What kind of cuber are you? (survey)

[Bapao]

I probably should have asked this before I took the survey, as I don't have one either.

From what I've gathered from your posts so far, you're very talented. Would be a shame to let the data that you could contribute slide if a profile is indeed needed.

 

[Daniel Wu]

I really like this survey. It's very complete.

 

[ben1996123]

good survey.

I agree with Sarah, some questions were lol. I lol'd at: "Do you get depressed when someone makes it look so easy?"

 

[Bapao]

"Do you get depressed when someone makes it look so easy?"

A legitimate question though IMO. I don't get "depressed" parsay but it does tend to take the wind out of my sails momentarily.

 

[cmhardw]

A legitimate question though IMO. I don't get "depressed" parsay but it does tend to take the wind out of my sails.

Yes, I feel it is a very legitimate question. Seeing someone perform miles ahead of me makes me first feel a little depressed and like b4p4076 says it totally takes the wind out of my sails. Then the next phase I go through is one of feeling extremely motivated to improve my own times.

 

[Jungleterrain]

Yes, I feel it is a very legitimate question. Seeing someone perform miles ahead of me makes me first feel a little depressed and like b4p4076 says it totally takes the wind out of my sails. Then the next phase I go through is one of feeling extremely motivated to improve my own times.

That all happens to us when we watch one of faz's videos

 

[5BLD]

When I see Faz's videos, I just let out a big sigh in my head and think, "there's always someone better..."
Then I feel motivated to improve more and have fun (like chris)

 

[teller]

A legitimate question though IMO. I don't get "depressed" parsay but it does tend to take the wind out of my sails momentarily.

That sort of thing has never depressed me...I am fascinated and excited that such things are possible, and I want them for myself.

 

[meichenl]

Hi,

Silly question, but is it of any use to you if I take the survey but don't have a WCA profile?

Yes - thanks for asking. So there will be one large data set of everyone who replied and one smaller one of the people who have WCA profiles. Some statistical analyses can use the large data set; others the small one.

 

[meichenl]

My only complaint is that it felt very 3x3x3 speed focused. I tried to answer all the questions as it relates to my big cubes blind practice (the thing I practice far more than anything else). I do not practice 3x3 speed seriously, and have not for some time. However, I still practice daily and work to improve. I just do it for different events.

Good point. I wanted to be able to compare people's performances, binning them into objective categories of achievement and look for things like correlations between practice time and solving time. In order to do that, I had to stick to one event. I admit it gives a short shrift to people who don't focus on 3x3 speed solving.

 

[Georgeanderre]

to focused on 3x3 and not much else,
not enough written questions, and the multiple choice was to vague i thought
also the method selection was radio buttons and not ticks, I use more than one in most Ao5's so i had to use other -.-
just my opinions so i dont expect other to agree

 

[meichenl]

More than 100 people have replied so far and three-quarters have filled out everything and linked to their WCA results! This is great - the more data, the better.

The survey is not aimed only at very fast solvers - people who aren't as fast are vital to balance out the results, so don't feel shy.

 

[Thompson]

That was fun!!

 

[uberCuber]

btw if it helps any since I don't have a WCA profile, all of my current records are listed in the link in my sig, and my forum join date of June 2010 is about when I actually started cubing, just to give a rough idea (so it has been slightly less than a year that I've been cubing)

 

[TheMachanga]

I had trouble answering #7 (I didn't have a calculator).

 

[Gaétan Guimond]

Genetic predisposition yes ! But the teenager is sufficient to achieve the speed world record. I hope those who will check the answers already know this information

 

[Dene]

That was quite a comprehensive survey. I'm impressed at your effort.

 

[meichenl]

I had trouble answering #7 (I didn't have a calculator).

You can plug your calculation into Google like this:

http://www.google.com/search?q=1023*1.23

 

[Phlippieskezer]

I'm paranoid, so I just gave you my forum name.
(Not real name)

 

[ben1996123]

Genetic predisposition yes ! But the teenager is sufficient to achieve the speed world record. I hope those who will check the answers already know this information

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