Student holds multiple number 1 spots in his state for Rubiks Cube solving [Video]

BANGOR, Maine (WABI/Gray News) – Ever since the Rubik’s Cube was invented 50 years ago, it has inspired countless other twisty puzzles and a community of speed solvers.

One of those solvers is Aedan Bryant, who had no idea what picking up his sibling’s Rubik’s Cube one day as a preteen would lead to.

“Early 2017, I got back into it and started getting faster. And then later that year is when I went to my first competition,” Bryant said.

Bryant said there are countless iterations of twisty puzzles inspired by the traditional 3×3 Rubik’s Cube.

“My favorite? Well, at the moment, it’s probably the clock,” he said. “I’ve been getting back into it. There have been some new methods that have come out, so I’ve been learning those. My favorite event is Fewest Moves, where you get an hour to try and find the shortest solution to a scramble.”

Bryant ranks …