With more than 43 quintillion (that's 43 quintillion) set ups and simply 1 solution, the 25th anniversary cube rubiks, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in this year is nevertheless the smartest puzzle in the world.
25th anniversary cube rubiks
Almost impossible to put down - there's even a Cubaholics Anonymous - the is an icon of the age, and is the top selling puzzle in the world. The current world record is an astounding 12.54 secs and there are also records for doing it one-handed, and believe it or not finishing it blind folded.
25th anniversary cube rubiks
It's quite likely these records are past the talents of normal people - because there's nothing regular about finishing a 1 in 43 quintillion puzzle in thirteen seconds - but whether it takes minutes, hrs or days, the 25th anniversary cube rubiks is still the king of un-putdownable puzzles. Are you up to the challenge?
25th anniversary cube rubiks
The 25th anniversary cube rubiks was invented by Hungarian born resident Erno Rubik, a professor teaching the Budapest College of Applied Arts, who created a completed prototype in '74. Within the duration of 1 year of the launch in '80 25th anniversary cube rubiks had become the quickest-selling puzzle the planet had ever celebrated. 25th anniversary cube rubiks is now the best-selling puzzle ever invented with over 250 million 25th anniversary cube rubiks sold.
25th anniversary cube rubiks
Rubik lived in Budapest. Tibor Laczi, a business associate, said when he initially met him, 'When Rubik walked into the room I felt like giving him some money. He looked like a beggar! He was terribly dressed, and he had a cheap Hungarian cigarette hanging out of his mouth. But I knew I had a genius on my hands.'
25th anniversary cube rubiks
After Rubik's achievement having travelled home from a work conference in the States, Laczi said, 'It was his first trip to the West, and he didn't ask me to take him anywhere after the press conference.
Most Hungarian visitors that come here want to look at shops or buy jewellery or visit a bar. Rubik went back to his hotel. He was always that way, even after the money started. The only thing he did was start enjoying more expensive cigarettes!'
