freshcuber
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Lol that's pretty funny. In English in the beginning of the year we had to write an introductory letter to the teacher and I went in depth about cubing. All she wrote was "Wow"
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Lol that's pretty funny. In English in the beginning of the year we had to write an introductory letter to the teacher and I went in depth about cubing. All she wrote was "Wow"
kvaele
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Odd that he did not accept the first, commercial, spelling. I have seen both used before, but first is much more common. Btw, freshcuber, I am so jealous of your avatar, alot of narwhal.
freshcuber
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Haha thanks, theanonymouscuber just finished it up for me
kvaele
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Yeah i saw that thread.
ianography
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Today I was waking up and since I was hungry I went downstairs to get some breakfast. I'm guessing that one of my parent's had some Snapple before they left for CostCo on a food-emergency trip. Well, they had left the cap for me to find, and it said on the cap: "If done perfectly, and Rubick's Cube combination can be solved in 17 turns."
FACENUKE.
Makes me wonder though, has anyone ever calculated what percentage of cases CAN be solved in 19 moves, 18 moves, 17 moves, etc. ?
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This is the first time I've ever been given an explanation for "cheating":
"Hey, you're cheating! Why does that [points to white center] sticker have a design on it, and no other stickers do? It's so you can find it faster, right? You're a cheater!"
And then it makes me think: What if I am a cheater? My QJ tiled 4x4x4 has the QJ logo on a corner tile of each face. Thus, when I see a red tile with a QJ logo on it, I immediately know that it's the Red-Green-Black corner piece, because that piece has the only red logo'd tile.
And are tiled cubes just like the stickerless Guhong, then? Because of their thickness, it's really not hard to see tiles that you're not "supposed" to see.
"Hey, you're cheating! Why does that [points to white center] sticker have a design on it, and no other stickers do? It's so you can find it faster, right? You're a cheater!"
And then it makes me think: What if I am a cheater? My QJ tiled 4x4x4 has the QJ logo on a corner tile of each face. Thus, when I see a red tile with a QJ logo on it, I immediately know that it's the Red-Green-Black corner piece, because that piece has the only red logo'd tile.
And are tiled cubes just like the stickerless Guhong, then? Because of their thickness, it's really not hard to see tiles that you're not "supposed" to see.
ianography
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At school, I was able to convince one of my friend's to learn the beginner's method from Dan Brown. Doesn't really fit, but whatever. Right now, he has a side solved and a little bit of the second layer solved.
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I'm surprised I haven't really seen this on the thread (although I'll admit I haven't read all 208 pages T_T).
My biggest annoyance is when they're like, "Oh I can solve it; let me see!"
*hand it to them, they rotate it once*
"Watch this!"
*they rotate it back*
Me: "Woooow, impressive!" :tu
I literally get that 95% of the time someone new sees me solve it.
Everyone treats me like a magician when I solve it, like it's fake and I have some sort of special trick that I won't reveal. But I can enjoy it most of the time and it's funny how nearly everyone reacts the same ways.
My biggest annoyance is when they're like, "Oh I can solve it; let me see!"
*hand it to them, they rotate it once*
"Watch this!"
*they rotate it back*
Me: "Woooow, impressive!" :tu
I literally get that 95% of the time someone new sees me solve it.
Everyone treats me like a magician when I solve it, like it's fake and I have some sort of special trick that I won't reveal. But I can enjoy it most of the time and it's funny how nearly everyone reacts the same ways.
Yes, you are. You can't place logos on corner pieces (for the reason you've mentioned yourself).
3l) Cube puzzles must have at most one logo. For Rubik's Cube or bigger cube puzzles the logo must be placed on one of the centre pieces.
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When I encounter people who say they can solve it and do R for a scramble, here's what happens:
Douf: I can solve it too! *R , R'* Woohoo! You see? Less than a second! Haha!
Me: Nice dude! But that's just one move. Lets see you solve a 2 move scramble *R L*
*The Douf solves it*
Douf: Ha! You see! I'm a genius! Thank you, thank you! *Pretends that an entire auditorium is in applause*
Me: *wait till some chicks gather* Awesome man. Lets take this one step further! 3 moves ok?
Douf: Bring it on! *eyes chicks*
Me: *remove F2L rair with R U R'*
Douf: WTF? *ends up scrambling the whole thing, chicks giggle, the douf pretends to get a call and leavr asap*
Me: So now we know the limits of his intellect, no? *sub 25*
Chicks: Wow! How'd you do that
Me: Cmon, I'll teach you guys. *woot*
Douf: I can solve it too! *R , R'* Woohoo! You see? Less than a second! Haha!
