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Rubik's cube Top Christmas 2008 seller!
One of the most famous toys in history! Rubik's Cube is the incredibly addictive, multi-dimensional challenge that has fascinated fans since it arrived in 1980. Over "43 Quintillion" (that's 43 with 18 zeros to you and me) moves are possible with this original 3x3 Cube, but there is only one solution! A must for puzzle lovers, the aim is to twist and turn the Rubik's Cube to return it to its original state, with every side having one solid colour. For those who struggle to master this challenge - or simply lack the patience - the enclosed guide provides the simplest ever 7-step Rubiks Cube solution and introduces a number of other fantastic games to play. So, whether you're into simple siding or prefer a spot of classic cubing, hours of challenging fun lie ahead.
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Rubik's Cube
Rubik's cube - What you get in the box!
•The world's best-known puzzle
•Original 3x3 version
•7 step solution guide included
•Booklet outlining additional games
•For 1 player
Rubik's Cube
The history of Rubik's tube
Ernő Rubik was born in 1944 Budapest, Hungary. He grew up to become an architect, designer and university professor. In 1974 Rubik creates the first working prototype of the cube. This is the official birth date of the world’s favourite toy. Erno Rubik patented the ‘Magic Cube’ in 1975 and Hungarian toy-manufacturer Politechnika then began the difficult task of mass-production. In 1977 the first ‘Magic Cube’ was sold in a Budapest toyshop. Ideal Toy Corporation began exporting the cube from Hungary in 1980. The ‘Magic Cube’ was then renamed the ‘Rubik’s Cube’.
A publication entitled ‘You Can Do the Cube’ was produced by Patrick Bossert , a 12-year-old schoolboy from England in 1981. The book goes on to sell 1.5 million copies!
The first annual International Rubik’s Championships was held in Budapest in 1982. More than 100 million cubes had now been sold and Rubik’s enters the Oxford English Dictionary. In 1990 Ernő Rubik became President of the Hungarian Engineering Academy. He later established the International Rubik Foundation to support talented young designers. Diamond Cutters International created the ‘Masterpiece Cube’ for Rubik’s 15th birthday in 1995 – this was a fully-functional, 185 carat Cube made of solid gold and encrusted with coloured jewels. On the 26th of July 1995, Rubik’s celebrated it’s 25th anniversary with a limited edition of the Rubik’s Cube. In 2007 World Rubik's Cube Championships were held in Budapest from 5-7 October, marking the 25th anniversary of the competition. Ernő Rubik was there to award the prizes in person. These championships still take place today with the latest being held this past month in Budapest. Ernő Rubik is now enjoying his retirement but the Rubik’s Studio continues to design games and work with young designers in Hungary and beyond.
Rubik's Cube Information
Facts about the new Rubik's Cube
•Ernő Rubik invented the Cube in the spring of 1974 in his home town of Budapest, Hungary. He wanted a working model to help explain three-dimensional geometry and ended up creating the world’s best selling toy.
•Rubik’s inspiration for the Cube’s internal mechanism came from pebbles in the River Danube whose edges had been smoothed away.
•Rubik called his invention the ‘Magic Cube’. It was renamed the Rubik’s Cube by the Ideal Toy Corporation in 1980
•More than 300 million Rubik’s Cubes have been sold worldwide. If all the cubes were placed on top of each other they would reach the top of Mount Everest, twice!
•At the height of the Rubik’s craze in the mid-1980s, it was estimated that one-fifth of the world’s population had played the Cube.
•‘Cubing’ still infects people of all ages. ‘Cubaholics’ are said to suffer from ‘Rubik's wrist’ and ‘Cubist's thumb’!
•Rubik’s Cube has featured in hundreds of books, magazines, movies and even had its own TV series on ABC in America. Millions of web pages, blogs and YouTube videos are now dedicated to cubing.
•The Cube has inspired everything from fashion, architecture and music to films, plays and political speeches. There is also a dedicated art movement known as ‘Rubikubism’.
•There are edible cubes, jewel-encrusted Cubes and even MP3 playing cubes! The biggest Cube in the world, on display in Knoxville, Tennessee, is 3 metres tall and weighs over 500kg.
•National and international ‘speedcubing’ championships have been held regularly since 2003. The World Cube Association now runs competitions where players have to solve the Cube one-handed, as well as having to solve the Cube using only your feet. There is even a competition where players have to solve the Cube as quickly as possibe blindfolded!
•In May 2007, Thibaut Jacquinot of France became the first person to complete the Cube in under 10 seconds in open competition, setting a world record time of 9.86 seconds. The current world record for a single solve is held by Yu Nakajima of Japan with a time of 8.72 seconds.
•The speed Cubing Championships were held in Budapest in October 2007 and were attended by Ernő Rubik himself.
•In 2007 the Rubik's Cube beat stiff competition to be recognised in the annual CoolBrands list by the Superbrands organisation.
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