TAKING APART the MoYu 21x21!

While I had my hands on the new MoYu 21x21, I decided to carefully take out as many different pieces as possible. Watch me explore the mechanism and tell you about how it works!
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Intro Music: "Forces" by Jim Yosef [NCS Release]
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0:00 - Intro
1:07 - How to Take Apart a 21x21
3:14 - First attempts
4:26 - Lots of center pieces!
7:28 - Too many pieces...
8:13 - Onto the wings!
10:38 - And the plus centers!
11:35 - Reassembly...
#RubiksCube #cubing #Z3Cubing

[@Z3Cubing]

For anyone wondering, this video was actually filmed BEFORE ever scrambling or solving the cube! So if you were worried that I messed anything up, it's actually had 10+ hours of stress testing since I put it back together. :)

[@ratman6022]

when you get ur own 21x21 will you FULLY REASSEMBLE it? also do you have a discord?

[@kajxqeirscl]

nice

[@JosiahFickinger]

If this puzzle was $1500 dollars, then each piece is over 50¢ a piece.

[@TheAstroGuy_m42]

Legend

[@nicotitan7834]

WOW

[@Kewbix]

This was super impressive, but then I thought about the fact that every single mass produced 21x21 had to be assembled 😳😳

[@JosiahFickinger]

Those people put it together just for Z3 to take it apart 😥😂

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Yup, that's what I was going to say, these are manufactured by machines, but assembled by hand (likely little children's hands or enslaved Uighur hands and likely at 5¢/hour, if that 😒).

[@Sqift]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z might be true, might be wrong. You can't just assume that without checking.

[@alexwang982]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z There is footage from MoYu’s factories.

[@PHCuber]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z minimum wage where the cubes are made is $2.38

[@J.Galib17]

other people : hesitates to scramble the 21x21 z3 cubing : let's take apart all the pieces

[@higuysimheretoday4441]

Not all of them though.

[@pandagamer6465]

And then there’s me, who’s hesitant to scramble a 2x2

[@shadowtallys7224]

@@pandagamer6465 lol im hesitsting to scramble my 1x1

[@crusade4622]

@@shadowtallys7224 i’m hesitating to scramble my force cube

[@glorious_crackhead]

@@crusade4622 I'm hesitating to scramble my air

[@barbaramartin9838]

Even if V-cubes didn't make the best cubes, we do still owe it to them for making it possible for companies to even understand how to make such big cubes as the 21x21

[@panikas2338]

yes

[@divyanshrockers1266]

Tru

[@Am_Cookie2436]

Yhse

[@mortson978]

I'm old enough to remember when the vcubes first came out and what an innovation they were. Before that, folks were individually sanding each piece on their rubiks brand cubes just to get them to turn reliably. We're really spoiled these days

[@AJ-ed7mx]

@@mortson978only real OG’s remember pestvic

[@laiscube]

The Moyu 21 is actually a 3x3 inside a 7x7 inside a 13x13 inside a 17x17 inside a 21x21 (you can pause at 9:34 to look at which shell each layer is hooked under). At 6:54 you can also clearly see which pieces belong to the internal 7x7. Moyu themselves called it a quintuple center mechanism. This means that in theory you should be able disassemble the shallowest shell (or innemost 2 layers) to play with the 4 deeper shells like a 17x17, and likewise play with only the 3 deeper shells intact like a 13x13 and so on. Those lower-layerd cubes formed by assembling an incomplete set of deeper shells would be functional as they have enough parts to hook in place, but unstable due to gaps left behind for the shallower shells to fill up. The hollow design seen on all the wings first appeared in the Meilong 12, and is later featured in the 13, 8 and 9 (which are not the same cubes as the MF 8 and 9). 2 extra points: The Moyu 21 also features an extremely scaled up version of the Aofu/Aochuang GTS's anti misalign mech. The Moyu 15 is also known to do this I suspect that the middle layer is actually smaller than the screw. This is technically an impossible design due to the screw having to pass through the center piece in order to assemble the cube. However, with some clever center cap design the designers got around this problem. The Meilong 13 features this too.

[@prdoyle]

Super interesting!

[@GOATED2KMobile]

I am absolutely flabbergasted.

[@Am_Cookie2436]

My dude really just went into his mind and extracted a wikipedia

[@andybullis1140]

The amount of surface area inside that monster is incredible. It's a wonder that it turns at all. Thank you for this rare look into an expensive puzzle.

