A great line FROM a cuber

[Rubixcubematt]

I've had people ask "But how do you know when it's done?" after I've explained how blindfold solving works.

lol, my sister asked me that exact same question. it was funny. i know of another stupid comment that my friend made. he was at his sisters house, picked up a louis vuitton thingo, which had a made in paris sticker on it. then his comment cracked me up, he said "made in paris, i thought louis vuitton was french" it took me a while to stop laughing. i also liked the dumb american on are you smarter than a fifth grader "is france a country??".

Yet another one from someone in my class (btw i'm in grade 8) asked me "is mexico in europe?". we still haven't stopped asking him "hey aaron, where's mexico?"

 

[cmhardw]

This one sort of fits in this thread, I guess. It's hard to describe online, it's kind of one of those "you had to be there" moments but here goes.

The strangest comment I've ever gotten, in all the time I've been cubing, I got from someone after I did a blindfold solve demo. I did a solve in front of a group of kids all aged 6-12. After that one of the guys (a 5th grader) came up to me and was asking me questions about cubing. Well one of his questions was "how fast can you solve it (implying speedsolving)?" I told him usually in about 15 seconds. Then he said:

"Well, I have a friend who can do it blindfolded."

I get comments like this a lot actually, but usually it's from a kid who doesn't know I blindsolve and has certainly never seen me actually do a blindsolve. The comment in general has the tone of voice of "well your solving fast ain't nuthin', my friend does it without even looking at it!" The comment, or at least how the kids say it, is sort of implying that solving blindfolded is so outrageously outrageous that only supercomputing robots can do it, certainly no mere human being (except the amazing friend) can achieve the feat.

So the fact that I heard this particular comment itself wasn't so unusual, except that not two minutes before he watched me solve a cube blindfolded. I quite literally was speechless for a moment, I had no idea how to respond to that.

Chris

 

[qqwref]

Haha, that's pretty crazy I'd probably be like "uh... I just did... on stage..." and then go talk to someone else. People who are that clueless creep me out.

 

[Quadrescence]

I do not like when people say things like "Well I know so-and-so who can do it faster/blindfolded/with his left earlobe."

 

[brunson]

I just realized that
1 person from the USA has 2 Wr's
3 persons from The Netherlands have 7 + 1 + 1 WR's

Actually, this is the full list of country's / people with WR's:

The Netherlands 9 / 3
Erik Akkersdijk 7
Rama Temmink 1
Guus Razoux Schultz 1

If Eric Akkersdijk was a country, he'd still be in first place.

All hail the Republik of Erik!

 

[Escher]

happily my friend, happily.

 

[fanwuq]

The strangest comment I've ever gotten, in all the time I've been cubing, I got from someone after I did a blindfold solve demo. I did a solve in front of a group of kids all aged 6-12. After that one of the guys (a 5th grader) came up to me and was asking me questions about cubing. Well one of his questions was "how fast can you solve it (implying speedsolving)?" I told him usually in about 15 seconds. Then he said:

"Well, I have a friend who can do it blindfolded."

Yeah, your solves aren't impressive at all. I have a friend who can solve the 5x5 blindfolded. In fact, I saw him break that WR at DC open...

 

[edd5190]

some time after I returned from the Philippines (for the Philippine Open), My dad brought me to the mall to meet several of my aunts who wanted to congratulate me on how I did. My best accomplishment was 2nd place in multiBLD. When I met them, the first comment I got was "Congratulations Justin, you won!!!" Me: "No I didn't." Her: "You won second place!" Me: But not in the main eve
Her: Starts talking to someone else

Lol...

 

[not_kevin]

I do not like when people say things like "Well I know so-and-so who can do it faster/blindfolded/with his left earlobe."

Oh yeah? Well, I have a friend who can solve it blindfolded, underwater, with his upper-right canine, while attacking a shark and sieging Venice!

 

[JLarsen]

Haha, my favorite thing is when I'm on the bus doing a 5x5 solve, and I go to do a parity fix, you know like 20 moves long, and people are like "haha! you suck!You totally messed up!" Then I stop for a little bit...."I guess you're right,"........continues algorithm......"Fancy that, you have no idea what you're talking about!"

 

[Garmon]

Haha, my favorite thing is when I'm on the bus doing a 5x5 solve, and I go to do a parity fix, you know like 20 moves long, and people are like "haha! you suck!You totally messed up!" Then I stop for a little bit...."I guess you're right,"........continues algorithm......"Fancy that, you have no idea what you're talking about!"

I like it when they thin you've messed it up, they feel humiliated.

 

[CAT13]

Haha, my favorite thing is when I'm on the bus doing a 5x5 solve, and I go to do a parity fix, you know like 20 moves long, and people are like "haha! you suck!You totally messed up!" Then I stop for a little bit...."I guess you're right,"........continues algorithm......"Fancy that, you have no idea what you're talking about!"

I like it when they thin you've messed it up, they feel humiliated.

Whenever I have a G-perm, people are like, "ZOMG! You messed it all up, then all the sudden it's solved!" They just seem completely oblivious It is so funny. But I remember seeing someone on the news a long time ago and thinking the same thing. I was all like "ZOMG! He solved it in like 25 seconds! I wish I could do that!" Well, now I can

 

[TimMc]

Are there any visitors from other countries that competed as an American and hold a National Record there? I.e. Without citizenship? :-D

Tim.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Are there any visitors from other countries that competed as an American and hold a National Record there? I.e. Without citizenship? :-D

Tim.

Good question; I can't tell from the records history (there are some anonymous Asian names to me, though).
Anyhow, had I not corrected my citizenship early, this probably would have happened.