TOKYO, Oct 3 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A Japanese toy company unveiled on Thursday the world's smallest Rubik's Cube, with the fully functional six-sided puzzle so tiny it can hide under a fingertip, Kyodo News Agency reported.
Using advanced metal processing technology, MegaHouse Corp., a subsidiary of Bandai Co., created a mini cube smaller than one-tenth the size of the standard model, with each face measuring only around 5 millimetres (mm) and each square around 1.6 mm.
The "World's Record Smallest Rubik's Cube," weighing about 0.3 gram, is priced at 777,777 yen (US$5,300). Orders can be made on the company's online store from Thursday, with plans to expand sales to other parts of Asia in the future.
Consisting of 39 parts, it can be played like a standard Rubik's Cube, the company said.
It is manufactured by Iriso Precision Co., a company that specialises in fine processing.
Designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the popular three-dimensional puzzle's invention in 1974, the tiny cube took around four years to develop, MegaHouse said.
"We were able to create a product that embodies Japanese craftsmanship through advanced microfabrication," MegaHouse President Akihiro Sato said at a press conference.
The toymaker's latest mini cube was recognized by the Guinness World Records to be the smallest rotating puzzle cube on Aug. 23.
In 2020, the company also released a Rubik's Cube weighing about 2 grams and measuring 9.9 mm on each side, which was the smallest at the time.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