[@chrisschultz7443]

"This 21x21 isn't actually my cube for me to keep," FLIPPIN DISASSEMBLES IT

[@JJCuber27]

Dedication, once again Edit: He didn’t fully take apart the cube (which is what I was expecting), but still I would never even think about taking just one piece off.

[@pimaster3144]

Video Idea: Making a speedcube with the most magnets possible in it Rules: The magnets must have a purpose, so you can't just place random magnets to fill space You can't stack magnets either because that is just more random magnets The magnets don't have to help with the turning but they should still have a purpose I have an idea for a cube with 278 magnets in it but I don't know how to make a cube and I don't have the materials to build it and it would be super expensive so I can't make it. But maybe you can make a cube with more that 278 magnets.

[@proximity-24]

Nice

[@wayacrazy.]

Yes

[@Scigatt]

It's not a speedcube, but the physical 2x2x2x2 uses 384 magnets. It's currently in pre-production, but you can get a 3d-printed version now.

[@XsphinxX101]

@@Scigatt my guy going into the 4th dimension

[@justangelathegamer]

69 likes lol

[@enderdude7777]

It would be really funny if in the future we saw 21x21 force cubes. That's just hilarious in my mind.

[@itzthelonk]

Oh wow! Great job assembling it!

[@mccowoYT]

Z3: I’m a take apart a 21x21 Me: *strugles on 4x4*

[@Thedestroyer-hj8kc]

I can take apart and put back together a 4x4 relatively easy

[@mccowoYT]

@@Thedestroyer-hj8kc yay I learnt how to assemble (by watching z3’s assemble in seconds tutourial

[@Thedestroyer-hj8kc]

@@mccowoYT congrats now you can protect yourself against popping

[@sanimmiya2683]

me to but my 4×4 broke down😢

[@DVSS77]

That's awesome! Really neat way of explaining how big cubes work!

[@theatrobert]

9:17 - I'm glad you said it; it's definitely weight-saving primarily. There's probably 1/2 as much material (so half the weight) in those pieces with the holes.

[@mortimermouse3086]

I never thought that something this big would get mass produced

[@PedroGeometryDash]

it took me almost 2 weeks for me 2 fix my 5x5. i didnt think i could reassemble it, but i can't believe you can assemble it!

[@pll__skip]

Imagine if there is a broken piece…

[@l1ght7ear2020_yt]

BRUH WHAT?!

[@JosiahFickinger]

That's why I'm always scared when my 9x9 jams.

[@l1ght7ear2020_yt]

@@JosiahFickinger hello

[@JosiahFickinger]

@@l1ght7ear2020_yt Thanks for subscribing

[@l1ght7ear2020_yt]

@@JosiahFickinger you're welcome!

[@KanarisTM]

Sometimes I genuinely wonder; “Is this guy OK?”. It would surely have to take someone a massive amount of spare time and appreciation for their viewers to even consider giving them a video on taking apart a cube as gigantic as a 21×21×21. Wow.

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

If you want to take apart the 21x21 just try to corner cut, it will explode at once

[@thecuber4824]

true

[@Am_Cookie2436]

Deadlier than a frag grenade...to your wallet and soul that is

[@baq8533]

Z3Cubing: Were gonna have a bit of an adventure Adventure to Some Torture to Others - Tsun Zhu Not Art Of War

[@ujjwalbiloniya9278]

Oh man I really appreciate you for this 😮😮

[@SlashSaveSmash]

Just watched and liked all of his old videos and subbed all on 10 alts because he put himself through this

[@cuberstu]

You have the key to the door, never done 21 before 👍😁

[@adriand3757]

Hi you have the best of videos they really teach me how to do different stuff on the cube

[@xmichael8238]

I like how the very central centre prices are so small yet so big underneath

[@prdoyle]

I think the holes in the pieces are to reduce weight. My biggest is the mfjs 13x13, which is a nice even liter in volume, but it's more than half air. I think if it were any heavier, it would be a real chore to solve in your hands, but as it is, it's surprisingly doable.

[@CutGrassGoFast]

Me over here reassembling my 9x9 thinking it's hard

[@user-ef3dj5ji6l]

imagine making a force cube out of this! 😆

[@TheAstroGuy_m42]

2069: Hey guys! Today I'm gonna open up the 100×100! Without any further ado, let's begin! 2100: Hey guys! Finally I reassembled the 100×100! Yay!

