Rubik's Cube World Championship 2017 - Paris, France (13-16 July 2017)

[David Zemdegs]

Absolutely stoked that it's Paris! Both me and Mama Faz are going to this one. And I can now solve the cube so if they don't introduce qualifiers then I might even compete

 

[Matt11111]

Mama Faz. Also, you haven't learned until now?

 

[SolveThatCube]

Absolutely stoked that it's Paris! Both me and Mama Faz are going to this one. And I can now solve the cube so if they don't introduce qualifiers then I might even compete

Wow cool. I wish I could get my Dad to do it.

 

[Ben Wak]

If there is something bad that happens a few months before the comp like a terror attack
Will it be cancelled if the threat is big enough?

 

[Goosly]

Will it be cancelled if the threat is big enough?

Define "big enough".

 

[Ben Wak]

Define "big enough".

Say if a big attack happened just before the comp

 

[Ronxu]

If there is something bad that happens a few months before the comp like a terror attack
Will it be cancelled if the threat is big enough?

If Paris gets nuked then yeah, but in pretty much any imaginable situation of course not.

 

[Sin-H]

the worst outcome for the comp that seems somehow imaginable is a temporary airport closure after an attack happens directly before the comp, thus keeping quite a few people from arriving, but even such airport closures are usually over after 24 hours.

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

I would love to go. I actually might if:
1. I get my name on the registration list
2. Get my hands on some tickets
3. My family wants to put up with me for ~a week
4. There is some security
5. Convince mon parents to go. I will say that it will help my French and that I can see my family
Hope to go but the tickets even now are on the expensive side. So are hotels, but for my case that would not be a problem.
THE BIG PROBLEM: both my parents and me are kinda scared to go to Paris. Anyone wants to convince me to go?
* shudder shudder *

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Would you guys shut up about terrorism. Everywhere is vulnerable to a terrorist attack, so I guess we shouldn't have worlds, that would fix the problem.

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

No-one said that... Just that France has had 4+ attacks recently, compared to 0-1 in other places. It just seems like a place more vulnerable to another attack. You know, I would rather not get killed...

What if we just ask the WCA to get some police or security there? I know it sounds silly, but this event may have 1000+ people, so it will Attract attention, and we do not want anyone hurt. You can never be too careful.

Sorry that this is a bit dramatic, but you can never be too careful.

 

[AlexMaass]

No-one said that... Just that France has had 4+ attacks recently, compared to 0-1 in other places. It just seems like a place more vulnerable to another attack. You know, I would rather not get killed...

What if we just ask the WCA to get some police or security there? I know it sounds silly, but this event may have 1000+ people, so it will Attract attention, and we do not want anyone hurt. You can never be too careful.

Sorry that this is a bit dramatic, but you can never be too careful.

i vote bob burton, dan cohen, and mike kotch as security

anyway being serious i guess it cant hurt to ask the police about venue security and stuff etc, especially as this has a lot of international people

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

Welp, just because something is not what you agree with does not mean you have to report it or delete it. I was merely trying to help, Justin, and am sorry if you did not agree with it, but seriously, there was nothing wrong with my theead or post, nothing controversialy, rude or mean, but I am sorry if it offended you. Again, there was no need for that.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I was trying to make the point that this is blown way out of proportion. I don't think it would be a bad idea to get police/security at the venue, but statistically speaking, a lot of you are being way too dramatic. Just for reference, the population of the Paris metro area is almost 12 million.

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

I know i said that in my original post. I also said it cant hurt to be extra ready.



I also vote bob and co, but daaaaang drew is ripped. If he comes.

 

[AlexMaass]

I know i said that in my original post. I also said it cant hurt to be extra ready.



I also vote bob and co, but daaaaang drew is ripped. If he comes.

also kevin hays

 

[pjk]

Great to hear, Paris is a great city to host worlds. Looking forward to it.

 

[OLLiver]

Just weighing in -personally I have no worries about going to Paris but if lots of others feel that it is too dangerous I think other european options should be seriously considered

 

[Sajwo]

Would you guys shut up about terrorism. Everywhere is vulnerable to a terrorist attack

Educate yourself. There are many countries that never ever had a terrorist attack in history. For example, Poland

 

[IamSpeedcubing]

Dobrze powiedziane Sajwo. Yeah, just let Poland host it. They came into the finals for being picked, didn't they?