Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[Ltsurge]

Those algs are known, I use the inverse for one of them and many use them for OH.

I prefer the common R' U2 R U2 alg for Rb perm though.

I know this is getting off topic but... does 2gen mean R and U moves only...

 

[cubernya]

By common definition it means only turning 2 sides

 

[JyH]

By common definition it means only turning 2 sides

3 lines in sig now?

There's also stuff that's 2-gen like <(R,U,D), U>.

 

[cubernya]

Yes

That's why I said by common definition

 

[MisterQueb]

This thread looks derailed.

Common ones I get:

I used to solve that thing in half an hour back in highschool.
Algorithms? So you are cheating?
I only solve 1 color and it gets messed up when I try the rest.
2x2 LOL that is so easy. *Spends entire class failing at it*

 

[insane569]

so school has started for me and in gym i get all the kids surrounding me and their all like "hey let me mess it up" and i just sat around and let them
i got the usual "youll never get this one" and "your cheating" "dont look at me mess it up" "your so smart" and so on
in math i got about 6 kids that just sit and watch me solve and question me and their all like "your amazing your crazy fast look at his fingers move" and one kid doing the usual "get a life"
i hate cubing in my school

 

[Nezhmetdinov]

I keep waiting for something worth posting to happen but my experiences so far have been positive.

 

[5BLD]

I'm sure we all hate it when a non cuber tries to solve your cube and doesn't give up.

 

[nickcolley]

 

[Sapoik]

I was once solving a 3x3x3 at school when a fellow classmate approaches me and says : "OMG OMG WHAT A NERD!"
I hate it when people do that. To be honest, I just think they're jealous of our skills. Then they are all like : "Give me that, I can solve it too". They can not even solve one single face..............

 

[nickcolley]

I was once solving a 3x3x3 at school when a fellow classmate approaches me and says : "OMG OMG WHAT A NERD!"
I hate it when people do that. To be honest, I just think they're jealous of our skills. Then they are all like : "Give me that, I can solve it too". They can not even solve one single face..............

Cubing IS nerdy, I think being nerdy is awesome. I usually try and teach people somewhat.
Edit: (to stay on topic, sorry) I'm going back to college soon so maybe I'll have some to share in this thread .

 

[asportking]

So there I was one day, quietly solving a 4x4 after gym in a corner. Then one guy comes along, grabs the cube, and shouts "OMG, this guy's solving a rubik's cube with a extra side!!!" After only one day, I was known as the "rubik's cube guy" and couldn't even walk through a hallway without being bombarded by comments about peeling stickers or cousins who can solve it in 4 seconds. It took almost an entire month for that nickname to wear off.

 

[DRAGON_RYU]

I really wanna write something here but....
A lot of the students in my school are cubers (in junior around 30 from 150 yeah not a lot but it wasn't unusual)

Still:
A first year: What's your record:
Me: 9.59 (was a pll skip)
FY: And what's Iran's best record?
Me: Officialy it's 20 or somethin but unoficcialy it's 7.......
FY: World record?
Me: 5.66.
FY: Then why don't you go and break it?!!!!!!!!
:fp
What kind of thinkin' did he have!!!

 

[5BLD]

The really REALLY annoying moment when your mum doesn't believe you can do 3x3 blindfolded although you just did it RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. She said she saw me peeking the whole time and later remarked that's it's not truly blindfolded unless I don't look at it at the beginning; I should be doing it by touch. WTF. You want me to do it by touch, with textured stickers rather than challenge my memory skills which is MUCH MUCH harder?

Incidentally, my blindfold is the type where it's literally impossible to peek. Oh why didn't I do it under the table instead...

And then, the slightly more hopeful moment when you realise your mum's opinions don't matter the tiniest bit in cubing...

 

[Phlippieskezer]

You want me to do it by touch, with textured stickers rather than challenge my memory skills which is MUCH MUCH harder?

Do Mirror Blocks blindfolded (feel solve), easily sub-40able. That somehow amazes them more. >.>
That being said, I haven't tried a BLD solve in months, and I take around 5 minutes to do so anyway, so it's considerably slower.

Also, I find it very amusing when a non-cuber remarks upon "OMG; HIS FINGERS TURN SO FAST" even though I'm quite a slow turner (just have relatively efficient solves).

Or the fairly common
"What's your record?"
"7.68 (or 7.97, 'non-lucky')"
"OMGWTFBBQ!!! SECONDS?!?!?!"
:fp

 

[Julian]

And then, the slightly more hopeful moment when you realise your mum's opinions don't matter the tiniest bit in cubing...

There you go.

EDIT: @Philippie: mirror blocks feelsolve sub-30? Wha?

 

[5BLD]

Do Mirror Blocks blindfolded (feel solve), easily sub-30able. That somehow amazes them more. >.>.

Mirror blocks. Urgh. I hate solving that puzzle... Edge orientation is terrible to recognise.
I will give it a go blindfolded though, at least it'll be more exciting.

 

[Daniel Wu]

Do Mirror Blocks blindfolded (feel solve), easily sub-30able. That somehow amazes them more. >.>

Also, I find it very amusing when a non-cuber remarks upon "OMG; HIS FINGERS TURN SO FAST" even though I'm quite a slow turner (just have relatively efficient solves).

Or the fairly common
"What's your record?"
"7.68 (or 7.97, 'non-lucky')"
"OMGWTFBBQ!!! SECONDS?!?!?!"
:fp

Well you're a Roux solver so your solves look cool by default.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

There you go.

EDIT: @Philippie: mirror blocks feelsolve sub-30? Wha?

Typo. Meant sub-40 (fixed). My bad. I've done it a number of times. The only thing I'm slow at for Mirror Blocks is the last layer, really. I generally do 4LLL, or 3LLL, if I end up with an easy-to-recognise PLL.
I generally don't do Mirror Blocks any more at all, let alone feelsolves. I used to be obsessed with it for a month or so and did it even more than normal 3x3x3. >.>

Mirror blocks. Urgh. I hate solving that puzzle... Edge orientation is terrible to recognise.
I will give it a go blindfolded though, at least it'll be more exciting.

I just do CFOP/Freefop/Petrus when I do Mirror Blocks. Roux/ZZ/Waterman (my three favourite methods ) is a bit difficult for it.

Edit:

Well you're a Roux solver so your solves look cool by default.

I guess that's true. I once got a free coffee from Starbucks when waiting in line and doing (M' U M' U') repetitively (wasn't even solving). Everyone (not just non-cubers) seem to find the M-slice very amusing. To be honest, the main reason I initially started learning Roux is because I found it intimidating when I watched a Roux solver at a cube meet solve, so I wanted to understand how he does that. Though, I had no intent of switching from ZZ (my main at the time) until I realised how fun the method was.

 

[5BLD]

I actually find Heise somewhat faster for mirror blocks. I'll be experimenting.