Rubik News

Do octopuses have a favourite tentacle?

Twenty-five octopuses will today begin twiddling a Rubik's Cube in the name of scientific research.

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Twenty-Five Moves Suffice for Rubik's Cube

How many moves does it take to solve Rubik's Cube? Positions are known that require 20 moves, and it has already been shown that there are no positions that require 27 or more moves; this is a surprisingly large gap.

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Cracking the Cube: A Rubik's Cube Can Be Solved In 26 Steps

Daniel Kunkle can solve a Rubik's Cube in 26 moves. Or at least his computer can.

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Rubik's Cube fans, flex your fingers

Solving Rubik’s Cubes, or “cubing” to its fans, is a competitive sport.

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Outside the box, on the floor

Scattered on the floor of Finale Art File’s Tall Gallery are boxes that blink, buzz, and bewilder. Created by 31 artists for the Cube show, they range in size from a Rubik’s Cube to six-feet all-around -- the same dimensions as sculptor Tony Smith’s Die, a minimalist steel cube described by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC as a "classic icon of post-World War II American art."

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