A Rubik's cube was a toy that was popular on Earth.
History[]
Toshiko Sato had a Rubik's cube at her work station in the Hub which she could solve within a minute. Owen Harper would mess it up when she wasn't looking, but she would solve it each time, infuriating him. (PROSE: Another Life [+]Peter Anghelides, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2007).) Torchwood later found a part of a Rubik's cube in John Norris' carrier bag. (PROSE: Border Princes [+]Dan Abnett, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2007).)
Luke Smith owned a Rubik's cube that he kept on his bedside table. (TV: The Nightmare Man [+]Joseph Lidster, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 4 (CBBC, 2010).)
In 2011, the Eleventh Doctor toyed around with a Rubik's cube he found in George's bedroom and was unable to solve it. (TV: Night Terrors [+]Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011).) He later found one while in the hotel constructed in the God Complex and solved it. (TV: The God Complex [+]Toby Whithouse, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011).)
In 2050, Starkey once fiddled with a Rubik's cube in his room in Gryffen Manor. (TV: Jaws of Orthrus [+]Lindsay James, K9 series 1 (2010).)
Behind the scenes[]
- In the video game The Last Dalek, which is not a valid source for in universe articles, an alien gearing system the Dalek can use to shoot in a different direction to that which it is facing is noted as bearing the inscription "© Erno Rubik".
