He stunned the speedcubing community, those who compete to quickly solve the twisty puzzles. The Cerritos, Calif., native set a new world record for the fastest 3x3x3 Rubik's cube time, with 3.13 seconds, on June 11 at a competition in Southern California. Now, at 21, Max can solve a Rubik's cube in less time than it takes to read this sentence. He lacked the fine motor skills, a symptom of his autism. Max Park, pictured after winning a December 2021 competition, recently set a world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds.Īs a preteen, Max Park couldn't unscrew the cap of a water bottle, let alone try to tackle a Rubik's cube.