1. At first this invention was called the "Magic Cube". It is a mechanical puzzle, born in 1974 thanks to the Hungarian sculptor and teacher of architecture of the Budapest Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts Erna Rubik (Hungarian Erno Rubik). He came up with the idea of
creating a visual model, with the help of which it was possible to show students the basics of the mathematical theory of groups. Without thinking twice, having tried many options, the result was a wooden model prototype of the cube. In the beginning, this invention looked like a set of 27 wooden blocks with multi-colored faces.
2. Currently, this puzzle is a plastic cube consisting of 26 small cubes that are able to rotate and move along invisible axes. Each of the nine squares on each side of the cube is painted in one of six colors: white, blue, yellow, green, red, orange. The essence of the puzzle is to return the faces of the cube in all sorts of ways until each face is composed of squares of the same color.
3. For the first time to assemble the puzzle, the inventor was helped by his friends and students. The assembly of the Rubik's cube took about a month.
4. Erna Rubik patented his invention in 1975. Sale of the cube was put up in 1977. The license for the production of the Magic Cube was bought by Ideal Toy Corporation, which gave the puzzle the name Rubik's Cube. The company placed an order for 1000000 pcs. and began to sell this toy all over the world. The cube began to be exported from Hungary since 1980.
5. Worldwide, about 350 million Rubik's cubes were sold, both original and various analogues. At the peak of its popularity, every fifth inhabitant of the earth twisted the puzzle!
6. Over time, people began to think about how to collect a cube faster. There are so-called speedcubes - people who collect Rubik's cube for a while.
7. In 1981, she gave birth to a student, Jessica Friedrich, a student, rasprobila method, with a middle hour the storage of the cube is about 25 seconds. Doteper bilshist topovyh spidkuberiv vikoristovuyte sametsi method. 8. To date, top speedcubers consistently collect a cube in less than 10 seconds.
8. To date, top speedcubers consistently collect a cube in less than 10 seconds.
9. The American teenager collected a puzzle in 4.69 seconds. American Patrick Pons has set a new world record for the assembly of the Rubik's cube, the Daily Mail reports. In the course of the competition in Virginia, the 15-year-old Patrick managed to collect a puzzle in 4.69 seconds. According to the teenager, he was in shock when he learned his result. Previously, the world record belonged to Australian Felix Zemdegs, who collected Rubik's cube in 4.73 seconds.
10. During the all-pervading puzzle, 43 252 003 274 489 856 000 can be combined and the correct 1 is correct.