43,252,003,274,489,856,000

Rubik’s Cube, the nerd equivalent of pumping iron. And we all know that that’s what all the ladies secretly like. So what’s the deal with the thing and why does it melt your brain every time you actually try one? Well, for starters, a normal 3×3x3 cube has a total of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different states it can be in. I’m not even going to guess how to pronounce that number, but I imagine it’s pretty close to, or as close as something will ever get to, a google.

Well, this one actually gets closer...

Also, it lets you be nerdy without being laughed at. You can pop off fancy words like ‘algorithms’ and stuff like ‘possible states of a system’ to further impress your possibly female entourage. But! To do all this you actually have to know how to solve the damn thing. Luckily there is this thing called the internets.

Most importantly, you can simply cheat. Or videotape a solved Rubiks Cube, juggle it intil it’s a mess and play the tape backwards to your friends. But the best way to do it is to actually learn how. Check out these two tutorials and you will be a pro like this, this and this guy in no time. Remember, the official world record stands at a impressive 7 seconds and 8 hundreds.

Good luck!

By the way, some people are just nuts:

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Rubik’s Cube, the nerd equivalent of pumping iron. And we all know that that’s what all the ladies secretly like. So what’s the deal with the thing and why does it melt your brain every time you actually try one? Well, for starters, a normal 3×3x3 cube has a total of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different states it can be in. I’m not even going to guess how to pronounce that number, but I imagine it’s pretty close to, or as close as something will ever get to, a google.

Well, this one actually gets closer...

Also, it lets you be nerdy without being laughed at. You can pop off fancy words like ‘algorithms’ and stuff like ‘possible states of a system’ to further impress your possibly female entourage. But! To do all this you actually have to know how to solve the damn thing. Luckily there is this thing called the internets.

Most importantly, you can simply cheat. Or videotape a solved Rubiks Cube, juggle it intil it’s a mess and play the tape backwards to your friends. But the best way to do it is to actually learn how. Check out these two tutorials and you will be a pro like this, this and this guy in no time. Remember, the official world record stands at a impressive 7 seconds and 8 hundreds.

Good luck!

By the way, some people are just nuts:

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I have a hard enough time with my standard Rubix cube, I'm not even going to touch that one.

That 7x7x7 one looks like it would destroy my brain if I tried.

I knew a kid who, after looking at a normal Cube for about 15 seconds, could then solve it with his eyes closed in 29 seconds. Absolutely insane. I wonder how much time it takes to learn how to do it that damn fast?

my brain just exploded but only watch the video.

Just by reading the title my brain exploded.

Forty-three sextillion, two hundred and fifty-two quintillion, three quadrillion, two hundred and seventy-four trillion, four hundred and eighty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty-six thousand.

The first time someone got me one of those thing I destroyed it with a hammer after three minutes.

I used to peel the stickers of and solve it that way.

" That 7x7x7 one looks like it would destroy my brain if I tried.I knew a kid who, after looking at a normal Cube for about 15 seconds, could then solve it with his eyes closed in 29 seconds. Absolutely insane. I wonder how much time it takes to learn how to do it that damn fast? "

" Forty-three sextillion, two hundred and fifty-two quintillion, three quadrillion, two hundred and seventy-four trillion, four hundred and eighty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty-six thousand.

Thank you, and good day.

"

Regular ones are hard enough.

" Forty-three sextillion, two hundred and fifty-two quintillion, three quadrillion, two hundred and seventy-four trillion, four hundred and eighty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty-six thousand.

Thank you, and good day.

"

" @Arkthemaniac said:

" Forty-three sextillion, two hundred and fifty-two quintillion, three quadrillion, two hundred and seventy-four trillion, four hundred and eighty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty-six thousand.

Thank you, and good day.

"

You left out billion. "

Oh Christ, now my head hurts.

The biggest cube I've ever solved is a computer simulation of a 10x10x10. Once you learn how to do "big" cubes, they're all pretty much the same thing. Doing a 7x7x7 isn't really any less impressive than doing a 21x21x21 (odd ones are marginally easier than even ones because they have set centers so there is a "red center" piece).

There was this really smart kid in my school years back that was a genius but was socially retarded. Anyway he could solve a 3x3 Rubic's cube in 7 seconds. At the school talent show he demonstrated his skill with Queen playing in the background.

never solved one.

"There was this really smart kid in my school years back that was a genius but was socially retarded. Anyway he could solve a 3x3 Rubic's cube in 7 seconds. At the school talent show he demonstrated his skill with Queen playing in the background. "

Only a genius can solve that big ol' Rubik's Cube.  I have a hard enough time even dealing with the regular one.  I'll just have to re-arrange the stickers and pretend that I'm smart on solving that cube!

I can solve one in about a minute, but I'm just another noob who was taught the algorithms.

Snap!

I mentally retarded when it comes to Rubik's Cubes.

i cant even get one side on a rubiks cube. i wont even try

I have a friend who can do them in about forty seconds. I have never once solved even a single side. If I suck at pumping iron and  the nerd equivalent, what does that mean for me?  

HAven't tried one of those,to afraid too >_>

I can do a 3x3x3 one in about 1:45, but I've just memorized a bunch of move sets off a group of videos.

I have a friend who can solve one in about a minute, he says its pretty easy if you know the right algorithms.

That was hypnotically awesome, that video.

I can do a 2 by 2 (ice cube) in about 20 seconds, a 3 by 3 in about a minute and a 4 by 4 in about 3 - 3 and a half minutes. I doubt I'll ever learn 5 by 5 or greater, the number of algorithms you have to learn goes up exponentially the bigger the cube. Also, Here:

I've always solved rubik's cubes by breaking them apart into pieces then putting them back together. 

" @NoDeath: Holy hell. So that took what, almost four and a half hours in real time? I'll never comprehend the amount of dedication and practice that must go into this, but I want to know why one would do that. What gain do you have from solving a 20x20x20 rubix cube? "

*20x20x20 Rubiks cube*

" I used to peel the stickers of and solve it that way. "

I solved my first rubix cube last Saturday. I was so happy.

I have a cube on my shelf to make me look smart. Thats about it.