[@user-so1qf2xp9d]

loool

[@TheAstroGuy_m42]

@@user-so1qf2xp9d glad you liked it

[@user-so1qf2xp9d]

@@TheAstroGuy_m42 oops 200x200 cube came out!

[@baddspacesquad]

Non magnetic 4x4 pops and half of it pops just because of a stuck center piece that was trying to come out

[@TheAstroGuy_m42]

@@user-so1qf2xp9d oh shi

[@Keshav_edits1]

You deserve more subs your the best cuber on KZbin I have watched

[@ninjaproboy6382]

Every single cuber: (Trying to solve it) Him: Let's dissemble it!

[@dakotabogart405]

would be kind of cool to see the 21x21 force cubes I don't know if anyone has done it or not but great video idea either way

[@Keeby.]

No one will do it one 21x21 costw like 1.5k

[@Am_Cookie2436]

​@@Keeby. Rich people:

[@kiwicuber]

The dedication he has to do this... I would be so scared to take this apart

[@Late4school]

You should make a cube that has corners and centers stickered and edges stickerless and see how it goes.

[@erikberkemanvinnerborg91]

this was uploaded on my birthday :D

[@hriditscricketshorts103]

Hey dude!!! I just cracked a plastic peice of my MoYu 15x15, and i was crying sooo hard!!! But then it majically fit in and then I set my personal best on my second attempt solving it!! 3 hours and 39 minutes

[@JosephDewey]

Such a cool video!!!!

[@SJohnTrombley]

"Actually, I wonder if that has more to do with the turning, or if it's a weight-saving measure" Por que no los dos?

[@BoldSolver]

Are u kidding me, ur crazy Boi!

[@necr0za863]

me: scared to even touch my new 3x3... this guy: takes apart an entire 21x21

[@rohann36]

The things he do for his youtube channel...

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

You mean like literally walking 100 miles or climbing dozens of mountains?

[@normalvids5170]

My soul beating up to heaven while I stared at this thumbnail

[@therapyseshpod]

You’re a beast bro

[@taihallman]

Episode 2: Making 21x21 Force Cubes!

[@user-yq8oe4zg8o]

respect you god fo cubes

[@cuberinnit]

Great 👍 It must be so difficult to reassemble it🤯

[@drkintrlopr290]

I can see you

[@mewtu5817]

​@@drkintrlopr290from behind?

[@yeetpizza7452]

now we just need 21x21 force cubes

[@Totorocot]

Z3 cubing 2053: heys guys today we’re gonna be making force 21 by 21’s

[@jennyshen3981]

Crazy, but very satisfiying.

[@kidfineful]

Good presentation 👌👌👍👍

[@Cheatqr]

Next episode: "Making MoYu 21x21 Force Cubes!!"

[@levistepanian5341]

This hurts to watch! The fear of mixing up nearly 400 center pieces!

[@DimensionalRift010]

Now make 21x21 force cubes

[@crazyman3431]

Good video. But I wish you would’ve showed us how you put it all back together.

[@jeanneb6320]

Big cube surgery - very informative hahaha

[@MuzikBike]

9:19 Wouldn't it also save prices on injection moulding since less plastic is used?

[@BOMBCUBES]

i cant believe you actually did this

[@anakinweaver655]

This guy literally has the eternity of time

[@francescakitchieespanto868]

Bro u are insane(in a good way)

[@Hello-vm8db]

one part of on to the wings looks like a hallway to something mysterious

[@Sreekar617]

wait ik i sound really stupid rn, but wouldnt it be easier on big cubes (like a 5x5) to just take out the screw?

[@baddspacesquad]

Hey my 4x4 popped because of a stuck center piece and about half of it popped and I’m really sure it’s a qiyuan 4x4 or a wuque 4x4 or a thunderclap 4x4 and it is a non-magnetic 4x4 so I need your help z3 cubing

[@AnAngFromEng]

When you realise that Z3 will make 21x21 force cubes

[@marnis2577]

Next video: “Making 21x21 force cubes!!”😅😢

[@nikocraft3265]

That takes 1 year to complete

[@FrxnzyFortnite]

Tbh bros the kind of guy to make force 21x21s lol

[@JBoo]

Can't imagine actually dropping that. Also ik how to assemble and disassemble all my puzzles/cubes before I learned to solve them

[@Am_Cookie2436]

Damn

[@Frontierspace2]

You should make a 21x21 with the same colors

[@joshuahuman2168]

