The Magic Cube

In 19 79, hungary was separated from the west by a seemingly impenetrable wall known as the iron curtain. The magic cube wasn't exactly nown one in 35 hungarians had rubick's colorful cube in their desk, night stand or pocket. Rubec says his entire journey with the magic cube was one of solitude. He came up with it alone. He designed it alone. he finessed it alone. One rejection turned into two, then five, then every single company rejected the magic cube.

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