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Funny thing is that this used to never happen to me. But recently, many strangers make this comment.
cubing in silence?
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Funny thing is that this used to never happen to me. But recently, many strangers make this comment.
byu
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I don't care if people talk to me during regular solves, but for BLD I really need it to be quiet. Even the sound of people walking around disturbs my concentration. Maybe I just need to be a little better at BLD.
mazei
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I'm trying to get used to loud noises during BLD. So yeah, doing it at school definitely helps.
cookingfat
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I managed to do a successful 3x3x3 BLD in a busy hotel bar on Christmas day in front of all my family. The time must have been over 10 minutes, but I was concentrating more on success than time. The background noises were not too bad really, it's just I can't memo when people are asking me questions about it.
AvGalen
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Silence => Good concentration => Good times
"Fast" music => A little less concentration, but faster turning => Same times on average, but a bigger SD, also more POPS
Radio (music + talking) => Big loss of concentration => Bad times
Talking to other competitors => Some loss of concentration, but very relaxed turning => Good times
But the ultimate combination I have found so far is this:
1. Physical activity, to get your body into an active state
2. Happy thoughts, to relax and move fluently
3. Dirty thoughts (or even better, physical arousal), to improve concentration and look-ahead
"Fast" music => A little less concentration, but faster turning => Same times on average, but a bigger SD, also more POPS
Radio (music + talking) => Big loss of concentration => Bad times
Talking to other competitors => Some loss of concentration, but very relaxed turning => Good times
But the ultimate combination I have found so far is this:
1. Physical activity, to get your body into an active state
2. Happy thoughts, to relax and move fluently
3. Dirty thoughts (or even better, physical arousal), to improve concentration and look-ahead
coolmission
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Proof? :rolleyes:
AvGalen
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I tried it, it worked
You should try it as well
mazei
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I wonder what were those thoughts
. But a good summary except for the talking to others. I could never get a good time talking to other people. I'm not much of a multitasker.
panyan
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m the exact opposite, noise puts me in a bad mood which means i hate being in crowds and perford at my best in silence. I love exams for that reason becuase it is pure silence where i can think and not be interrupted or overshadowed. Thats the reason i cube in silence - the algs become effortless!
Crossed
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Erik's 3x3 world record?
I'm unable to concentrate when it's silent, so I usually got the radio on.
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coolmission
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Oh that's clever
I got my best time (even at the competition) while I was pissed off. Took me 5 seconds to make the darn cross because my cube locked up, but ended up doing a fast F2L
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I like a good strong muzzing on the background or music, also on BLD. I hate it when people are like: SHHHHH we are doing BLD cause I suck at BLD when it's quiet.
Also distraction in any (preferably female) form is always good
And of course important is a good chair and table/light/temperature of your hands.
Also distraction in any (preferably female) form is always good
And of course important is a good chair and table/light/temperature of your hands.
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I perform poorly when sitting next to drunken transients on the bus who jabber in my ear about how much I suck. I prefer silence.
Kieran
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The guy that said he loves silence, and in exams he works best because of the silence. I am the complete opposite, I can't do work/assignments or cube when it's quiet.. It creaps me out and my mind just blanks.. really bad.
Anyone got any ideas for that? Ha. I can't remember how I do algorithms when I don't have music or people around talking. Oh and I can't solve a cube that great by myself, I do better times when people are watching.
What do people reckon with watching/not watching?
Anyone got any ideas for that? Ha. I can't remember how I do algorithms when I don't have music or people around talking. Oh and I can't solve a cube that great by myself, I do better times when people are watching.
What do people reckon with watching/not watching?
coolmission
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Obviously
I went skiing a few weeks ago and tried solving outside at -15°C. I couldn't even feel my fingers I think that differs from person to person. I tend to be nervous when a lot of people are watching. You probably get used to it after a while.
AvGalen
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Very true. And that WR happened very shortly after I had a discussion with Erik about this very topic. I don't want to go into to much detail because of the nature of this forum and the fact that children come here as well, but I actually did a semi-scientific research project on this. I thought I posted some details of that project before, but I couldn't find it with the search :confused:
coolmission
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AvGalen
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I looked harder, but really couldn't find it:confused:. I looked even harder and found out that I didn't write about the actual experiment
Here is the story. If you are below 18, please consult your parents before trying experiments like this. As they say in Brainiac: "We do these experiments so you don't have to"
I was cubing at home and tried to determine the influence of several things (music, talking, big-cubes-warmup) on my 3x3x3 times. That is where I got the results above from.
A little later I was walking my dog in the park, playing around and having fun. After a while my dog got tired and decided that playing with the tennisbal by himself was more fun than returning it to me just to see me throw it away again.
While he was busy I went back to my experiment and determined that outside light, higher temperatures and the good feeling from seeing my dog enjoy and feeling the sun on my body were also very beneficial to cubing.
I decided to test the effects of physical activity by running (big circles around my dog), solving some cubes, more running, etc. A girl that was jogging around the park noticed my weird behavior and asked what I was doing. I explained and she turned out to be very interested in this experiment.
We build up the experiment from stroking arms to body-pressing while talking dirty and that was when I got my best average ever (a very low 20.xx)
A little later I was walking my dog in the park, playing around and having fun. After a while my dog got tired and decided that playing with the tennisbal by himself was more fun than returning it to me just to see me throw it away again.
While he was busy I went back to my experiment and determined that outside light, higher temperatures and the good feeling from seeing my dog enjoy and feeling the sun on my body were also very beneficial to cubing.
I decided to test the effects of physical activity by running (big circles around my dog), solving some cubes, more running, etc. A girl that was jogging around the park noticed my weird behavior and asked what I was doing. I explained and she turned out to be very interested in this experiment.
We build up the experiment from stroking arms to body-pressing while talking dirty and that was when I got my best average ever (a very low 20.xx)
d4m4s74
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so next time at the The Hague/Benelux/any other open, bring some hot chicks
AvGalen
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We always do. Will you bring some as well?
And for the female cubers we always bring hot guys
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