We hosted our first Rubik's Cube competition on the green at lunchtime last Thursday, with about 15 participants from various year levels participating.

After some very fast times, Year 8 student Jackson won the 3x3 competition, solving the puzzle in 22 seconds and the 2x2 competition.

A shout out to Year 12 student Jai who came second by only one second in the 2x2.

Year 11 student Thinh won the difficult mirror cube challenge, which seemed almost unsolvable. Students twisted and turned some very odd-looking cubes.

A lot of interest was shown by other students who came by during the event and enjoyed a more casual attempt at cubing. We hope this sparked a love for the puzzle and we look forward to seeing many more students join the competition next year.

Did you know...

The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 by Ernõ Rubik, a Hungarian architecture professor. Rubik later used the Cube as a learning exercise to teach his students about 3-dimensional spaces. Little did he know his “Magic Cube” (as he originally named it) would become one of world’s most famous puzzles of all time!