Me: Nice dude! But that's just one move. Lets see you solve a 2 move scramble *R L*
*The Douf solves it*
Douf: Ha! You see! I'm a genius! Thank you, thank you! *Pretends that an entire auditorium is in applause*
Me: *wait till some chicks gather* Awesome man. Lets take this one step further! 3 moves ok?
Douf: Bring it on! *eyes chicks*
Me: *remove F2L rair with R U R'*
Douf: WTF? *ends up scrambling the whole thing, chicks giggle, the douf pretends to get a call and leavr asap*
Me: So now we know the limits of his intellect, no? *sub 25*
Chicks: Wow! How'd you do that
Me: Cmon, I'll teach you guys. *woot*
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Just described every conversation I have when I try teaching some newfag the basic Cross idea.
In addition to:
*Just solved the cube*
X: WoW! Can you solve it?
My mind: No moron, it just magically solved itself.
Me: Yes.
X: What's your fastest solve?
Me: About 14 seconds.
X: Coooooool.
Also:
X: I once solved it peeling the stickers off and placing them back.
Me: You could have just disassembled the cube. *Shows how*.
X: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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That must've been a really weird conversation. Especially if it was the way you phrased it.
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I once took a cube to some friends...
...I had it set really tight and couldn't pop it, even if I put pressure on it.
And well, you can already see it coming...
...My friend touched it like 5 seconds and he popped out 4 or 5 pieces :fp
...I had it set really tight and couldn't pop it, even if I put pressure on it.
And well, you can already see it coming...
...My friend touched it like 5 seconds and he popped out 4 or 5 pieces :fp
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When you're in my college, you come across (apparent) geniuses and hotshots almost every day. And yes, those conversations are very similar to the way I phrased them.
I used to get really pissed at the whole R R' thing till I figured that pair insertion isn't all that obvious to a non cuber. Now, I humor them till I can make them make fools of themselves.
I have had a lot of people ask me to teach them the cube so they can impress girls. I teach them dan brown lol.
So I walked into the coffee shop and this random wannabe cuber was sitting there with a chick acting like a lil' smarta$$ with his storebought. I walked over and joined them for a minute or so. The girl was bragging about how he can solve the cube 'really fast'.
So yeah, I told the dude to race me and just to make things fair, I'll use one hand. The guy saw this as an obvious opportunity to greatness and agrees. His expression was priceless when I finished 2 OH and a normal solve. Then I just left him with 'his girl'. Rather typical scenario.
I used to get really pissed at the whole R R' thing till I figured that pair insertion isn't all that obvious to a non cuber. Now, I humor them till I can make them make fools of themselves.
I have had a lot of people ask me to teach them the cube so they can impress girls. I teach them dan brown lol.
So I walked into the coffee shop and this random wannabe cuber was sitting there with a chick acting like a lil' smarta$$ with his storebought. I walked over and joined them for a minute or so. The girl was bragging about how he can solve the cube 'really fast'.
So yeah, I told the dude to race me and just to make things fair, I'll use one hand. The guy saw this as an obvious opportunity to greatness and agrees. His expression was priceless when I finished 2 OH and a normal solve. Then I just left him with 'his girl'. Rather typical scenario.
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I helping some Scouts earn Tenderfoot and there was another kid with me who was mostly teaching and I just put in every now and then to correct him or quiet the kids down. They all were 11 and there was about eight of them. I'm still just scrambling before my first solve and a kid asks to see it. I didn't mind but it's my GuHong so I kept a weary eye on him. He put his hands, palm flat to the cube, on the L and R faces and starts elbow twisting it! My heart skipped a beat and it took a lot to not snatch it away from the kid. I figured he wasn't pushing in on the cube too hard and my cube could cut any misalignments he caused. After that though nobody touched it.
I understand if it were a Rubik's Brand but as soon as you feel it you should know that it doesn't take much at all to move the thing.
I understand if it were a Rubik's Brand but as soon as you feel it you should know that it doesn't take much at all to move the thing.
ianography
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Two weirdest non-cuber questions I've ever heard (in real-life experiences):
Can I shuffle it?
Can I disorganize it?
Can I shuffle it?
Can I disorganize it?
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