A very popular three-dimensional mechanical puzzle created by architect Erno Rubik in 1974, the Rubik’s Cube (also known as the Magic Cube) has six sides with nine boxes on each side. The original Rubik’s Cube has six colors, namely green, red, yellow, blue, orange and white. The goal is to place the boxes with the same colors on the same side. Because of the popularity of the puzzle, many toy companies produce imitations of the game. To know more about the patented version, let us look at the Rubik’s Cube dimensions.
The Dimensions of the Rubik’s Cube
What are the dimensions of the Rubik’s Cube? Each side of the cube has the same length and width. The width and length of each side of the puzzle is 5.7 centimeters. The cube has 26 miniature cubes. To attract consumers, toy manufacturers launched versions of the puzzle. One of the popular versions of the cube the Rubik’s TouchCube. The dimensions of the cube are the same with the original version. However, this variation is more interesting to use because colored lights are used in miniature cubes. This variation was launched at the American International Toy Fair in New York on 15 February 2009.
Solving the cube is not easy. Some people spend weeks or months just to solve the puzzle. However, there are gifted individual who can solve the puzzle in less than 10 seconds. To solve the puzzle, it is important to have ideas about the basic notations in the puzzle. Additionally, it is also beneficial to learn the simple methods and techniques that can be used for the middle layer turns such as the corner first techniques.
Additional Facts and Other Interesting Details
Speedcubing is the term used to refer to the act of solving a Rubik’sCcube. The popularity of the puzzle led to the launch of various speedcubing competitions in the world. The first speedcubing world championship was launched in Munich, Germany on 13 March 1981 by the Guinness Book of World Records. Jury Froeschl won the competition. On the other hand, the first speedcubing international championship was held in Budapest, Hungary on 5 June 1982. Minh Thai won the contest.
Aside from these contests, other alternative competitions were launched. These include blindfolded solving, team blindfold solving, speedcubing using a single hand and speedcubing under the water. The world record for solving Rubik’s cube was held by Erik Akkersdijk with only 7.08 seconds. The record happened in the 2008 Czech Open.