Cubing survey

[Kurzeja]

What is your favorite event?
Depends on my mood, but right now I want to do some feet solving.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type D DIY with type A core

Do you have any color cubes?
Black. I hate other colored cubes.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
I would if I had a job.

How many tournaments have you been in?
0. I've already tried to attend 3 in the past 2 1/2 years, but I always have some important event on the day of the competition. Hopefully I can attend the Decatur Open in October.

What is your fastest full step solve?
16.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
I made my own timer in Flash, and I record my times with OpenOffice Word Processor.

What got you into cubing?
I was grounded from my computer a few years back, so I learned how to solve it in my free time.

How many solves do you do a day?
During weekends, between 200-800 a day. 20-50 on weekdays.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Magic. It is not that great to use, but the design is really interesting.

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Oh yeah.

What lube do you use?
Liquid Wrench silicon spray. It sucks, but it is all I have.

How long have you been cubing?
Since December in 2006. Or 2005. I can't remember.

 

[CAT13]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A DIY (don't really have anything else.)

Do you have any color cubes?
Black and white

Do you have the V-Cubes?
nope

How many tournaments have you been in?
2, Cincinnati spring and summer

What is your fastest full step solve?
16.xx it's on my youtube

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
My sister got one, so I wanted to get one, too. I then learned how to solve it because it was maddening not seeing it solved

How many solves do you do a day?
Not a lot. During the summer: 50-100 During school year: 0-20

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Pyraminx, though I only have a megaminx...

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No. I don't really like to show people, and pops are torturous

What lube do you use?
Jig-A-Loo

How long have you been cubing?

Just about 2 years. Most of which was just casual.

 

[Escher]

What is your favorite event?
3x3 2H all the way (OH coming a close second now)

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
black DIY (a) II with an old (a) core. once tabs are sanded down, and lubed, it becomes an awesomely quick cube.

Do you have any color cubes?
Black + White only

Do you have the V-Cubes?
no, im far too poor.

How many tournaments have you been in?
1

What is your fastest full step solve?
10.05

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT, RubiksJTimer, cubetimer.com, or cubemania.org

What got you into cubing?
Chukk, and a couple of other friends.

How many solves do you do a day?
Varies massively. anywhere between 10 and 200. typically about 50

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
megaminx, but sq-1 and pyraminx look cool, i just need to get one...

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
well, i spend 5/7 days of the week in school, and i always bring a cube there, and occasionally ill go over to a friends and cube in the weekend. so pretty much everywhere.

What lube do you use?
Maplin PTFE Silicon Spray

How long have you been cubing?
since 5/5/2008, so as its the 26th december '08 when im now updating it (im bored), so over 7 months.

 

[waffle=ijm]

What is your favorite event?
3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A III white centers with Rubik's.com white corners and old type a white edges.

Do you have any color cubes?
Black white and pink

Do you have the V-Cubes?
I used to...

How many tournaments have you been in?
1

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.75

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
A friend and a girl

How many solves do you do a day?
meh i do avg 12 everyday. in between avgs. about 20-60 solves

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
magic

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
I have a cube necklace that I wear

What lube do you use?
jig a loo

How long have you been cubing?
about 1 3/4 years.

 

[Vulosity]

What is your favorite event?
5x5

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, white

Do you have the V-Cubes?
No

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
14 something

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Cubetimer

What got you into cubing?
One of my friends at school

How many solves do you do a day?
About 50

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Magic

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicone.

How long have you been cubing?

about 8 months

 

[Swoncen]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type C DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
black, white

Do you have the V-Cubes?
v5, v6, v7

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
33.61

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
Will Smith's "The Pursuit of Happyness"

How many solves do you do a day?
10-50

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
got none

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
OFC!

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicone.

How long have you been cubing?

8 month

 

[MistArts]

2.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?

CCT

What got you into cubing?

My dad could solve it.

How many solves do you do a day?

4-100 Depending

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?

Clock

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?

Nope

What lube do you use?

None

How long have you been cubing?

Almost 10 months

 

[Vulosity]

MistArts, you don't use lube?

 

[MistArts]

MistArts, you don't use lube?

