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Who invented the Rubik's Cube?

2025/5/30
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Trusty Narrator: 我对魔方着迷，想知道它风靡全球的原因。我想了解魔方的发明者、名称的含义，以及它如何成为史上最畅销的玩具之一。此外，我也对解魔方的最快速度感到好奇。我尝试解魔方，但发现自己最多只能让一个面颜色相同，这让我感到沮丧。 Ruby: 作为魔方，我亲历了自己成为最畅销玩具之一的眩晕感。几十年来，人们一直在扭转、旋转我，而且似乎没有停止的迹象。现在，人们不仅想解开我，还想在各种不寻常的情况下解开我，比如在水下、独轮车上甚至珠穆朗玛峰顶。我于1974年在布达佩斯由Erna Rubik发明，他最初是为了挑战他的建筑系学生。即使是我的发明者Rubik先生，一开始也无法解开我，这花了他一个月的时间。后来，我被授权给一家美国玩具公司，他们将我的名字改为Rubik's Cube，从此我便风靡全球。尽管如此，对于普通人来说，解开我仍然是一个巨大的挑战，因为我拥有43 quintillion种可能的组合，但只有一种正确的解法。只有大约5%的人能解开我，他们需要使用复杂的算法，记住一系列的步骤。尽管如此，无论我最初的状态如何，都可以在20步之内解开我，只是很少有人能做到。

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This chapter introduces the Rubik's Cube and explores its enduring popularity. It also teases the history and science behind the cube, setting the stage for a deeper dive into its origins and impact.
  • The Rubik's Cube's enduring popularity
  • Its history and science

Shownotes Transcript

What makes the Rubik's Cube so hard to solve? Can you actually learn how to solve one? How fast can a Rubik's Cube be solved?

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