What is the worst/most annoying thing in speed cubing?

[IRNjuggle28]

My youngest brother has aspergers (or "high-functioning autism" I suppose is now the better term?) Anyway, he is very smart and has a great memory, but his motor skills have never been great. He's not very physically coordinated. I figure that would cause difficulty with cubing? Though he is pretty good at some video games that require a bit of dexterity (he does Super Mario speed runs and other old console stuff).

I think it just depends on the severity of the autism. Bad motor skills are pretty common in autistic people. Other than a few particular things, I don't have any deficiencies in coordination. But I'm fairly high functioning considering that I'm autistic. I don't really act disabled; I just act pretty shy a lot of the time.

 

[TheFarEastGuy]

Pops/bad lock-ups during PLL parity execution

 

[Sky Cuber]

The most annoying thing is when I am solving cube in public and someone asks for it and end up solving only one side.

I am like why did you ask for it then the person is like I am going to learn it.

Well spreading curbing.

 

[GhettiBoy]

Tensioning, popping, lock-ups, and when I put water in my cube, rusting the screws badly.

 

[Antonie faz fan]

when listening to music and havig to put youre headphone off and fixing it

 

[KOManiacJim]

People who think everything is Serious Business. Otherwise known as " Stop Having Fun Guys. "

 

[XANAFIED]

When other people ask you to 'teach them' how to solve it. It isn't that simple, folks.

 

[TinaIsAwesome]

When other people ask you to 'teach them' how to solve it. It isn't that simple, folks.

Really? If someone asks me how to solve it I just teach them. It only takes like 15 to 30 minutes. Yes, maybe it isn't always possible or practical to stop what you're doing to teach someone but I'm happy to share cubing with other people if I can. I'm sure it's been said before but for me the most annoying thing in cubing is when someone interrupts me when I'm in the middle of a solve. For 3x3 it doesn't bother me so much but for bigger cubes...it really frustrates me.

 

[IRNjuggle28]

Really? If someone asks me how to solve it I just teach them. It only takes like 15 to 30 minutes. Yes, maybe it isn't always possible or practical to stop what you're doing to teach someone but I'm happy to share cubing with other people if I can. I'm sure it's been said before but for me the most annoying thing in cubing is when someone interrupts me when I'm in the middle of a solve. For 3x3 it doesn't bother me so much but for bigger cubes...it really frustrates me.

It only takes 15-30 minutes??? Uhhhhh... Memorizing the last layer algorithms necessary alone would take longer than that for most people. Just helping people intuitively solve the cross takes that long for me.

 

[PJKCuber]

When your parents refuse to buy you cubes.

 

[DeeDubb]

When your parents refuse to buy you cubes.

When you are an adult worried about bills and work, you'll understand better.

 

[Future Cuber]

When other people ask you to 'teach them' how to solve it. It isn't that simple, folks.

Especially when they ask you to teach them CFOP or all plls/olls

 

[cubeshead]

when u do bld ur cube pops and ur bld solve is ******ed up

 

[PJKCuber]

When you are an adult worried about bills and work, you'll understand better.

I get what you mean. It;'s hard to earn money. But I average sub 35 on the 3x3 and it was a hard time convincing my parents to get me a Lingpo(My 2nd puzzle). Whereas MeMyselfAndPi has like over 30 puzzles and he averages sub 30. Oh and when your annoying siblings want to use your speedcubes when they have a cube of their own.

 

[StarOfDoom]

I get what you mean. It;'s hard to earn money. But I average sub 35 on the 3x3 and it was a hard time convincing my parents to get me a Lingpo(My 2nd puzzle). Whereas MeMyselfAndPi has like over 30 puzzles and he averages sub 30. Oh and when your annoying siblings want to use your speedcubes when they have a cube of their own.

MeMyselfAndPi averages almost sub 20 now... or he averaged at least sub 25 about a year or more ago..

 

[Lazy Einstein]

When you start getting tired and your times begin to get terrible but you just want to keep cubing.

 

[guysensei1]

I get what you mean. It;'s hard to earn money. But I average sub 35 on the 3x3 and it was a hard time convincing my parents to get me a Lingpo(My 2nd puzzle). Whereas MeMyselfAndPi has like over 30 puzzles and he averages sub 30. Oh and when your annoying siblings want to use your speedcubes when they have a cube of their own.

All you really need is 1 of each WCA puzzle...

 

[KarlCubing]

When non-cubers pretend to be pro by turning the cube really fast and end up dropping the cube.

 

[TinaIsAwesome]

All you really need is 1 of each WCA puzzle...

Yes, this is true but with there being newer and better cubes being released quite often it's impossible not to have multiple puzzles for each WCA event.

 

[Owen]

Yes, this is true but with there being newer and better cubes being released quite often it's impossible not to have multiple puzzles for each WCA event.

I've been using the same Guhong for years,