Competition Fairness

[TheRubiksGod]

everyone should agree with me that a Competition should be fair right?


well i hate to break the bad news but i believe that the Competition's that we all compete in are not fair... How so?

First of all let me bring in my main point, all speed cubes should be equal.

= corner cutting
= lubricant
= tension

The reason is this, lets say you use a Rubik's brand because you don't prefer the DIY's or you cant buy one because you don't have a credit card. You go to a comp and try out faz's cube and you love it! and whoopse do your time improves by

15 seconds!

but crap you have to use your own cube and now your time sucks!

but if all the cube were the same then it would be Equal and faz you and everyone else would have the same cube

then at the end of the day its up to your skill to get the best time!

 

[CharlieCooper]

You could also say that everybody has the same opportunity to get the best possible cube, it's not like anybody at the WCA is preventing you from getting a cube as good as say, Faz's. Get a good cube or quit moaning, really.

 

[Yes We Can!]

what do you think

I think, it's bs.

 

[StachuK1992]

Are you actually trying to enforce that everyone has the same quality cube?
Considering not only that many cubers have different tastes such as tension, cube color, color schemes, etc, there would be no way that this would be enforced.
Also, that's just silly; as Charlie said, just get a decent cube. They all basically cost the same. I'm sure you can wait the ~2 weeks for free shipping at your select online store.

 

[TheRubiksGod]

You could also say that everybody has the same opportunity to get the best possible cube, it's not like anybody at the WCA is preventing you from getting a cube as good as say, Faz's. Get a good cube or quit moaning, really.

i have a good cube, but many are prevented from owning a cube because they dont have internet or a credit card. so getting a good cube may not be an option.

 

[Stefan]

People in Africa are starving, I suggest you start starving as well because it wouldn't be fair if you ate.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I really need to get some sleep.
I read lesbian instead of lubricant.

 

[TheRubiksGod]

. I'm sure you can wait the ~2 weeks for free shipping at your select online store.

Yes, but some may not have that option. if comps had regulated cubes like they did back in the day

"putting vaseline in and spinning each side 60 times"

then it would be fair

 

[TheRubiksGod]

also may i add an example

The same driver has an amazing set of skills, and he drives a racecar, he shows awsome skills, give him a ford and he the skills will decrease

same goes for cubes.

 

[~Adam~]

Didn't you leave?
This is yet another stupid thread.
No racing sport which involve equipment has everyone using the same thing set up in exactly is same way.

 

[Sa967St]

what do you think

I think you should think harder before posting.

 

[PhillipEspinoza]

You could also say that everybody has the same opportunity to get the best possible cube...

Ya but that wouldn't be true. Not everyone is as equally capable of buying the right equipment. Some may no have access in ways that were already mentioned (Internet, Credit Card, money, etc). Unfortunately though, that's one of the drawbacks of cubing, along with any major sport. Sometimes you have to have money and privilege in order to be "good". Ultimately though I don't think this problem could or should be solved by the WCA. As much as I would like WCA as a communist dictatorship, we have as little say in things as it is now. Plus, you can't forget that what's good for me would probably put you at a disadvantage or vice versa.

People in Africa are starving, I suggest you start starving as well because it wouldn't be fair if you ate.

Good strawman.

 

[qqwref]

People in Africa are starving, I suggest you start starving as well because it wouldn't be fair if you ate.

this, and...

I think you should think harder before posting.

this.


Competitions are fair because everyone has the same chance to get good equipment that matches their own style. (That is, the competition *itself* is not preventing anyone from getting a good cube, or helping anyone to get a good cube.) Cubes are specifically NOT restricted to allow everyone to use whatever type of cube they want. It's just like any other activity where you get your own equipment, like tennis and music playing - nobody would be enough of a fool to suggest that performances can only be compared if everyone has to use the same racket or violin.

 

[HaraldS]

This is bs as Charlie said nothing prevents you from getting the best cube in the market. What makes this unfair? tell me.

 

[MichaelP.]

http://www.crownandandrews.com/rubiks/rubiksWinners.php

Didn't he use a rubik's brand their? It sort of shows cubes don't matter. Also, your logic is terrible. A race car driver gets his own engine.

 

[Karth]

Sorry but that is really dumb, people are used to different stuff and prefer something that feels absolutely absurd to the next.

This is like saying you would need to be provided with running shoes in track competition

Edit: You practice with your personal cubes, the 'standarised' competition cubes would feel different and would affect competitors performance.

 

[amostay2004]

I so agree with you man! Every tennis player should use the exact same racquet, every runner the same type of shoes, every racecar driver the same car, etc. right?

 

[Micael]

You knew your idea was going to get shot by everyone, right? I am wondering why you post this. Your idea is way more unfair, how could you not see it?

 

[Kirjava]

oh my god you're being serious

 

[blakedacuber]

stefan best post ever:L:L

waste of a thread actually thats wht i think as charlie and others said nobodys stopping you from getting the best cube

it wuld make it unfair as you should(and probably do) everyone likes different cubes with dif lubes tensions etc people who love the f2 ight not lik an alpha v etc