Happy Birthday Rubik's Cube - The best toy accirding to Funky Geek

Okay now, this is so right up Funky Geek's street

Can you solve this google doodle: http://www.google.com/doodles/rubiks-cube

Today is the 40^th Anniversary of the Rubiks cube. My son takes his everywhere with him. Any spare min he’s on it like white on rice. LOL. Even the short journey ride to school he's at it.

He can solve it I think 40 seconds, last time I checked. (will update if that has changed)

A few Rubik Cube facts

• ·         It was designed by Erno Rubik in 1974, an Architect from Hungary

• ·         Wasn't designed to be a toy

• ·         It was invented as a graphical explanation to aid in 3-dimensional geometry. A visual aid so to speak

• ·         It was first called the Magic Cube

• ·         You can move the coloured squares a ‘ 43 quintillion times (even I have never heard of that – must ask Funky Geek)

• Best selling Toy of all times

Rubik's cube Links for geeks (Have fun):

www.mathplayground.com/rubikscube.html

Maths Masterclass for Primary School kids ... Really?

I don't know if you know but my Funky Geek is a mega Maths Geek. It so so unreal. He reminds me of the guys on Big Bang Theory but with a 'funky twist'. 

we got back yesterday and he was bursting with geekiness saying he has some very good news for me. So he gives me this letter from school and here is what it said .....

He was well chuffed, I was well chuffed. we were both dead chuffed. Cambridge is looking much much nearer! Every little step counts.