How to take apart a Rubik’s cube.
Warning: taking apart a cube may damage it. This is the main reason lots of them ended up in bits. If something goes wrong you can buy a Rubik’s cube for about $10 (try here).
However, it can provide some interesting insight into its inner-workings. To pull apart the Rubik’s cube, put it on a hard flat surface. With a thin blunt instrument such as a medium sized flathead screwdriver (don’t use a knife or any other sharp instrument), gently work the screw driver into the gap directly above one of the centre spindles – don’t try this on a corner, or it will snap. When the screwdriver is in a few millimetres, gently lever the so the edge piece is slowly forced up. The piece should suddenly pop up, but don’t press too hard. With this piece removed, all the remaining pieces can be slid out.