Most people spend their first skydive trying not to panic. One California man spent his solving Rubik’s Cubes — and broke a world record in the process.
Ishaan Hadkar, 24, set the Guinness World Record for the most rotating puzzle cubes solved during a single skydive after completing two cubes while falling from 13,000 feet over Oceanside, California, according to Guinness World Records.
The feat is even more remarkable because it was Hadkar’s first time skydiving.
“I had absolutely no idea what to expect or how it would feel,” Hadkar told Guinness World Records. “During my first record attempt, which was also my first ever skydive, one of my cubes actually broke mid-air.”
Rather than call it quits, Hadkar headed right back up.
“But I didn’t want to give up, so I immediately got on the next plane and attempted the record again the very next minute,” he said.
Hadkar solved the first cube shortly after his parachute deployed and completed the second while descending beneath the canopy, according to Guinness World Records.
The challenge was far from easy. Hadkar said he was dealing with wind speeds of roughly 120 mph during freefall.
“It was definitely challenging, especially with no prior skydiving experience,” he said. “The weather was windy and cloudy that day, and on top of that, you’re dealing with speeds of around 120 mph during freefall.”
Even so, Hadkar stuck with the same solving technique he uses on the ground.
“But I had to hold the cube much tighter than usual because of the wind force,” he said.
Hadkar’s love of puzzle cubes began when he was 10 years old after watching his cousin solve one. He quickly developed a talent for cubing and began competing in tournaments.
This isn’t his first unusual challenge. He previously solved 10 Rubik’s Cubes while scuba diving.
And if you think two cubes during a first skydive sounds impressive, Hadkar thinks he can do even better.
“With records, there’s never really an end,” he said. “Right after landing, my first thought was that I could have probably solved five cubes in the air!”
For now, Hadkar can say something few people on Earth ever will: his first skydive also earned him a Guinness World Record.
WATCH video of the incredible feat below:
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