Cubing High on Marijuana

[Crossed]

I've cubed while high, and I made personal bests when I was high.
I think the reason is that there was no pressure. I didn't stress or get distracted, so all of my focus was at the cubing.

 

[Escher]

I adore these threads because they attract so many reactionary, ignorant and uninformed comments from both sides.

I get worse while high generally, just because I can't be bothered to finish the solves or turn fast.

 

[CharlieCooper]

I adore these threads because they attract so many reactionary, ignorant and uninformed comments from both sides.

I get worse while high generally, just because I can't be bothered to finish the solves or turn fast.

Yeah, but.... the world's most amazing numbers.

 

[mande]

I've cubed while high, and I made personal bests when I was high.
I think the reason is that there was no pressure. I didn't stress or get distracted, so all of my focus was at the cubing.

Just what I was going to say. But I've never cubed when really high, I've rarely been really high at all.

 

[Escher]

I adore these threads because they attract so many reactionary, ignorant and uninformed comments from both sides.

I get worse while high generally, just because I can't be bothered to finish the solves or turn fast.

Yeah, but.... the world's most amazing numbers.

The most amazing numbers are most amazing. Why? Because they are.

Also, why is this thread in hardware? Why not speedcubing discussion "discussing new ideas expanding the cubing community's knowledge"? Or just off-topic?

 

[miniGOINGS]

I do drugs every day and I have found they help me when I cube, ALOT.

A lot. Two words. A lot.

Oh, and good for you, keep up the good work.

 

[Shortey]

I do drugs every day and I have found they help me when I cube, ALOT.

So that's the secret to doing Megaminx sub-1 seven times in a row and 3x3 sub-10 fourteen times in a row! =D
I better get going.

 

[FatBoyXPC]

I don't do any sort of drug, or ever take medicine (unless I get real sick which doesn't happen often), so I can't really comment on my cubing ability while "high." I do expect though that those in this community that are actually intelligent, would benefit quite a bit from being high while cubing. If things really slow down, you could still focus your attention to the cube. You can put things into muscle memory, let that be executed just as quick as normal. If time truly slowed down, then I'd expect to see some ridiculous look ahead out of most of the sub20 people.

I'm not sure if it would work as well with pot though as it would with say coke. Pot is a downer, it is to make you more relaxed (generally a good thing in cubing). However, coke is an upper, so time slows down to you. Your reaction gets quicker. If your reaction gets better while on an upper (same sort of effect if you were to drink say two espresso's before cubing), then your look ahead should get ridiculously good as well, and your reaction to turning a face a wrong way should also come quicker than normal.

Basically I'm saying while high on pot you should be able to plan and be more efficient, and on coke you should be able to do the same and your reaction to something wrong should be higher as well. Unfortunately with pot your reaction will probably be slowed down.

Just my two cents.

 

[Kirjava]

Weed doesn't really have an effect on my times.

With MDMA my times get worse, but it's so beautiful.

 

[(X)]

To those of you who get slower: Why would you smoke weed if it makes you slower?

 

[Shortey]

To those of you who get slower: Why would you smoke weed if it makes you slower?

Lol.

Cubing isn't their life (I hope), so getting a little slower when doing something you enjoy isn't that big of a deal.

 

[joey]

Weed doesn't really have an effect on my times.

With MDMA my times get worse, but it's so beautiful.

LOL

 

[RyanO]

Weed doesn't ruin people's lives. Government persecution of normal people for mild vices ruins people's lives. If you blame your crappy life on weed, you are pathetic. People who claim they are addicted to weed are weak minded.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Weed doesn't ruin people's lives. Government persecution of normal people for mild vices ruins people's lives. If you blame your crappy life on weed, you are pathetic. People who claim they are addicted to weed are weak minded.

...so you don't cube faster?

 

[RyanO]

Weed doesn't ruin people's lives. Government persecution of normal people for mild vices ruins people's lives. If you blame your crappy life on weed, you are pathetic. People who claim they are addicted to weed are weak minded.

...so you don't cube faster?

I don't cube faster on weed, nor do I smoke weed anymore. I didn't stop because people that claim it's bad for you, or because it was ruining my life in any way. I quit because it really doesn't do much and I didn't particularly enjoy it. The consequences for getting caught with it far outway the crime.

Ironically, harder drugs are harder to detect and have lesser panalties. Smoking weed just doesn't make a lot of sense to me from a risk vs. reward standpoint.

 

[riffz]

Weed is not chemically addictive, any more than HALLS vapour mints.

This is really a really bad argument. Gambling isn't chemically addictive. It ruins the lives of many people. Smoking is chemically addictive, but doesn't ruin the lives of many people. It appears that chemical addiction has nothing to do with anything. Try again.

It definitely increases the probability of addiction though. All I'm saying is that there is nothing but lack of willpower that will get you addicted to marijuana, and I don't ever "need" to smoke it so I don't have a problem doing it. I see people get caffeine headaches and then turn around to criticize others for smoking weed. At the end of the day I'm not in discomfort when I don't get my fix.

To those of you who get slower: Why would you smoke weed if it makes you slower?

It's only temporary. Once the high wears off you're back to normal speed. So unless you cube 24 hours a day its not a problem.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I don't cube faster on weed, nor do I smoke weed anymore. I didn't stop because people that claim it's bad for you, or because it was ruining my life in any way. I quit because it really doesn't do much and I didn't particularly enjoy it. The consequences for getting caught with it far outway the crime.

Ironically, harder drugs are harder to detect and have lesser panalties. Smoking weed just doesn't make a lot of sense to me from a risk vs. reward standpoint.

Interesting point of view.

 

[riffz]

I don't cube faster on weed, nor do I smoke weed anymore. I didn't stop because people that claim it's bad for you, or because it was ruining my life in any way. I quit because it really doesn't do much and I didn't particularly enjoy it. The consequences for getting caught with it far outway the crime.

Ironically, harder drugs are harder to detect and have lesser panalties. Smoking weed just doesn't make a lot of sense to me from a risk vs. reward standpoint.

Interesting point of view.

Yes, I respect this viewpoint. Smoking weed isn't for everyone, and regardless of whether you agree with the laws pertaining to it or not, you are subject to punishment if you're caught. For me, though, I've weighed the risks and decided to continue using it. Why? Because personally, when I smoke its like putting a fresh perspective on everything around me. I can appreciate things I haven't even taken notice of before. It gives me a chance to think about what really matters most to me. My friends and I have some really great discussion while high, and it brings a level of modesty and truth to situations where social standards would normally prevent you from telling someone how great their friendship or love is and how much they mean to you.

I know this isn't true for everyone, but the only danger I pose to society while high is bankrupting a buffet.

 

[daniel0731ex]

"all potheads are morons." - some random guy

 

[04mucklowd]

"all potheads are morons." - some random guy

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