Tiny Rubik's Cube that fits on fingertip goes on sale in Japan for anniversary
A tiny but playable Rubik'southward Cube, then piffling information technology fits on your fingertip, has gone on auction in Japan for 198,000 yen, or near Southward$2,580, for delivery starting in December.
Billed equally a "super-small" Rubik's Cube, it was created to mark the 40th anniversary of when the original three-D puzzle went on sale in Japan.
The cube measures just 9.9mm past 9.9mm, and weighs 2 grams.
It'southward fabricated of "ultra-precision metallic" and comes with a box for its display, according to MegaHouse Corp., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based toymaker Bandai Co.
Orders began Midweek (Sep 23), only by credit card.
Rubik's Cube was invented past Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik in the 1970s. A Usa company turned it into a hit product in the 1980s.
More than 100 million Rubik'due south Cubes were sold worldwide in the first two years. Information technology was an instant hit in Japan, where more than than 4 million were sold in the first viii months later information technology went on sale in July 1980.
The new tiny cube was shown this week at an exhibit in Tokyo organised by the Hungarian Embassy, which also includes an artwork fabricated with Rubik's Cubes. The exhibit runs through Nov 9.
Norbert Palanovics, the Hungarian Ambassador to Japan, said he has made a bespeak to tell anyone who will listen nigh the Rubik'due south Cube because information technology embodies the small, simple but smart qualities of his country that he is and so proud of.
"The Rubik'due south Cube is part of our everyday life, hither in Japan, as well, and inspires everyone," he said.
(Source: CNA/AP)
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