Pocket Cube

2x2x2 cube combination puzzle

The Pocket Cube is a 2x2 version of a Rubik's Cube. It contains just 8 corners.

From left to right: official Pocket Cube, Eastsheen cube, V-Cube 2, V-Cube 2b.

Records

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The record for one Pocket Cube solve is 0.43 seconds by Teodor Zajder at the Warsaw Cube Masters 2023 (in Poland) The record was set in 2x2x2 single category.[1]

Zayn Khanani holds the record for the average of 5, which is 0.92 seconds, set at New Cumberland County 2024.[1]

Other types

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There is a Pocket Cube with only pink and green, called the Junior cube. On one side there is a monkey face on it.

The Eastsheen company also has Pocket Cube, but it is much larger. Each side is about 5 centimeters big.

A Rubik's Ice Cube has translucent (partly see-through) stickers. The plastic is light blue.

Verdes Innovations has a Pocket Cube called the V-Cube 2. There is a V-Cube 2b. It has a pillow shape to it.

Dayan has made a Pocket Cube called the Dayan 2x2. People think that this cube is very similar to the Dayan Zhanchi 3x3.

MoYu made the MoYu LingPo which is a very fast Pocket Cube.

Fangshi/Funs and Shengshou have also made Pocket Cubes.

There are many companies that make pocket cubes.

Methods for Solving

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There is the beginner's method, but there are advanced methods like The EG Method, where you solve a side and finish the rest with one algorithm

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Records | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. World Cube Association. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

Other websites

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