Chewing helps you solve faster!

[S@LT!]

i noticed my solves were about 2 seconds faster while chewing gum. i think it has something to do with keeping you going at a consistent speed, like if you chew in a rythm, your hands will kind of follow.

 

[Weston]

This is an except from a wikipedia article.
"The United States military have regularly supplied soldiers with chewing gum since World War I because it helped both to improve the soldiers' concentration and to relieve stress."

They also provide us with gum for our standardized tests at my school.

 

[Dene]

I want free gum. Actually, to be honest I've never been much of a gum person.

 

[Weston]

I want free gum. Actually, to be honest I've never been much of a gum person.

Me neither. I think its kind of gross to chew the same glob of stuff for a while. And it makes my jaw tired.

 

[Thomas09]

I want free gum. Actually, to be honest I've never been much of a gum person.

Me neither. I think its kind of gross to chew the same glob of stuff for a while. And it makes my jaw tired.

Makes me hungry too.

 

[richardzhang]

I dont like chewing gum cause it runs out of flavour and i have to change to another one.

 

[Kickflip1993]

I chew a lot of gum, mostly at work or when i go out.
But I never cubed while chewing gum...
I guess I`ll have to try that

 

[Feryll]

Yeah, this would be cool, if you don't mind choking to death when you hit a lockup or a PLL skip...Lol. I also find that cubing in cool but not really cold areas helps my times. Just like they say that cold is good for intellect

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Yeah chewing gum really helps calm nerves, and I think that just plain helps somebody who cubes due to the fact a lot of times I know I'm guilt of getting a bit anxious when I get a good solve. Going fast while cubing obviously correlates to how relaxed you stay.

I guess I've never really noticed chewing gum making a difference to my cubing, but then again, I chew gum almost all day every day (I've always got to be doing something with my hands or feet, which probably also explains my cubing passion )

 

[Ryanrex116]

I think I'll do an experiment later. I'll do as many solves as possible in a day, switching from gum to no gum every 20 or so solves. Results will be on this post if I actually have time to do this...

 

[TemurAmir]

I rarely chew gum, it makes my jaw hurt, and I feel thirsty and hungry although I might start chewing gum to improve my times...

 

[That70sShowDude]

So that's why Desie37 is so fast ...

 

[Rook]

^ Who?

*Checks Youtube* z0mgwtf2l a female cuber[/sexism]

I have braces and the orthodontist said not to chew gum, even though half the people I know with braces chew gum anyway. I get distracted chewing gum. When I focus on something else, I seem to stop chewing. If I focus on chewing, I can't concentrate on other things.

"Other studies show that chewing gum activates certain chemicals in the brain that help improve short- and long-term memory, and even helps reduce stress."

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Someone needs to get Haiyan some gum for a new BLD WR.