the rubik's cube has 519,024,039,293,878,272,000 possible arrangements of pieces with 1 in 12 possible. if every permutation of a 57-
millimeter Rubik's Cube were lined up end to end, it would stretch out approximately 261
light years. Alternatively, if laid out on the ground, this is enough to cover the earth with Rubik's cubes 275 thick.