Chris Hardwick (speedcuber)

Christopher Michael Hardwick (born December 6, 1983) is an American competitive speedcuber.

Chris Hardwick
Born	(1983-12-06) December 6, 1983 Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
Known for	Speedcubing
Medal record Representing United States Speedcubing WCA World Championship Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4×4×4 0 0 1 3×3×3 One-Handed 1 0 1 4×4×4 Blindfolded 1 1 1 5×5×5 Blindfolded 1 1 0 Total 3 2 3 2003 Toronto 3×3×3 One-Handed 2007 Budapest 4×4×4 Blindfolded 2011 Bangkok 5×5×5 Blindfolded 2009 Düsseldorf 5×5×5 Blindfolded 2011 Bangkok 4×4×4 Blindfolded 2005 Lake Buena Vista 4×4×4 2005 Lake Buena Vista 3×3×3 One-Handed 2009 Düsseldorf 4×4×4 Blindfolded

Born in Merritt Island, Florida, he attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (class of 2002) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (class of 2005).

He is known especially for his blindfolded world record solution times of Rubik's Revenge and Rubik's Professor's Cube puzzles, though he started out as a top one-handed cuber. Chris holds the former world record for the blindfolded solve time of the Rubik's Professor's Cube with 15 minutes 22 seconds.

Hardwick has made a number of television appearances demonstrating the Rubik's Cube, including MTV in 2002, Canada AM and Much Music in the fall of 2003, discussing the 2003 Rubik's Cube World Championships. His home videos have also appeared on numerous online video sites including CollegeHumor and Digg. A home video of Hardwick solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube one-handed appeared on VH1 in 2006 for Web Junk 20. Axe deodorant parodied another one of Hardwick's home videos in their 2006 South African "Get a Girlfriend" commercial campaign.

Chris Hardwick, the comedian, referenced this particular Chris Hardwick on Web Soup in 2009 when a comment about the Rubik's Cube was made. The two met during the comedian's show at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 11, 2015.

References

• "Hardwick's appearance on Web Junk 20 Episode 105 on IFILM". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• "Photos of Hardwick's appearance on Canada AM in 2003". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• "Axe parody of a home video by Hardwick on YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• "Hardwick's original video to the parody mentioned above". Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• "4x4 Blindfolded World Records". World Cube Association website. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
• "5x5 Blindfolded World Records". World Cube Association website. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
• "The Daily Californian". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
• "Rubik's 'Speed Cubers' Earning Celebrity Status". Information Week. Archived from the original (archive) on 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
• "Hardwick on CollegeHumor". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• "Hardwick on Digg". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-01.

External links

• Chris Hardwick's listing at the World Cube Association
• Chris Hardwick's webpage