101 Annoying Things You've Heard Your Friends Say While Scrambling Your Cube

[qqwref]

The worst, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has heard this more than once...
"can you do it without looking?"
(my response) sure, here scramble it and hand it back when you're done.
He hands it back, and the second I start memorizing the cube I hear... "you cheater, you're not supposed to look! I thought you said you can do it without looking!" My thought.... "IDIOT"

Haha, yeah, I wonder what people actually expect you to do. Intuitively know what the stickers are? Simply do it behind their back without ever seeing it? That's basically asking for a magic trick, not a show of skill.

 

[byu]

The worst, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has heard this more than once...
"can you do it without looking?"
(my response) sure, here scramble it and hand it back when you're done.
He hands it back, and the second I start memorizing the cube I hear... "you cheater, you're not supposed to look! I thought you said you can do it without looking!" My thought.... "IDIOT"

Haha, yeah, I wonder what people actually expect you to do. Intuitively know what the stickers are? Simply do it behind their back without ever seeing it? That's basically asking for a magic trick, not a show of skill.

They think the stickers feel different.

 

[Novriil]

The worst, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has heard this more than once...
"can you do it without looking?"
(my response) sure, here scramble it and hand it back when you're done.
He hands it back, and the second I start memorizing the cube I hear... "you cheater, you're not supposed to look! I thought you said you can do it without looking!" My thought.... "IDIOT"

Haha, yeah, I wonder what people actually expect you to do. Intuitively know what the stickers are? Simply do it behind their back without ever seeing it? That's basically asking for a magic trick, not a show of skill.

They think the stickers feel different.

Haha I'll make every color feel different under my finger evil plan but works

 

[Thieflordz5]

I constantly get when I have my 2x2
"Woah! a 2x2... is is harder to solve than a 3x3?"
Me: What do you think?

 

[JTW2007]

I constantly get when I have my 2x2
"Woah! a 2x2... is is harder to solve than a 3x3?"
Me: What do you think?

I get:

Person: Hey, is that a four one?
Me: It's a 2x2x2.
Person: I bet I could solve that.
Me: Solves, does six moves, and hands it to them.
Person: Comes back an hour later and says, "Are you sure this one's easier?"
Me: I never said it was. You need algorithms from the 3x3.
Person: What logarithms?

 

[jacob15728]

The worst, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has heard this more than once...
"can you do it without looking?"
(my response) sure, here scramble it and hand it back when you're done.
He hands it back, and the second I start memorizing the cube I hear... "you cheater, you're not supposed to look! I thought you said you can do it without looking!" My thought.... "IDIOT"

If someone said that to me, I would seriously hit them...

 

[Sa967St]

I constantly get when I have my 2x2
"Woah! a 2x2... is is harder to solve than a 3x3?"
Me: What do you think?

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

 

[waffle=ijm]

I constantly get when I have my 2x2
"Woah! a 2x2... is is harder to solve than a 3x3?"
Me: What do you think?

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

that's classic. at least some of the people who come up to me have some brain and say that the 4x4 is harder since there are no fixed centers...and then they blow it when they see my 7x7 and they go "OMG is that like an 12x12. OMFG its not even a cube, etc. etc."

 

[Thieflordz5]

I constantly get when I have my 2x2
"Woah! a 2x2... is is harder to solve than a 3x3?"
Me: What do you think?

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

that's classic. at least some of the people who come up to me have some brain and say that the 4x4 is harder since there are no fixed centers...and then they blow it when they see my 7x7 and they go "OMG is that like an 12x12. OMFG its not even a cube, etc. etc."

When I tell people that I'm bringing my 7x7 I warn them that it isn't even a cube... I don't think I've actually showed them my 7x7 come to think of it...

 

[Rozir]

i thought i was the only person that brung there cube to school and got a barrage of dumb questions........ lol

i thought wrong!

