Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[Specs112]

Whenever I practice my 2x2 solves after practicing 3x3, there is always AT LEAST one person that says "Wow, look. A 2x2. That's soooooo easy." I ask them if they want to try. 0% of people have actually solved it

I once had a non-cuber at school bet that he could solve a 2x2 faster than I could solve a 3x3. Knowing he couldn't cube, I said I'd do all the puzzles I had with me before he finished.
He ragequit when he had one side and I had finished 3x3 and 4x4 and was halfway through 5x5.

 

[Magix]

I'm surprised this hasn't turned up yet, although TBH I haven't really read through all 200+ pages...
Whenever I practice my 2x2 solves after practicing 3x3, there is always AT LEAST one person that says "Wow, look. A 2x2. That's soooooo easy." I ask them if they want to try. 0% of people have actually solved it

Someone mentions this in at least every other page.

 

[theace]

I changed by cube color from dark blue to light blue! Go India!

We took it quite seriously haha! In fact, I did a 234 relay with orange, white and green respectively and then flipped all the cubes over to blue

 

[Georgeanderre]

After leaving a friend with a cube ... hows this go back together...?
then when i get it back, why is this an impossible case...?
followed by a look of ... wow you know just by looking at it scrambled ...?

 

[hoopee]

Solving 2x2x2 cube application on my friend's phone:
Schoolmate: Why are you playing 4x4? (yes, he actually didn't say "with", he said "why are you playing" :fp )
me: ...
And he walked away just when I was answering him ...

 

[DylanReynolds]

Well its a bit off-topic but ahwell
The Nicest Thing a Non-Cuber has ever said to me:
*Pulls out a megaminx*
Him: Aw thats a cool teraminx
Me: It's Not a tetraminx its a megaminx
Him: Oh... Well that looks difficult to solve Good Luck!
My Mind: Go Away.. Wait WuT? I was expecting "you'll never solve that you idiot! you'll have to PEEL TEH STICKARZ!"
Me: Thanks

 

[BrainOfSweden]

meh people in my form class try to steal my cubes at school then they give it back to me with a internal pop inside my 2x2 :/

Happened to me as well. They just wan't to try my cubes, and ususally they just twist them randomly and gives up, but one friend of mine always want's to try (and smell ) other peoples stuff. So, about 2.5 weeks ago, I left the school cafeteria at breakfast, forgetting that she still had my 2x2. When I came back, no one had it I'm pretty sure that it's two of my classmates who takes turns in having it, just to annoy me, and since it's a crappy East Sheen 2x2, made out of spare parts from a broken siamese, I'm sure it'll be all popped if I ever get it back.

 

[tx789]

A friend of mine keeps mixing up 2x2 and 4x4 (It's the number of stickers on a face)

 

[DylanReynolds]

I got one layer!!! Look!! i did one layer!!!! ( cross isn't done, corners are in wrong places)

exactly what happened to me but my freind to a SOLVED 3x3x3 off me and said look I can do it and the mixed up 2 layers of it :/
and said "OH MEH JEEZUZ I HAZ DONE IT!" and he ran off (but he gave the cube back first)

 

[DylanReynolds]

I'm surprised I haven't really seen this on the thread (although I'll admit I haven't read all 208 pages T_T).
My biggest annoyance is when they're like, "Oh I can solve it; let me see!"
*hand it to them, they rotate it once*
"Watch this!"
*they rotate it back*
Me: "Woooow, impressive!" :tu

I literally get that 95% of the time someone new sees me solve it.

Everyone treats me like a magician when I solve it, like it's fake and I have some sort of special trick that I won't reveal. But I can enjoy it most of the time and it's funny how nearly everyone reacts the same ways.