Nope

 

[Ethan Rosen]

What is your favorite event?
Thas a tough question, but I think I'll go with a tie between 2x2 and 5x5

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Orange Type D DIY. Despite what everyone seems to say, I prefer it without the A core

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, white, orange

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Yep

How many tournaments have you been in?
7, and I have two more coming up in November

What is your fastest full step solve?
14.xx
I don't average close to this (I'm more like low 20s) and this solve just came out of nowhere

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
I don't

What got you into cubing?
A friend of mine came back to school freshman year solving in what I now believe to be about 50 seconds. At the time i thought it was 15

How many solves do you do a day?
Not nearly enough

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
While it is a cube, it isn't nxnxn which is what I believe the question is asking, so I'm gonna go ahead and say the super-x

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
If I'm taking any type of bag somewhere, theres usually a cube in it.

What lube do you use?
Its just called pure silicone. I don't know who manufactures it, I can't find much on the can.

How long have you been cubing?
In late February 07 I solved my first cube on an airplane to North Carolina to my cousin's bar mitzvah

 

[fanwuq]

What is your favorite event?
2x2x2 BLD
3x3x3 FMC
3x3x3 OH

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
D center+ spring
C core+screws
A cubies

actually, any cube works, about the same results anyway.

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, white,

Do you have the V-Cubes?
NO. I use Gabbasoft.

How many tournaments have you been in?
2

What is your fastest full step solve?
13.06

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Cutopia (make by my friend on TI84)--nice to use during class
regular stopwatch
CCT
Jnet
Cubetimer.com

What got you into cubing?
CTY 2007

How many solves do you do a day?
Random integer, no clue.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Pyraminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
If I'm allowed.

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicone just recently
Used to be no lube.

How long have you been cubing?

about 1.2 years.

 

[Jai]

What is your favorite event?
3x3 speed

What kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Rubik's DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, white, red, grey (generic 4x4 from Thailand). I ordered a green cube through Dave Campbell (we made a mass Cube4you order a while ago), and I'm getting it at the next competition (Toronto Open Fall 2008, on November 1st)

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Nope. I'm not even interested in big cubes; the biggest cube I do is 4x4.

How many tournaments have you been in?
4

What is your fastest full step solve?
I honestly don't know O.O
What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Rubik's JTimer, CCT 0.9.2

What got you into cubing?
Harris, who went to the same elementary school as me. He got me started on cubing.

How many solves do you do a day?
I'd say around 40. I'm really busy with homework this semester.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Pyraminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No, not really.

What lube do you use?
Jig A Loo, like most Canadians.

How long have you been cubing?

Roughly 2-2.5 years.

Edit: changed some of the information (main speedcube, favourite event)
EDIT: Changed some stuff again

 

[StachuK1992]

What is your favorite event?
3x3 OH

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Trans. Blue from C4Y...not sure what type...

Do you have any color cubes?
Trans. Blue, Black, White

Do you have the V-Cubes?
5 and 7

How many tournaments have you been in?
2

What is your fastest full step solve?
22.35...does double-x-cross w/ official scramble count?

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT or my own

What got you into cubing?
2 Kids from my school

How many solves do you do a day?
hmmm...for which cube...probably about 50+ for 3x3...and 1-2 for 7x7
others vary...

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Does Sq-1 or siamese count?
if not, then a megaminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Yeah...I had like 5 cubes in my backpack yestertay

What lube do you use?
some silicon spray...soon I'm gonna get Jig-a-loo

How long have you been cubing?
hmmm....9 months, but I had a month-long break

 

[MTGjumper]

What is your favourite event?
3x3x3; it might be 4x4x4 if my ES didn't lock up so much.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
White type D with A core.

Do you have any color cubes?
Narp.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Narp, again. I'm poor.

How many tournaments have you been in?
0. Hopefully, that'll be one by November.

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Jnet

What got you into cubing?
Finding a cube in the back of a wardrobe, and being bored enough to want to solve it.

How many solves do you do a day?
25-75 for 3x3x3. 10-20 for 4x4x4. ~1 for 5x5x5 =P

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Life. That's a puzzle, right?

