FatBoyXPC
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When you are four years old, you aren't concerned about "working hard." Have you seen the video of a 3 year old japanese girl solving it in 90 seconds? I realize kids like learning puzzles too, and more than have the capability, but at three years old that's something your parents more than helped you with.
And "nartural smartness?" People are born geniuses. The simple fact that asian culture shows to be of a higher education, especially at a younger age, alone can set apart why you will see smarter kids at that age in those countries rather than places like the US. To put it frankly (and yes, I do live in the US, in little ol' indiana), the education system here fails miserably in most cases, and not enough people realize what intelligence can do. Too many people have fallen into "robot mode" and it's just to grind out life. You've got a job to do, do it. Junior and Senior high school anymore is a joke in the US, and anymore people view it as something they have to do. Parents have been telling us since we were young that we have to do it, instead of letting us reap the benefit(s) from the higher education. Which is why, in my opinion, the US has fallen in average intelligence.
This is so not meant to start a flame war, by the way.
And too smart, was more of a joke, instead of anything serious. But certainly you've heard the jokes "man he must be smart he's asian" or whenever a "really smart guy" is referenced, it's either Einstein or an asian that's thought of, at least from my part of town.
I will most certainly agree that you will find fast people from all over the world. My statement was a joke stated at the fact more than half the names on the "young" tables are asian decent names. Not just due to the fact the best times are held by those names.
I can even help your argument out a little, Erik Akkerisdijk is dutch, since he's the current WR holder, add that with the fact he's dutch, man, dutch people must be smart! I see your point, but that honestly wasn't where I was going with it. It was a light joke thrown due to the amount of names on that table.
And "nartural smartness?" People are born geniuses. The simple fact that asian culture shows to be of a higher education, especially at a younger age, alone can set apart why you will see smarter kids at that age in those countries rather than places like the US. To put it frankly (and yes, I do live in the US, in little ol' indiana), the education system here fails miserably in most cases, and not enough people realize what intelligence can do. Too many people have fallen into "robot mode" and it's just to grind out life. You've got a job to do, do it. Junior and Senior high school anymore is a joke in the US, and anymore people view it as something they have to do. Parents have been telling us since we were young that we have to do it, instead of letting us reap the benefit(s) from the higher education. Which is why, in my opinion, the US has fallen in average intelligence.
This is so not meant to start a flame war, by the way.
And too smart, was more of a joke, instead of anything serious. But certainly you've heard the jokes "man he must be smart he's asian" or whenever a "really smart guy" is referenced, it's either Einstein or an asian that's thought of, at least from my part of town.
I will most certainly agree that you will find fast people from all over the world. My statement was a joke stated at the fact more than half the names on the "young" tables are asian decent names. Not just due to the fact the best times are held by those names.
I can even help your argument out a little, Erik Akkerisdijk is dutch, since he's the current WR holder, add that with the fact he's dutch, man, dutch people must be smart! I see your point, but that honestly wasn't where I was going with it. It was a light joke thrown due to the amount of names on that table.
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) and still get consistent sub-20 solves, if your lookahead is good enough. If your goal is to be sub-10 seconds then you need to turn very fast, but if you are trying to break the 20 second barrier you should be working on smooth solves, good lookahead, and few pauses.
