During the course of making the film, she never fulfilled her intended goal of learning how to speed cube herself. “I haven’t set aside the time to memorize those algorithms,” Kim says.

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mach An algorithm can solve a Rubik's Cube faster than any human The Rubik’s Cube looks like a simple kids’ toy, but anyone who’s tried to line up the block’s colors knows how challenging ...

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