How to not look like a geek when solving the 3x3

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Something similar, but vulgar.
Also a wolf shirt.
 
You know when I started I thought people woudl think I was a nerd, cause I am and cubing is a nerdy pursuit.

as it turned out I met a lot of people while cubing in public. Frequently cute girls. Cubing gets peoples attention and they can approach you and ask you questions. Maybe the people insulting you notice that you are getting attention and admiration for your intelligence.

So don't worry about looking like a nerd. one thing that might make you look more impressive is stopping when you're done with each solve for 2 seconds to let them know you solved it. other wise people think you are cubing and not solving.
 
HowSuneIsNow said:
You know when I started I thought people woudl think I was a nerd, cause I am and cubing is a nerdy pursuit.

as it turned out I met a lot of people while cubing in public. Frequently cute girls. Cubing gets peoples attention and they can approach you and ask you questions. Maybe the people insulting you notice that you are getting attention and admiration for your intelligence.

So don't worry about looking like a nerd. one thing that might make you look more impressive is stopping when you're done with each solve for 2 seconds to let them know you solved it. other wise people think you are cubing and not solving.
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Wow that is a good one Thanks!!!
 
Don't mean to spoil the moment for you, SebCube, you double posted.

Bryan said:
1) If you wear glasses, they should be sunglasses. And don't wear them across your eyes. Either on your forehead, hung on the front of your shirt, or, as I've seen in some rare occasions, hung on the back of your shirt.
2) Wear a special shirt. Tiger face covering the whole shirt? Good. Dragon wrapping around the back? Good.
3) Put a crapload of gel in your hair. It should look permanently wet and in a position that defies the lawas of gravity.
4) Have six-pack abs. During your solves, solved one-handed for a while and show off the six-pack.
5) Have an iPod or other music device and get external speakers for it. Have music that's just bass beats. Bop to the music while you solve and declare, "This song is freaking awesome."
6) Have a girl that's dressed like someone from "Jersey Shore" and have her stand next to you snapping gum and telling everyone, "You're freaking awesome!". She should also bop to the music.
7) During the PLL, grab the girl and give her a big kiss. If you don't think your mom would feel awkward if she saw it, you're doing it wrong.
8) Once you're done with the solve, toss the cube on the ground, slap the girl on the backside, and say, "Pick that up for me babe."

I guarantee if you follow these stops, no one will accuse you of being a geek.
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1) I can do that.
2) Yes I have a Tiger shirt just like that.
3) I could do that, but I don't like it, it feels like you have grease in your hair.
4. My friends say I have a six pack only when they punch me (Joke punch of course), I don't show it off.
5) I don't feel like bopping when I'm cubing.
6) Hell no.
7) I think I'll rather be called a nerd then lose most my popularity completely.
8) Haha I don't think so, that would eliminate any popularity remaining after step 7.

Some good but overall, I think I'll rather look nerdy.
 
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Bryan said:
1) If you wear glasses, they should be sunglasses. And don't wear them across your eyes. Either on your forehead, hung on the front of your shirt, or, as I've seen in some rare occasions, hung on the back of your shirt.
2) Wear a special shirt. Tiger face covering the whole shirt? Good. Dragon wrapping around the back? Good.
3) Put a crapload of gel in your hair. It should look permanently wet and in a position that defies the lawas of gravity.
4) Have six-pack abs. During your solves, solved one-handed for a while and show off the six-pack.
5) Have an iPod or other music device and get external speakers for it. Have music that's just bass beats. Bop to the music while you solve and declare, "This song is freaking awesome."
6) Have a girl that's dressed like someone from "Jersey Shore" and have her stand next to you snapping gum and telling everyone, "You're freaking awesome!". She should also bop to the music.
7) During the PLL, grab the girl and give her a big kiss. If you don't think your mom would feel awkward if she saw it, you're doing it wrong.
8) Once you're done with the solve, toss the cube on the ground, slap the girl on the backside, and say, "Pick that up for me babe."

I guarantee if you follow these stops, no one will accuse you of being a geek.
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These are words of great wisdom.
 
What's wrong with being nerdy?
I was at the mall once with my cube, and a cute girl came out of the store she was working at to ask me about it.
 
Simply, if you're not a geek, then people that know you will obviously not think you're a geek. If they do, then it's something else you're doing wrong (Stuff like being Asian).

If you don't know them, well,
You don't have to cube a certain way, just look cool (which I have failed to do).
 
Fun fact: being a nerd/geek is awesome. Why would you want to not look like one if you are one? Who cares what other people think...

I was a geek all the way through high school, then all the way through an Ivy League college, and now I'm doing so professionally in grad school.
 
I cube in public quite a bit, and I get positive feedback way more often than negative feedback. Cubing can be a great conversation starter. I've got a lot of girls numbers after they approached me while I was cubing. Just make sure you don't freeze up when people approach you, that makes you seem socially awkward and nerdy instead of unique and interesting.

Sometimes I even do a little cubing when I go out to the bars. You would think you would catch a lot of crap for this, but it actually works pretty well. For some reason, people are more interested in cubing the more alcohol they have consumed. My times are really shitty when I'm hammered, but non-cubers really have no concept of what is fast, so it doesn't matter much. People buy me free drinks all night long, and I get much more female attention than my non-cuber friends.
 
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