Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[hfsdo]

Okso nobody knows how to scramble a square-1
As in they cant turn it

or they end up with a solved one after 4 or 5 turns.

 

[CarlBrannen]

Before I lend it to them, I tell the physics grad students that the 2x2x2 cube is designed for children who aren't smart enough for the regular cube. It's hilarious.

 

[Ickathu]

Before I lend it to them, I tell the physics grad students that the 2x2x2 cube is designed for children who aren't smart enough for the regular cube. It's hilarious.

I should try that sometime xD

 

[BoBoGuy]

do you have a 20x20?

 

[speedcuber50]

Dad once said he could do it in 1:17. Sure enough he could do a cube, but not that quickly! We still don't know if he actually ever did do it in 1:17. All I know is that I can still remember the day when I beat that record!

Personally I remember being able to get 1 side, but then being unable to figure out how to get the other 5 to work (i.e. only the white stickers matched up, not the sides of the white pieces).

We're getting some visitors over the next few weeks and I want to show them my cubing. I'll see what they say...

 

[sneaklyfox]

Dad once said he could do it in 1:17. Sure enough he could do a cube, but not that quickly! We still don't know if he actually ever did do it in 1:17. All I know is that I can still remember the day when I beat that record!

Personally I remember being able to get 1 side, but then being unable to figure out how to get the other 5 to work (i.e. only the white stickers matched up, not the sides of the white pieces).

We're getting some visitors over the next few weeks and I want to show them my cubing. I'll see what they say...

I'm curious... are they adult visitors or "younger" visitors?

 

[rj]

When I get the "I used to peel the stickers" line. :fp

 

[rj]

Well to be fair, you can't expect people with no interest in cubing to know the world record. Do you know the sudoku/speedstacking/Swimming, etc WRs?

I think the name of this thread is not that good. I think I should be "Non cuber reactions" or something.
I see lots of posts where people expect non-cubers to know stuff that only cubers would know.

I know all three. I don't have any interest in any of those sports.

 

[sneaklyfox]

I know all three. I don't have any interest in any of those sports.

I don't know any of them and I have a little interest.

 

[rj]

Good for you. I'm a WR vacuum.

 

[YddEd]

I don't know any of them and I have a little interest.

I don't know any of them and I have no interest

I know all three. I don't have any interest in any of those sports.

So basically you're replying to a post that was from 2011?




There was a guy at school.(He didn't say anything) I was walking past him... ... he looks at my brand new Fangshi... ... HE SMASHES IT OUT OF MY HANDS AND ONTO THE CONCRETE. I give him a face, picks it up and slap/punches him real hard. Teachers would probably say "Oh don't bring your stupid plastic turning toys to school." but I would say "Why can people bring soccer balls to school?" *Trollface*

 

[sneaklyfox]

I don't know any of them and I have no interest


So basically you're replying to a post that was from 2011?




There was a guy at school.(He didn't say anything) I was walking past him... ... he looks at my brand new Fangshi... ... HE SMASHES IT OUT OF MY HANDS AND ONTO THE CONCRETE. I give him a face, picks it up and slap/punches him real hard. Teachers would probably say "Oh don't bring your stupid plastic turning toys to school." but I would say "Why can people bring soccer balls to school?" *Trollface*

What are people coming to nowadays. I'm surprised there are this many similar stories of people disrespecting other people's property. Did you give him a bloody nose? How did he react to your slap/punch?

 

[uniacto]

That sucks. I didn't have the "privilege" of going to public school (I homeschooled for awhile), and now I'm in a program that lets me go to college for free while I'm in high school, so I've been around pretty mature people for most of my school career. I can't imagine what it would be like with people that have no respect for other people's stuff.

 

[YddEd]

What are people coming to nowadays. I'm surprised there are this many similar stories of people disrespecting other people's property. Did you give him a bloody nose? How did he react to your slap/punch?

Nope, I would've if I was thinking 'clearly'.
Well.. he did nothing..

 

[speedcuber50]

A mixture. I'm gonna invite the "younger" (teenager) ones into my room and show them the cube.

 

[CarlBrannen]

"I'd never seen anyone actually solve a cube before."

 

[uniacto]

cubing on the bench outside a store while waiting for my mom and sisters to finish shopping.

two employees from store see me.

Asks standard non-cuber questions (e.g. how do you do that, is that a special cube)

i proceed to show them the mech of cube.

they ask for the cube.

i give it to them.

they do one turn and cube pops.

put pieces in and changes them after f2l

accuse me of cheating

I expected it.

/rant

 

[sneaklyfox]

"I'd never seen anyone actually solve a cube before."

That's not unusual. We are still a relatively small proportion of the general population. Speaking of which, I was at the blood testing lab last week and saw a woman with a 4x4. It was solved and I didn't see her turn it, but I was curious... unfortunately she had just finished her time in the waiting area and I never got to speak with her. (I would have.)

 

[AlexMaass]

That's not unusual. We are still a relatively small proportion of the general population. Speaking of which, I was at the blood testing lab last week and saw a woman with a 4x4. It was solved and I didn't see her turn it, but I was curious... unfortunately she had just finished her time in the waiting area and I never got to speak with her. (I would have.)

Was it a Rubik's Brand 4x4 or a different type?

 

[sneaklyfox]

Was it a Rubik's Brand 4x4 or a different type?

I didn't notice, but my gut recollection (if there's such a thing) tells me it didn't have enlarged holes...