 

[Thieflordz5]

Geez, some non-cubers can be really stupid...
Don't know the number, but:
(This is during a 3x3 solve)

Spectator: Oh, that? That's easy. I've heard that you just have to memorize how to do it and you can easily get under 10 seconds.
Me: O really? Where did you hear that?
Spectator: My friend told me.
Me: Has he ever solved the cube?
Spectator: No. Does it matter? It's really easy anyway.
Me: *blank stare*

I mean, what do you say to that?

I would say "Well it's obvious that he was wrong as he can't solve it...
Hm... Can you scramble this for me? Oh, and do it in a place I can't see it..." and then get some sub-30 solve and shut them up...
Or just do 10 moves on a cube with the "friend" watching (make sure they're fast) and say "Oh you obviously had enough time to memorize that... right?
Make it something easy like (R U L D)*3 or something so you can easily reverse it
They'll be in shock

 

[Hadley4000]

Person: Can I scramble that?
*Hands them cube. Cube pops.*
Me(In obvious jest): WHAT DID YOU DO?!?
Them: Well I'm not buying you a new one. This was probably over $100. Just glue it.
Me: I was just joking*Puts it together*
Them: You can put together a cube that costs over $100?
*facepalm*

 

[qqwref]

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

Hahahah, that's pretty epic as far as fail goes. (Don't those people think? I mean, a keychain cube has smaller pieces than a normal cube, but obviously it's equally easy...)

 

[DcF1337]

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

Hahahah, that's pretty epic as far as fail goes. (Don't those people think? I mean, a keychain cube has smaller pieces than a normal cube, but obviously it's equally easy...)

With that logic, Eastsheen 2x2s are the hardest cubes ever.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Person: I'm going to make sure no pieces are touching each other.

Me: (to make them stop scrambling) It's actually mathematically impossible.

It's physically impossible.

4xx: (I took my square-1 to school)
"OMG! He's got a new turny stupid crap cube again!"
n00b: Can I scramble it?
Me: You probably can't... It turns in a *pause* magical way.
n00b: Yeah sure. Just give me that thing.
Me: *hands cube*
n00b: *does half a / turn, turns it back again, does (487, -487) and half a / again, tries to turn another way, hands it back and says: "F*CK YOU! CHOKE IN THAT CRAP THING!"
Me: Whatever dude, that you're stupid, doesn't mean that I have to put a cube in my mouth... *does parity algorithm* Look. This is the correct way to turn it.
n00b: Aha. give it to me again, now I know how it works.
Me: *hands cube*
n00b: does /(4, -4), tries / again, and walks away angrily.

When he was around the corner I laughed too hard with my friends

 

[IamWEB]

I've had people ask me whether a 4x4x4 is easier than a 3x3x3 because the "squares are smaller". >_>

Hahahah, that's pretty epic as far as fail goes. (Don't those people think? I mean, a keychain cube has smaller pieces than a normal cube, but obviously it's equally easy...)

With that logic, Eastsheen 2x2s are the hardest cubes ever.

I'm gonna have to go with the cube tables. And it's not just because they're not turnable.

 

[jacob15728]

Geez, some non-cubers can be really stupid...
Don't know the number, but:
(This is during a 3x3 solve)

Spectator: Oh, that? That's easy. I've heard that you just have to memorize how to do it and you can easily get under 10 seconds.
Me: O really? Where did you hear that?
Spectator: My friend told me.
Me: Has he ever solved the cube?
Spectator: No. Does it matter? It's really easy anyway.
Me: *blank stare*

I mean, what do you say to that?

"No, you actually have to systematically cycle through all 43 quintillion combinations until it's solved."

 

[JTW2007]

"No, you actually have to systematically cycle through all 43 quintillion combinations until it's solved."

Let's see... how should I say this... aha:

 

[Thieflordz5]

I actually have to keep from slapping my forehead when I'm talking to some people about cubes. Some of them are like "Have you heard of those ones that are like... 4 on each side?"
Me:*pretending to be enthusiastic* "Yeah, sure, those are awesome!"

 

[Odin]

4XX: When a non-cuber walks up to me.

End of thread xD