EXACTLY what happened to me when I first started cubing
Situation:
*doing the BEGINNERS R`D`R D Without my MUCH needed algorithm paper*
"Solved *Cool Face* ;D"
"Wow! How did you do That!?!?! I Take The STICKAHRZ OFF!"
*Freind Scrambles My Cube*
"Now Solve It"
"Sure"
*goes to pull out my algorithm paper*
"WOAHWOAHWOAHWOAHWOAH"
"What Up?"
"You Using CHEATS"
"THATS NOT ALLOWED!"
"*Facepalm*"
(Keep in mind he said he peels the stickers off)

 

[Tiersy]

1. I just took the stickers off (with some kind of smug look on their face)
2. Have you seen the pursuit of happiness?
3. If you solved it once what's the point of doing it again?

most annoying one ever for though me is "ISN'T THERE A TRICK TO IT?"

and pretty much all the rest of the things people said in the 10 or so pages i read of this thread

 

[ElectricDoodie]

EXACTLY what happened to me when I first started cubing
Situation:
*doing the BEGINNERS R`D`R D Without my MUCH needed algorithm paper*
"Solved *Cool Face* ;D"
"Wow! How did you do That!?!?! I Take The STICKAHRZ OFF!"
*Freind Scrambles My Cube*
"Now Solve It"
"Sure"
*goes to pull out my algorithm paper*
"WOAHWOAHWOAHWOAHWOAH"
"What Up?"
"You Using CHEATS"
"THATS NOT ALLOWED!"
"*Facepalm*"
(Keep in mind he said he peels the stickers off)

I would never tell someone I can solve the cube, then pull out an algorithm sheet in front of them, to help me solve it. That pretty much means that you can't really solve it, yet, if you still need help.

 

[Bapao]

If you use algs to solve then you are relying on help anyway...

 

[Ranzha]

If you use algs to solve then you are relying on help anyway...

No. Then you're relying on your memory.
The real "secret" behind solving is learning the algorithms and recalling them from memory. There's a huge difference between using an alg sheet to give you algs and using an alg sheet to learn algs.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

If you use algs to solve then you are relying on help anyway...

You didn't get it.

To a non-cuber, if you pull out a sheet of paper, and follow a set line of moves to solve a cube, they obviously aren't going to think you can do it on your own.
If you have all the moves memorized, and show it to them, they will be actually impressed, because you are just doing it, without following instructions on a sheet of paper.

In fact, even non-cubers who know that you use algs, they will sometimes still be impressed that you memorized so many, and know which ones to use, and do them fast.


Like I said, I just wouldn't go to a non-cuber, tell them I can solve it, then pull out a sheet filled with algorithms, as I follow it to solve the cube, and expect them to actually care or be impressed. And then facepalm when they aren't.

There is a huge undeniable difference to people, between solving a cube using algs from memory, and solving a cubes while looking at an alg sheet, as you solve.
In fact, I never considered my first solve a solve, when I used sheets. When I was able to do it purely from memory, using the Beginner's Method, is when I considered myself to be able to solve it. Especially in front of people.

 

[theace]

most annoying one ever for though me is "ISN'T THERE A TRICK TO IT?"

I swear! Nothing can be as annoying!

 

[DylanReynolds]

I would never tell someone I can solve the cube, then pull out an algorithm sheet in front of them, to help me solve it. That pretty much means that you can't really solve it, yet, if you still need help.

Nah this was all WAY back ages ago of course I dont use an alg sheet now XD

 

[Bapao]

I do get it. Why worry about what others think then? Learning algs is part of how you got where you are. Some people are gonna claim you cheat either way as soon they know there's a method to solving that relies on the work of others. Why keep it a secret? To fool them into thinking you can do something that you might not have been able to do without the help provided by people that actually sat down and figured this stuff out for you? Can either of you solve without relying on something that others have provided to help? No disrespect intended, but that mentality seems kinda egoistic if you ask me. Sure it's a lot of work to learn a complete method, it's not like I'm not learning ought myself...

 

[Shamankian]

Now, I'm assuming most of these methods are based on math... And... Who worked out math? Surely not the person who worked out the method. So (s)he would also rely on the work of others. We can track this way back, however when does this stop being relevant? I'm not sure.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

I do get it. Why worry about what others think then? Learning algs is part of how you got where you are. Some people are gonna claim you cheat either way as soon they know there's a method to solving that relies on the work of others. Why keep it a secret? To fool them into thinking you can do something that you might not have been able to do without the help provided by people that actually sat down and figured this stuff out for you? Can either of you solve without relying on something that others have provided to help? No disrespect intended, but that mentality seems kinda egoistic if you ask me. Sure it's a lot of work to learn a complete method, it's not like I'm not learning ought myself...

:fp
If you think that my post had anything to do with tricking people that I solved it without needing any help, then you still don't get what I was saying to DylanReynolds.

Dylan, as long as you understood what I was saying, that's all that matters.