NEWS · B2 Level - Part 1

World's Smallest Rubik's Cube

We might need our magnifying glass to peep this one. It's a Rubik's Cube so small, you need tweezers to solve it.

Level: B2 · 22 sentences

Transcript

1. We might need our magnifying glass to peep this one.
2. It's a Rubik's Cube so small, you need tweezers to solve it.
3. After four years in the making, Japanese toy maker Mega House unveiled the tiny version of the classic cube.
4. CNN's Hanako Montgomery shows us how the company was able to make this itty-bitty puzzle and...
5. how big its price tag is.
6. This is what it takes to solve the world's smallest Rubik's Cube.
7. You'll need a lot of patience and a pair of tweezers.
8. It's about the size of a few grains of rice,
9. with each side measuring just 5 millimeters.
10. But yes, it actually works.
11. It's made with such delicate parts that if you shake it roughly like you would with a normal Rubik's Cube,
12. there's a possibility that parts might come off.
13. The world's smallest Rubik's Cube was designed by Japanese toy maker Mega House.
14. Made of aluminum, it's about a thousand times smaller than the classic version.
15. "I wanted to show the world the beauty of Japanese miniatures,"
16. "the technology that is packed into these small things."
17. "But assembling them is the trickiest part because it has to be rotatable."
18. "If you make it too tight with no gaps, it won't move,"
19. "so you need a minimum amount of space."
20. You need a lot of concentration to do this.
21. At over $5000, this tiny cube is more of a collector's item.
22. With deliveries rolling out from April.