[nsilvestri]

There's a lot of lines you can draw about what technically counts as the world record time. It's also incorrect to say that the world record is 3.47, because there are many on-camera examples of faster solves. They simply weren't done in the course of an official WCA event. The goal of the WCA isn't to most accurately determine what the world record is, it's to determine who can solve a cube the fastest in the context of an accessible and enjoyable competition. Trying to change WCA regulations to better match your personal definition of what counts as the world record is against the goals of the WCA.

[djmips]

A world record should also have a consistent course - but then it's just down to mechanics at that point.