Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[Bapao]

"Dosn't it get boring?" Whenever people ask me this i want to slap them.

Back-hand slap them right?

 

[jrb]

My grandparents were staying at our family's house for Christmas. Grandma sees me cubing.

Grandma:Can I try that cube?
Me:Sure.*hands it to her*
Grandma:Oh, I think it's one of those special kinds with mechanisms so you can twist the corners.
Grandpa:Yeah, they have special pieces that attach the corners to the center to make them twistable.
Grandma:Here you go. *twists some corners and then scrambles it*

 

[insane569]

My grandparents were staying at our family's house for Christmas. Grandma sees me cubing.

Grandma:Can I try that cube?
Me:Sure.*hands it to her*
Grandma:Oh, I think it's one of those special kinds with mechanisms so you can twist the corners.
Grandpa:Yeah, they have special pieces that attach the corners to the center to make them twistable.
Grandma:Here you go. *twists some corners and then scrambles it*

WOW. I would hate that.

So im texting this one girl and i had just gotten a PB in OH and i told her and all she said was "Good job"
IT WAS SUB 20 and she asked me to show her how to solve it and i said why and she says "Cause i always wanted to know how to solve one"
Not enough reason for me to show her.

 

[Hershey]

IT WAS SUB 20 and she asked me to show her how to solve it and i said why and she says "Cause i always wanted to know how to solve one"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5cN9Rd0bcs&feature=channel_video_title

 

[ThomasJE]

'Rubik's Triangle' and 'Rubik's Pyramid' was mentioned when I had my pyraminx.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

'Rubik's Triangle' and 'Rubik's Pyramid' was mentioned when I had my pyraminx.

You can't really blame them for the "Rubik's Pyramid" one. It IS a pyramid, but they don't know the name of the other brands of twisty puzzle manufacturers.

 

[Jaysammey777]

'Rubik's Triangle'

To many times this has been said. Sad but true, mostly in math and chemistry. (both AP)

 

[5BLD]

I get a 8.0x single and my dad says "so you're averaging 8 seconds now?"

 

[mitzi97]

So you gonna solve that 4x4.... Me: its a 2x2.....

 

[mitzi97]

So that's a smaller version of the rubiks cube right no its just a 2x2

 

[MostEd]

I get a 8.0x single and my dad says "so you're averaging 8 seconds now?"

say: Nearly dad, i'm getting 8.0x more often

 

[RubiksCubex]

I always get people saying 'wait... you memorized how to do it!' and that really irritates me because they messed the cube up without me seeing. How could i have memorized that???!!!

 

[Ickathu]

After I complete a solve and I'm talking to some of my friends, I mix up the cube while looking at them, because, well, I'm talking to them. Every single time, "Whoa! You're doing it without looking?" Me: *sigh* "No, I'm just mixing it up."

Oh yeah, also, there was this one time, haha it was awesome. So one of my friends is mixing my Zhanchi and accidently twists a corner w/out either of us realizing. I start solving and get to OLL, and then see the problem. I twisted to corner properly, and finish the solve. Then, this other kid (non-cuber) who was watching me goes, "Wait, I thought it was impossible to twist just one piece." I explained to him what had happened. I was pretty amazed that the kid knew that.
^ Not a darndest thing, btw, but I figured I might as well put it here.

 

[Jaycee]

^ Throw it up into the air halfway into the scramble and catch it. It will most likely be in a different orientation. When you do this, tell people "Now I don't know the order of the turns I just made" and continue scrambling. If this fails, stop hanging around stupid people. >___> Or you could just let them scramble. But be sure not to look because "OMG YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE'S DOING!"

 

[freshcuber]

I have very little tolerance for people's ignorance and stupidity so I've pretty much stopped cubing in public. I did bring my SS 6x6 into my AP Bio class and a kid got all six centers and four edges paired before he ran out of time. I helped him with the last few pieces in last two centers but he made up a simple commutator to work out the edges while saving center permutation. I was very impressed. Not really a "darndest thing" but pretty impressive.

 

[Cheese11]

^ Throw it up into the air halfway into the scramble and catch it. It will most likely be in a different orientation. When you do this, tell people "Now I don't know the order of the turns I just made" and continue scrambling. If this fails, stop hanging around stupid people. >___> Or you could just let them scramble. But be sure not to look because "OMG YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE'S DOING!"

That's a really good idea...

Off topic, why don't you ever quote stuff Jaycee?

 

[fastcubesolver]

Back-hand slap them right?

absolutely.

 

[Jaycee]

That's a really good idea...

Off topic, why don't you ever quote stuff Jaycee?

^Because I'm normally posting directly after the person I'm speaking to. There's not really much of a point in quoting if I put "^" at the beginning. But if I'm not posting directly after the one I'm addressing, I will quote.

EDIT : Wow, ninja'd in terms of posting. Quoted.

 

[TheChriskage]

^Because I'm normally posting directly after the person I'm speaking to. There's not really much of a point in quoting if I put "^" at the beginning. But if I'm not posting directly after the one I'm addressing, I will quote.

You just got epic ninja'd

 

[fastcubesolver]

I always get people saying 'wait... you memorized how to do it!' and that really irritates me because they messed the cube up without me seeing. How could i have memorized that???!!!

People always insist that I don't look at the cube when they're scrambling it...for 5 minutes.