Jon Esparaz and Bill Wang on Global TV!

[Genius4Jesus]

[video]http://globalnews.ca/video/1710829/rubiks-cube-anniversary[/video]

Me and Bill on Global TV's "The Morning Show"!

Too bad the guy from the promoter company made us use the crappy Rubik's Brand...

 

[Randomno]

25 seconds? Did you mess up PLL?

 

[Genius4Jesus]

25 seconds? Did you mess up PLL?

No it was just N-perm. And we had to use a Rubik's Brand straight out of the box.

EDIT: Also, we had little inspection and live TV makes me a little nervous. So, I don't think my solve was that bad.

 

[Sa967St]

Too bad the guy from the promoter company made us use the crappy Rubik's Brand...

That's unfortunate. :/ I don't see any logic behind that decision - it just shows how bad the new Rubik's Speedcube is and embarrasses you guys. The almost all of other Canadian TV networks that were promoting the new Rubik's Speedcube let the cubers use their mains for a demonstration.

Well, it's not the first time Global TV "messed up" a cubing segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyNYPi9TNw

 

[TimMc]

it just shows how bad the new Rubik's Speedcube is and embarrasses you guys

It's honestly not that bad if some time is spent using the screwdriver and lube to prepare it.

Perhaps one of the networks could pre-record a cuber using the screwdriver/lube to prepare them as an intro...

Tim.

 

[sneaklyfox]

Too bad the guy from the promoter company made us use the crappy Rubik's Brand...

Yeah, that sucks. It looks awful to turn.

 

[Genius4Jesus]

That's unfortunate. :/ I don't see any logic behind that decision - it just shows how bad the new Rubik's Speedcube is and embarrasses you guys. The almost all of other Canadian TV networks that were promoting the new Rubik's Speedcube let the cubers use their mains for a demonstration.

Well, it's not the first time Global TV "messed up" a cubing segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyNYPi9TNw

I agree, although this was not the fault of Global's people, it was the representative for the PR company hired by Rubik's who was there to "help" this morning. But, instead he made it so Bill and I had to use the Rubik's Brand...

 

[Genius4Jesus]

It's honestly not that bad if some time is spent using the screwdriver and lube to prepare it.

Perhaps one of the networks could pre-record a cuber using the screwdriver/lube to prepare them as an intro...

Tim.

The cube we used wasn't even the tension-able speedcube version, it still had rivets.

 

[Randomno]

Well, it's not the first time Global TV "messed up" a cubing segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyNYPi9TNw

Ugh those 2x2s I feel sorry for people in 2010 who had to use those.