Event with the least attention-feet?

uniacto said:
"once again"? Since when did you say that you wanted an example that required your feet to have dexterity?

What point? Please clarify.
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In the context of the thread and the previous posts I did not feel that I had to clarify however I have now updated a previous post.
 
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This thread is off-topic anyway. Feet is not stupid. You say that feet "aren't dextrous", but that's the point. Solving a cube with feet is difficult due to this lack of dexterity, and more practice is need because of it. To sum up, feet is more challenging than the other 3x3 events.

But we're not supposed to be discussing wether there's any point to it, but rather how much attention it gets and where good resources can be found.

The point is the same as any other cubing: entertainment.
 
speedcuber50 said:
This thread is off-topic anyway. Feet is not stupid. You say that feet "aren't dextrous", but that's the point. Solving a cube with feet is difficult due to this lack of dexterity, and more practice is need because of it. To sum up, feet is more challenging than the other 3x3 events.

But we're not supposed to be discussing wether there's any point to it, but rather how much attention it gets and where good resources can be found.

The point is the same as any other cubing: entertainment.
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How is anything in this thread off topic? You started it with a rambling post about how little attention feet gets, and then ask for other people's thoughts on it. If you want a thread to remain on a specific topic, then keep the original post specific.

Feet gets little attention because many people think it's dumb. It's an event that intentionally makes solving a cube more difficult, which I find very little point to. I want to know what my maximum capabilities are, not what my maximum capabilities are under arbitrary and random conditions.

I fully understand the hypocrisy in that I thoroughly enjoy OH but thoroughly dislike feet. In many ways, my criticisms against feet are also applicable to OH. The major difference is that OH looks cool. It might be my favorite event to watch. Feet will never look cool. Might not be entirely rational, but it's how I feel, and I wouldn't be surprised if many people also feel the same way.
 
cube-o-holic77711 said:
Come up with an example where using my feet is actually beneficial. Edit - as an alternative to using your hands.
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This guy


Seriously, I think it's because people are grossed out by touching something someone's potentially sweaty/stinky feet touched.

Also, would you see people randomly doing feet solves in public? You're far more likely to see people doing OH or 2H in public. But non cubers just think feet solving is cool and while a lot of the community doesn't like it, it's basically the same as 2H, just with feet instead of hands so there is the added challenge of being able to control your feet/legs to solve the cube. It's kind of like re-learning how to solve the cube (in pretty much the same way you had to kind of re-learn some algs transitioning from 2H to OH) because you can't rely on muscle memory. It's just like any other puzzle we do, if you don't like the event, you can just choose to not do it.
 
There are few resources because feet doesn't have any depth that isn't in other events. There's not much to the technique, or not many new algs to learn, beyond just learning to do the moves quickly. A lot of knowledge transfers directly from 2h.

OH is also a solve-with-handicap type event, but it actually does have a lot of depth. Since 2gen turns are so much faster than other turns, and because different non-2gen turns have different speeds and involve quite different hand movements, there's a lot of technique involved. Changing the way you do intuitive steps or particular algs can change their speed by a lot.

Anyway, OH is really fast compared to any other handicap event, so it's still exciting to watch and you can race other people doing normal solves. And of course, it's also much more useful - you can do OH solves while walking around, eating, driving, etc. whereas feetsolves require a relatively open space and bare feet.
 
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qqwref said:
There are few resources because feet doesn't have any depth that isn't in other events. There's not much to the technique, or not many new algs to learn, beyond just learning to do the moves quickly. A lot of knowledge transfers directly from 2h.

OH is also a solve-with-handicap type event, but it actually does have a lot of depth. Since 2gen turns are so much faster than other turns, and because different non-2gen turns have different speeds and involve quite different hand movements, there's a lot of technique involved. Changing the way you do intuitive steps or particular algs can change their speed by a lot.

Anyway, OH is really fast compared to any other handicap event, so it's still exciting to watch and you can race other people doing normal solves. And of course, it's also much more useful - you can do OH solves while walking around, eating, driving, etc. whereas feetsolves require a relatively open space and bare feet.
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There definitely is technique involved in feet. You're probably just not fast enough to realize it.

PS: nice 7:45.53 official
 
Check my signature for feet videos. I just recorded a 28.23 single and 40.41 average coming soon so I obviously love feet.

I just want to say that feet involves a ton of technique. You can't really just say it doesn't when you aren't fast at the event. I average 25 in OH, which is why I think there is little technique involved. To me it's just using table abuse or not, turning Japanese style or not, and learning oh algs or not. Those 3 things also exist in feet solving (well instead of table abuse it's more like sitting on floor or chair). Feet takes a lot of practice, and trust me it IS tough. My legs often hurt after doing about 30 solves, so it isn't like a piece of cake. I have done a feet solve in public at a cube meet (just for laughs) and nobody said a peep. That's right, not one noncuber was grossed out. Then again, it might have been the reason we almost got kicked out. But that only proves my point. I'm sure others would feet solve in public if there wasn't a chance of getting kicked out. There are countries were going barefoot is normal, and I'd probably feet solve in public there if I was older and could go out by myself. Some say call me crazy, but I practice events I'm good at, no matter what the haters say. I think I made it seem like I always feet solve in public, but I don't lol

EDIT: bottom line, non cubes like feet solving. My friend told me I should do feet in my next talent show rather than BLD.
 
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I can solve with feet in around 5 minutes. Unfortunately this speed will earn you a DNF. (I use full OLL and 2L PLL for feet)

Coolster01 said:
I forgot to mention 6 move x cross, easiest f2l ever, anti ninjas, u perm. ~16 move f2l. LL was 18 or 19.
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Approximately a 40 move solve? Impressive. The average CFOP solve is 58-64ish moves. Lucky you xD
 
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brandbest1 said:
NO YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT
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Don't get me wrong, I love square-1. It's just the next one I suspect the WCA will remove . The sq1 is the only official puzzle that becomes bumpy when you scramble it, and changes it's shape when solved. Magics were removed because they "use up time at competitions", but they also change shape as they are solved in a non-3x3-like way. MBLD, 6x6 and 7x7 also use up time at competitions, pyra and mega are not cube shaped, clock is not a twisty puzzle. Thresholds will be reduced until 3x3 is the only event, not unlike the '82 world championships.
 
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