PK Arumugam
{{short description|Rubik's Cube speed solver}}
{{Autobiography|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = PK Arumugam
| image = Arumugam PK.jpg
| birth_date = 6 December 1999
| birth_place = Chennai, India
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2013 – present
| alma_mater = Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai
| known_for = Rubik's Cube speed solving
}}
Arumugam PK or PK Arumugam (born 6 December 1999) is an accomplished Indian Speedcuber.{{Cite web|title=PK Arumugam {{!}} World Cube Association|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2014ARUM01|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} He is a three-time world record holder and the first person to solve more than 1000 Rubik's cubes while riding a bicycle.
He started SpeedCubing in June 2013 and found out about the World Cube Association (WCA) in December that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2014ARUM01|title=PK Arumugam {{!}} World Cube Association|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org|access-date=2019-12-03}} He learnt the CFOP method of solving the Rubik's Cube and took part in his first WCA competition, the Shaastra Cube Open in January 2014,{{Cite web|title=Shaastra Cube Open 2014 {{!}} World Cube Association|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/ShaastraCubeOpen2014|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} solving five cubes in an average time of 36.51 seconds, with his best single solve taking 27.78 seconds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/ShaastraCubeOpen2014|title=Shaastra Cube Open 2014 {{!}} World Cube Association|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org|access-date=2019-12-03}}
In 2015 The Indian Nationals took place in Chennai for the first time{{Cite web|title=Indian Nationals 2015 {{!}} World Cube Association|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/IndianNationals2015|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} and this is where Arumugam met Bhargav Narasimhan, a multiple national record holder and holder of the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve five Rubik's cubes one-handed.
World Records
On 4 June 2017, after several months' practice, Arumugam set his first world record by solving 1,010 Rubik's Cubes while riding a bicycle{{Cite web|url=https://www.reidbikes.com/news/most-insane-cycling-world-records/|title=Most Insane Cycling World Records|date=2019-06-19|website=Reid Bikes|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://silverbacklab.com/de/7-awesome-records-set-on-bikes/|title=7 Awesome records set on bikes|date=2019-09-18|website=Silverback Bikes|language=de|access-date=2019-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bicycling.com/culture/g22713499/crazy-cycling-world-records/|title=Insane Cycling World Records That You Won't Believe|last=Andrew Daniels|date=2019-07-18|website=Bicycling|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://road.cc/content/news/224031-kid-smashes-guinness-world-record-solving-rubiks-cubes-while-cycling|title=Kid smashes Guinness World Record for solving Rubik's Cubes while cycling|date=2017-06-11|website=road.cc|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://m.worldrecordacademy.com/?url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/games/most_Rubiks_cubes_solved_on_a_bicycle_world_record_set_by_P_K_Arumugam_217188.html|title=Submit a world record|website=m.worldrecordacademy.com|access-date=2019-12-03}} for 6 hours 7 minutes and 4 seconds without resting his legs on the floor, beating the former record of 751 Rubik's Cubes held by Shreevatsh Rajkumar.{{Cite web|title=Shreevatsh Rajkumar {{!}} World Cube Association|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2015RAJK03|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikeitalia.it/2017/06/12/un-ragazzo-indiano-ha-risolto-1000-cubi-di-rubik-pedalando/|title=Un ragazzo indiano ha risolto 1000 cubi di Rubik pedalando|date=2017-06-12|website=Bikeitalia.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-12-03}}
On 5 May 2019 at Gopalan Innovation Mall in Bangalore, Arumugam was a part of the team consisting of 293 people who created a portrait of a tiger, consisting of 1200 Rubik's Cubes in support of tiger conservation in India. This attempt was listed in Guinness World Records as most contributions to a Rubik's Cube mosaic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/rubik-s-cube-tiger-portrait-a-world-record-732389.html|title=Rubik's Cube tiger portrait a world record|date=2019-05-06|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}
On 12 October 2019 Arumugam set his third Guinness World Record at Chennai Citi Centre, Dr Radha Krishnan Salai by solving 2815 Rubik's Cubes one-handed in 24 hours, beating the former record of 2,176 held by Krishnam Raju Gadiraju.{{Cite web|title=Krishnam Raju Gadiraju {{!}} World Cube Association|url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2013GADI01|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}{{Citation|title=ஒற்றைக்கையால் அதிகபட்ச பஸில் புதிர் விளையாட்டுகளுக்கு தீர்வு|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf4ChDyu0bY|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}
Other awards
On 25 June 2017 at VGP Chennai, he was awarded with Young Achiever's Record conducted by India events and sports.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Personal life
Arumugam PK was born on 6 December 1999 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has an younger sister. He attended Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Adayar and graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai in 2017. He is currently studying electronic and instrumentation engineering at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.srmist.edu.in/most-number-rubiks-cubes-solved-one-handed-24-hrs-guinness-world-record|title=Most Number of Rubik's Cubes Solved One Handed in 24 Hrs - A Guinness World Record|last=gayathri|date=2019-10-15|website=Welcome to SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) – India’s Premier Educational Institution|access-date=2019-12-03}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|title=Most Rubik's Cubes solved one-handed in 24 hours|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/115631-most-rubiks-cubes-solved-in-24-hours-one-handed/|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-12}}
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