Which gender (and or age group) do you get biggest reaction out of?

[3LEVAS3]

Hey,

Just been cubing a lot lately in public because that's really the only time I can... And I was just wondering, how many of you guys have more girls than guys be more impressed? Or are guys more impressed for you? I guess it really depends on your gender but... Yeah. oh, and it guess I depends on your age and where you cube but seriously, who's reaction seems more... Impressed?

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[cubecraze1]

Interesting question, I don't really enjoy solving in public so I usually get pestered to do it in front of my friends. This means I'm usually solving around my age group (14/15 year old guys). So, I guess I get the most reaction out of them?

 

[guysensei1]

I've never gotten a reaction before... Everyone acts like they've seen it before.

 

[PixelWizard]

I've never gotten a reaction before... Everyone acts like they've seen it before.

That's hard mate, I'm feeling with you.

I think you get the biggest reactions of adults (especially older ones). I once solved it in front of some family members and they really stand up and clapped and stuff...

But I don't enjoy to solve it public. My hands beginn to shake because of stress everytime and then I rellay fail :/

 

[TDM]

Usually more guys than girls, but our school does only have 6 or 7 girls... also the only stranger to have approached me and asked about it was a girl. So maybe girls react more, but there just aren't as many of them for me to notice them much.

(also am I the only one who, when I see people are watching me, starts doing Roux solves?)

 

[IRNjuggle28]

(also am I the only one who, when I see people are watching me, starts doing Roux solves?)

Ahaha. I'd do that if I didn't suck at Roux. I occasionally do 2 look PLL just so I can do something with M slices, though.

 

[Petro Leum]

Ahaha. I'd do that if I didn't suck at Roux. I occasionally do 2 look PLL just so I can do something with M slices, though.

usually only people 35+ tend to talk to me, women more than men.

children have the most "jawdrops" and biggest eyes.

rarely people my age even notice. lol

(im cubing alot on public trains, so i get a pretty good representation of the population)

 

[Randomno]

I only really cube in public at school. It's a boys school, so every student there is Male under 20....

 

[vd]

I have very little experience with cubing in public, but usually only men were interested, especially older ones (the ones that lived in 80s when Rubiks cube was so popular).

 

[5BLD]

In public and at school girls react a lot more than guys in terms of actually getting excited and asking me questions. Guys sorta mutter "oh my god" but when I look in their direction they turn away really quickly and pretend nothing happened. It's a bit funny.

(also am I the only one who, when I see people are watching me, starts doing Roux solves?)

Nope

 

[ryanj92]

non-binary

 

[rowan]

Maybe this is because I'm not male, but most of my reactions come from men who are my age or older (so 20+) and they are almost never positive. Sometimes I get reactions from young kids that are positive, but it doesn't really matter the gender there. I've gotten some older guys, who come up to me like, "Oh yeah I can do that probably faster, too," and then take the cube and do LBL. I've always found that pretty amusing! In general men approach me who say they can or used to be able to do it and are like scoffing at me?

My boyfriend and I always notice that people are more positive towards him than me. It's a little insulting, but on the positive side I'm not the one spending the next 30 minute bus ride/dinner/whatever carrying on conversation with a stranger about how I can do "all that math so fast." *shrug*

 

[sneaklyfox]

I've had women talking to me but guys never do. Maybe guys feel intimidated by women who solve Rubik's cubes?

 

[Ross The Boss]

In general men approach me who say they can or used to be able to do it and are like scoffing at me?

My boyfriend and I always notice that people are more positive towards him than me. It's a little insulting,

Unjustified male envy of -or spite toward- talented women seems to be rather common. Us men (to grossly generalize) see able women as an opponent of sorts. I was guilty of it myself before I became aware to social issues and whatnot. I think this might stem from societies struggle to fully break free from the past's norm of male-chauvinism. The fact that children react positively to your skills could somewhat reenforce this hypothesis. Whether not this is accurate, its nice know that each new generation is more gender neutral than the last... at least, as far as competence is concerned. You may not have thought of this before, but by being a speed solver, you are advancing social perceptions of women. You should be proud of that

 

[Mitchdacuber]

I get the least reaction out of elders. They say ''they still make those things''

 

[ottozing]

Teenage girls by far. Guys are usually fairly impressed, but they don't freak out the same way girls do

 

[Tim Major]

Teenage girls by far. Guys are usually fairly impressed, but they don't freak out the same way girls do

"jay? yeah he slays"

 

[CriticalCubing]

I solve a lot at school and mostly I dont get a reaction nowdays.
Earlier, Girls used to freak out that a cube can be solves in 20 seconds when the girls cannot even sole a side.
Boys on the other hand would be like you are cheating and stuff. And mostly boys say that I can solve a single side.

In public and at school girls react a lot more than guys in terms of actually getting excited and asking me questions. Guys sorta mutter "oh my god" but when I look in their direction they turn away really quickly and pretend nothing happened. It's a bit funny.



Nope

Gotta learn Roux now

 

[brian724080]

If an adult has a child that is <5 years old, then I would say male. In all other cases, teenage girls. I know a girl that can solve a side on a 7x7 intuitively, which is pretty impressive for a non-cuber.

 

[Genesis]

Kind of evenly spread out, I would say