Rubik's Cube

E201324
3D puzzle combination puzzle mechanical puzzle

Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces that must be twisted and rotated so each side shows a single uniform color.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
CFOP method 1
Magic Cube 1
Roux method 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 3D puzzle ⓘ
combination puzzle ⓘ
mechanical puzzle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 3×3×3 cube ⓘ
Rubik's Cube ⓘ
surface form: Rubik Cube
countryOfOrigin Hungary ⓘ
culturalImpact icon of 1980s popular culture ⓘ
fieldOfUse education ⓘ
puzzle solving ⓘ
recreational mathematics ⓘ
speedcubing ⓘ
genre twisty puzzle ⓘ
goal make each face a single uniform color ⓘ
governingBodyForCompetitions World Cube Association ⓘ
hasCompetitionDiscipline 3×3×3 Cube event ⓘ
hasMechanism central spindle core ⓘ
interlocking cubies ⓘ
rotating layers ⓘ
hasOptimalSolutionLengthUpperBound 20 moves in half-turn metric ⓘ
hasShape cube ⓘ
hasSolvingMethod Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CFOP method

Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Roux method

ZZ method ⓘ
beginner layer-by-layer method ⓘ
hasVariant 2×2×2 cube ⓘ
4×4×4 cube ⓘ
5×5×5 cube ⓘ
larger-order cubes ⓘ
mirror cube ⓘ
shape-mods ⓘ
speed cube ⓘ
hasWorldRecordCategory average of 5 solves ⓘ
single solve time ⓘ
inception 1974 ⓘ
introducedToMarket 1977 ⓘ
inventor Ernő Rubik ⓘ
massMarketRelease 1980 ⓘ
material plastic ⓘ
numberOfCenterCubiesOnStandardCube 6 ⓘ
numberOfCornerCubiesOnStandardCube 8 ⓘ
numberOfEdgeCubiesOnStandardCube 12 ⓘ
numberOfFaces 6 ⓘ
numberOfPossiblePermutationsStandardCube 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 ⓘ
numberOfStickersOnStandardCube 54 ⓘ
numberOfVisibleCubiesOnStandardCube 26 ⓘ
originalName Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Magic Cube
soldUnitsByEarly1980s hundreds of millions ⓘ
typicalOrder 3×3×3 ⓘ
usedFor developing spatial reasoning ⓘ
hand–eye coordination practice ⓘ
improving problem-solving skills ⓘ
teaching group theory concepts ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mathematical Games → notableTopic → Rubik's Cube ⓘ
Rubik's Cube → originalName → Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magic Cube
Rubik's Cube → alsoKnownAs → Rubik's Cube ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rubik Cube
Rubik's Cube → hasSolvingMethod → Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CFOP method
Rubik's Cube → hasSolvingMethod → Rubik's Cube self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roux method
Metamagical Themas → hasNotableEssayOn → Rubik's Cube ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rubik’s Cube