What is the worst amateur cubing mistake you have ever made

[Deleted member 36445]

there are over 200 views and only 19 ppl have voted.

Well... You can always point a gun at people's head you know...

 

[BirdCubing]

I could Of learn Chinese but I didn't.

 

[qwr]

I bought a 7x7 vcube just to have one, obviously not for speed solving (I forgot how to solve a 4x4!)

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

Well... You can always point a gun at people's head you know.

I tried that, but for some reason they give me their wallet.

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

My biggest mistake was when I bought cubes on SpeedCubeShop before reading reviews on them first. Bought the MGC EVO and the core broke within two weeks. Man that's a perfect opportunity to use flex tape right there lol.

 

[UMichSpeedCubist]

I bought a 7x7 vcube just to have one, obviously not for speed solving (I forgot how to solve a 4x4!)

I bought a V-Cube 7x7, 6x6, and 5x5 when they first came out. Back then there weren't many options so I don't think it should qualify as a "mistake" for me to have done so.

 

[UMichSpeedCubist]

Because I like the classic look of stickered cubes, I tend to buy both the stickered and stickerless versions of big cubes. Plus, I have some nostalgia for restickering puzzles and you get more customizablity on the shades of each color. Of course, I tend to only practice with the stickerless version. Although in some cases, the stickered version turns a tiny bit better than the stickerless in my experience.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Because I like the classic look of stickered cubes, I tend to buy both the stickered and stickerless versions of big cubes. Plus, I have some nostalgia for restickering puzzles and you get more customizablity on the shades of each color. Of course, I tend to only practice with the stickerless version. Although in some cases, the stickered version turns a tiny bit better than the stickerless in my experience.

Dude I know how you feel
I love stickered cubes, mostly white plastic ones

I think it's because of the nostalgia
But yeah stickerless are better to solve

 

[Mastermind2368]

Because I like the classic look of stickered cubes, I tend to buy both the stickered and stickerless versions of big cubes. Plus, I have some nostalgia for restickering puzzles and you get more customizablity on the shades of each color. Of course, I tend to only practice with the stickerless version. Although in some cases, the stickered version turns a tiny bit better than the stickerless in my experience.

As a colorblind cuber, I only use stickered cubes. Maybe it's changed in recent years, but stickerless cubes from like 2017 had the most difficult shades for me to tell apart. While the old Moyu shades were difficult for me as well, but at least I was able to put on darker shades and such.

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

As a colorblind cuber, I only use stickered cubes. Maybe it's changed in recent years, but stickerless cubes from like 2017 had the most difficult shades for me to tell apart. While the old Moyu shades were difficult for me as well, but at least I was able to put on darker shades and such.

What a coincidence, I just learned about color blindness in my biology class today. It’s cool that stickered cubes allow you to keep solving.

 

[FaTyl]

i used to lube cubes with graphite and take them into the pool, like in the water. thankfully this was in the mid 2010's when the best 3x3s were only around $15 or so, but unfortunately my aolong v2's hardware is still heavily rusted

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

When I was learning how 4x4, I decided that I wouldn’t learn 3-2-3 edge pairing and just use the last to edge pairing alt for every single pair. I averaged 2:30 seconds lol.

 

[SpeakCuba]

Not learning most of the OLL was one of my regrets, it made me realise i wouldn’t be sub 15 if I didnt learn most of them

You can get way past sub-15 without full OLL.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

using a pamphlet to solve the cube and bringing it with me all the time instead of just learning the algorithms one at a time like a normal person. I likely could have learned in about a week or two instead of two months. i was an idiot.

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Using brass valve oil as lube... only brass players know what I mean... the Blue Juice

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Using brass valve oil as lube... only brass players know what I mean... the Blue Juice

 

[ZZCUBER]

using a pamphlet to solve the cube and bringing it with me all the time instead of just learning the algorithms one at a time like a normal person. I likely could have learned in about a week or two instead of two months. i was an idiot.

i learned the beginners method in 1 day lol

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

i learned the beginners method in 1 day lol

ha try 15 hours

 

[IsThatA4x4]

I think after I left my amazon ordering phase (not the greatest), I made the mistake of ordering from speedcubestore.co.uk which you may know is infamous for its extremely long potential shipping times and questionable reputation as a legitimate store - the mgc5 took over 2 months to turn up...

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

I think after I left my amazon ordering phase (not the greatest), I made the mistake of ordering from speedcubestore.co.uk which you may know is infamous for its extremely long potential shipping times and questionable reputation as a legitimate store - the mgc5 took over 2 months to turn up...

oops. Well, if you are on a budget and prices are cheaper there... you gotta do what you gotta do. there's no other way to put it

Edit: Never mind, their prices are actually higher than SCS and The Cubicle. oops