When Ernő Rubik began working on the design of the magic cube, he did not have in mind the creation of the world’s most famous puzzle or the best-selling toy in history. This Hungarian architect was actually trying to help his students at the Budapest Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts understand three-dimensional objects; To improve your ability to comprehend space and geometry. He created a structure of wooden cubes connected by rubber bands that he could easily rotate, but he quickly realized the difficulty of returning the pieces to their original positions. So he made a second version by putting colored stickers on each side. He had just created the puzzle that would fascinate children, teenagers, and adults for the next forty years; This puzzle continues to this day to see who can put it back together in less time, blindfolded, or with fewer moves (there are more of them). 43 trillion possible permutations… but geniuses can figure it out in about twenty moves). The Rubik’s cube would go on to sell more than 400 million cubes and prompt mathematicians and engineers to explore the countless possibilities of its 26 moving parts.
