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

[RubiksDude]

To me the fun is gone. I still enjoy cubing but I don't enjoy being on here. Feels like the forum just slowed down and lost the quality of posting for the fun and jokes. Seems like its all serious post and the only funny thing is when some one starts to humiliate some one.



I would say that with younger people starting to join in on the internet, it does ruin somethings. A solution or evidence, well if you ask me, thats dependent on the person. I just dont enjoy being on here as much. It use to be really fun, but in my mind the only thing left is people correcting each other and arguing. I dont get where you get the girls from.

I would have to say that this is definitely true. When I joined, I feel like the forums were much more active and the content had more quality to it. I had quit cubing for a few years, but when I came back, it seemed like nothing new had been created. Except for the fact that the world record had been broken like 20 more times. I remember when Erik Akkersdijk held the world record. I come back and there's this Feliks Zemdegs dude who holds like 12 world records.. lol.

 

[Ninja Storm]

because a rubiks cube is a person. perfect logic there.

Erno Rubik is the man who invented the cube. Therefore, it's called the Rubik's Cube for that reason.

 

[JF1zl3]

I hate how work drains all my energy and then I can't use my fingers to the extent I normally can, therefore horrible times.

 

[elrog]

To me the fun is gone. I still enjoy cubing but I don't enjoy being on here. Feels like the forum just slowed down and lost the quality of posting for the fun and jokes. Seems like its all serious post and the only funny thing is when some one starts to humiliate some one.

You must not be searching the interesting threads then. I learn more about the cube nearly everyday from just reading ideas on the forums.

@ next post: Maby you just sped up? I like to think this when I see things go slow... Cool signature. I like it.

 

[insane569]

You must not be searching the interesting threads then. I learn more about the cube nearly everyday from just reading ideas on the forums.

Yea you can still learn a lot, but having been on here for about 2 years it's really hard to find something that I don't already know or have previewed before. And its not the threads that are the problem. Its that the entire forum seems to have slowed down. Or at least it feels like it to me.

 

[Noahaha]

Yea you can still learn a lot, but having been on here for about 2 years it's really hard to find something that I don't already know or have previewed before. And its not the threads that are the problem. Its that the entire forum seems to have slowed down. Or at least it feels like it to me.

I think that after a while you've just seen most things. You could be right, but it could also be because speedcubing knowledge is expanding slowly, so at first when you haven't seen anything, everything seems new, but the further along you get, the harder it is to find new and interesting things.

 

[cxinlee]

When my brother takes my phone when I am busy cubing after I have told him not to at least ten times. I always have to stop my solve because of this. This is especially annoying when I am going to get a sub-15 time.

 

[hcfong]

When my brother takes my phone when I am busy cubing after I have told him not to at least ten times. I always have to stop my solve because of this. This is especially annoying when I am going to get a sub-15 time.

Finish the solve first and then go after your brother.

 

[cxinlee]

Finish the solve first and then go after your brother.

My phone didn't a have password. It now will.

 

[lula]

Peoples hands moving so fast you cant catch it on camera?

 

[kcl]

Peoples hands moving so fast you cant catch it on camera?

I have another.. When a stupid @$$ decides to say "Look I can do that too", grab the cube, and attempt to do pathetic finger tricks, popping the cube everywhere.

 

[cannon4747]

Getting a PLL skip after a terrible solve. When ss 7x7's lock up, and when advanced cubers are rude to beginners. Also when someone asks you to teach them and they give up before they even get to F2L

Why would you teach a beginner f2l? a beginner's lbl should be sufficient for a newbie... what I hate is teaching the intuitive parts and when they cant understand notation...

 

[SirWaffle]

Getting a 3 min 6x6 redux time and then an explosion on you first f2l pair

 

[Spaxxy]

Having to reassemble my Teraminx after a massive explosion of pieces, EVERYONE I MEET telling me that "They could only do one side", having to deal with poorly made puzzles, cubies popping off in the middle of a potentially amazing solve.
But most annoying of all, a couple years ago some ***** in my boy scout troop took my freshly re-stickered 4x4 without my permission, screwing with it, getting frustrated, and then peeling off half of the stickers and putting them in random places, making the cube unsolvable, and forcing me to buy new stickers.

 

[uniacto]

when people do this on the forums, and most of the posts aren't helpful:

 

[redbeat0222]

When I get done cleanly lubing my cube and it decides to drop and get dirty.

 

[ottozing]

when people do this on the forums, and most of the posts aren't helpful:

All of my this^^^^^^ I'm surprised he hasn't gotten an infraction or anything yet (afaik).

 

[radmin]

When your ZhanChi turns gummy and no matter what you do it, it stays gummy. (Including cleaning each piece with goo gone and a tooth brush)

 

[Michael Womack]

Taking apart you cube and find hair wrapped around the core and wonder How the hell did it get there?

 

[TopCuber]

Tensioning even-layered cubes
Rubiks brand cubes
Non-cubers
Lack of competitions in my area (i wonder why I NOT live in West Europe)
V-cubes
Nights (I cant solve during them
Poor lighting and poor recognition
Japanese color scheme
Pillowed cubes' corners (they look ugly)
And I'm stuck at 22s avgs
My 5x5s
lack of freeslicing tutorials