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Teeny Tiny Puzzle
For most people, solving a Rubik’s Cube is a huge challenge. So imagine how hard it would be to solve this tiny version. It’s so small that you might need a pair of tweezers to turn its six sides. The Japanese toy company MegaHouse created the miniature metal puzzle to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Rubik’s Cube.
This tiny toy holds the Guinness World Record for smallest rotating puzzle cube. Anyone who wants to solve it will have to wait until it’s released in April. And the little puzzle has a big price tag: 777,777 Japanese yen, or about $5,000!
Un rompecabezas diminuto
Para la mayoría de la gente, resolver un cubo de Rubik es un gran reto. Así que imagina lo difícil que sería resolver esta versión diminuta. Es tan pequeño que necesitarás unas pinzas para girar sus seis caras. La empresa de juguetes japonesa, MegaHouse, creó este rompecabezas metálico en miniatura para celebrar el 50º aniversario del primer cubo de Rubik.
Este diminuto juguete tiene el récord mundial Guinness del cubo giratorio más pequeño. Quien quiera resolverlo tendrá que esperar a que salga a la venta en abril. Y el pequeño rompecabezas tiene un gran precio: 777,777 yenes japoneses, ¡unos $5,000!