Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[CarlBrannen]

I just tell them that it's easy, there's instructions on the internet. The hard thing is doing it fast.

 

[Lchu613]

I used to try to explain to them how cfop worked...
Now I usually just tell them "Google" or "it's magic!"

 

[pipkiksass]

A guy I work with saw my cube in my pocket and said he "used to be able to solve it". After about 5 minutes he'd put three cross edges in on red, and two were in the wrong place. When I told him the edges had to be in the right order, he said he "always gets there in the end". I tried to explain that it's physically impossible to solve with the edges in the wrong order, as the centres are fixed, but...

 

[DaveyCow]

I hate how people think theres age groups

But aren't there age groups???

 

[5BLD]

But aren't there age groups???

Dont try to boil me blood

Edit: aka: no there aren't AFAIK.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

The other day I brought my cube to school and my friends were all reaching for it yelling, "I want to mix it up!"
Then when I gave it to one of them, he just held it in his hands awkwardly and asked, "Um, how do I mix it up?"

Lol. Brought my square-1 to school once. That is exactly what was said.

 

[Snoutmol]

In one of my classes, I sit next to this kid who's well known to be considered 'brainy'. He's always in the highest math classes, etc...
Anyway, I had my Rubik's cube with me in my backpack and I asked him one day if he could solve it:

"Yeah", he replied with a slight undertone of uncertainty.
"How fast?"
"About, uh.. 20 minutes. Yeah, I'm not very good."

So either he solves the cube intuitively in only 20 minutes or he has really slow muscle memory. I think I'll stick with neither.
Needless to say, I kept the cube in my backpack and didn't ask him to try and solve it.

Lol. Brought my square-1 to school once. That is exactly what was said.

Probably what I would've said, too. Square-1s, man...

 

[Coolster01]

In one of my classes, I sit next to this kid who's well known to be considered 'brainy'. He's always in the highest math classes, etc...
Anyway, I had my Rubik's cube with me in my backpack and I asked him one day if he could solve it:

"Yeah", he replied with a slight undertone of uncertainty.
"How fast?"
"About, uh.. 20 minutes. Yeah, I'm not very good."

So either he solves the cube intuitively in only 20 minutes or he has really slow muscle memory. I think I'll stick with neither.
Needless to say, I kept the cube in my backpack and didn't ask him to try and solve it.

I hate when people say that! They think that they can solve it, and then I give it to them. Then, they say, "It takes me about an hour, dude. I can't show you!"

 

[Lchu613]

I hate that

 

[Coolster01]

YouTube comment by comicpencil on "Rubik's cube former world record: 5.66 seconds Feliks Zemdegs":

I am telling you, in the 80's, I used to make it in about 30 secs. The key factor is to memorize the cube before start. You can do the last 8 steps with your eyes closed. These days, with 0.010 secs online cube solvers, it is not the same history. But it is what it is.

:fp

 

[TheNextFeliks]

YouTube comment by comicpencil on "Rubik's cube former world record: 5.66 seconds Feliks Zemdegs":



:fp

The irony, CFOP is 7 step.

 

[Coolster01]

The irony, CFOP is 7 step.

IKR! I told him that. I'll post his reply here.

 

[Lchu613]

Come on, go ahead!

 

[sneaklyfox]

The irony, CFOP is 7 step.

I'm sure he must have meant the last 8 moves/turns.

 

[narwhal]

my mom is convinced that whenever my cube pops it's because im always "breaking them" then "fixing them agian"

 

[Coolster01]

IKR! I told him that. I'll post his reply here.

His reply:

I don't know. I only know I am an old man and I've seen a lot. Rubik's is trying to flourish back again in new fresh minds avids for puzzles and shall do whatever it takes to make money. I knew a man that used to sell cubes as a retailer in festivals and fairs here in Texas. I'll never forget 'Erno's nightmare' a sinister black cube he had. He said it had letters and numbers only visible under infrared light he used to set up by heart as a private performance for those who could pay 5 bucks.

 

[narwhal]

I hate when people spell it "Rubix"

 

[Bestsimple]

Hello Mr Rubiks cube guy,I just peel the stickers off,I once solved 5 sides but couldn't solve the last one,can I stuff it up for you?

kids in my school say stuff like this all the time. -_-

 

[CuberCat]

People in my school are like. "I heard this guy did it in like a minute, you gotta be so smart!". I say, "The WR is like 5.55 seconds", they say, "Don't lie, I know this stuff".
I also hate: "I used to be able to solve it, now I forgot it".
Also: "I solved it once", "I know someone that is smart enough to solve it".

 

[Noahaha]

You just gotta tell them that it's like playing the piano or any other hobby. The challenge isn't doing it, but doing it well.