Pastimes: Astrophysicist says Rubik's Cubes are easy (Reuters)

NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters Life!) - You don't need a degree in astrophysics to solve the Rubik's Cube -- but it helps. Tyson Mao, 22, is among a new generation of competitive solvers of the Rubik's Cube, a plastic puzzle made up of small, coloured cubes which players twist in various directions until each side of the cube is a solid colour. This weekend he will try to regain the title of world blindfold Rubik's Cube champion, a title he lost last year to his friend Leeann Loo who beat his time of ...