Top 10 Facts: Rubik's Cube
An in-depth look at some of the most fascinating stories and events around the Rubik's Cube!
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Nani?
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Its actually so impressive that Erno Rubik was able to find out a method for solving his cube, especially in just one month.
I know I had my old one for 4 years and didn't come close
He was a professor, and setting up the cube himself gave him insight that it's pieces moving rather than stickers moving.
@@addictedaiden2501 still impressive tho
@@universal_cubes 100%
I solved my first 3x3 in 20 minutes by watching a tutorial when I was 15. Therefore it took me 15 years to learn how solve it.
Him : "Who needs that many cubes" His collection : (offended inhale)
haha (btw its called a gasp :) )
Oh yea, i forgot. Lol
Here is a fact I have not seen mentioned anywhere: the original Rubik's cube (1980) had white opposite blue. The copycat cubes had yellow opposite white. That was how I could tell a cube was not a "real" one. I just bought a Rubick's cube (after 40 years) and was wondering why it felt weird. It was because it had yellow opposite white.
Wait a minute, I always believed that blue opposing white cubes were the knockoff (from before the patent expired). Does it mean my dad's slow cube was a real one then?
@@jjlloouuiissss if he said he got it in the 80s, yes
Never knew that
bro could you *_N O T_* call 'em "copycats"
@@Fibero-Fibero69_420 they are kinda? nah imagine calling GAN 12 MAGLEV UV COATED a copycat lol
Fun fact: J Perm actually inspired me to start cubing, were it not for him, I wouldn’t me able to solve the Skewb or 5x5. Thank you J Perm!
Me too! Hes the reason why i do 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4.
Same
10:01 “The cube with the least amount of layers is the 1x1” Me with a 0x0: I’m 4 parallel universes ahead of you
The negative infinity× negative infinity cube. Hold my layers
Lol
Memer
I've never seen a 0x0 though
@@JPerm me neither
J Perm, my 1x1 popped. How do I put it back together?
Just turn one layer 45 degrees and pop the piece back in!
Wait....
@@JPerm didnt work,unsubbing😡😡😡😡
@@chrismprr lol
@@JPerm wait..........
I love how Erno Rubik says that the other brands are ripoffs when the only reason we buy other brands is because the rubiks brand is terrible lol
That awkward moment when rip offs are 10x better than your product and 10x cheaper as well
@@loneranger4282 Hasbro is good at that. Check out the Nerf Shockwave foam dart blaster versus the Adventure Force Villainator by Dart Zone. (Hasbro makes Rubik's brand and Nerf). The off brand is better in every way and costs less.
Erno never said that
@@michaellee4276 and also look at beyblade. Compare those to even knockoffs and they are terrible. The official Japanese ones are much better.
@@sylonisharma4660 ye takaratomy is the best source for beyblade
1:49 My family had that book! The big problem with it was that all the instructions are black and white so the colours were represented by different patterns of dots or crosshatching. 😩 If ever a book needed colour illustrations, it was that one.
Since you can choose any colors to solve by, I would think that'd make it easier to generalize a solving technique.
@@anon_y_mousse It really didn't!
@@drewlovelyhell4892 Good thing you're not colorblind then, you'd really have a hard time then.
"Just found out my desk is covered with knockoffs" - J Perm
LOL
WoW he watched the video gugs
where in the video??
@@siva6272 ikr
@5 Alive rubiks brands are trash
Fun fact: Erno Rubik was the first cuber
Welp, that's another one to add to my r/technicallythetruth list.
Fun fact: Erno rubick was the first to solve and made the first world record and first rubicks cube owner.
@@meoweded fun fact he has the oldest speedsolve in history including all of the wca events
@@slp0p544 there were no wca lol so he can't be
@@meoweded bruhmomento
0:50 that was so cute😂 I love it when people are trying to pronounce hungarian words.
😂
It's so amazing to see that a simple toy that can be sold cheap at markets can hold a complexity that stretches mathemetics and science Erno made a work of art
JPerm is the new Cubing Historian.
