In which decade did you first start cubing?

[Owen]

I curious as to when we all started cubing. I'd guess most people started in the 2000s, but I'm sure there are some older and newer folks too.

 

[aceofspades98]

February actually.

 

[rj]

Last October.

 

[Devian]

I learned how to solve a rubik's cube at 99' (I was 10), then I forgot how to do it, re-learned it again at 08', but I'm speedcubing since this year, january.

 

[Owen]

I'd guess that the first cuber is Larry Nichols who has been solving 2x2 since the 1950s! Wow!

 

[aceofspades98]

Wait what?

 

[Owen]

Wait what?

http://www.ageofpuzzles.com/Masters/LarryDNichols/LarryDNichols.htm

 

[Renslay]

2005.

 

[YddEd]

Last year.

 

[moralsh]

I played a lot with it when it was out in the eighties, but didn't start to speedcube until last year, as there is no "speed" in the question, I just answered 1980s

 

[ottozing]

2011. Around early March.

 

[TDM]

January this year.

 

[ySoSrs]

February this year.

 

[PianoCube]

I started to get interested in 2009, but didn't learn how to solve LL untill January 1st (or was it 2nd?) 2010.
Where would that put me?

 

[Torch]

I honestly don't know when I started cubing. I bought my first cube sometime in the last 4 years, but I can't remember exactly when.

 

[cubesonfire]

March this year

 

[Logical101]

I started getting interested In The cube in 2005 and I started speed cubing 15 months ago

 

[antoineccantin]

2009

 

[4EverCuber]

First learned how to do it back in the 80's where I set the "school record" of 58secs back in grade 6.

Only about 3 years ago did I pick up a cube again with the intention of beating that old pb. Now I'm averaging around 21secs.

 

[LNZ]

My parents brought me a 3x3x3 Rubik's brand cube in 1981 and two solution books to solve it.

Remember that there was no internet (at least to us civilian users) back then.

But it took me until May 2009 to actually solve one. I brought one of the two book I was given in 1981 on Ebay and used that to solve it.