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[[Image:Rubik edge drawing.jpg|thumb|A 3x3x3 edge piece]]

An '''edge piece''' of a [[puzzle]] is normally a piece that has two stickers (because it is part of two faces). On the [[3x3x3]] there are 12 edges, and for each pair of adjacent colors there is only one edge with those two colors. On larger cubes (such as the [[5x5x5]]), however, there are several edge pieces for each pair of colors, as you can see in the image of all edge pieces on the 5x5x5.

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Image:Edge_Pieces_%285x5%29.png|An illustration of all the edge pieces on a 5x5x5.
Image:Midges_%285x5%29.png|An illustration of the midges on a 5x5x5.
Image:Wings_%285x5%29.png|An illustration of the wings on a 5x5x5.
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On larger cubes there are actually two types of edge pieces: ''midges'' and ''wings''. A midge (short for 'middle edge') lies exactly in the middle of the edge, and can be flipped in place. A wing, however, is not symmetrical, and actually has only one orientation if you know where on the cube it is located. This means that if there are two (say) red-white wings on a cube, they cannot be interchanged without being flipped, and you cannot flip just one of them no matter what the rest of the cube looks like.

== See Also ==
* [[Centre piece]]
* [[Corner piece]]
* [[Cubie]]
* [[Edges First Method]]
* [[Edge Orientation]]

[[Category: Puzzle Parts]]