As someone who has never been able to finish a Rubik’s Cube, I’m always fascinated by those who are able to do it in seconds. There are videos on YouTube and on Reels where you can observe them while they do it or they even give tips on how to become faster. This toy is celebrating its 50th anniversary and what better way than to make it even more difficult for people to do so by creating the world’s tiniest Rubik’s Cube.
Designer: Megahouse and Iriso Precision
The two companies have collaborated to create the smallest metal Rubik’s Cube and this has been verified by Guiness World Records. It is 1/1000th of the regular 3D puzzle, at least the 3×3 sized-one. It’s so small that you might need to use a tweezer or something small like that to finish the cube. Well, unless you have really tiny hands that you can do the turns and shifts of the colored cube. But to give you an idea how small it is, it is the same width as three rice grains.
Each of the squares of the main body is 0.16 cm with the length at 0.50 cm. These parts are made by cutting metal with the machine that can make ultra-fine trimming processes with the technique called “micro cutting”. They are cut and shaped by the machine but they are assembled by hand to be able to put them together precisely and still be used just like the regular Rubik’s Cube.
The middle part has the cross design of the original so the other parts can still be rotated. It even has the Rubik’s logo at the center which you cannot see with the naked eye. It has an aluminum base which is actually way bigger than the tiny cube. You place it in the middle like a trophy, just so you’ll be able to actually see it.
