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How many different positions can a 2x2x2 pocket Rubik's Cube be scrambled into?

3.67 million
positions
3,674,160 exactly, give or take
Even the baby 2x2 cube has 3,674,160 possible scrambles — check one per second without sleeping and you'd need six weeks to see them all.SOURCEGroup theory enumeration, standard puzzle mathematics
Scale check: 3.67 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.
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