Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[AdamRubiksCubed]

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Cubing in class is disrespectful towards the teacher and the other students.

This was in first period health class (early in the morning, not an important class) before work had been assigned. We were setting up for a movie and the teacher was taking attendance. Trust me, I know where you are coming from, when a teacher is teaching a lesson, it is very disrespectful to cube, I would never do that. The point was that this sub didn't know what a Rubik's Cube was.

 

[JediJupiter]

This was in first period health class (early in the morning, not an important class) before work had been assigned. We were setting up for a movie and the teacher was taking attendance. Trust me, I know where you are coming from, when a teacher is teaching a lesson, it is very disrespectful to cube, I would never do that. The point was that this sub didn't know what a Rubik's Cube was.

Honestly, there's nothing wrong with calling it a toy. It is a toy. Just because we take it seriously doesn't mean everyone does.

 

[AdamRubiksCubed]

Honestly, there's nothing wrong with calling it a toy. It is a toy. Just because we take it seriously doesn't mean everyone does.

You bring up a valid point, it's in the toy hall of fame so how can it not be a toy. I think you're misinterpreting the point of the story. This guy didn't know what a cube was, instead of calling them "things" like a normal person would say in that situation, he came up with "play toys" from somewhere. The way he said it made it sound like he was talking to a toddler. It's ok if you don't find it funny, I guess it's kind of a "had to be there" moment.

 

[Note]

I feel like this thread is for angry cubers to take out their rage on.. Like me.

Me: *puts skewb in pocket*
Person: "Can I use that?"
Me: ...*gives person skewb*
Person:"This is so confusing.." *drops the skewb and it explodes*
Me: "Oh no..." *crouches down to pick up all the pieces*
Person:*walks away*

Then when I went to put it back together, I noticed one of the fixed corners broke off, meaning not only did the person pop the skewb but they legitimately BROKE it.

R.I.P Note's Lanlan ;~;

 

[Randomno]

I feel like this thread is for angry cubers to take out their rage on.. Like me.

Me: *puts skewb in pocket*
Person: "Can I use that?"
Me: ...*gives person skewb*
Person:"This is so confusing.." *drops the skewb and it explodes*
Me: "Oh no..." *crouches down to pick up all the pieces*
Person:*walks away*

Then when I went to put it back together, I noticed one of the fixed corners broke off, meaning not only did the person pop the skewb but they legitimately BROKE it.

R.I.P Note's Lanlan ;~;

Just donate it to Mollerz after you take the springs for an SS Skewb.

 

[Note]

Just donate it to Mollerz after you take the springs for an SS Skewb.

..Mollerz? (I already have a Moyu but it'd be nice to try a Shengshou..)

 

[AlGoreRhythm]

My spanish teacher lets me cube in class, mainly because I have a solid A and only do it after finishing my work. I got my 7x7 PB (still pretty slow, 7:15.32) in there yesterday, and the class started cheering. Most embarrassing moment ever? Yes. Most satisfying moment ever? Probably yes.

 

[obelisk477]

This isn't a thing they say exactly, but whenever I give it to someone to scramble they do like 1 move ATM with wrist turns for 15 seconds (L15' R12'), rotate, and repeat until it looks scrambled. It usually ends up being like ~6 ATM before they are satisfied and hand it back.

 

[ketchuphater999]

this guys was like "YOU'RE USING HACKS" and i'm like "erm... no... how exactly?" *does sexy move 6 times* and then he says "SEE?! HACKS!"

:fp

 

[Randomno]

this guys was like "YOU'RE USING HACKS" and i'm like "erm... no... how exactly?" *does sexy move 6 times* and then he says "SEE?! HACKS!"

:fp

Stop hacking.

 

[CuberM]

Pretty much every single adult that approaches me says this, or something like it.

 

[AlGoreRhythm]

I don't know if I'v already said this or not, but some 8th graders (I'm in 7th) saw my 7x7 box and thought "Magic Cube" meant it was a magic trick. Then I launched into a long explanation on the patent and naming history of the Rubik's Cube. The end.

 

[guysensei1]

Cubing in a fast food place when one of the staff asks me if I'm from China because 'all the clever, Chinese looking people come from China'

 

[NooberCuber]

Cubing in a fast food place when one of the staff asks me if I'm from China because 'all the clever, Chinese looking people come from China'

LOL

 

[dannah]

you do that so quickly
i could not do that in 10 years (40 seconds?)
i just peeled the stickers off
can you solve my cube?

the number of times the last two have not worked together, how many times has a non cuber said to me "can you do my rubiks cube" and i could not because they had messed about with the stickers "but i did not peel the stickers off" they say

 

[penguinz7]

I asked how my friend thought rubik's was spelled, and he said, "R-U-B-B-I-C-S." -_-

 

[DeeDubb]

you do that so quickly
i could not do that in 10 years (40 seconds?)
i just peeled the stickers off
can you solve my cube?

the number of times the last two have not worked together, how many times has a non cuber said to me "can you do my rubiks cube" and i could not because they had messed about with the stickers "but i did not peel the stickers off" they say

More often it's because of a pop and the pieces put back in incorrectly. I don't know a ton of people who take the stickers off and put them on in an unsolved position.

 

[JediJupiter]

More often it's because of a pop and the pieces put back in incorrectly. I don't know a ton of people who take the stickers off and put them on in an unsolved position.

A rubiks cube? Popping? I think its more likely people would take off some stickers so that they had two sides solved or something.

 

[Chrizz]

I showed a floppy cube. "is that one broken?"

 

[AlGoreRhythm]

Hehe... if I got a tattoo of a rubik's cube, and it had the wrong color scheme...