Yes
Hi Carter cubes! I am your biggest fan ever!!!!!
@@alexanderbabich wait wut ok ty
He's actually making a top10memes kind of video. And by that I mean Lemino
JPerm is trans confirmed (lol)
We like Erno Rubik but hate Rubik’s Brands...
why do people hate Rubik's so much? if it wasn't for them, the community would be like 10x smaller
@@qwertyuiop-my2dy true, but compared to even $5 speedcubes, they turn like absolute garbage.
@@justsomeguy892 yeah but they made up and the cubicle sells a lot of their products now
@@qwertyuiop-my2dy 20 dollars cubes that performs like a dollar store cube,sued cubicle and almost ended speed cubing as a whole just because of their trash cubes sales are low... The whole company is just scamming casual solvers who doesn't know better. While you can get like flagship level cubes for like 9 dollars, they made beginners pay like 20 dollars for a cube that performs like shit. Yet,people still buy them just because of their brand name. The whole thing is just really scummy and that's mainly the reason why people hate it.
@@justsomeguy892 so what if its garbage? would you rather not have Rubik's at all?
I miss these videos where JPerm actually explains stuff. I was so intrigued in these!
I love cubing. From the community, to the cubes. Everything is just so LOVELY. I find no other words to describe it
J Perm: who needs that many cubes Me: *Ahem*
Z3 Cubing needs it for yearly content
I have 33 cubes and 5 of them do not fall into the category of "Rubik's cubes"
Imagine disliking this video. These are actually really great facts.
They took the saying "facts don't care about you're feelings" a bit to seriously
@@valencehockey1668 Yeah. Cubes just don’t care about my PB
@@henryberger5088 :(
@@valencehockey1668 ...meaning I’m too slow for them
@@henryberger5088 oh ok
i've been practicing a lot on the one by one. i'm nearly ready for competition.
Good luck on that
Good luck. But no one asked. This is a fact video
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Calling every cube “my cube” sounds pretty fuckin cool
*OUR* cube
@@stickguy9109 USSR ANTHEM INTENSIFIES
Calling son his own name.... lmao
@@vicho5960 SOYUZS NERUSHYMYJ RESPUBLIK
to be fair, every cube is "my cube" if I bought it
I've gone my whole life thinking Ernö Rubik was dead and I don't know how to feel
He is alive and happy bcoz all of us
I met him last year, pretty sure he's alive
Same. I actually thought that Rubik's cube was created around 1880s to 1890s lmao. I hated that.
@@lourdjonsalen8465 I know!!! me too!
Haha same here 😂
0:49 as a Hungarian I am impressed by how good your pronunciation was
Yes, i'm too👍
Már mióta egy magyar kommentet keresek... És végre itt van egy! :)
@@SzAkos04 Én is magyar komment után kutattam :D
I is
@@SzAkos04 Itt egy másik. :)
I remember by 11x11 popping. Man that was brutal, can’t imagine popping a 31x31. Putting it back together was a horrible experience. I’ve only solved it once out of fear of it popping again.
Make an easy tutorial for 4x4 please. Love your channel!
"Just found my desk is covered with knockoffs" -Jperm 2020
And almost every knockoff is better than original
@@BeasT-eg6yz No, a lot of them are dollar store cubes. Those are worse than the original.
@@BeasT-eg6yz yeah but nearly every cuber starts with a rubik's brand cube
@@yf-n7710 nah 5 dollar yuxin little magic is one of the best budget cubes
@@genericusername4206 I don't really mean budget cubes. When I say dollar store cubes, I mean the ones that are impossible to turn. You'd only buy if you didn't do any research (and probably saw it on the shelf in a dollar store). In other words, genuine knock-offs. The original version of this reply proceeded to rant about dollar store cubes for twice the length of the rest of the comment, so I cut that part out. I'm glad I usually read my comments before posting.
wow that was fascinating keep up the great work
3:01 Wow that's korea, seoul! thank you for putting on this video
Erno:If I had a child I wouldn't call it Rubiks' boy or Rubik's girl His son named "Erno Jr": **Am I joke to you dad?**
In hungary it was usually that the dad name is the same of the child.
