Rubik's Professor’s Cube (5x5x5)

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The Rubik's Professor's Cube is a 5x5x5 variation of the original Rubik's Cube. The first version of this puzzle was invented in 1981 by Udo Krell, who took a regular 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube and expanded its mechanism. Starting in 1983, Krell's design for this puzzle was manufactured and sold by Uwe Mèffert. The Rubik's Brand (currently owned by Spin Master) only added this puzzle to their lineup later, in 1986. It is interesting to note that even though this puzzle was not invented by the Rubik's Brand, the name by which it's known today, "Professor's Cube", was coined by Ideal Toys (former owner of the Rubik's Brand) when this puzzle was marketed in the 1980s.

As with all odd-order variations of the Rubik's Cube, the centermost piece on each face is fixed to the mechanism of the cube. Aside from these pieces, there are 48 additional center pieces that are free to move around the puzzle, 8 corner pieces, and 36 edge pieces. Similarly to the Rubik's Revenge Cube (4x4x4), the most common approach for solving this 5x5x5 cube is called the "reduction" method. Focusing on solving the 3x3 center pieces and 3x1 edge pieces first - thus "reducing" the problem to a 3x3x3 puzzle, which can be solved using a regular Rubik's cube solving algorithms. This puzzle has only one parity case.

This puzzle has many moving parts, thus allowing a huge number of possible permutations. The number of possible permutations of the 5x5x5 Professor's Cube is just under 2.83x1074. The 5x5x5 Cube is an official WCA puzzle, and the current world record for solving it is 32.88 seconds. It was set by Max Park from the USA at the CubingUSA Nationals 2023 competition.



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CUBES

I LOVE RUBIK'S CUBES!
Ascend

Ascend

I made the cube in a cube in a cube pattern
I’m a Cuba/theo

I’m a Cuba/theo

45secs EZ
Anonymous

Anonymous

I did it in 14 min
😎 dude

😎 dude

Super good amazing website now I can do a checkerboard pattern on a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, and lastly 7x7 Rubik’s cube
Helicopter

Helicopter

this is the coolest thing in my life
bumpy

bumpy

its a pattern where basically all the edges are flipped
Ace

Ace

5x5 was easier than I thought
Daniel N. S.

Daniel N. S.

I REALLY LIKE PLAYING WITH MY MAGIC CUBE. IT'S SO COOL!!!
Jamie Yu

Jamie Yu

I cannot solve 5x5
nana

nana

it is good
pattern

pattern

I made a snowflake pattern
Since

Since

this is the best website ever!
MR.Cubes

MR.Cubes

it is amazing
Keyan

Keyan

I just made diamond pattern
Valentine9years

Valentine9years

I finally solved the 5x5x5 rubik's cube
BestRubix

BestRubix

I can finally solve a 5x5
Amazing simulator

Amazing simulator

this simulator is better than my 4x4 in person
Dude

Dude

i love this
I like puzzles

I like puzzles

I love this website because I can teach myself to solve the gigaminx


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