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No. I cube mainly at home, although I have been taking it to college moer recently.

What lube do you use?
Maplins silicone lubricant.

How long have you been cubing?
Cubing: 1 year 4 months. Speedcubing: 8 months.

 

[cmhardw]

What is your favourite event?
4x4x4 BLD

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
DIY type A. I actually cherry picked the pieces out of 30 DIY kits that I got for selling at my job.

Do you have any color cubes?
no

Do you have the V-Cubes?
yes

How many tournaments have you been in?
12 or 13 I think

What is your fastest full step solve?
10.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Jnet

What got you into cubing?
Finally wanting to know how to solve the cube that was buried in my closet for years.

How many solves do you do a day?
about 50 each night after work

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Rubik's Shells

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
no

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicone and 3M Silicone (depends on which cube)

How long have you been cubing?
10 years 3 months

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 OH/ 2x2x2

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Rubik's DIY I got from Sikan.

Do you have any color cubes?
white is a lack of all color, so no

Do you have the V-Cubes?
I have a v-cube 7

How many tournaments have you been in?
four

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.27... hand scrambled was 10.88

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
JNetCube/ cubemania.org

What got you into cubing?
Me, I came across a rubik's cube in my closet [the anniversary one with a silver side] and I played with it a gave up... idk what happened to that cube. eventually I got another asa gift and spent 4 hours solving it that night. :] arguably one of my favorite achievements so far, haha.

How many solves do you do a day?
i do like 40 OH solves [school year...] and several other solves, like big cubes abd 2x2x2, but i rarely do 3x3x3, I started stinking at it, so i dont bother... making me even worse, haha.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
square-1/magic/megaminx/V-cube 7? idk, haha

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
not really

What lube do you use?
Silicone spray, doesn't everyone?

How long have you been cubing?
christmas will be 2 years. [very inconsistantly, i didn't practice seriously until year two, haha]

 

[McWizzle94]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 BLD

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
PuzzlePros DIY with storebought corners.

Do you have any color cubes?
No, they are all black.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
No.

How many tournaments have you been in?
0, but I might be going to the WI Open.

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.96, if a double XCross counts as full step.

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT.

What got you into cubing?
One of my friends brought in a cube to Math class, and my teacher knew how to solve it. After that, I learned from the Internet and with help from friends and the teacher.

How many solves do you do a day?
I get maybe around 20, because I don't have much time because of school xD.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Magic, it's the only non-cube puzzle i have. I just have to restring it because one of the strings came off xD.

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No.

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicon Spray

How long have you been cubing?
Around a year and a few months.

 

[kickinwing2112]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Store bought with 4 different lubes in there

Do you have any color cubes?
black

Do you have the V-Cubes?
no

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
26.71

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Cubetimer.com

What got you into cubing?
Dan Brown, sorry guys I use fredrich now

How many solves do you do a day?
1-200, and im pretty sure ive hit everything in between

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
got none

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No

What lube do you use?
Jig-a-loo
How long have you been cubing?

6 months its been that long

 

[CharlieCooper]

What is your favorite event?
pyraminx

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
dian sheng

Do you have any color cubes?
just about every single colour except maybe blue

Do you have the V-Cubes?
yes. 3 of them.

How many tournaments have you been in?
4

What is your fastest full step solve?
i have no idea.

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
i don't

What got you into cubing?
my flatmate had a cube, we learned to solve it together using lar5 and just became a bit obsessed with being faster and faster at it

How many solves do you do a day?
sometimes none, sometimes 10

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
pyra pyra pyra minx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
pretty much

What lube do you use?
silicone lube stuff? i'm not really sure.

How long have you been cubing?
under a year

 

[Sin-H]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
black, white, transparent, glow-in-the-dark

Do you have the V-Cubes?
The 6 and 7

How many tournaments have you been in?
2

What is your fastest full step solve?
7.93 (lucky/easy, but full step)

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
My first cube was a present. I tried to solved it and later on, I wanted to get faster

How many solves do you do a day?
Usually about 100. Sometimes 1000.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
SQ-1

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Mostly yes.

What lube do you use?
Caramba C7

How long have you been cubing?
About 1 1/2 years.