Rubik’s Cube

David E.

Who created the Rubik’s Cube and why?

Ernő Rubik created the Rubik’s Cube because he

wanted to explain 3 dimensional geometry and

wasn’t supposed to be a toy at first. Can you

believe that!

When was the first Rubik’s Cube made?

The first 2x2x2 Rubik’s Cube was made in 1977

in Budapest then 3x3x3 was created in 1974 also

in Budapest by Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik

and so on and so on with the

Fun Facts!

* It was originally called the Magic Cube.

* There are 43 QUINTILLION ways to move

the Rubik’s Cube.

* There was a Saturday Morning cartoon series:
Rubik The Amazing Cube!

World Records: Felix Zemdegs currently

has the current world record for completing the
Rubik’s Cube with 4.22 seconds. Seung Beom had

the one before him with 4.59 seconds and Patrick
Ponce had the next one with 4.69 seconds.

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