@@matehorvath1471 then wouldn’t a lot of people just have the same names-
@@kosalraman2381 no. Usually the oldest son will be named after the father.
jperm: who needs that many cubes everyone: *ironic*
lol
That book is how I learned to solve the rubik's cube back in 1983. We use to hold competition with my friends, my fastest time back then was 1 min 37 seconds. I can still solve it to this day, but I still use the method I learned in the book not the way these kids do it today in 5 seconds, thats amazing.
Is this borne from watching all of Lemmino's Top 10s and not seeing a Rubik's Cube one?
Jperm I first want to start off by thanking you for all of your help. You have been extremely helpful in the course of my cubing journey. I remember when I was averaging about 40, now I average around low 20's. You and other top level cubers have made me realize what it takes to be a better cuber. If it wasn't for you, I don't think I would have ever considered learning 3-style. I hope that you continue to do great things in life and continue to inspire other cubers. 👍💯Btw great video
I’m gonna be learning more in cubing history instead of US history this year.
Yeah I'm in h us history and it's hard asf
Me to
@@datboi0669 lol look at indian history, us history is way more interesting and short
@@xdfdf_ yes but why do India teaches us history of Russia, France, Germany, etc.
@@palashneema4855 are you an indian I'm to a Indian. Jai hind
Nice video man! I didn’t know this at all!
1:44 - I'm playing with my "knockoff" speed cube as I watch this :)
You should read his book. It was released this year. He talks about the misconception that it took him a month of solid puzzling to work out how to solve it. He messed around off and on for a month while going to work, etc.
Man it's just a toy.
Honestly i'm glad you're trying new content to the channel, keep the good job J Perm!
I am Hungarian and as in every household in Hungary we also had a Rubik's cube when I was a kid but of course I couldn't solve it. I bought a new one today and I solved the cube for the first time (with help, may I add haha).
2:25 Yeah, start by solving the corners of the 3x3, then the edges. After that, it's much simpler.
I’ve cubed for three months now and these are really amazing facts! Even the staff room at my school has a few cubes!
Nice video! Please do another one telling the story of other famous twisty puzzles such as Pyraminx and Megaminx.
Fun fact: In the Portuguese language(at least in Brazil) we call the Rubik's cube "cubo mágico", which directly translates to magic cube, like the puzzle's original name
I can't speak Portuguese but I know that if someone said those words to me that I would understand them
Watching this video as a hungarian, really made me laugh as you pronounced the words "Bűvös Kocka". Also for me this is kinda emotional because i am around the same age as Ernő Rubik and when i grew up the cube was started to sell more and more, and watching this video i schearched for my 1st cube and it was made in 1874 and the turning on it is trash, like you can turn it only using both of your hands. :)
As a native chinese speaker, your pronunciation of 魔方 is spot on
Ofc he's Chinese
@@tsaqifammarsakti7825 He is Chinese? I don't think so
@@jyothia6770 his face is clear Chinese
@@tsaqifammarsakti7825 RACISM ALERT!!! jk XD
"Mofang"
3:31 Fun fact: that number is 4 undecillion 212 decillion 390 nonillion 92 octillion 651 septillion 19 sextillion 262 quintillion 132 quadrillion 517 trillion 598 billion 730 million 500 thousand.
How’d u do dat
@@pungachunga6951 I was joking
Oh god that's mouthfull
I don’t get how it has so many combinations
How was this number calculated?
When he talks abt the devil's alg, he said he rather see grass grow, impressive
6:46 Best part
That´s apity that the most people don´t even know that the rubik´s cube is Hungarian. One of my teachers told that a German who was in prison created it...
Egy börtönben levő német? Az még oké, hogy nem tudja, de ezt honnan szedte?
@@balintvajda230 Én Németországban tanulok és egy ottani tanárom mondta, úgyhogy 1 fokkal jobb mint ha egy magyar mondta volna, de a németeknek jó öreg szokása híres találmányokat sajátjának nyílvánitania. Egyszer voltam egy német múzeumban és ott ki voltak írva német találmányok és a biztonsági gyufa is köztük volt. Pedig 100% -osan biztos hogy Irinyi János magyar volt nem német. ;D
Wow, J perm tries something new and I still find it entertaining and fascinating. Continue the great work man!
