Six-year-old Lian Yunyi sets women's Rubik's Cube record in 4.27 seconds
Six-year-old Lian Yunyi solved a Rubik's Cube in 4.27 seconds in Guangzhou, breaking the women's world record, two days after setting an earlier record in Wuhan.
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A six-year-old girl from China has entered the record books after solving a Rubik's Cube in 4.27 seconds. Lian Yunyi set the time at a competition in Guangzhou, breaking the women's world record.
The 4.27-second solve was not her only record-breaking run of the week. Two days earlier, she had already broken the same record at a competition in Wuhan, completing a cube in 4.52 seconds.
Lian has mastered more than 1,300 solving algorithms and trains for two to three hours a day, according to reports. Her age and speed have drawn attention, and the result made headlines as a standout feat in competitive cubing.
In the broadcast item, the presenter noted that she cannot solve a Rubik's Cube herself and joked that company bosses would soon be trying to contact Lian, offering apprenticeships and other opportunities. The item did not include an interview with Lian or any detail on how the record is verified.
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| Claim | BBC News |
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| Lian Yunyi had earlier set the women's Rubik's Cube world record with a 4.52-second solve at a competition in Wuhan two days before. | |
| Lian Yunyi is a six-year-old Chinese girl. | |
| Lian Yunyi set the women's Rubik's Cube world record with a 4.27-second solve at a competition in Guangzhou. |
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BBC News carried the story as a short, upbeat item in a wider bulletin. It focused on Lian Yunyi's age, her two record times and her training routine, with a jokey aside about companies trying to sign her up. The report did not include an interview or any scrutiny of how the record was set or verified.
- “It took her just 4.27 seconds to solve the cube at a competition in Guangzhou, breaking the women's world record.”
- “And if that isn't enough, she had already broken the record two days earlier, solving a cube in just 4.52 seconds at a competition in Wuhan.”
- “Lian has mastered more than 1,300 solving algorithms and trains for two to three hours a day.”
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