Cubing survey

[TimMc]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Rubik's Cube

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, White

Do you have the V-Cubes?
The 6 and 7

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
25.13

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
TimsTimes.exe ;-)

What got you into cubing?
A workmate.

How many solves do you do a day?
20-30 times when I pick one up. Otherwise I can go weeks without solving.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Rubik's Magic

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No. It's not always appropriate.

What lube do you use?
CRC 808 (3055)

How long have you been cubing?
Almost 2 years as of writing this.

Tim.

 

[Lewis]

What is your favorite event?
Megaminx

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
PUZL Competition Speedcube

Do you have any color cubes?
white

Do you have the V-Cubes?
not yet

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
47seconds

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT 0.92

What got you into cubing?
Got a skewb and a pyraminx for christmas a few years ago.

How many solves do you do a day?
50-100

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Megaminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Yes

What lube do you use?
None

How long have you been cubing?
About 5 months.

 

[Callum]

Favorite event:
5x5,OH

Speedcube:
Type A DIY

Colours:
Green (mine), white, red, orange, black.

V-cubes:
(My brother's) two 5, one 6, one 7

Tournaments:
6

Fastest solve:
22.93

Computer program:
CCT

Insparation:
Dad,brother

Solves a day:
No idea

Favorite non-cube puzzle:
Megaminx

Do I bring my cube everywhere:
Mostly

Type of lube:
Jig-a-loo

How long have I been cubing:
1 year almost 7 months.

Sorry I suck at typing so I only typed parts of the questions.

 

[cuBerBruce]

What is your favorite event?
Fewest Moves solving - the only event I've won a certificate in.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Rubik's DIY core, cubies from a 25th Anniversary cube

Do you have any color cubes?
Only black plastic ones, except for white V-Cubes.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Two 5's (white), a 6 and a 7

How many tournaments have you been in?
13

What is your fastest full step solve?
~40 sec

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
I've used JNetCube, but not anything lately.

What got you into cubing?
I got a Rubik's cube as a birthday present in the early '80s. I got serious into computer analysis of the cube in 2005, which sort of led into going to cubing competitions to meet other Rubik's Cube enthusiasts.

How many solves do you do a day?
0-10 lately.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
My V-Pillow. If you call that a cube, then I suppose my cuboid Square-1 counts a cube puzzle too, so I would probably have to say Megaminx or maybe Pyraminx Crystal.

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No.

What lube do you use?
KEL Pure Silicone spray

How long have you been cubing?
Since 1981, but really wasn't very doing it regularly for many years from around 1983 through 2004.

 

[pjk]

What is your favorite event?
5x5 Speed right now.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Rubik's DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
No

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Only the 6x6 and 7x7.

How many tournaments have you been in?
3

What is your fastest full step solve?
9.15 seconds

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
JNetCube

What got you into cubing?
Saw my brother's friend solving one on video in 1:20 or so. Inspired me to try.

How many solves do you do a day?
Average around 2 or so a day right now. On a good day I'll do an avg of 12.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Square-1

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No, but I need to start. I often find times where I wish I had one.

What lube do you use?
CRC Silicone Spray

How long have you been cubing?
Late Feb, 2006.

 

[crabs!!!]

What is your favorite event?
3x3x3

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
White type F (I'm currently cherrypicking storeboughts so soon it will be a store bought.

Do you have any color cubes?
No

Do you have the V-Cubes?
No

How many tournaments have you been in?
none

What is your fastest full step solve?
32.45

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
cubetimer.com

What got you into cubing?
My friend

How many solves do you do a day?
Alot

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Dont have any

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Everywhere but work

What lube do you use?
Jig-a-loo

How long have you been cubing?
4 months

 

[Laetitia]

What is your favorite event?
Megaminx

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
White type A.

Do you have any color cubes?
only white and black

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Yes, white V5, V6 and V7

How many tournaments have you been in?
8

What is your fastest full step solve?
I don't know... I think about 16-17 sec.

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Jnet

What got you into cubing?
My brothers taught me how to solve it when I was a child.

How many solves do you do a day?
It depends a lot of the day.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
I think you can easily find the answer if you read my answer to the first question

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Actually, I take my white cube AND my megaminx everywhere.

What lube do you use?
Silicone

How long have you been cubing?
I can solve the cube since I'm a child (about 8-9 years old I think. I'm 19 now).
I try to go faster since october 2006.

 

[TMOY]

What is your favorite event?
Big cubes (from 4^3 to 6^3, 7^3 is a bit too long for my taste) and megaminx. Square-1 is close too.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
I switched back to my storebought after having mistakenly picked it up for the first round of Brussels Open and broken my best average in competition by 5 seconds with it

Do you have any color cube?
Apart from V-cubes I have a white Eastsheen 4^3.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Yes, white V5, V6 and V7.

How many tournaments have you been in?
7 (including the children's compettiion I attended in late 1981)

What is your fastest full step solve?
I did a 24.53 solve which is technically full-step but what I consider lucky. My best unlucky solve is 25.49.
In competition, my 27.75 solve in EC was full-step too.

