The fail-siest media coverage of cubing, ever.

[DavidWoner]

http://news.cnet.com/2300-10797_3-10001389.html

like, srsly.

"Here, Jameson O'Connor, of the U.S., collects his thoughts before competing in the 3x3x3 Blindfold qualification round, in which he scored a personal best time of 7.23 seconds. In the event, a Rubik's Cube with 3 bricks on each side must be completed blindfolded."

They mean 7 minutes 23 seconds.

"To compete in the blindfold competitions, players use a variety of techniques, ranging from memory recall tricks to math, to successfully complete the puzzles." wat

"The strongest competitors in the Rubik's Cube puzzle competitions are typically the 14- to 16-year-olds, according to U.S. Nationals organizer Tyson Mao."

Ok, this one might be Tyson's fault. It should be pointed out that Justin Jaffray and Alex Yu were the only people in the 14-16 age range to win an event. All other winners were at least 18. Also, almost everyone in the 3x3 finals was 18 or older.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Ok, this one might be Tyson's fault. It should be pointed out that Justin Jaffray and Alex Yu were the only people in the 14-16 age range to win an event. All other winners were at least 18. Also, almost everyone in the 3x3 finals was 18 or older.

Eh, Michael Young is either 16 or 17.

 

[cookingfat]

http://news.cnet.com/2300-10797_3-10001389.html

Here, Jameson O'Connor, of the U.S., collects his thoughts before competing in the 3x3x3 Blindfold qualification round, in which he scored a personal best time of 7.23 seconds. In the event, a Rubik's Cube with 3 bricks on each side must be completed blindfolded."

He could have sub-3'd the solve if he didn't have 3 bricks on each side of the cube. That must have slowed him down somewhat.

 

[soccerking813]

Yes, fail article, but I found an advertisement at the bottom for a cube store based in the US.
http://www.cubesolvers.com/
It has type a and b cubes, plus a pyraminx, megaminxes, and square 1. And being in the US the shipping probably won't be really high for those in the US.

 

[mr.onehanded]

http://news.cnet.com/2300-10797_3-10001389.html

Here, Jameson O'Connor, of the U.S., collects his thoughts before competing in the 3x3x3 Blindfold qualification round, in which he scored a personal best time of 7.23 seconds. In the event, a Rubik's Cube with 3 bricks on each side must be completed blindfolded."

He could have sub-3'd the solve if he didn't have 3 bricks on each side of the cube. That must have slowed him down somewhat.

Not literally.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Hey, I like this media coverage.

:rolleyes:

Because it reminds me how I grateful I should be when a journalist/reporter actually bothers to get the correct facts.

 

[Edmund]

7.23 bld! haha

 

[Logan]

There are also competitions for other puzzles, like Rubik's Magic, Megamix, Pyraminx, and the Rubik's Clock.

lol.

 

[qqwref]

This reminds me of the article that said that the 5x5 was a Rubik's Cube that was "5 inches on each side".

"After a successful qualifying round in the 5x5x5 Blindfold competition, a judge certifies the results." <- Wait, did we even have a 5x5 BLD qualification round? And why doesn't that look like Mike Hughey?

"Weston Mizumoto, of the U.S., takes one last look at his cube before the competition begins. After six tries in Round 1, his average time in the 3x3x3 Speedsolve was 18.59 seconds, placing him 58th." <- I didn't know we weren't allowed to look at our cubes after the timer started. And how did Weston get an extra solve? That's not fair to the rest of us!

 

[rubiksguy]

7.23 bld! haha

Oh, come on, you guys are just jealous that I beat all of you at blindsolving. Doing it just 15 milliseconds slower than Erik's world record speedsolve. AND he got inspection.

I'm just joking of course. The news reporter just mistyped my time. But for some reason, I have no urge to correct him.

-Jameson O'Connor. To most of the world, BLD solve extrordinaire.

 

[shelley]

Oh yeah? Well, I can solve it without using my EYEBALLS!

 

[IamWEB]

Oh yeah? Well, I can solve it without using my EYEBALLS!

I must agree, all I can do is facepalm without mine: :fp

 

[Daniel Wu]

Hey, I like this media coverage.

:rolleyes:

Because it reminds me how I grateful I should be when a journalist/reporter actually bothers to get the correct facts.

Lol. One of my relatives sent me that out of the newspaper. I was suprised that it wasn't a fail.

 

[Anthony]

Also, almost everyone in the 3x3 finals was 18 or older.

I'm happy to be part of the minority. xD

Also, what do you think of this..

"He estimates that with about 200 hours of practice, a Rubik's Cube enthusiast can become competitive in national competitions."

"He" is referring to Tyson, but who knows if he really said that or not.

But anyway, do you think 200 hours of practice is about right?
I guess it really depends on the person and what you consider "practice."

 

[DavidWoner]

Also, almost everyone in the 3x3 finals was 18 or older.

I'm happy to be part of the minority. xD

Also, what do you think of this..

"He estimates that with about 200 hours of practice, a Rubik's Cube enthusiast can become competitive in national competitions."

"He" is referring to Tyson, but who knows if he really said that or not.

But anyway, do you think 200 hours of practice is about right?
I guess it really depends on the person and what you consider "practice."

And what you consider "competitive."

 

[Anthony]

Also, almost everyone in the 3x3 finals was 18 or older.

I'm happy to be part of the minority. xD

Also, what do you think of this..

"He estimates that with about 200 hours of practice, a Rubik's Cube enthusiast can become competitive in national competitions."

"He" is referring to Tyson, but who knows if he really said that or not.

But anyway, do you think 200 hours of practice is about right?
I guess it really depends on the person and what you consider "practice."

And what you consider "competitive."

Yeah, forgot about that.

I'd say that "competitive" at US Nats means that in a main event you can make the finals and have at a chance of placing in the top 5 or 10. I don't know what to say for other events. If you practice events like clock and pyraminx, it's much easier to make the finals because less people compete in them.

This is obviously just my opinion. I'm sure some people here would consider making it past the qualification round to be "competitive", while others would consider "competitive" to be contending for a spot on the podium.