| Finally the long awaited 2nd world championship is ready to go. |
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| Registration. With many handshakes. And seeing many faces behind nick names and e-mail addresses. |
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| Restickering the cubes. |
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| Trying out the timers on the stage. |
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| Relaxing area. A bit crowded to concentrate... |
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| Lecture by Claude Crépeau. |
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| Claude Crépeau talking about different kinds of Rubik like puzzles. |
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| 5x5x5 competition underway. |
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| Two documentary teams and a few tv stations are filming everything. |
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| Hana Bizek and her cube art. |
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| Mr. Rubik sent a personal thank-you to Dan Gosbee. On the back with his cube is David Allen, the winner of the second American championship in 1982. He proved to be a strong contender. |
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| I would love to have that one... |
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| Jessica Fridrich in action for the 3x3x3. It was nerve-racking, and many contestants were not doing their normal times. |
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| Dinner with speedcubers and puzzle collectors. |
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| Sandy Thompson showing maybe 20 percent of his huge Rubik-like puzzle collection. |
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