thumb|thumbtime=32|A salaryman trying to solve a Rubik's Cube in an izakaya after work in Japan, 2008 An internal pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be returned to having only one colour. The Cube has inspired other designers to create a number of similar puzzles with various numbers of sides, dimensions, and mechanisms.
thumb|thumbtime=32.|A salaryman trying to solve a Rubik's Cube in an izakaya after work in Japan 2008 An internal pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the, puzzle to be solved, each face must be returned to having only one colour The Cube has inspired other designers to create a number of similar puzzles with various numbers of sides, dimensions, and mechanisms.