Speedcubing Mystery Mystery Cache

Cache is not at the posted coordinates. Please park at the coordinates given in the waypoint on this cache page. The hide is in an Arlington County park, so no nightcaching.

Answer the questions below in order of appearance to obtain the actual coordinates. You are solving for: N38 52.XXX, W77 0X.XXX.

Speedcubing

Definition: The art of solving a Rubik's Cube and various cube-related puzzles as quickly as possible.

History: The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 (50 years ago from the year that this cache was published) by a Hungarian architect named Erno Rubik. Released internationally in 1980, it went on to become the best-selling toy of all time and continues to enthrall people of all ages the world over. The first speedcubing competition was held in Budapest in 1982, with the winning time being a single solve of 22.95 seconds. The next formal competition would be held in 2003, and with the creation of the World Cubing Association (WCA) shortly thereafter in 2004 speedcubing went on to become the globally-recognized competitive sport that it is today.

Warm-Up Facts: 

- The current (June 2025) fastest single Rubik's Cube solve ever completed in a competition is 3.05 seconds by Xuanyi Geng.

- A wide variety of speedcubing events are recognized by the WCA, including cubes up to 7x7 in size, blindfolded solving, and solving with feet. 

- Yours truly has competed in several competitions over the years, including the World Championships, and has twice recorded a solve under 9 seconds. (My fastest solve at home is closer to 6.5 seconds, which seems fast until you remember that the world record is over twice as fast...)

Mystery Cache Questions

1. On the Netflix show “The Speed Cubers,” which two speedcubers are predominantly featured?
   1. Feliks Zemdegs and Max Park (0)
   2. Mats Valk and Lucas Etter (1)
   3. Collin Burns and Yusheng Du (2)
   4. Drew Brads and Tyson Mao. (3)
2. The first person to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under four seconds in a competition was who?
   1. Feliks Zemdegs (5)
   2. Max Park (3)
   3. Yusheng Du (1)
   4. Yu Nakajima (0)
3. The CFOP method is the method most commonly used by the majority of speed cubers to achieve high speeds when solving. What does CFOP stand for?
   1. C'mon, For Real?, Oh My Gosh, Perhaps I Should Give Up (3)
   2. Cross, First-Ten-Layers, Orientation of the Middle Layer, Permutation of the Last Layer (5)
   3. Cross, First-Two-Layers, Orientation of the Last Layer, Permutation of the Last Layer (7)
   4. Cross, First-Three-Layers, Orientation of the First Layer, Permutation of the Middle Layer (9)
4. Which character speedsolved a Rubik's Cube in a Pixar movie?
   1. Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story, 1995) (1)
   2. Syndrome (The Incredibles, 2004) (3)
   3. Remy (Ratatouille, 2007) (5)
   4. Wall-E (Wall-E, 2008) (7)
5. In what is often referred to as “God’s number,” what is the maximum number of moves required to solve any Rubik’s Cube?
   1. 20 (0)
   2. 25 (3)
   3. 30 (6)
   4. Impossible to determine (9)
6. What do speedcubing and geocaching have in common?
   1. The number of geocaches in the world roughly equals the number of possible Rubik’s Cube combinations. (2)
   2. The first-ever geocache was placed in the same city as the birthplace of the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube. (3)
   3. The Geocaching Headquarters building is located in the same city where the 2025 WCA World Championship will be held. (4)
   4. The WCA was formed before the existence of Geocaching.com. (5)
7. By what metric do speedcubers compete against each other in 3x3 competitions? (3x3 = a standard-sized Rubik's Cube)
   1. Fastest single solve per round. (2)
   2. Total of three cubes solved and averaged per round. (1)
   3. Total of five cubes solved, with the middle three solves averaged per round. (0)
   4. Total of ten cubes solved, with the middle eight solves averaged per round. (9)

 Note also that the bottom of the container is a bit loose - please be sure to put it back exactly as found to avoid any issues.