Rubik's Cheese
Patented by Erno Rubik, 1983.
(plastic, 2.5 inches diameter by 1.5 inches high;
yellow opposite green, blue opposite orange, grey opposite red;
also made in
promotion versions
and with six distinct pairings of the six colors;
originally
packaged
like a cheese,
with directions on the package
bottom)
A predecessor to the
Rubik UFO
where the two layers cannot rotate with respect to each other.
Similar to a
Puck Puzzle
with fewer sections and without the center portion (but with the ability to flip along any of the three lines).
Although this is not a trivial puzzle
(harder than
Rubik 1x2x2),
it is not hard to solve by just playing with it.
It can be solved to different color combinations
(e.g., left below)
and different patterns
(e.g., the two on the right below).
Jaap's Page
presents a solution.
Further Reading
Jaap's Page,
from: http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/kepkorong.htm
Rubik Patent,
from: www.uspto.gov - patent no. 4,410,179