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
Jnet, but I rarely use it.

What got you into cubing?
I got my first cube as a Christmas present in 1980 when I was 10.

How many solves do you do a day?
Depends on the day and on the cube (I usually do much more solves when practicing 2^3 than 7^3 )

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Does a scrambled square-1 count as a non-cube puzzle ?
Anyway it's megaminx.

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
I'm not yet cube-addict to that extent but I often have cubes with me.

What lube do you use?
Silicone.

How long have you been cubing?
I really got into cubing after performing my first successful solve in early summer 1981, and I cubed during about a year after that. I came back to cubing last February.

 

[Leviticus]

What is your favorite event?
5x5 Speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type D Hybrid DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
Black, white, green, blue, orange, pink, trans. blue, trans. green, trans.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Yes, all three.

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
One of my friends at school.

How many solves do you do a day?
Depends on school, i only really cube on the weekend.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Megaminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No

What lube do you use?
Pyroil. Citrus scent, mmm

How long have you been cubing?
~1.2 years

 

[Rubixcubematt]

what is your favourite event?
3x3 BLD, i love the feeling you get when you do a good successful solve

what kind is your main speedcube?
white type d hybrid (new type, need to use the loctite trick on it)

do you have any colour cubes?
black, white

do you have the v-cubes?
No

how many tournaments have you been in?
0

what is your fastest full step solve?
15.08

what computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

what got you into cubing?
people at school started doing it.

how many solves do you do a day?
I'm not sure, varies if its a weekday or weekend. at least 80-100

what is your favourite non-cube puzzle?
sq-1 (even though i dont have one)

do you take a cube with you everywhere?
no

what lube do you use?
silicone. helmar h4000 silicone spray

how long have you been cubing?
~5.5 months

 

[rachmaninovian]

what is your favourite event?
it used to be 2x2..now its 4x4.

what kind is your main speedcube?
white Edison.

do you have any colour cubes?
black, white

do you have the v-cubes?
yes. one of each.

how many tournaments have you been in?
0

what is your fastest full step solve?
eh. 20.xx??? otherwise 13.02 fullstep but i consider it to be lucky.

what computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
cubemania/CCT

what got you into cubing?
I saw a cube and I thought it would be awesome to some something "impossible".

how many solves do you do a day?
mm. 20-30 on average? mostly 5x5/4x4. I play 3x3 only occasionally.

what is your favourite non-cube puzzle?
2x2x1

do you take a cube with you everywhere?
yes

what lube do you use?
waxco silicone spray, cubelube

how long have you been cubing?
~3 years

 

[LarsN]

what is your favourite event?
Right now it's 5x5 speed, but mainly its 3x3 speed.

what kind is your main speedcube?
Chineese speedcubing kit II

do you have any colour cubes?
black, white

do you have the v-cubes?
Yes, 5 and 7. I hated the v-cube 6 even before it was released.

how many tournaments have you been in?
1, soon to be 2

what is your fastest full step solve?
12.96

what computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
cubemania

what got you into cubing?
I just wanted to solve the hardest logical puzzle ever. I didn't know that it was addictive.

how many solves do you do a day?
On average I would say 20, but I mostly practise in chunks when I find the occasional free hour.

what is your favourite non-cube puzzle?
7x7x7

do you take a cube with you everywhere?
If I'm not going to something family related, yes.

what lube do you use?
Alaska silikone spray

how long have you been cubing?
1 ½ years

 

[hawkmp4]

What is your favorite event?
Megaminx

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Storebought!

Do you have any color cubes?
Uh...I have a white sq1, that's it.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
I don't like the big cubes really, no.

How many tournaments have you been in?
1

What is your fastest full step solve?
22.29

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
CCT

What got you into cubing?
Somehow stumbling on to Lars Petrus' page, then I got interested and went out and bought a cube.

How many solves do you do a day?
I try to do 12 on at least one puzzle. But I'm very busy most of the time.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Megaminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
I take some puzzle with me to school every day.

What lube do you use?
Silicone. It really doesn't matter what kind you use as much as people think.

How long have you been cubing?
About 7-8 months seriously.

 

[boiiwonder]

These surveys are everywhere. Why not make one for cubers?

What is your favorite event?
4x4x4 speed

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
store brought

Do you have any color cubes?
no

Do you have the V-Cubes?
no

How many tournaments have you been in?
0

What is your fastest full step solve?
unknown

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
none

What got you into cubing?
a bet

How many solves do you do a day?
It all depends

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Pyraminx

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Depends on where im going ( usually if I have to wait for something )

What lube do you use?
none

How long have you been cubing?

speed 11 months in total 4 years 11 months lol

 

[HelloiamChow]

What is your favorite event?
4x4x4 speed but my 4x4x4 is broken right now. So probably 3x3x3 BLD.

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A DIY

Do you have any color cubes?
They're all black.