I would gladly deassemble the whole thing, mix up the pieces, and then reassemble it

[@drnatgaming3995]

Dang… imagine solving that and it pops And all the pieces go flying

[@cornbob976]

Not gonna lie, I was kinda hoping it would pop while he disassembled it, cuz I wanted to see just the core. Lol, but I guess for his sake it’s a good thing it didn’t 😆

[@Joseph.lagamba]

Just commenting on a amazing lep in the Rubik’s cube history

[@shucklelord9021]

Make some 21x21 force cubes

[@lefthandboi2978]

Imagine a 21x21 force cube 😮

[@GeneralPurposeVehicl]

9:00 The holes are here to make the otherwise solid part hollow. Solid parts are much harder to cast properly than hollow ones, among other things.

[@SparkyTM]

how are you so underrated

[@shreyashock]

Nic job !

[@ilikechocomilk12]

Everybody just glossed over the fact the he's been TAKING APART A 7X7 IN THE 3RD GRADE I took apart mine, it took 3 days. I'm not lying and he just dose it in class, he was 8. My gosh.

[@NateGregory69]

8:52 that is so cool

[@mattheworchard481]

Hey Z3 cubing can you do a bandage mod of a skewb? Just bandaging 2 pieces gets VERY challenging.

[@mysteriouspikachuman]

Now make force cubes with it.

[@luqmannurhakim1016]

Hope that we can see you solve this 21x21 😁😁😁 anyways nice video 😆😆😆

[@mathismt1222]

he did solve it it took him over 10 hours

[@luqmannurhakim1016]

@@mathismt1222 Owh ok bruh :p

[@billytruscott8175]

Now its time for the force 21x21

[@WyattBigwood-lo6cv]

Definitely agreed

[@_Rainbooow]

feel bad for employees assembling that bad boy

[@jaxonthecuber7061]

Your crazy dude

[@mustafaomar5588]

Everybody cubers' until Every cube in existence gets parity

[@tokiponafan4112]

Do a full disassembly

[@paullow007]

How do you get 2709 pieces? Middle + center pieces = 19x19x6 = 2166 Edges = 19x12 sides = 228 Corner = 8 Total = 2402

[@drkintrlopr290]

It's a 21x21, not a 19x19

[@paullow007]

@@drkintrlopr290 I'm aware is 21x21. Don't believe me. You try to calculate a simple 5x5x5. Then do the same with 21x21x21.

[@antimatterg]

@@paullow007 so why are you multiplying by 19?

[@paullow007]

@@antimatterg edge =19, + corner = 2, = 1 side =21. Use 5x5x5 do the math, you will understand.

[@cubey2163]

You should make force cubes of this

[@jake..]

Z3cubing: borrows a cube also Z3cubing: tears it apart 😂

[@l1ght7ear2020_yt]

LOL

[@cubingdom3426]

@@l1ght7ear2020_yt Bruh you're reading and replying to all comments....?

[@W4IT-YT]

Thats crazy

[@EmeralBookwise]

Very cool... but also very stressful

[@Firealarmcollectorperson]

Him over here putting a $1,500 21x21 back together when I can barely put a 2x2 back together💀💀💀

[@somebody6837]

now imagine if he made 21*21 force cubes

[@mewtu5817]

I don't actually know wo has the balls to pay 9000$ for cubes that cannot even scramble😅

[@gamingandtechnology6913]

Guys do you know any software for pc or mobile devices which simulate different types of puzzle cubes? They are expensive to buy so software would be cheaper to buy

[@ZacLangston]

one thing i do not understand is when you are solving it how do you solve the plus centers and the x centers in to the right spots? i thought you just need to get the whites to the right side i did not know they each had only one spot they could go.

[@Z3Cubing]

That's essentially what makes it so time consuming. You have to do everything one piece at a time, looking all around the cube for the exact center you want.

[@ZacLangston]

@@Z3Cubing ow ok so there is only one spot for each piece i get it now (like a 3x3)

[@TonyFisherPuzzles]

I don't know exactly what "x centres" means but I assume they are the tiny squares? Excluding the very central one each has 4 possible locations which are fine.

[@aaronsprooo3294]

Good luck fix that 21×21

[@Murphy817]

Z3 cubing needs to make force 21x21s

[@thedoodes5134]

Probably made those holes in the pieces to manage weight and to be a little cost effective

[@karlajensen7232]

You should make a force cube of that Cube

[@fanheroteam6504]

I like the Yuxin 17x17