The "Funny Moments at Competitions" Thread

[Me]

Colorado Springs Open 2015: I was on the 3rd solve and I was given the same scramble as my 2nd. I called it out and it got sent back for a rescramble. This happened two more times and confusion abounded until it was realized that I was given the 3rd scramble for my 2nd solve.

 

[Ninja Storm]

Colorado Springs Open 2015: I was on the 3rd solve and I was given the same scramble as my 2nd. I called it out and it got sent back for a rescramble. This happened two more times and confusion abounded until it was realized that I was given the 3rd scramble for my 2nd solve.

That's why you give E1 if anything like that happens.

 

[AlexMaass]

Colorado Springs Open 2015: I was on the 3rd solve and I was given the same scramble as my 2nd. I called it out and it got sent back for a rescramble. This happened two more times and confusion abounded until it was realized that I was given the 3rd scramble for my 2nd solve.

Same thing happened with me at skewb at FMC Maryland. Some friend pointed out this.

 

[TMOY]

At some French comp (don't remember which one), there were three competitors with first name Olivier. I had to judge one pf them, went to the competitors''area and saw all three sitting next to each other. So I simply called "Olivier" and watched the reaction. Of course I specified which one a moment later but it was still great fun.

I did the same later at a Belgian comp with two Lars, but with two instead of three it was less funny.

 

[Robert-Y]

So I was walking back to our hostel with the UK cubers and Noah Arthurs in Denmark at Euros 2014. We got bored and someone made this game up where one person (the host) thinks of a world record holder (past and present) and they give a pair of letters that is contained in their name in that order. The rest of us have to correctly guess the person that the host is thinking of.

For example: If I give you KS, you might say Feliks Zemdegs.

If someone says a valid name containing the letter but it is not the right person, then the host awards the other players with another pair of letters.

For example: If I'm thinking of Feliks Zemdegs and I give you LI. You might say Evan Liu (which isn't the right one), so I give you another pair of letters to help you out.


So anyway, it was my turn to be the host:

Me: ER
Someone: WALKER WELCH
Me: Nope, ST
Someone else: OLIVER FROST
Me: Nope! AN
Noah: CHRISTIAN KASERER?!

And then we all stop walking and pause for a second for my response. I realize that all of those letter pairs are contained in Christian Kaserer but it's not the right guy who I'm thinking of and I just burst out laughing because of this stupid coincidence

Me: IA
Noah: (immediately responds with) CHRISTIAN KASERER?!

And I laughed again because it seemed so stupid that someone has managed to think of someone that fits all 4 of the letter pairs, yet it's not the right guy. Then I give them EB and they all worked out that it's Sebastian Weyer


Also another time I was hosting, I gave them OR and they didn't get it for a while. Then Simon Crawford says: "Is it me?" (Yep it was him )

 

[Carbon]

At Phillips Exeter cube day, i was talking to the organizer, and noticed a cube tower being erected, after telling him that mabye we should do something about it, the tower fell down (it was about 5 feet high at this point.)

 

[WACWCA]

At slow n steady fall 2015 Pavan got a 5.23 second solve, but then, IT WAS PIZZA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljb6Sv--JI

 

[Aurichalcite]

Lol, I got a solved cube on my 3x3 second round ^u^

 

[Coolster01]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnWwDaeJJdg 0:29 BAHAHAH NOAHAHAHA FAILED

 

[DanpHan]

At Music City Speedsolving:

During lunch, I was 'judging' an unofficial 7x7 solve for Lucas Etter. In the middle of his centers, he tells me to guess what time he's going to get. I didn't even know what he was averaging at the time, so I just guessed '4:38.' Sure enough, he goes on to get exactly 4:38 (and some decimals, but who cares). His official mean ended up being like 4:02 XD

 

[obelisk477]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnWwDaeJJdg 0:29 BAHAHAH NOAHAHAHA FAILED

Gotta change that sig now

 

[1w3playZ]

At Phillips Exeter cube day, i was talking to the organizer, and noticed a cube tower being erected, after telling him that mabye we should do something about it, the tower fell down (it was about 5 feet high at this point.)

That was interesting to walk back into the room seeing. At least from my perspective.

 

[Deleted member 19792]

At Nationals this kid recognized me because I was in someone else's video.