Slowpoke22
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Tyler, 25, San Diego
How long have you been cubing and how long did it take to solve your first cube?
Since summer of 2003. I spent a little over a week learning a basic LBL method, and my first solve took like 5-10 minutes.
Can you describe the setting, emotions, and thoughts at the moment you solved your first cube?
I was with my mom and brother at Jack in the Box waiting for my food. I remember PLL was lucky in some way, and the cube ended up solved without me expecting it. I was super excited, but I didn't make a big scene about it or anything. It was at that moment I knew there would be many, many more solves to come.
How do you challenge yourself to become a better solver?
Initially I kept myself updated on the 2003 world championship and watched videos by Dan Knights, Macky, Fridrich, etc. Knowing that ~20 sec was possible really motivated me to be sub-1 and faster. I have a very addictive personality, and since the cube is plastic crack it was easy to become hooked. The past few years, though, I haven't been cubing seriously at all. I still follow the speedcubing community very closely though.
Most memorable cube solving experience?
Probably when I went to U.S. Nationals 2009, where I finally got a sub-20 3x3 avg.
Can you attempt to sum up what it means to be a solver? Be as logical or abstract as your mind wants to be.
I guess a "solver" is just someone who enjoys solving things - puzzles, math problems, anything that requires a solution. "Speedcuber" = someone who solves the cube and other twisty puzzles from memory as quickly as possible.
How long have you been cubing and how long did it take to solve your first cube?
Since summer of 2003. I spent a little over a week learning a basic LBL method, and my first solve took like 5-10 minutes.
Can you describe the setting, emotions, and thoughts at the moment you solved your first cube?
I was with my mom and brother at Jack in the Box waiting for my food. I remember PLL was lucky in some way, and the cube ended up solved without me expecting it. I was super excited, but I didn't make a big scene about it or anything. It was at that moment I knew there would be many, many more solves to come.
How do you challenge yourself to become a better solver?
Initially I kept myself updated on the 2003 world championship and watched videos by Dan Knights, Macky, Fridrich, etc. Knowing that ~20 sec was possible really motivated me to be sub-1 and faster. I have a very addictive personality, and since the cube is plastic crack it was easy to become hooked. The past few years, though, I haven't been cubing seriously at all. I still follow the speedcubing community very closely though.
Most memorable cube solving experience?
Probably when I went to U.S. Nationals 2009, where I finally got a sub-20 3x3 avg.
Can you attempt to sum up what it means to be a solver? Be as logical or abstract as your mind wants to be.
I guess a "solver" is just someone who enjoys solving things - puzzles, math problems, anything that requires a solution. "Speedcuber" = someone who solves the cube and other twisty puzzles from memory as quickly as possible.