Rubik's Cube
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A 3D mechanical puzzle with a very large number of possible states.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 34%.
Evidence (2)
- 2Hacker News·8/10/2026product_launchBrowse Every Rubik’s Cube State
This Show HN project presents an interface for scrolling through the full state space of a Rubik’s Cube, with a total of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible positions. The page highlights specific states such as Superflip and Checkerboard and lets users navigate large sets of permutations visually. It is a niche interactive demo focused on scale and exploration rather than a broader product release.
- 6Hacker News·7/1/2026open_sourceBox3D: open source 3D physics engine released
Box3D is a new open source 3D physics engine announced on GitHub, built as a 3D extension of Box2D. It adds features such as triangle mesh collision, height-field collision, continuous collision, SIMD contact solving, multi-threading hooks, and deterministic recording/replay for games.