Snake cube
exploded view) – cubelets with straight holes are outlined[1]
The snake cube is a
elastic band running through them, creating a specific sequence of straight and bent connections. The cubelets can rotate freely. The aim of the puzzle is to arrange the chain in such a way that they will form a 3×3×3 or 4×4×4 cube
. While all commercially available 3×3×3 cubes appear to be identical in terms of the sequence of straight and bent connections, and have only one solution (up to symmetry), at least two different 4×4×4 cubes are sold, both having four unique solutions.
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Unsolved 3×3×3 cube (forming a snake) -
Solved 3×3×3 cube -
Two unsolved 4×4×4 cubes
Variations
A variation on the puzzle is a
colour
, material and size.
References
- ^ Nobuhiro Go, Snake cube puzzle and protein folding, Biophysics and physicobiology 16, 256-263, 2019
External links
- Snake Cube at Mathematische Basteleien
- Snake Cube at www.jaapsch.net
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