Do you have the V-Cubes?
Nope

How many tournaments have you been in?
Uhhhh.....thinking...5? G-Wiz, FL Open, Stetson, One of the Chatahoochee's and Nationals.

What is your fastest full step solve?
9.xx

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
JNet

What got you into cubing?
Friends at school.

How many solves do you do a day?
Before nationals it was maybe 50 - 70 a day. I have solved a cube less than 10 times since then.

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Sudoku

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Eh. If it's convenient. And if I knew where it was.

What lube do you use?
CRC Heavy Duty Silicone.

How long have you been cubing?
3 going on 4 years.

 

[AvGalen]

Why do I feel like my answers are like Mike's (they are not)

What is your favorite event?
5x5x5 officialy, fmc at home

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
I think it is a type D with CubeSmith Ultra-bright stickers. It is the type where edges and corners also have "centercaps"

Do you have any color cubes?
Dozens

Do you have the V-Cubes?
2 of each, but no black 5x5x5 anymore (stolen) and one of my 6x6x6's popped a piece that I couldn't find anymore

How many tournaments have you been in?
27 in 13 different countries

What is your fastest full step solve?
I have no idea. My full step solve would include doing cross, then 3 corners, then 4 edges, then 1 corner, then a 4 look last layer. I will almost always skip one of those steps or use tricks like "4th edge + last corner at the same time", "edge-control" or "I sense that inserting the last corner first, then the 4th edge will give me a (partial) OLL-skip". I think my fastest (almost) full step would be the 17.97 at Euro 2008

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
I don't, unless you think the weekly competitions or WCA database count

What got you into cubing?
Originally, I was a kid in the eightees. 4 years ago my girlfriend told me she saw a 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 and asked me if she should have bought them , 3 years ago I bought them , my inability to quickly fix the OLL-parity on 4x4x4 made me search for a solution on the internet

How many solves do you do a day?
0, unless I am travelling or doing the weekly competition

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Babylon tower.

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No, but the cube has taken me almost everywhere and will take me to many more places

What lube do you use?
Silicon oil (not spray) for normal lubing. Cube Lube for quick results

How long have you been cubing?
About 25 years with a 15 year break

 

[edwardtimliu]

What is your favorite event?
3*3 oh

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
storebought, but i'm switching to a joycube

Do you have any color cubes?
i had a white then i sold it for 10 bucks

Do you have the V-Cubes?
no

How many tournaments have you been in?
utah open 08 in may
taiwan summer open in june/july idk
boulder open 08 in september

What is your fastest full step solve?
11.64

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
cubemania.org
jnet cube

What got you into cubing?
shotaro makisumi and michael young

How many solves do you do a day?
20-50

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
magic, i can finally get sub 2 !

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
ya but i dont cube in public, its one of those just in case things

What lube do you use?
cyclo silicon, the only trusted brand in taiwan

How long have you been cubing?
i think its a year

 

[Jebediah54]

What is your favorite event?
3x3

Why kind of cube is your main speedcube?
Type A DIY from C4Y

Do you have any color cubes?
Just black

Do you have the V-Cubes?
no

How many tournaments have you been in?
None

What is your fastest full step solve?
24.19

What computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
JNet Cube

What got you into cubing?
A kid I sat next to in a class had one and did it... I decided to learn and haven't stopped since

How many solves do you do a day?
Depends on the day, if I'm going crazy on it, 100s, if not probably 50 or so

What is your favorite non-cube puzzle?
Do girls count?

Do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Oh yes, I'm sure my teachers hate me for it though

What lube do you use?
Jig-a-Loo

How long have you been cubing?
About a year now, but I only started getting into the speed part in June

 

[ConnorCuber]

what is your favourite event?
2x2 Speed

what kind is your main speedcube?
Black PuzzleProz DIY

do you have any colour cubes?
black and white

do you have the v-cubes?
Yes, but just the 6 and 7

how many tournaments have you been in?
1

what is your fastest full step solve?
14.00
what computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
cubemania

what got you into cubing?
I saw a video of Yu
how many solves do you do a day?
100-200

what is your favourite non-cube puzzle?
Megaminx

do you take a cube with you everywhere?
No

what lube do you use?
Jig-A-Loo

how long have you been cubing?
1 Year in Janurary

 

[Aub227]

what is your favourite event?
3x3 blindfold

what kind is your main speedcube?
Black Rubik's DIY

do you have any colour cubes?
black

do you have the v-cubes?
nope

how many tournaments have you been in?
1

what is your fastest full step solve?
14.17

what computer program do you use to keep track of your times?
none

what got you into cubing?
It was huge in the early eighties! / then seeing Macky's solves

how many solves do you do a day?
at least one. Solved at least once a day for the last 3+ years.

what is your favourite non-cube puzzle?
brainteasers

do you take a cube with you everywhere?
Yes... "Don't leave home without it"

what lube do you use?
CRC

how long have you been cubing?
since the early eighties (1982... put it down for 20+ years... saw Macky's 12 second solve... then got hooked again in.