A blindfolded puzzle cube challenge just set a new Guinness World Record – solved entirely by touch.
Brampton, Ontario and Hong Kong set a new Guinness World Records title on July 11 for the Most People Solving a Rotating Tactile Puzzle Cube at Multiple Venues, with 449 participants taking part across the two cities.
Of those, 111 solved the cube in Brampton and 338 in Hong Kong. Many of the participants were blind or had low vision, relying on touch, spatial reasoning and memory rather than sight to complete the puzzle blindfolded.
The event was organized locally by Inclusive Momentum and Enabled Talent, built up through five community qualification events and training sessions run with CNIB, schools, libraries and community centers across Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto. More than 25 volunteers and over 10 sponsors helped pull it together.
“This Guinness World Records achievement sends a powerful message from Brampton to the world: human potential has no limits when barriers are removed,” said Amandipp Singh, founder and CEO of Enabled Talent. “Its greatest legacy will not be measured only by the record, but by the confidence it built, the connections it created and the opportunities it opened for people of all abilities to participate and succeed.”
Thomas Wong, founder of Inclusive Momentum, credited everyone who took part.
“We are deeply grateful to every participant, volunteer, sponsor, supporter and community member who made this historic achievement possible,” Wong said. “This record belongs to everyone who gave their time, energy and belief to this initiative.”
For the hundreds who took part, solving a cube they couldn’t see turned into proof of what they could do.
