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

[Zane_C]

Oh, 2012, don't make me laugh. Actually do, I like laughing

Lol. Who knows, something might happen. You have an excuse to enjoy life.

You made me laugh at the bit where you said "excuse", good job.

 

[Edward]

Oh, 2012, don't make me laugh. Actually do, I like laughing

Lol. Who knows, something might happen. You have an excuse to enjoy life.

You made me laugh at the bit where you said "excuse", good job.

Please don't start...

 

[Sin-H]

b2t:
Basically, yeah, be a happy geek
It works better than being a selfish nerd

 

[lilkdub503]

Just ignore and move on with your life. You have two years to live. Enjoy it.

What? Does SebCube have a terminal illness? If so, I hope he is strong through it all.
On-off topic: Don't really worry about it. Just be a happy geek. But this is key: DON'T act like you are superior to someone else just because you can solve a few different plastic toys. Girls don't dig that ish.

No, We die in 2012. That's why.

A girl that doesn't dig cubes is not a girl I would like as my gf.

You missed the point. I was trying to put the emphasis on the superiority thing. No one likes arrogance. Cubes are icebreakers.

 

[Carrot]

hehe... I normally just say, "I earn 300kr (which is...54.5 USD)/hour for doing this" Then they normally reply like "wouuw... I wanna be as fast as you!" x'D ( the point is, then they don't think your are a geek, but a moneymaker x'D)

 

[Muesli]

"Do you want to know?"

"Yeaah!"

"Really?"

"yeah yeah tell me!"

"Ok. You ready?"

"Get on with it!"

"Match the colours up."

To put it simply, tell them what you're doing as you do it. Engage them

 

[Kian]

I know you're young and being more popular is important to you (it's important to almost everyone, at least in some sense), but I can't stress to you enough how little it matters what anyone else thinks of you. Do what you love and do it wherever you damn well please. Happy cubing

 

[xXzaKerXx]

just dont cube in front of them. nobody calls me a geek, but i'm not the type that likes attention

 

[Bryan]

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.

 

[ShadenSmith]

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.

This is the only way I'll practice for now on.

 

[Stefan]

Appear to be nice and relaxed and maby wear sun glasses over your head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzGjbjUPVUo

Nah... if you really don't want to appear like a geek, be like Adam or Bob.

 

[JTW2007]

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.

I would so much rather look like a geek.

 

[cuber13579]

if thats what being a geek is than enjoy being a geek i get called a nerd but i just say then if this is what a nerd is then i'm happy to be a nerd

 

[Dionz]

well it sucks that non-cubers think that a rubiks cube is lake THE symbol for geeks... god damnit

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Most importantly, don't forget to slow your roll while you solve.

 

[CuBeOrDiE]

why, do u mind being called a geek?

i like it.

 

[Feryll]

Really, a way to gracefully do it would to do it smoothly. Like not shaking while your doing it, even if it takes a few more seconds. Also saying something random like "Good for you" or "That's what she said" might make the insulter (insultor?) have to try to hard to come up with a new insult. Or you could just roll with it.

 

[cmhardw]

You could always solve in public less I guess? Although solving in public helps to learn how to control your nerves, it does lead to people having certain perceptions about you. I only train in public shortly before a competition, and I go to some kind of nearby coffee shop where people are all there to do various things. This way it isn't too unusual that you are cubing, because most everyone else is doing something as well.

I always feel uncomfortable cubing in public. When I cube, I cube to train or improve or somehow better my technique. I don't like being interrupted to have to explain cubing to non-cubers, or answer questions about cubing. It's not that I don't like talking to people about these things, I do, but not when I am trying to practice.

I would try to simply practice in public less and see if it helps.

Chris

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

Hmm, this is a hard question, the only way I can think of is to make it so you don't look nerdy.
Definition of nerd:

Nerds are a form of candy currently sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. Damn.

I mean:
1. A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

See, the reason I am not a nerd whilst solving the cube because I am dead sexy.

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.

I do 1 sometimes, on my hat.
2) Nope.
3) I put some Axe stuff in my hair sometimes
4) Yup but I'm not even gonna try that
5) Yup
6) No...
7) Nope...
8) LOL

 

[Edam]

This shirt might also help, I've never tried it but I can't argue with those kind of reviews.