[Member Intro] Back for yet another try.

[ZEB4X.ca]

Hi everyone,

I am 54 with 4 kids age 4, 10, 12, and 24. The 24yr old is great but I worry the younger ones aren't challenged enough. I am doing this for them hoping that they may take to it and leave netflix and fortnight for a while.

I am a PC tech and I program financial software for fun on the side.

I first can across the CUBE I'm sure over 40 yrs ago. Of course no youtube back then so I failed and lost interest. I picked it up again about 8yrs ago when I found the solution on the internet. I can now solve it using what I call a beginner method in about 90 seconds. Even that impresses some people.

I ordered 3 speed cubes and now want to push myself (and kids) to be the best we can be at CUBING. I figure memorizing the algo's has got to help keep dementia at bay, and the finger work may help with my arthritis.

Nice to have found you,

Cheers

 

[Duncan Bannon]

Welcome! Good luck!!! Several folks have cubing familys! @Mike Hughey and @openseas come to mind.

 

[Tabe]

Welcome! There's always room for more of us ancient guys in the cubing community. I got my first cube in 1981 and just got back into cubing a year ago. Ya probably won't be averaging 15 seconds but you can still get tons of enjoyment out of the cube and the community

 

[cubeshepherd]

Hi everyone,

I am 54 with 4 kids age 4, 10, 12, and 24. The 24yr old is great but I worry the younger ones aren't challenged enough. I am doing this for them hoping that they may take to it and leave netflix and fortnight for a while.

I am a PC tech and I program financial software for fun on the side.

I first can across the CUBE I'm sure over 40 yrs ago. Of course no youtube back then so I failed and lost interest. I picked it up again about 8yrs ago when I found the solution on the internet. I can now solve it using what I call a beginner method in about 90 seconds. Even that impresses some people.

I ordered 3 speed cubes and now want to push myself (and kids) to be the best we can be at CUBING. I figure memorizing the algo's has got to help keep dementia at bay, and the finger work may help with my arthritis.

Nice to have found you,

Cheers

Welcome @ZEB4X.ca. I hope that everything works out for you in getting your kids to learn so speedsolve. I think that once they try it they will really like it...at least one of them might There are so many different events/cubes and a lot of ways to solve them that you/they should never get board learning to speed solving.

 

[AbsoRuud]

I am 42 and I have no illusions that I'll ever get sub 10. I'd be very happy if I ever got to sub 30. My wife can't stand cubing, but my youngest dog has gotten away with my 2x2x2 once or twice. I think she might've made a quarter turn on it too.

 

[LightFlame_]

ugh... fortnite...



...it doesnt take two weeks...

..its not a fortnight...

 

[FireCuber]

Welcome to the forums!! It is great to have you here!!

 

[newtonbase]

Welcome to the forum @ZEB4X.ca
Some of us more mature guys tend to chat in the Older Cubers Discussion thread. Please pop along and say Hi. Https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/older-cubers-discussions.37405

 

[AbsoRuud]

Welcome to the forum @ZEB4X.ca
Some of us more mature guys tend to chat in the Older Cubers Discussion thread. Please pop along and say Hi. Https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/older-cubers-discussions.37405

I'm not sure I like the implication that I am mature, only because I've been around on this planet for 40+ years...

 

[Old Tom]

Hi everyone,

I am 54 with 4 kids age 4, 10, 12, and 24. The 24yr old is great but I worry the younger ones aren't challenged enough. I am doing this for them hoping that they may take to it and leave netflix and fortnight for a while.

I am a PC tech and I program financial software for fun on the side.

I first can across the CUBE I'm sure over 40 yrs ago. Of course no youtube back then so I failed and lost interest. I picked it up again about 8yrs ago when I found the solution on the internet. I can now solve it using what I call a beginner method in about 90 seconds. Even that impresses some people.

I ordered 3 speed cubes and now want to push myself (and kids) to be the best we can be at CUBING. I figure memorizing the algo's has got to help keep dementia at bay, and the finger work may help with my arthritis.

Nice to have found you,

Cheers

Welcome! I am perhaps the oldest guy atound here, 80 this past June. Celebrated by entering my first WCA comp in July (I survived, barely). Do join us in the Older Cubers forum. There is a lot of discussion of blind solving there (I am trying it now), but don't let that deter you. All posts are welcome.