Pocket Cube
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The Pocket Cube is a 2×2×2 combination puzzle invented in 1970 by American puzzle designer Larry D. Nichols. The cube consists of 8 external pieces, which are all corners.
A scrambled Pocket Cube (having the Japanese color scheme)
Solved versions of, from left to right: original Pocket Cube, Eastsheen cube, V-Cube 2, V-Cube 2b
Scrambled Pocket Cube with one layer partially turned
Rubik's Cube
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The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be so
Pocket Cube
…for it. Nichols's cube was held together with magnets. Nichols was granted U.S. patent 3,655,201 on April 11, 1972, two years before Rubik invented the 3×3×3 cube. Nichols assigned his patent to his employer Moleculon Research Corp., which sued Ideal in 1982. In 1984, Ideal lost the patent infringement suit and…
Rubiks cube solved
Original Rubik's Cube - Ideal Toy Corp., made in Hungary 1980
The world's largest Rubik's Cube was constructed for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Rubik's cube components with label