Non-Cubers say the darndest things!

I get people that ask me whats the longest time it has ever taken me to solve it is, I'm just like (e.e)
 
Not really a darndest thing, but kinda fun. Airport security wanted too look in my bag because my cubes confused them on the x-ray. I think the V7 and the Curvy Copter was confusing them the most. The look on the guards face when I showed him the V-cube worked, priceless :)
 
I will never take apart my 7x7 for security.

Today at the dentist (got all my wisdom teeth pulled out cause they came in.. I'm 13 o_O) the lady who put my I.V. in was telling me how one of her friends could solve the 3x3 behind is back. I told her I could solve most of it blindfolded and she just shrugged... /facepalm
 
BrainOfSweden said:
Not really a darndest thing, but kinda fun. Airport security wanted too look in my bag because my cubes confused them on the x-ray. I think the V7 and the Curvy Copter was confusing them the most. The look on the guards face when I showed him the V-cube worked, priceless :)
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Hmm... I brought my V-Cube 7 along with a 3x3, 5x5 and megaminx and i went through security smoothly.
Although it might be because it was Korean airport security and not US security.
Did security really get stronger after 9/11? I was a baby back then so i don't remember.

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Sahid Velji said:
I was born in the Netherlands but I have traveled to the U.S. many times and I would say their security gets stronger and stronger every time I visit. I think part of the reason they made me take apart my cubes is because my name is of Muslim origin.
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It really sucks that people are so judgmental of people with Muslim names/looks... How many terrorists do you think cube? xD
 
hyunchoi98 said:
Hmm... I brought my V-Cube 7 along with a 3x3, 5x5 and megaminx and i went through security smoothly.
Although it might be because it was Korean airport security and not US security.
Did security really get stronger after 9/11? I was a baby back then so i don't remember.

On Topic: "isn't the rubik's slide the same thing as a 3x3?"
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This was actually a very small airport in Finland. I got through Swedens biggest airport withouth any problems though. The guard at the Finnish airport was an older man, so I suppose that the internals of the cubes looked suspicious, I can't think of anything else that looks like that. I didn't have to disassemble it though.
 
Sahid Velji said:
I was born in the Netherlands but I have traveled to the U.S. many times and I would say their security gets stronger and stronger every time I visit. I think part of the reason they made me take apart my cubes is because my name is of Muslim origin. The western society is generally very racist towards Muslims. The media always uses "Muslim terrorist" associating religion with the person. When it's a non-Muslim however, they always associate the person with their nationality instead of religion. This has always bothered me, even though I consider myself agnostic nowadays.
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With all due respect, the media usually tag the terrorist with the 'reason' for their terrorism. I.e a 'Muslim terrorist' is named that as they are terrorising because of their religeous beliefs. A 'Greek terrorist' would be named so because they are terrorising on 'bahalf' or against their country. An 'english terrorist' is an ass who wants to cause damage for very little reason. But as it it everyone gets tarred with the same brush.
 
I have flown into US airports several times with multiple cubes up to 5x5x5 in my handluggage and I was asked only once to open my cube-bag during the security scan / check. Was not asked to dismantle or turn it.

I have a VERY Dutch name though.
When it comes to travelling into the US I do think you are watched more when you have name of Muslim origin but I guess there is nothing you can do about it.

And you have to admit that cubes look very interesting on the scanner screen :)
 
I'm currenty on vacation on the east coast (living in new jersey, going to new york for the day)
me and my mom were sitting on the train and she was attempting my 2x2.
suddenly, she goes, "whoooooa! I solved one side!"
2 mins later: "Whoooooooooooa! I solved one side plus 3 other sides have 3 of the same color."
then she proceeded to ask to me how to solve it from there
and when i told her i would have to mess up some of the sides with 3, she was like, "I don't need u to teach me that."
and she just like stared at her masterpiece for 5 mins
 
When I had just started cubing, I thought that KO cubes were illegal to own. I was terrified of the police bursting through my door, conducting a cube raid, and confiscating my YJ 6x6.
 
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Today this happened. I was solving in science, just warming up for a competition coming up Saturday, and this kid walks up and goes, "teach me how to solve that." i replied "maybe tomorrow" as we had only 3 minutes left. He goes "Oh trust me im really good at math i can do this"
Also it gets me really annoyed when people in school look at me like im naked in public when im solving. Theyre all like "Doesnt that get boring its just the same thing over and over" they dont deserve responses
 
cenzord said:
"Doesnt that get boring its just the same thing over and over?" they dont deserve responses
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I hear that all the time haha it made me laugh reading it...

But yeah I cube when I have down time between classes in college and every once in a while someone will come up and be like "oh I know how to solve that...Let me see it." So I pass it over and I just start a casual conversation about cubing. Im always down to meet new cubers but yeah yesterday some guy was doing it and asked me how fast I could do it. I told him about 25 seconds. He then said "wow" and after about 5 mins he finished. Then I asked "whats the fastest you have ever done it?" And he was like "one time I did really good and got like 34 seconds." Just made me chuckle inside.

Now that I know about this Thread Ill have to post a lot of stuff, just about 2-3 times a week someone says something funny to me haha
 
Cubewarrior said:
This isn't about anyone saying anything, but the way they scramble cubes is just ridiculous. They get so wristy with it it ends up popping.
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Yeah, sometimes they try to twist all faces at once. I mean, I understood how it worked before I hade one, it can't be that complicated, right? Do they think we shuffle the stickers like a deck of cards?
 
and when they say they solved 5 sides........
I thought everyone knew 5solved sides=6!!!
I mean thats how I tried to solve it!!!
 
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