- Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi
Shotaro Makisumi (Japanese:"Makisumi Shōtarō"; commonly known as "Macky") was born
March 21 ,1990 inUbe ,Yamaguchi ,Japan . He is best known for setting several world records forspeedcubing , or quickly solving theRubik's Cube .Macky lived in
Arcadia, California and graduated in the class of '08 atPolytechnic School inPasadena, California . He is currently a freshman atPrinceton University . He currently holds one Asian record with theWorld Cube Association . He has held seven world records in the past.In addition to
speedcubing , he is involved in mathematics competitions andjuggling . He has been invited four times to theUSA Mathematical Olympiad , a prestigious math competition for high school students, and has attendedCanada/USA Mathcamp for three summers.Past Records held
Asian records
*2x2x2 Speedsolve: 2.82 seconds
External links
* [http://www.cubefreak.com Cubefreak]
* [http://cubefreak.net Macky's site: Cubefreak]
* [http://www.xanga.com/e2718281828 Macky's Xanga]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003MAKI01 World Cube Association records of Macky's official solving times]
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