What is the worst amateur cubing mistake you have ever made

[1x1 wr holder!]

Hi there everyone, I understand that some of us are well seasoned cubers and others are relatively new to the hobby, but we all started somewhere. Above are some common and uncommon mistakes that cubers might make. No limit on how many you can vote for.

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

Dang I forgot to add “mistaking spring noises for a rat infestation”

 

[WhatDoIPutHere]

Don't see the problem with buying GAN 251 M Leap, it performs wonderfully for me. No I'm not just a noob, it actually feels very nice.

 

[OldSwiss]

I dropped my scrambled skewb and reassambled it wrong before I could solve it

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I once decided to learn algorithms in literally the worst way possible. I just kept on using the pamphlet to solve it step by step instead of taking the time to learn algorithms one at a time. It took me a total of three months learning using my **** ass method but most likely would have only taken me a week if I had learned a better way. Also, another mistake I made was buying DNM-37. No other lubes. Only DNM-37. I had no idea it was water based and I eventually added too much and rusted out the springs of one of my cubes. It was only a $4 Meilong so I don't feel too bad.

 

[unirox13]

Mine's opposite one of your choices, so I didn't vote. I think my biggest mistake was selling my V-Cubes. I had original V3 - V7 in my collection many years ago. Looking back, I truly wish that I had kept those 5 impressive puzzles in my collection.

 

[HiroshiCubes]

Not learning most of the OLL was one of my regrets, it made me realise i wouldn’t be sub 15 if I didnt learn most of them

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

My biggest regret was not cubing a lot during the Pandemic, since it gave so much time to practice and get fast.

 

[Garf]

I once decided to learn algorithms in literally the worst way possible. I just kept on using the pamphlet to solve it step by step instead of taking the time to learn algorithms one at a time. It took me a total of three months learning using my **** ass method but most likely would have only taken me a week if I had learned a better way. Also, another mistake I made was buying DNM-37. No other lubes. Only DNM-37. I had no idea it was water based and I eventually added too much and rusted out the springs of one of my cubes. It was only a $4 Meilong so I don't feel too bad.

Same, except for F2L, OLL, and PLL. Also, I bought silk instead of DNM. And rusted out QIzheng 5x5 when I tried to solve it underwater once.

 

[ProStar]

Don't see the problem with buying GAN 251 M Leap, it performs wonderfully for me. No I'm not just a noob, it actually feels very nice.

Disagree, but fair enough. I’m fully on team valk for 2x2s

 

[An Animating Cuber]

My regret was not looking up any tutorials when I first got a Rubik's Cube, instead I gaslit myself into thinking that the only way to solve a rubik's cube was to identify the scramble and reverse it. Seven years I could have practiced cubing wasted.

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

Mine's opposite one of your choices, so I didn't vote. I think my biggest mistake was selling my V-Cubes. I had original V3 - V7 in my collection many years ago. Looking back, I truly wish that I had kept those 5 impressive puzzles in my collection.

Really sorry about that. A mistake to one person may not be a mistake to you, and I totally understand that.
Hey, I searched the web, and there are a number of v cubes for sale out there. If you dig deep enough, you can find some sellers who might not value their v cubes at a lot. "One persons junk is another person's treasure."

 

[baseballjello67]

looking at this thread

 

[gsingh]

Not learning Cross+1 earlier

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

there are over 200 views and only 19 ppl have voted.

 

[Arcanist]

there are over 200 views and only 19 ppl have voted.

some ppl viewing may be guests so they can't vote.

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

i supposed that was why.

 

[Rubik01]

I accidentally got a gan 2x2 because my little brother went on my pc and bought 3 gan 2x2 I couldn't get a refund

 

[AJT17]

Probably that one time I tried to magnetize a 10x10, and it ended up not working, so I had to disassemble it.

 

[Jennah]

Hi there everyone, I understand that some of us are well seasoned cubers and others are relatively new to the hobby, but we all started somewhere. Above are some common and uncommon mistakes that cubers might make. No limit on how many you can vote for.

1. My first mistake was spending too much time learning 2x2 before 3x3.
2. Since I had not started 3x3 and had no knowledge on learning algorithms, my 2x2 ortega alg fingertricks were horrible. After getting a bit faster at 3x3 I had to go back and change all of my fingertricks. My fingertricks were bad because instead of watching a video, I just read the algs off of a sheet without knowing what to do with my fingers. After thinking about it, I had a lot of regrips.
3. This one is related to mistake number 2, but it is so hilarious it deserves its own topic. For the adjacent D PBL l alg, instead of using my pointer and middle fingers, I used my middle and ring fingers to flick the back layer. It made the alg very slow.