麻豆社

The Rubik鈥檚 Cube is almost 50 years old, but still as popular as ever. The addictive puzzle was first invented by the Hungarian architect Erno Rubik back in 1974.

This week has seen the first Rubik's Cube world championships since before the pandemic - four days of solving the cube at lightning speed, doing it blindfolded or with just one hand. It is being held in South Korea's capital Seoul and George Scholey is there. He is himself a world record holder.

He told Newshour about what the Championships are like.

"This is quite unique - in a sense, you're competing against yourself... getting a single solve relies on luck, the best average solve relies on skill."

(Photo: A person solving a Rubik鈥檚 Cube. Credit: 麻豆社)