When it comes to the Rubik's cube, Marcin Kowalczyk really does have more skill in his little finger than you are ever likely to possess in your entire body.

In the video above, the veteran of 33 official Rubik's cube competitions sets a new world record time for solving the popular puzzle. With fingers whirring away, he manages to perfectly rearrange the cube's coloured squares in an astounding 21.17 seconds (that's roughly 14 and a half years faster than Telegraph Men's best attempt.)

What's more, Kowalczyk set the new world record while blindfolded, so he had to rely on his memory while completing the challenge.

After dropping the cube to signify the end of his record attempt, Kowalczyk reacts in animated but muted fashion. He jumps up from his chair and stumbles backwards, but avoids making any sound out of respect for the other competitions.

It's not the first time the young Pole has impressed with the wizardry of his fingers. Last year, he memorised the patterns of 41 different Rubik's cubes, before blindfolding himself and solving them in just 54 mins 14 secs (that's an average of 79 seconds per cube).