Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[ben1996123]

I had an interview yesterday. I was asked if I liked puzzles and I said I can do the Rubik's cube. I was then asked "Have you cracked it yet?"

 

[hyunchoi98]

Who else gets this?
*Doing an
OLL or PLL algorithm*
"DUDE! You messed it up!"

I solve LL with the beginners method
even i get things like

"It's like magic! it's like he was messing it up, but it suddenly solves!"

 

[Iggy]

Whenever I solve the cube in front of my classmates, they ALWAYS think I'm randomly scrambling it until it gets solved. They also think there's only one formula/method for it and it's by solving it one side at a time. They keep begging me to teach them, but when I try to explain, they don't understand anything. They're soooo annoying sometimes......

 

[KJ]

Are you the person that holds the world record?!(I'm not felix)

 

[cubingawsumness]

I was cubing in the lunch line
just doing 3x3 solves
and a guy behind me is like "how long does it take u to do that?"
and im like "about 30 seconds", which to the cubing community is PRETTY slow
and he was like, "isn't that like the world record?

 

[PandaBeaarAmy]

was cubing yesterday after a school event thingy, a girl comes up to me and asks me how do i do that and the usual questions... then she says something in the lines of "well i probably cant do it cuz im not good at math" apparently, someone with a 12 sec average told her you have to use number sequences to solve it ...

 

[IanTheCuber]

was cubing yesterday after a school event thingy, a girl comes up to me and asks me how do i do that and the usual questions... then she says something in the lines of "well i probably cant do it cuz im not good at math" apparently, someone with a 12 sec average told her you have to use number sequences to solve it ...

Probably a user of Swiss notation. Not many people use it any more, for some reason.

 

[Jaycee]

*I am solving 4x4 in class*
Non-Cuber - What's your best time on that?
Me : 1:10.
NC - lololol that's so slow.
Me : The world record is 30 seconds so it's actually not that bad.
NC - lolol still really slow.
Me : *inside* FUUUUUU YOU MORON ~ Reality : I'd like to see you do better (that person is very annoying.).
NC - *shuts up*

Also, earlier in the day ~~~
*I am solving 4x4 in class*
NC - Hey man, ain't dat big one a whole damn lot easier than the small one? (2x2)
Me : *laughs* No.

Seriously, I can't even fathom why people can think "the big one" is easier than "the small one".

 

[PandaCuber]

I was cubing in the lunch line
just doing 3x3 solves
and a guy behind me is like "how long does it take u to do that?"
and im like "about 30 seconds", which to the cubing community is PRETTY slow
and he was like, "isn't that like the world record?

This is when you say.
Yes the world record is 30 seconds.
*Solve it sub 30*
Stare them in the eye and say 'I hold that record'.
Walk away.

 

[ben1996123]

Seriously, I can't even fathom why people can think "the big one" is easier than "the small one".

Probably because the cubies are smaller... But then again, I wouldn't be surprised if you showed a non cuber a keychain cube and a regular cube and the non cuber thought the keychain cube would be easier because the pieces are smaller.

Show them an 11x11 and a keychain 2x2 (pieces are pretty much the same size) and see what they say

 

[mDiPalma]

Seriously, I can't even fathom why people can think "the big one" is easier than "the small one".

they probably think this because any move on the 2x2 turns half the cube at once. whereas on a 4x4, one single turn only moves 1/4 of the cube. in that sense, there is more freedom on a 4x4 -> easier.

 

[cubingawsumness]

they probably think this because any move on the 2x2 turns half the cube at once. whereas on a 4x4, one single turn only moves 1/4 of the cube. in that sense, there is more freedom on a 4x4 -> easier.

I don't think that they can think that deeply...
I mean I don't think people would think that far, maybe only subconsciously.

 

[ZhanChiboy]

LOL one person said you can pick up the ladies in the club one day.
O Goodness i hate how ppl just take my magic and break it. -.- Back to restringing.
" How do you do it?" Teach me. -I get that one a LOT.
Pet peeves would be "I used to take it apart." or "I used to peel the stickers." I get that all the time from cubing in public.

Sometimes ppl just ask and take my puzzles without MY permission. Happened when my zhanchi when i was practicing hardcore with it.

 

[5BLD]

A non-cuber had some vague knowledge about cubing.
After I solved he told me my second layer was fast :fp

 

[LarsN]

A non-cuber had some vague knowledge about cubing.
After I solved he told me my second layer was fast :fp

Maybe he ment the M-slice, which could be considered the second layer.

 

[timeless]

i was doing the qcube, and someone said it was an electronic rubik's LOL

 

[Julian]

A non-cuber had some vague knowledge about cubing.
After I solved he told me my second layer was fast :fp

I'd say that the second block would be the second layer.

 

[StrongFingers]

"Let me mix it"...1 hour later... "you'll never solve this one"

Looks at magaminx "Is that even possible??"

Cube pops "Doh... i broke it, sorry" then proceeds to run away

 

[BrainOfSweden]

Yesterday when I was cubing on the bus I heard two girls talking that where sitting close to me. When I was somewhere in the F2L I think, they said I was propably cheating. Not to me though, they propably thought I didn't hear them, which I also pretended not to, just to see what they would say. Now the way I cheated was quite innovative I'd say. Apparently I had instructions drawn on the cube for which turns I should do. I'm pretty sure they weren't too serious though, because anyone would understand that a solution like that would be more difficult than solving it without cheats, right?

 

[byliu88]

My math teacher saw me cubing and was like "Oh you have a 9? My daughter was playing with a 16 and it exploded all over the car the other day!" Silly math teacher.