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− | + | |NAME=Rubik's Cube | |
+ | |IMAGE=Roux solved.jpg | ||
+ | |ALTERNATIVENAMES=Regular cube, 3x3x3, 3x3 | ||
+ | |SHAPE=Cube | ||
+ | |MECHANISM=3x3x3 | ||
+ | |INVENTOR=Erno Rubik | ||
+ | |YEAR=1974 | ||
+ | |COMPANIES= [[Rubik's Brand]] | ||
+ | |TPMUSEUM=657 | ||
+ | |JAAPSCH=cube3}} | ||
− | This | + | ''This page is about the [[puzzle]]. For the Rubik's Brand 3x3x3 Cube, see [[Rubik's Brand Cube]].'' |
− | The | + | The '''Rubik's cube''' (also known as the '''3x3x3 cube''', and normally referred to in the cubing community as the '''3x3x3''' or '''3x3''') is a twistable [[puzzle]] in the shape of a cube that is cut two times along each of three axes. It is said to be the best-selling toy in history, with well over 300 million cubes sold, and because of this popularity it is the most commonly practiced cube in [[speedsolving]]. The most popular brand is [[Rubik's Brand Cube]], which was first patented by [[Erno Rubik]] in 1975, and which began being produced on a wide scale in the early 1980s. From around 2007 the cubing community has seen the development of speedcubes made in China that have made significant improvements on Rubik's design. |
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+ | This puzzle has 6 fixed [[center]]s, 12 [[edge]]s, and 8 [[corner]]s, and a total of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 (or =~ 4.3 x 10^19) positions. It has been proven that every position can be solved in 20 or fewer moves (https://cube20.org/). | ||
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+ | Current flagship 3x3 cubes (as of October 2020): | ||
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+ | - Moyu WeiLong WR M/WR M 2020 <br/> | ||
+ | - QiYi Valk 3 Elite M <br/> | ||
+ | - GAN 356 XS/11 M Pro <br/> | ||
+ | - Dayan Tengyun M v2 <br/> | ||
+ | - YuXin HuangLong M <br/> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
− | * [[3x3x3 | + | * [[3x3x3 speedsolving methods]] |
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* [[Rubik's Brand Cube]] | * [[Rubik's Brand Cube]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[3x3x3 notation]] |
* [[World Record | World Records]] | * [[World Record | World Records]] | ||
+ | * [[Rubik's Cube Fact sheet]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | * [ | + | * [[Wikipedia: Rubik's Cube]] |
+ | {{Regularcubics}} | ||
{{Cubics}} | {{Cubics}} | ||
[[Category:Twisty puzzles]] | [[Category:Twisty puzzles]] | ||
[[Category:Twisty puzzles used in WCA-official events]] | [[Category:Twisty puzzles used in WCA-official events]] | ||
+ | [[Category:3x3x3]] |
Revision as of 23:08, 15 March 2021
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This page is about the puzzle. For the Rubik's Brand 3x3x3 Cube, see Rubik's Brand Cube.
The Rubik's cube (also known as the 3x3x3 cube, and normally referred to in the cubing community as the 3x3x3 or 3x3) is a twistable puzzle in the shape of a cube that is cut two times along each of three axes. It is said to be the best-selling toy in history, with well over 300 million cubes sold, and because of this popularity it is the most commonly practiced cube in speedsolving. The most popular brand is Rubik's Brand Cube, which was first patented by Erno Rubik in 1975, and which began being produced on a wide scale in the early 1980s. From around 2007 the cubing community has seen the development of speedcubes made in China that have made significant improvements on Rubik's design.
This puzzle has 6 fixed centers, 12 edges, and 8 corners, and a total of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 (or =~ 4.3 x 10^19) positions. It has been proven that every position can be solved in 20 or fewer moves (https://cube20.org/).
Current flagship 3x3 cubes (as of October 2020):
- Moyu WeiLong WR M/WR M 2020
- QiYi Valk 3 Elite M
- GAN 356 XS/11 M Pro
- Dayan Tengyun M v2
- YuXin HuangLong M
See Also
External Links
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