With in excess 43 quintillion (that's 43 43,252,003,274,489,856,000) configurations and merely 1 solution, the rubiks cube secret, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2005 is nonetheless the finest puzzle ever invented.
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Almost not possible stop playing - there's even a Cubaholics Anonymous - the is an icon of the times, and its the number one selling puzzle ever created. The current world record is an astounding 12.54 secs and there are also records for doing it one-handed, currently 27.62 seconds, and believe it or not doing it blindfolded.
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It's rather usual these kinds of records are out of the ability of typical people - because there is not anything usual about solving a 1 in 43 quintillion puzzle in 13 secs - but whether it takes minutes, hours or days, the rubiks cube secret is still the king of un-putdownable puzzles. Are you up to the challenge?
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The rubiks cube secret was created by Hungarian born resident Erno Rubik, a lecturer teaching the Budapest College of Applied Arts, who produced a working prototype in nineteen seventy four. Within the time period of one year of its launch in 1980 rubiks cube secret had become the quickest-selling puzzle the planet had ever known. rubiks cube secret is now the top selling puzzle ever created with over 250 million rubiks cube secret sold.
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Rubik lived in Budapest. Tibor Laczi, a business associate, said when he first 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.'
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Following Rubik's accomplishment having returned from a business conference in the US, 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 Hungarians 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 on smoking better cigarettes!'