5:41 so no one is gonna talk about his both his index fingers surviving that torture
Doing that hurts like a mf
Im from hungary, And this facts are amazing. Ty for doing this! Welcome from: Hungary
Great video. I would love to see more videos like this from you :)
Love your videos! Would you consider doing a video recommending the best books about Rubik's cube? Keep up the good work! //Linus, Sweden
J perm do a review on the 1x0 I think it will be fun
awesome start
3:53 I got a good laugh from this. Thanks J Perm
I love how he types "rubik's cube tutorial" and it shows his video
Works well!! DANKEEE
i love the lemmino style of this... makes me nostalgic.
Wow this is a great compilation of history/facts!
Ya!
Hey J Perm, I was slightly confused by what you meant at 5:57 with the maximum number of repeated sequences being 1260. I've been studying repeating algorithms in my free time trying to determine why some resolve sooner than others and if there is a pattern. I see that R U2 D' B D' resolves after 1260 iterations, but I'm confused why that is considered a maximum. For example, I've found other 5 (and a 4) move sequences that resolve higher than 1260: B' L R L U' = 2640 U' L' F U D = 1320 U' F2 B L' = 2856 B F L2 F R = 1430 L' D2 U B2 R' = 3570 R L F2 U' B' = 4095 Please let me know if my logic is off or if I'm completely misunderstanding the meaning of what 1260 represents.
What I mean by 1260 is the "maximum" is that the fewest number of iterations before repeating will never be higher than 1260. I didn't go through all of your sequences, but for example your last one (R L F2 U' B') resolves after 315 iterations, which is lower than 1260. And 4095 just happens to also work since it's 13*315. The reasoning has to do with what combinations of cycles + twists/flips are possible. For example a sequence that does a 3-cycle of edges needs 3n iterations, and a sequence that does a 2-edge flip requires 2n iterations. So a sequence that has both of those things will resolve after 6 iterations. For (R L F2 U' B'): - Twisted 5-cycle of corners from UFL: 3*5 = 15 iterations - Twisted 3-cycle of corners from UBL: 3*3 = 9 iterations - 5-cycle of edges from UF: 5 iterations - 7-cycle of edges from UB: 7 iterations The smallest multiple of 15, 9, 5, and 7 is 3*5*3*7 = 315.
@@JPerm This is why we do excessive debugging with our code. Thank you for the explanation, it helped me fix my error and understand the mathematics better too. Apparently, my code can successfully execute an L turn once but messes up after turning it a second time, which is why I didn't catch it. Not to mention how all aforementioned algs had an L, L', or L2. Thanks again for responding! I love your channel and your videos have helped shape my interest in my studies. Now back to debugging.
now im wondering, me a cuber are speed cubers actual mathemeticians all because of this reply section
@@revathynair84 yes. me too. J perm and this dude are definitely geniuses.
@@JPerm can you please reply me it will be a great pleasure for me Big fan thank you ❤
Thank you I done my performance task because of this
The first time i got one i figured it out the old fashioned way. I messed with it for weeks and began learning how the corners and edges moved. After i figured it out i had to know if there was a faster way. And found the six or so main algorithms to solve it.
How could someone dislike a video like this when the script is so well written and the editing is perfect??
Flat cubers
Jperm: some stuff about a worldwide puzzle lots of people love and solve Me: interesting
1:04 me: *very pissed off because white and yellow are together*
No its In 1:04
very nice video like all your videos
Thanks JPERM, my whole family learned to solve the Cube from your videos. My brother had that book back in the 80's. So much easier watching a 10 minute video.
I thought the inventor died millions of years ago before I got introduced to cubing. But he is alive🤦🏽♀️
Ikr LOL
If Lemmino isn’t doing this kind of video anymore I’m glad someone is!
