Watch this guy solve a Rubik's Cube before Usain Bolt finishes a race

Published Oct. 20, 2016 4:39 p.m. ET

Pete Blackburn

There aren't too many people on the planet who can complete a task in less time than it takes for Usain Bolt to finish a race, but Anthony Brooks is one of them.

Brooks is a world champion Rubik's Cube master who specializes in speed-cubing. Though he's not competing in Rio because there are no Rubik's Cube-based events in the Olympics, he decided to challenge himself and take on Bolt head-t0-head in a race against the clock. Could he solve a cube before Bolt finishes a race?

Amazingly, Brooks did it. It took about eight seconds in total and he didn't have much time left to spare, edging out Bolt by a nose. Unfortunately for the cube master, there's no gold medal to reward him for his efforts. Regardless, that's still an insanely impressive feat.