Anyone here who actually hates scrambling the cube?

[kudan]

I myself hate scrambling the cube and ask my family members or friends to do those for me. It's partially because if I were the one to scramble, I can't help but think of which face to start scrambling at or that it isn't scrambled up enough not matter how many turns I use...

Is it just me or do most cubers feel the same way?

 

[Karthik]

That is why computer scramblers are made.
There in one on the WCA site.

 

[ExoCorsair]

I hate scrambling most puzzles, like Megaminx, 5x5x5, Magic/Master Magic...

I don't particularly mind it on puzzles like 2x2x2 and 3x3x3, though.

 

[Erik]

magic?????? that doesn't even have to get scrambled...
I don't mind scrambling any puzzle as long as it's not megaminx

 

[ExoCorsair]

The OP never mentioned that they had to be puzzles that required scrambling. And in any case, scrambled magics are a pain.

 

[TomZ]

magic?????? that doesn't even have to get scrambled...
I don't mind scrambling any puzzle as long as it's not megaminx

Well, scrambling your magic (accidentally) is surely something most people would hate. At the Benelux open you surely set a nice record for scrambling the minx, yes.

I don't really mind scrambling puzzles at all (including magic, excluding master magic [although I'm starting to like it]), as long as I don't have to use a scrambling algorithm considering I always mess up using one.

 

[Hadley4000]

I wouldn't say I hate it. When doing an average on big cubes, it gets tedious.

When I'm at home, I often will get lazy and just do a hand scramble. Idley twisting it doesn't bug me at all.

And as Erik said. Scrambling the Megaminx is not too fun.

 

[Lucas Garron]

There is a simple way to make scrambling more fun: Time yourself.
You'll get faster (which also means less time spent scrambling), and have some good chunk of fun trying to scramble fast and beat your own times.

 

[alltooamorous]

There is a simple way to make scrambling more fun: Time yourself.
You'll get faster (which also means less time spent scrambling), and have some good chunk of fun trying to scramble fast and beat your own times.

Lol yeah I've been doing that. I read algorithms really slow, or so I thought. Used to take me a LONG time to scramble, but I'm faster now. When I watch the sub 15 people scramble, I can't help but think "What? How do you scramble so fast?"

 

[Inusagi]

I enjoy it actually. I mean, if family or friends are scrambling it, then it will always end up as an easy scramble. If I close my eyes, and scramble 25 moves, then it's as hard as it needs.

 

[badmephisto]

Ah i HATE scrambling the cube. I was going to make this thread before but forgot. Glad I'm not alone...
It's not much about worrying if it's solved or not... it's just that it takes this time before I can solve the cube again that bothers me. If it were up to me I would just be solving... and solving... and solving... and solving... Scrambling ruins it for me

 

[Rosetti]

I don't mind scrambling, it gives me an opportunity to work on speed and dexterity.
Although, I hate being given scrambling algorithims, because they always involve regrips (or really good fingertricks.....which I don't have)
Generally, I just don't look at the cube, and scramble for 30 seconds or so then I know it's good to go

 

[shelley]

I usually just scramble without following a scramble algorithm when practicing. However I find that my hands naturally want to do certain patterns when I try to be "random," and sometimes I end up giving myself a particular scramble over and over. Unfortunately I can only do this scramble when I'm not thinking about it, so I can't do any fun tricks associated with a prepared scramble (like 3 second solves).

 

[Eliawz]

If i scramble my cubes by myself i tend to make easy cross or easy pairs so i usually make my dad scramble them for me.

 

[Hadley4000]

If i scramble my cubes by myself i tend to make easy cross or easy pairs so i usually make my dad scramble them for me.

When I scramble it with no alg, if I notice there might be a painfully easy cross, I'll sometimes do a re-scramble.

I usually do pretty good scrambles, though. I only follow scramble algorithms when I take videos, so that people don't accuse me if making it an easy case.

 

[Cubie Newbie]

I hate scrambling the cube so much that I'm thinking about making a 2-solution puzzle. (see twistypuzzles.com)

 

[jacob15728]

Scrambling your cube is like dragging a sled back up a hill.

 

[Musje]

I hate scrambling the cube so much that I'm thinking about making a 2-solution puzzle. (see twistypuzzles.com)

Wouldn't that be just the same thing over and over again like the magic?


What we need is a electronic cube that autoscrambles!

 

[Siraj A.]

I hate scrambling the cube so much that I'm thinking about making a 2-solution puzzle. (see twistypuzzles.com)

Wouldn't that be just the same thing over and over again like the magic?


What we need is a electronic cube that autoscrambles!

Dude, he posted that OVER ONE YEAR AGO.

............

 

[shoot1510]

I hate scrambling the cube so much that I'm thinking about making a 2-solution puzzle. (see twistypuzzles.com)

Wouldn't that be just the same thing over and over again like the magic?


What we need is a electronic cube that autoscrambles!

Dude, he posted that OVER ONE YEAR AGO.

............

That is just WOW!!!
I feel like a noob when scrambling a cube and I used up 5% of my energy.
Thanks scramblers for scrambling the cube in competition so we can't used up energy of ours hands.