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Brief origin story, milestones, and how the cube became a global icon.
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Discover the world of the Rubik's Cube
Learn the basics, explore solving methods, and dive into the culture of speedcubing. This site gives you a quick introduction along with skeletal pages you can extend.
What is the Rubik's Cube?
A 3×3×3 twisty puzzle invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik. The goal is to align each face to a single color by rotating rows and columns.
- Over 43 quintillion possible states
- World record single solve: under 3 seconds
- Popular beginner method: Layer-by-Layer (CFOP)