What is the worst/most annoying thing in speed cubing?

[antoineccantin]

When you learn ZBLLs, then never get them till a competition and then spend 3 seconds recall...

 

[RaresB]

What I like to call cubic hair, hair that gets tangled around the core

 

[Ninja Storm]

What I like to call cubic hair, hair that gets tangled around the core

Oh god the innuendos ._.

 

[manstrong]

Dan Brown - seriously, I first got into cubing a couple of years ago, but when I watched his tutorial, I thought it was so annoying that I quit cubing until 2 years ago,

Wow. I've never seen this person but looking at the comments I confirm:

People proud they can't solve a layer.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Roux

 

[ducttapecuber]

Roux

It's not the method itself, it's the people who spam RROOOOOUUUXXXX. That is quite annoying

 

[Ralinda4]

Having a sticker peeling up slightly, and being afraid to turn too fast in case you peel it off more.

 

[sa11297]

bld, everything about bld. I suck at it, and it is very frustrating for me.

 

[bluecloe45]

Big cubes

 

[DaveyCow]

like tx789 said: non-cubers... especially when they talk

 

[5BLD]

The real cubers cant tork isnt that rye

 

[stevecho816]

Replacing stickers.

 

[ottozing]

People who start CFOP vs Roux debates in new users intro threads. Oh, and lack of cubers and comps in my area

 

[cubacca1972]

Actually I'd say parents constantly complaining about whether you can get a job with cubing is about twice as worse. Espeially when you're the kind of person who doesn't agree.

You should explain that the cubing itself isn't necessarily the marketable skill, but that the cognitive stimulation, the critical thinking skills, mathematical/logical analysis that you gain are the sorts of things that enhance your creative and technical abilities. I cube, I earn a professional income, and I suspect that a reasonable chunk of us elderly cubers (older than 25) have turned out alright.

Conversely, you could ask them if they would prefer you go after more typical pursuits, such as drinking, smoking, and drugs.

 

[OtterJuice]

For me I'd have to say when I popped a piece and my dog munched on it.

 

[Akiro]

I'd say modding my 5x5 for over 15 hours and then geting a lock in the outside layers...
Also, seeing you're about to make a really good average and then you choke and you screw it up.
Or a V-cube 6 POP!!

 

[waffle=ijm]

Actually I'd say parents constantly complaining about whether you can get a job with cubing is about twice as worse. Espeially when you're the kind of person who doesn't agree.

my parents did the same thing. they gave up after a few months. getting a part time "job" also convinced them otherwise.

 

[Ranzha]

Spoonfeeders. On the opposite side, nubs who think they know everything there is about cubing.

EDIT: An example of the latter:
Me: Hey, what's your alg for this? sets up an N-perm
Nub: does two J-perms

I've seen it happen.

 

[Petro Leum]

-getting a really bad pop during a good average cauing me to lose my "flow" and having to crawl under the table to find the pieces.
-big cubes.

 

[JianhanC]

Inconsistency. Gets a really nice time and then 10 crap times after that, it puts me off.