Things cubers want non-cubers to understand

[nlCuber22]

How exactly can speedcubing be considered a sport?

Sport (n.) - An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

Involves next to no "physical exertion and skill", though.

 

[Rpotts]

Sport (n.) - An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

Involves next to no "physical exertion and skill", though.

Exactly, if you remove "physical exertion and skill" from the definition it becomes -

Sport? (n.) - An activity in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

That definition would include things like board games, trivia, staring contests, hangman, etc.

 

[Kirjava]

How exactly can speedcubing be considered a sport?

Who cares? It's not important.

 

[kprox1994]

My Fingers start to feel sore after awhile from cubing. To me moving your fingers is physical activity, and my fingers do exert so I guess it is a sport. Then again this is coming from a lazy person who sits in front of a screen all day. It doesn't really matter though, I could call sleeping a sport if I wanted to.

 

[Georgeanderre]

I could call sleeping a sport if I wanted to.

oh yeah =)

 

[DavidWoner]

I don't think there should be one.

What about something along the lines of: "Since scrambles are random, some solves will be inherently easier than others. If a cuber says their best time is 10 seconds, don't expect them to be able to get 10 seconds every time."

I'd just like to say that speedcubers that insist that cubing is a sport might just be too physically inadequate or lazy to take up a "real" sport.

I lold

 

[ThumbsxUpx]

Great article. Going to be useful...

 

[Kirjava]

What about something along the lines of: "Since scrambles are random, some solves will be inherently easier than others. If a cuber says their best time is 10 seconds, don't expect them to be able to get 10 seconds every time."

Yeah, that's more like the kind of thing that's needed.

I just don't think that having a strict definition of the term luck like we do at the moment is something we should do.

 

[RTh]

If you don't mind, I will translate it to Spanish and post it again. I need most people in my environment to read this, otherwise I may suffer a heart attack each time they get my cube off my hands.

 

[James Cavanauh]

You should say something about the fact that not all cubes are the same and that you are not a cheapo for not using a rubiks brand.

 

[Tim Major]

You should say something about the fact that not all cubes are the same and that you are not a cheapo for not using a rubiks brand.

I have never had, "you're a cheapo for not using a Rubik's brand". So (at least for me) that would be pointless.

 

[Andreaillest]

Good read Macky, I'm trying to think of more to add, but I'm blanked.
Again, great article, if the situation were to ever come up, I will direct ignorant non-cubers to your page.

 

[MostEd]

I'll make an A3 Print of that, and stick it to my door or a wall.

 

[macky]

What about something along the lines of: "Since scrambles are random, some solves will be inherently easier than others. If a cuber says their best time is 10 seconds, don't expect them to be able to get 10 seconds every time."

It's not the most important thing, but let me see if there's an appropriate place for it.

If you don't mind, I will translate it to Spanish and post it again. I need most people in my environment to read this, otherwise I may suffer a heart attack each time they get my cube off my hands.

Sure. Let me know where you post it (if somewhere semi-permanent) so I can link from my site.

 

[ZamHalen]

Exactly, if you remove "physical exertion and skill" from the definition it becomes -

Sport? (n.) - An activity in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

That definition would include things like board games, trivia, staring contests, hangman, etc.

Record a sub-8 average of 12 now!!! JK I do really it does take a level of skill or else everyone would be stupid fast with minimum effort.

 

[Rpotts]

I'm not arguing against speedcubing taking skill, it certainly does. I'm saying that including speedcubing in the category of sport expands the definition arbitrarily far, to the point that almost any activity you could possibly compete in becomes a sport, as long as you at least move a finger or toe once.

 

[TMOY]

Good job Macky. I have one more suggestion, about a common mistake I've seen made by non-cubers when scrambling my cubes:

"Since every position can be reached in at most 20 moves, 25-30 random moves are enough to handscramble a cube properly. Scrambling it for hours serves no purpose, and won't make solving more difficult at all."

 

[macky]

Good job Macky. I have one more suggestion, about a common mistake I've seen made by non-cubers when scrambling my cubes:

"Since every position can be reached in at most 20 moves, 25-30 random moves are enough to handscramble a cube properly. Scrambling it for hours serves no purpose, and won't make solving more difficult at all."

True. Added an item.

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

I love it. I'll direct people there.

 

[fagundes]

nice share brother. that's really nice idea