Where are some of the strangest places you have solved a cube?

On top of Emory Peak, Camp Bullis, in my billet, and in the porto potty at Mo Ranch (six years ago)
 
Yesterday at work I did a presentation to my colleagues about software development, problem solving and estimation models.

I used the cube as a light hearted analogy for software development (breaking it down into smaller goals) and related it back to the difficulties faced when estimating the effort required for software product delivery. The analogy touched on things like unpredictable challenges when working on well-defined tasks and your ability to apply previously acquired skills to similar situations.

I did a couple of solves in a walkthough style and asked the group to estimate move counts (less pressure than solve times) and unsurprisingly they were pretty accurate the second time. It was interesting to see their reaction to my finger speeds. My global average is currently around 25 seconds but they were still impressed.

A few of my colleagues are now buying cubes and watching the beginner video by badmephisto. :)
 
Toubkal cubing.jpg

Mt Toubkal, Morocco

I carried a pair of 3x3s and a 5x5 to the top of north Africa.

P.S, I'm going to be doing a Skydive in the future. Do you think they'd let me solve whilst falling?
 
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I think you will like this one (not my video) :)
 
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Logiqx said:
Yesterday at work I did a presentation to my colleagues about software development, problem solving and estimation models.

I used the cube as a light hearted analogy for software development (breaking it down into smaller goals) and related it back to the difficulties faced when estimating the effort required for software product delivery. The analogy touched on things like unpredictable challenges when working on well-defined tasks and your ability to apply previously acquired skills to similar situations.

I did a couple of solves in a walkthough style and asked the group to estimate move counts (less pressure than solve times) and unsurprisingly they were pretty accurate the second time. It was interesting to see their reaction to my finger speeds. My global average is currently around 25 seconds but they were still impressed.

A few of my colleagues are now buying cubes and watching the beginner video by badmephisto. :)
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wow thats actualy really cool, more people should do stuff like that.
 
I have practiced OH while driving. Really dumb. Don't do this ever. Nothing bad happened to me, except for the shame and guilt of being so addicted to this hobby that it caused me to make such a poor decision.

Would it be easier to ask who has NOT cubed on the toilet?
 
DeeDubb said:
What method is that? It looks so weird. He did like first layer Orientation then Permutation, same with last layer. Normal beginner method is EO/EP on first and last later before corners.
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I think he just did a really bad beginners method of making the white face then moving on to the rest of the cube in the beginners method.
 
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