Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

[ben1996123]

"You're a nerd and you have no life because you can undo the aerobics cube"

 

[Penguino138]

"You're a nerd and you have no life because you can undo the aerobics cube"

Haha! Another thing I tell people is: "It's not a Rubik's Cube, because Rubik's brand sucks. This is a Dayan Guhong." That usually shuts them up. Or I just explain That I use 2-look OLL, intuitive F2L, and full PLL. haha!

 

[Stefan]

Almost none of these are noncubers' stereotypes of us, so is this about our stereotypes of noncubers?

 

[Penguino138]

Almost none of these are noncubers' stereotypes of us, so is this about our stereotypes of noncubers?

Sort of. But more along the lines of what they stereotypically say to us is what I'm trying to get at.

 

[Cheese11]

Almost none of these are noncubers' stereotypes of us, so is this about our stereotypes of noncubers?

I don't think he meant stereotypes, but more so just what people do when they see us cubing.

 

[Raiz]

OMG your sucha nerd! thats what i get

 

[NeedReality]

Sort of. But more along the lines of what they stereotypically say to us is what I'm trying to get at.

Like this thread?

The only stereotype I can think of that non-cubers place on cubers is that we must be geniuses to solve the cube.

 

[Specs112]

I've gotten all 7 of the OP's stereotypes from one person at the same time.

Non-cubers aren't people.

 

[mrpotatoman14]

"Oh my friend (insert name here) can solve it in like (insert impossible amount of time here) no joke." I've gotten this like 10 times.

 

[BlueDevil]

"Oh my friend (insert name here) can solve it in like (insert impossible amount of time here) no joke." I've gotten this like 10 times.

Happened to me too. "you know (kid)? He can solve it in like 5 seconds." Me-"um, I'm faster than he is..."

Also when people are like, 'wow you must so smart to know how'. I respond 'some methods are actually VERY easy to learn', then they just say, 'nah, i'm not smart enough - argument over'

 

[benskoning]

Are you like the smartest person in the world?

 

[chrissyD]

Me: Oh I'm going to an aerobics cube competition next week
Noobs: oh, will you win?
Me: no
Noobs: Then why go?

-_____________________-

 

[PandaCuber]

People just stare. When I finish I look them in the eyes and wink. Then I pull out a 4x4. Rinse and repeat.

 

[d4m4s74]

Today I was doing a blind solve on the bus. Since I didn't have a blindfold I was staring into nothingness. Someone I know, but I'm not really friends with got on the bus and sat near my seat, and decided to say "I saw you look" (roughly translated) every 10 seconds.

Looking back I probably should have either put the cube behind my back, or looked him in the eyes until I finished the solve. Maybe next time

 

[cuberkid10]

My mother once tried to convince me that a Rubik's brand is of higher quality than my Guhong. :fp

My mom does that too, because my Guhong cost $11 and my old Rubik's cost $13. So in her eyes, the more expensive one wins.

 

[n00bcub3r]

"Do you have one of those cheap fake chinese Rubik's cubes?"

 

[Owen]

Today someone said "Don't you just do the same two moves over and over again?"

Wow, I didn't know people actually said that.

 

[tozies24]

So I was talking to my friend (who taught me the beginners method) about how he gave up on cubing while I went on to learn full CFOP.

"You wanted to try to get me to augment the corners or something like that!" :fp

 

[thackernerd]

Today someone said "Don't you just do the same two moves over and over again?"

Wow, I didn't know people actually said that.

I get this every single time I ride my bus! It's so annoying.

 

[Michael1026]

"Let me try mixing it up and see if you can do it"
"I'm going to mix it up for days, and see if you can do it."
"Can you do that?"
"You just do the same thing over and over and it will be solved."
"There's a certain sequence, and you do that sequence, and it will be solved."
"I just peal the stickers off."
"Can you do it every time?"