本刊第十二期登载“魔方”一文后,引起读者广泛的兴趣,不少人要求进一步提供有关魔方的情况。为满足广大读者的要求,本期封底登载了魔方的照片和分解图。如图所承,魔方系由富于弹性的硬塑料制成的六面体,每面一色,总体积为(56mm)~3。上期文中说它由27个小方块组成,实际为26个,因核心是一个轴。26个小方块中,三面有色者8个,为六面体的八个角;二面有色者12个,居中层边缘位置;一面有色者6个,居每面正中位置。每个小方块一面的面积为(18mm)~2,小方块之间有约1mm的空隙。20个小方块按所处位置装有不同的榫子,组装后可以旋转。需要说明的是,这里介绍的仅是鲁毕克的标准魔方。实际上,根据这一原理,已有15种图案各异的魔方问世了。明年春天,将在匈牙利举行“魔方图案设计家”大会,届时可能有更多的花样翻新。目前,魔方这种新的智力玩具大有风靡全球之势。有消息说,在世界玩具市场上,其销售量已突破1千万大关。在日本,约有400万 The twelfth issue of publication “Rubik’s Cube” article, aroused widespread interest readers, many people asked for further information on the cube. In order to meet the requirements of readers, the back cover of the current version of the photo and decomposition of the puzzle. As shown in the figure, the cube is a hexahedron made of flexible, hard plastic with one color on each side and a total volume of 56mm ~ 3. The previous article said it consists of 27 small squares, actually 26, because the core is a shaft. Of the 26 small squares, 8 are three colored faces, eight corners of a hexahedron, 12 are colored faces of the two sides, and have middle-edge edge positions; The area of ​​one side of each small square (18mm) ~ 2, between the small square about 1mm gap. 20 small boxes according to the location with different mortise, can be rotated after assembly. It should be noted that only the standard Rubik’s cube is introduced here. In fact, according to this principle, there are 15 kinds of magic puzzle has come out. Next spring, “Rubik’s Cube Designer” will be held in Hungary and there may be more tricks to retrofit. Currently, Rubik’s Cube this new intellectual toys have swept the global trend. It is said that in the world toy market, its sales have exceeded 1 million mark. In Japan, there are about 4 million