What are some common cubing misconceptions?

[Matt11111]

Hey fellas, it's your friendly neighborhood Matt, and I'm making a series of YouTube videos about cubing misconceptions (channel is linked to my account as of today). I'm done recording video and audio for the first one, and it's going to cover the following misconceptions:
-Rubik's is the original, which means it's the best brand
-If you scramble the cube for 100 moves, it'll be harder to solve than if you scramble it for 50 moves
-Cubers are all good at math
-Cubes get harder the bigger they get (i.e. an 11x11 is harder than a 10x10)
-The 2x2 is too easy and a waste of time
-You can use corner twists to solve the cube
-Start by solving one side then move on to another side

What other misconceptions would you like to see covered in a future video?

 

[Metallic Silver]

-Amazon is the easiest and cheapest store to buy cubes
-Vegetable oil can be a perfect lube for cubes

 

[zslane]

- It takes a genius to solve the cube, because...
- Solving the cube is something everyone has to figure out for themselves

Most civilians don't realize that 99.9999% of cubers learn how to solve it from someone else, and that solving the cube is merely a matter of following a series of well-defined steps.

 

[Zubin Park]

- Turning fast is all that matters in cubing
- Cubes that cost more are better
- WOW, GAN has so many 3x3's, they must be so innovative...

 

[BenChristman1]

-There’s a trick.
-It’s “magic.”
-You can solve it by just turning the cube if there is a corner twist.
-Solving it with your feet is gross.

Moyu is a knock off rubiks

...or any speedcubing brand, for that matter.

I’ll update as I think of more.

 

[ribbon method]

-u need to learn full oll to be fast
-a perms are hard

I cant think of any others

 

[Metallic Silver]

-You must memorize all the colors of the scramble to solve a 3x3 blindfolded

 

[GenTheSnail]

- Centers move around on a cube / there are no fixed color locations / any sticker can go to any position on a cube.
- 3x3 single means anything


Also this thread which seems to maybe have some of the same answers.

 

[Hazel]

World records can be set just by the competitor giving themselves an "easy scramble" xD

 

[David Zemdegs]

One we got from the media alot was that they thought competitions were won by the fastest solve, not the average,

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

You just do the algorithm until it's solved...

 

[zzcuberman]

That cfop is the best method.

 

[Deleted member 52530]

there are 54 pieces (no its jsut stickers)

 

[Josh_]

Getting a new 3x3 will make you faster

 

[Deleted member 51471]

Clock is bad

 

[Nmile7300]

That there is such thing as a "best method"

 

[Zubin Park]

doing R U (or any other 2 moves) on 3x3 for any scramble will solve it

 

[zzcuberman]

doing R U (or any other 2 moves) on 3x3 for any scramble will solve it

Ru rotate ru = mind blown lol

 

[CyoobietheCuber]

-You must memorize all the colors of the scramble to solve a 3x3 blindfolded

My mom thought that is how you solve BLD.

 

[Deleted member 52530]

Moyu is a knock off rubiks