The world's smallest Rubik's cube costs more than $5,000

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first Rubik's cube invented by Hungarian sculptor Erno Rubik, Japanese toy manufacturer MegaHouse introduced the world's smallest Rubik's cube.

MegaHouse came up with the idea for the project about four years ago and started working on it in 2022. While creating a square metal block just 0.5 cm wide may not seem too difficult in today's era, creating a Rubik's Cube with a functional rotating face is a big challenge.

The world's smallest Rubik's cube. (Photo: OC).

MegaHouse had to partner with a precision cutting company to ensure that all the small parts worked smoothly as expected.

' The 0.5cm Rubik's Cube is the result of a trio of machines, cutting tools and the passion of the player,' said Mr. Kiyokazu Saito, Director of Iriso Precision.

Weighing just 0.33 grams, the world's smallest Rubik's cube is about 1/1,000 the size of a regular Rubik's cube, but costs hundreds of times more.

Launched a few days ago on the MegaHouse website, Rubik's Cube enthusiasts can pre-order this engineering wonder for $5,320 . The first orders are expected to ship in April next year.

With its hefty price tag, the world's smallest Rubik's Cube is likely to become a collector's item for enthusiasts, as most people probably won't want to spend more than $5,000 on a puzzle that they'll likely have to use tools to solve.

MegaHouse's creation was awarded the Guinness World Record as the world's smallest Rubik's cube last August.