Cubing in public when being megaslow; do or don't?

[Novriil]

When you'd go on TV then I'd say that you must think about it. But 50s-1min isn't THAT slow. Many people can't solve it at all and they think that you are genius and those who solve slower than you think the same. Even faster people will respect you for even solving it.

 

[Chapuunka]

It's all about how you present yourself. During the school year, me and my friend (who I was about 20 seconds faster than) shared a couple of classes. He would always brag and everything, making himself sound really good, while I just said what I averaged, etc. Everyone assumed he was faster though, since he used crazy fingertricks (that I still don't understand) and talked about it constantly.

 

[souljahsu]

me too.... I can easily beat my friend but he kept using cool tricks so everyone thought he was faster...:fp

 

[Carrot]

people goes like (when I do pyraminx) "ohh, you are good!.. you might be able to get the danish record soon" and smiles.... then I laugh xD

 

[Forte]

you care too much about what other people think of youuuuuuu

 

[StachuK1992]

I personally do BLD solves when in public, because it's less noise (I take long time to memo ).
That or if on a plane, FMC.

As for you, just go for it; perhaps someone will even be interested (cute girl? )

 

[RyanReese09]

Girls love a guy with fast hands ...

 

[Chrish]

I was doing a blindfold solve for my friends at the airport a month ago, I failed, I had like 3 edges and 2 corners wrong. But people were still impressed.

I don't like to cube in public unless it's around people I mostly know, because I don't like being starred at.. but you I don't think you shouldn't bring it on the train if you're afraid of being embarrassed. Because you'll quickly find out there's no reason to -- you'll likely be the only person on there that can solve it at all.

 

[Ranzha]

I was doing a blindfold solve for my friends at the airport a month ago, I failed, I had like 3 edges and 2 corners wrong. But people were still impressed.

I don't like to cube in public unless it's around people I mostly know, because I don't like being starred at.. but you I don't think you shouldn't bring it on the train if you're afraid of being embarrassed. Because you'll quickly find out there's no reason to -- you'll likely be the only person on there that can solve it at all.

What the FUUUUUUUU-
-explosion.-

 

[Erdos]

Don't do it. Everyone's gonna laugh at you and say, "OMG you did a 35s F2L? that's disgusting".

that was a joke btw

 

[miniGOINGS]

I ride narwhals to school.

Mine got caught in a snowstorm and died.

 

[Feryll]

I was doing a blindfold solve for my friends at the airport a month ago, I failed, I had like 3 edges and 2 corners wrong. But people were still impressed.

I don't like to cube in public unless it's around people I mostly know, because I don't like being starred at.. but you I don't think you shouldn't bring it on the train if you're afraid of being embarrassed. Because you'll quickly find out there's no reason to -- you'll likely be the only person on there that can solve it at all.

What the FUUUUUUUU-
-explosion.-

Um, 2 corners incorrectly oriented and a 3 edge cycle?

 

[Erdos]

It was an estimate (from the word "like). Leave the guy alone haha.

 

[Dene]

So I am going to have to take the train next week which'll take a couple of hours, and I'll be bored as hell unless I take my cube. I've never cubed in public cause I am really slow (50 s - 1 min avg), which makes me feel kind of embarassed.

Would you care or not?

But why would you bother to play with your cube? You'd be practising, which clearly isn't going to help your times improve.

 

[Senkoy]

I'm an even bigger n00b, i can barely get sub 2 minutes (started using Fridrich F2L 2 days ago and switched to badmephisto's LL beginner method from pogobat's) and the few the say anything are still impressed. Really, just being able to solve it is impressive. And who cares anyway? Play with it because you like it not because you want to impress people or afraid someone will look down on you.

 

[rubiknewbie]

Are you putting up a show on the train? If not, why does it matter what you do, it's your business.

I say if you are 50s and you are practising on the train, do it, but if you are 50s and you are going to demo speedcubing on the Oprah Winfrey show, don't do it.

 

[hagendaasmaser]

But why would you bother to play with your cube? You'd be practising, which clearly isn't going to help your times improve.

+1

 

[Nestor]

I cube all the time?: while driving.. while walking in the street... I still suck though (42" avg, 32" pb)

People seem to be amazed but afew do make some remarks about me being a nerd, which I simply ignore.

 

[Enter]

Girls love a guy with fast hands ...

:fp

 

[Lorenzo]

If you want to know embarrassing, I didn't just pop, I EXPLODED a Rubik's brand at Disneyland.

But yea, rarely anyone openly cares about your cubing. They might be impressed but probably would keep it to themselves. Also, its fun to cube in trains, cars, buses, taxis, rollercoasters, trams, airplanes, and such.

One piece of advice:
MAKE SURE YOUR CUBE CAN'T POP. It only gets embarrassing if you have to pick up pieces from a "broken cube" in public.