028h )
Petite Puzzle: World's Smallest Rubik's Cube
A puzzle fan has made the world's smallest Rubik's cube measuring just 10mm wide - the size of a finger nail.
Computer programmer Evgeny Grigorev, 32, spent one month designing the pieces before having them laser cut to order on special plastic by an online company.
Evgeny can solve a normal Rubik's cube in about a minute, but needs a little bit more time for his tiny cube - completing it in just under five minutes.
He said: "I've always been a fan of the Rubik's cube, even when I was a boy.
"I had experimented making puzzles in the past and thought it would be really fun to make the world's smallest cube.
"I thought about it for a while and then started to put some three dimensional drawings together.
"The difficult part was designing all the pieces so it could be put together, would work and not fall to pieces because it's so delicate."
Evgeny, who is married and from Cheboksary, Russia, now has plans to make an even smaller cube and break his own record.
He said: "At the moment it's difficult to make one even smaller because the technology isn't there to do so, but as soon as it is I've got drawings in place to make it happen."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Evgeny Grigorev / Solent News / Rex Features
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Rubikcubism, Rubik Cube art of the Invader - Jan 2009
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'Rubik Travis Bickle Mohican'. Recreated in Rubik's cubes, Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in the cult film 'Taxi Driver', An artist who recreates famous images such as Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa out of Rubik's cubes is leading a new art movement - called Rubikcubism. The mystery street artist, known only as Invader, uses up to 800 of the cult 80s blocks per image. He painstakingly twists each cube to get the colours he wants on the top face before carefully placing them next to each other on a hardboard. He has recreated images of famous paintings such as Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup, historic events like the Twin Tower attack on 9/11 and celebrities like Stanley Kubrik. It can take up to two days to twist the Rubik's cubes, with their limited pallete of six colours, into the required position
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An artist who recreates famous images such as Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa out of Rubik's Cubes is selling his revolutionary art for GBP 20,000 a piece.
The mystery street artist, known only as Invader, uses up to 800 of the cult 1980s puzzles for each image and describes his new art movement as 'Rubikcubism'.
After inputting the design into a computer programme, he then painstakingly twists each cube to get the colours he wants on the top face before carefully placing them next to each other on hardboard.
He has recreated images of famous paintings such as Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup or iconic film scenes, such as Jack Nicholson bursting through the door in 'The Shining'.
It can take up to two days to twist the Rubik's Cubes, with their limited palette of six colours, into the required position.
The mystery artist preserves each image once it is complete and buys Rubik's Cubes in bulk - most recently 15,000 in one go.
His prized works sell for up GBP 20,000 pounds each at the world famous Lazarides Galle...
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