Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[Reptile]

Random 30-40ish dude on bus: "Have you beaten 1 minute 15 seconds yet?"

1:15? Thought that time was rather random.. he did keep questioning me after doing a few sub 25s though.

 

[SpUtnikCub3r]

This came from a fellow cuber
*Me observing the cube before a start*
Friend- "OMG! THAT"S WHY YOU"RE SO FAST. OBSERVATION TIME IS CHEATING"
and another one
*me explaining the concept of lubing a cube*
friend- "THAT"S CHEATING!"

 

[Systemdertoten]

I can solve that thing in a month/year... over and over again...

Translation: They cannot, have not, or even tried solving one.
Interpretation:People do whatever it takes to hide appearance of ignorance.







:fp








p.s: This does not work with Big Cubes.

 

[Chapuunka]

Over the past week, I've had about 10 or 15 people tell me how they would peel the stickers (VBS at church). One guy apparently knew that any scramble could be solved in 20-something moves (he was thinking 26, but wasn't sure), so I was impressed.

 

[Boxcarcrzy12]

While Solving the 2x2

Them: How do you do that?

Me: You solve a side.

Them: OK

Me: Then you Identify your top case and solve it in one algorithm.

Them: Whats an algorithm?

Me: :fp How you move the cube in what situation it's in.

Them: Can you teach me?

Me: Mo google can teach you.

 

[Samania]

Pisses me off when people do this :
HEY HEY HEY I CAN SOLVE IT!

 

[Systemdertoten]

Pisses me off when people do this :
HEY HEY HEY I CAN SOLVE IT!

I get that often, specially with the big cubes.

 

[Sa967St]

I was cubing on a train and there was a lady sitting in the seat behind mine who was reading a newspaper. After a while she came up to be and said "Hey umm, that thing is kinda loud, is it possible for you to turn it off?"

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I was cubing on a train and there was a lady sitting in the seat behind mine who was reading a newspaper. After a while she came up to be and said "Hey umm, that thing is kinda loud, is it possible for you to turn it off?"

"Hey um, your face is kinda loud. It is possible for you to turn it off?"

 

[Feryll]

I was cubing on a train and there was a lady sitting in the seat behind mine who was reading a newspaper. After a while she came up to be and said "Hey umm, that thing is kinda loud, is it possible for you to turn it off?"

"Hey um, your face is kinda loud. It is possible for you to turn it off?"

Hey, um, your heart is kinda loud, can you turn it off?"

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I was cubing on a train and there was a lady sitting in the seat behind mine who was reading a newspaper. After a while she came up to be and said "Hey umm, that thing is kinda loud, is it possible for you to turn it off?"

"Hey um, your face is kinda loud. It is possible for you to turn it off?"

Hey, um, your heart is kinda loud, can you turn it off?"

Hey um, your newspaper-page-turning is kinda loud, is it possible for you to turn it off?

 

[mr. giggums]

This one pissed me off a little.

NC: My grandpa can solve that in 5 moves.
Me: No he can't it's impossible.
NC: Yes he can I saw him do it.
Me: He must of not mixed it up properly.
NC: No it was I mixed it up for 1 hour.
Me: Well he must of cheated there is a state where it can only be solved in at the least 20 moves (super flip).
NC: No there isn't he could solve it in 20 moves.
Me: :fp

He still won't admit he's wrong.

 

[TheMachanga]

This one pissed me off a little.

NC: My grandpa can solve that in 5 moves.
Me: No he can't it's impossible.
NC: Yes he can I saw him do it.
Me: He must of not mixed it up properly.
NC: No it was I mixed it up for 1 hour.
Me: Well he must of cheated there is a state where it can only be solved in at the least 20 moves (super flip).
NC: No there isn't he could solve it in 20 moves.
Me: :fp

He still won't admit he's wrong.

dear lord that sucks

 

[KrazyFK]

I have to admit, it always makes me giggle when someone's watching me do a solve and this sort of thing happens:

Me : Reaches PLL
Other: Ha! You messed it up, look, some colours are wrong.
3 seconds later...
Me: Finishes PLL
Other: WTF!!!

I also find it sort of amusing when someone asks to scramble my cube, and they somehow feel the need to turn their back from me while doing it, as if I''m going to memorise all of their moves and reverse them.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I have to admit, it always makes me giggle when someone's watching me do a solve and this sort of thing happens:

Me : Reaches PLL
Other: Ha! You messed it up, look, some colours are wrong.
3 seconds later...
Me: Finishes PLL
Other: WTF!!!

I also find it sort of amusing when someone asks to scramble my cube, and they somehow feel the need to turn their back from me while doing it, as if I''m going to memorise all of their moves and reverse them.

+1

 

[CuBeOrDiE]

"Wow! Is that a 12-sided cube?"

:fp

 

[KrazyFK]

Another one I get a lot:

Me: Just solved in ~25 secs
Other: WOW! What's the world record, you should try and break it!
Me: Actually, at the moment, the WR is just over 7 seconds
Other: :O

 

[Gollum999]

The other day, I got the typical: "I heard the world record is 30 seconds"
Why is it always 30 seconds? I've never heard 10/15/20 seconds, it seems like it's always 30. :/

 

[TheMachanga]

The other day, I got the typical: "I heard the world record is 30 seconds"
Why is it always 30 seconds? I've never heard 10/15/20 seconds, it seems like it's always 30. :/

I always hear 5 seconds

 

[jla1134]

I pull out my cube and realize one of the edges is flipped. I take it out flip it and put it back in. several people see me come up and say WHAT I thought you knew how to solve it why are you cheating???¿¿¿! I'm not cheating then i try to explain so I solve it flip one edge then said I can't solve it now cause it's not possible...:fp and then My friend got the new 11x11x11... 2 answers Does he work at Vcube??? person: ummm YEAH and he can solve it! 2nd reply oh What brand is it? person: ummmm IDK but its reallllly cool:fp