Learning to solve a Rubik's Cube while free-falling

Many people have dreams of learning new skills like how to skydive or solve a Rubik's Cube.

What about combining them?

That is what one Edmontonian did.

Stephen Robinson just posted online the first episode of 'How to Learn Anything.' In each episode, two new unrelated skills will be combined in what Robinson says are "unconventional and entertaining ways."

In the pilot, Robinson skydives in tandem with a skydiving expert while attempting to solve a Rubik's Cube before the parachute is deployed.

"I got it in 56 seconds, and some milliseconds," Robinson said. " It was like, 'I got it, Yahhhh!' and (he) pulled the chute."

Before the big jump, Robinson had 37 days to learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube.  Not to mention solve it in under a minute in very extreme conditions.

He was successful at solving the puzzle on his sixth jump. 

Robinson is no stranger to learning new things.

He has been working on a web series called 52skillz for the past two years.

In the beginning,he committed to learned one new skill every week for 52 weeks — from how to juggle or pole dance to how to make a synthesizer out of a house.

Committing to the online project helped Robinson set and reach goals of learning new things and pushing his own limits.

The web series pilot is for STORYHIVE, a Telus video production grant program.

Robinson's series pitch was picked up. He received $10,000 to shoot a pilot.

He said his first five parachute jumps ate up all the money. Funding for the successful sixth attempt came from his own pocket.

Voting for the web series began Monday and continues until Aug. 12, with two winners getting a $50,000 grant to create their web series.

Robinson plans to continue learning new skills and posting them online for as long as he can.