The cubing argument thread

[SH03L4C3]

That is exactly what I was getting at...

@Porcupine01
When I was critiquing you in that zoom meeting, it was in the lobby of a hotel (because of the winter storm) and that is the reason I had to keep muting myself. People kept asking questions if not at least staring at me.

 

[Porcupine01]

@Porcupine01
When I was critiquing you in that zoom meeting, it was in the lobby of a hotel (because of the winter storm) and that is the reason I had to keep muting myself. People kept asking questions if not at least staring at me.

Oh, I didn’t think the the wack circles design was your actual floor

 

[MJS Cubing]

That is exactly what I was getting at...

Well you probably will have a better time learning algs in your house with few distractions. personally, i no longer cube at school because too many people want to mix up my cube and get their greasy fingers on it at lunch. not cool.

 

[rubik2005]

Well you probably will have a better time learning algs in your house with few distractions. personally, i no longer cube at school because too many people want to mix up my cube and get their greasy fingers on it at lunch. not cool.

From what I understand, Porcupine01 believes cubing in public is better for practicing (which I assume that the purpose is to get better competition results? @Porcupine01 correct me if I'm wrong), while @MJS Cubing believes staying at home is better for learning. I agree with both.

Being exposed to a crowd will slowly help with getting nervous, but it isn't ideal if you simply want to learn new algs/concepts. Learning, however, will also require practice, for you need to get it in your muscle memory and all that. If you are in public, some people simply want to solve it as fast as possible, and thus would rather 2-look an OLL they're learning (just an example) instead of pausing, and trying to remember the alg with the chance that they might screw it up and embarrass themselves in front of a bunch of people. At home, I don't really see this problem.

 

[Porcupine01]

Well you probably will have a better time learning algs in your house with few distractions. personally, i no longer cube at school because too many people want to mix up my cube and get their greasy fingers on it at lunch. not cool.

I do bring my cube to school, but I don’t let people scramble it.

 

[Porcupine01]

From what I understand, Porcupine01 believes cubing in public is better for practicing (which I assume that the purpose is to get better competition results? @Porcupine01 correct me if I'm wrong), while @MJS Cubing believes staying at home is better for learning. I agree with both.

Being exposed to a crowd will slowly help with getting nervous, but it isn't ideal if you simply want to learn new algs/concepts. Learning, however, will also require practice, for you need to get it in your muscle memory and all that. If you are in public, some people simply want to solve it as fast as possible, and thus would rather 2-look an OLL they're learning (just an example) instead of pausing, and trying to remember the alg with the chance that they might screw it up and embarrass themselves in front of a bunch of people. At home, I don't really see this problem.

Exactly

 

[SH03L4C3]

Well you probably will have a better time learning algs in your house with few distractions. personally, i no longer cube at school because too many people want to mix up my cube and get their greasy fingers on it at lunch. not cool.

yea. I have a cheap cube that I bring with me to school, so its ok if I loose it or mess it up.

I just thought of a way to instantaneously pay off gan cubes!
1. Cube in public
2. when someone asks to try it, quickly remove a GES nut.
3. When they "simulate" your turning, it will fall apart.
4. it is "broken" now

OFC it would be cruel to do this

 

[MJS Cubing]

yea. I have a cheap cube that I bring with me to school, so its ok if I loose it or mess it up.

I just thought of a way to instantaneously pay off gan cubes!
1. Cube in public
2. when someone asks to try it, quickly remove a GES nut.
3. When they "simulate" your turning, it will fall apart.
4. it is "broken" now

OFC it would be cruel to do this

I did this once. The kid freaked out, but I didn’t make him pay (but I did have to pay for the piece that broke on the tile floor)

 

[SH03L4C3]

I did this once. The kid freaked out, but I didn’t make him pay (but I did have to pay for the piece that broke on the tile floor)

I bet the look on the kid's face paid off

 

[qwr]

barrel shapemods are not interesting at all

 

[rubik2005]

barrel shapemods are not interesting at all

They're too easy.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

this is going to spin up a bunch of arguing here, but I think 3x3 shapemods overall are boring except for ones that don't have color (mirror blocks, ghost cube, etc)

 

[qwr]

this is going to spin up a bunch of arguing here, but I think 3x3 shapemods overall are boring except for ones that don't have color (mirror blocks, ghost cube, etc)

some are genuinely interesting for their shape, like mastermorphix and axis cube.

 

[rubik2005]

some are genuinely interesting for their shape, like mastermorphix and axis cube.

Pll on the axis cube is quite interesting

 

[MJS Cubing]

this is going to spin up a bunch of arguing here, but I think 3x3 shapemods overall are boring except for ones that don't have color (mirror blocks, ghost cube, etc)

Shape mods that are square and have colors are the same. However, mastermorphix, rhombic dodecahedrons, FTO and more are also really fun.

 

[DNF_Cuber]

Shape mods that are square and have colors are the same. However, mastermorphix, rhombic dodecahedrons, FTO and more are also really fun.

FTO is not a shapemod

 

[MJS Cubing]

FTO is not a shapemod

Sorry, just saw that the description on the cubicle said it was

 

[DNF_Cuber]

Sorry, just saw that the description on the cubicle said it was

Corner turning octahedron is though.

 

[Porcupine01]

barrel shapemods are not interesting at all

three words.
Barrel. Redi. Cube.

 

[MJS Cubing]

three words.
Barrel. Redi. Cube.

Agreed. I don’t have one but my friend does, and it’s really fun. It even has 2 solved states!