A cube as cool as ice: know some fun facts about Rubik's cube, the most popular toy of the recent times.
“Come here buddy, let us talk about what games you play.”, I called out to my friend’s son to strike a conversation with the young fellow when I was visiting my friend’s place. The 8 year-old replied, “Give me two minutes, uncle.”. Well, in my early thirties, I have still not made peace with being called as ‘Uncle’ by kids who are actually of same age as my own nephews and nieces. But we will park that conversation for some other day. The kid was holding a cube with jumbled colored pieces and as he promised, he solved it in two minutes and joined me in what turned out to be a fun conversation filled with child innocence. The cube that the kid was playing with, or Rubik’s cube as we know it has been a very popular toy, not just among kids but adults as well. Or maybe, it will not be an exaggeration if I say that adults are more crazy about this toy. So let us talk about Rubik’s cube, its history and popularity. Worry not, this is not another post giving you algo and steps to