The Rubik's Cube dates to my childhood, when it was for leaving on a desk to be fiddled with — or, for a select few strange birds, for actually solving, sometimes very quickly. At that time, knowing ...

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on The Washington Post’s Kids’ Post page of stories for young readers. WASHINGTON — If you’ve ever tried to solve a Rubik’s Cube (and, like most people, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The brain twister that is the Rubik's cube has not only befuddled many people that have tried to ...

The simple Rubik's Cube is a harder problem than most people realize. Using the currently provided best algorithm for solving the cube, for example, would take the computer you're reading this on now ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - (Sponsored by Edventure Children’s Museum) Having fun while learning is pretty much the concept of EdVenture Children’s Museum. Today we explore their “Math Cube” a part of the ...

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An engineer noted for his ability to visualize three-dimensional structure was having coffee and doughnuts. Before he dropped a sugar cube into his cup, he placed the cube on the table and thought, ...

A carpenter, working with a buzz saw, wishes to cut a wooden cube, three inches on a side, into 27 one-inch cubes. This can be easily done by making six cuts through the cube, keeping the pieces ...

In 2010, an international team of researchers proved that no matter how scrambled a Rubik’s cube got, it would require no more than 20 moves to solve it. Their proof, however, relied on the equivalent ...