10:21 "Do it... I dare you" 😂
Me: watching random stuff J perm: Uploads Me: I am speed
12:05 Just found out my desk is covered with knockoffs 😂😂🤣🤣 Your the one and only Dylan The one and only🤣😂🤣😂
Nice! 🙌🏼
I like the fact that permutation man literally said "use whichever code saves you more".
J Perm: The cube with the least amount of layers is the one by one. Me flexing my zero by zero be like: >:)
See you hands you will get your 0x0 cube.
Ha! Everyone has a 0x0. Millions of them.
I have a -2x-2 I am 16 parallel galaxies ahead of you all ;P
@@BeautifullyBalanced-MAIN Guess what, I have a -5x-5. Take that!
@@thishandlesucks-webcookie Fool, I just ordered a -16x-16 You cannot stop me
43 quintillion is a number so big that if you had started setting the cube in a different position every second since the Big Bang happened 13.8 billion years ago, at this moment you would have reached only 1% of the possible combinations. In fact, most of the possible combinations have never been reached in any cube that has ever made in history. That's how big is that number.
J Perm...that was the best and easiest Rubix cube tutorial ever
The German translation for rubiks cube is Rubiks Würfel. Zauberwürfel is mir commonly used but the direct translation is more like magic cube (in one word). The tricky part is, I don't realy know how to describe "Zauber". "ein Zauber" can be a curse, an encouragement or a spell. But we have and use other words for warlock and witch. It goes more in the newer types of magic, that is performed on stage. German language can be a deep rabbithole sometimes...
As a hungarian viewer i have to say that your pronounciation was perfect on bűvös kocka, great job! :D
Im hungarian and its good to see🙂 The pronunciation is good for bűvös kocka!
Rubik's point about not calling it Rubik's Cube himself still stands. He wouldn't say, "This is Rubik's child, Ernő." He would say, "this is MY child, Ernő."
This helped me for my school blog
What I wanted to learn in social studies: What I’m actually learning in social studies: American Revolution
OK STOP ! :)
Me Indian but still learning European history and empire 🥵
This is crazy, man
this looks like something lemmino would do
The format and even the thumbnail looks very similar! I hope he makes some more Top 10s although his documentaries are insanely well produced.
@@iighostlyoreo I think Lemmino is done doing top 10s, but yeah this is definitely inspired by him
I know right, thats the first thing I thought when I saw the thumbnail
I find Cubes the most astonishing toy in the world. The humanity is so lucky to create something so complication such as this wonderfull object.
J perm: who needs that many cubes Also J perm: Buying cubes every week
Hahahahahahha 8:23 I cant beliebe i laughed soooo much on it Lmao
2:00 lmao that lowkey flex tho
I thought the same flex on its peak
recently found the family's copy of the how-to-solve book; hope to soon unearth the fam's cube (one with stickers).
When I began cubing, I saw Lucas Etter's 4.90 world record single in 2015 - keep in mind that this is a single. Seeing a sub-5 average world record faster than Etter's solve just blows my mind.
Imagine if the advertiser said the actual value “43 Quintillion!” This would blow anyone’s head off in that time
4:53 nice :P
I learned from the best
Can you guess Whoo has got the most heart from J Perm?? I have the correct answer..
Obviously DgCubes
and also jperm himself
3:31 if you were wondering what the number is it is 4 undecillion or 10 to the power of 36
It's highly possible that the way my Rubik's cube is right now has never been the same in the history of Rubik's cube
Question: if you get good enough at blindfolded, would you plan your solve during 15 second inspection and then do the solve blindfolded?
Are u thinking he is Jack cai?🤣🤣😂😂
I mean, steal as much time from the Time Reaper to memorise the solve, right?
*Just found out my desk is covered with knockoffs* I’m dead 😂
3:14 a bully did this exact thing to robot jones. as a kid i didn't question it but once i started learning how rubik's cubes work i went "......wait a minute he absolutely should've been able to tell the cube had been tampered with"
10:56 I actually have that exact same cube but forgot where or when or why and I have never known it’s a replica of the Masterpiece Cube