Snake cube

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The 27-cube snake cube puzzle (Cubra Bafflin' Blue) laid flat (top) and packed into a 3×3 cube (bottom, exploded view) – cubelets with straight holes are outlined[1]

The snake cube is a mechanical puzzle, a chain of 27 or 64 cubelets, connected by an elastic band running through them. The cubelets can rotate freely. The aim of the puzzle is to arrange the chain in such a way that they will form a 3×3×3 or 4×4×4 cube.

  • Unsolved cube (forming a snake)

  • Solved cube

Records[]

Lim Kai Yi, a speedsolver from Malaysia currently holds the Official Record Holders Republic World Record for the "Fastest Time to Solve a Snake Cube Blindfolded" at 3.154 seconds.[2]

Variations[]

Variant : from wooden cube to puzzle man.

A variation on the puzzle is a , which is also a string of cubes but has slots on the cubes. There are also many different styles of the cube. It can be made up of wood or plastic and can vary in colour, material and size.

References[]

  1. ^ Nobuhiro Go, Snake cube puzzle and protein folding, Biophysics and physicobiology 16, 256-263, 2019
  2. ^ https://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/world-record-holders/1544/lim-kai-yi.aspx

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