KobaltKour
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About a month ago. My friend brought a Rubik's Cube to school and solved it and I thought it was so cool.
Why did YOU start cubing?
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Tj2OY
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Same thing for me but I kept going on an off now IM HOOKED forever and my friend said my time is 43.56 now im like at 31.10(my best) now hes trying to beat me
statred by friend and youtube vids like my firends and fazrulz1
mdolszak
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I started in 8th grade (over a year ago). I had an awesome algebra teacher that inspired me, along with like a quarter of our grade.
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We had a cubing craze at our school in July last year which went for about two weeks or so and I was fascinated by my friend who solved it but I couldn't understand what he was teaching me so I went home and found a mini cube (size of about a neo cube) and tried to learn it with pogobat's tutorial. It was really frustrating learning by myself but after 4 days I memorised the beginner LBL method and practised. About a week later the cubing craze was gone, it was only my friend (who I taught) and I who were the only one cubing. I didn't care what other people thought, I learnt more advanced methods F2L, OLL and PLL and never gone a day without touching a cube. Got my 40 second average to sub 20 in about 3-4 months and currently learning full OLL, X cross and other stuff to become sub 15.
n00bCube
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I had always wanted a 3x3 because I remember having one back in the 80's, so there's the nostalgia, and I thought it'd be fun to try and solve.
So around 2 or 3 years ago, I finally ended up getting one. I think when looking for a solution, I stumbled across some Youtube videos and discovered that there were all these other cool looking cubes out there, and seeing people speed solve them looked really cool as well, and I thought, omg I want to be able to do all those finger tricks and be as fast as that (I'm still really slow though at solving cubes, lol).
And that's where it started, I started to buy other cubes that I was interested in, and I've learnt to solve a lot of them and have built a small collection.
So around 2 or 3 years ago, I finally ended up getting one. I think when looking for a solution, I stumbled across some Youtube videos and discovered that there were all these other cool looking cubes out there, and seeing people speed solve them looked really cool as well, and I thought, omg I want to be able to do all those finger tricks and be as fast as that (I'm still really slow though at solving cubes, lol).
And that's where it started, I started to buy other cubes that I was interested in, and I've learnt to solve a lot of them and have built a small collection.
Well....
On a rainy night, frustrated by that intense boredom which comes upon you in summer vacation,
I suddenly thought to myself: "No. This horrible fate shall not be mine." So I became suddenly
determined to relieve the monotony somehow (Unlike some fortunate souls, I am not easily amused
by funny pictures of kittens on the internet). I had a look around the pigsty that is my house, a
thought struck me as my gaze turned towards a magnificent sight. Shining brightly amongst the
filth was: (Drum roll, please.) A RUBIK'S CUBE!
And that's how I started cubing.
On a rainy night, frustrated by that intense boredom which comes upon you in summer vacation,
I suddenly thought to myself: "No. This horrible fate shall not be mine." So I became suddenly
determined to relieve the monotony somehow (Unlike some fortunate souls, I am not easily amused
by funny pictures of kittens on the internet). I had a look around the pigsty that is my house, a
thought struck me as my gaze turned towards a magnificent sight. Shining brightly amongst the
filth was: (Drum roll, please.) A RUBIK'S CUBE!
And that's how I started cubing.
My parents forced me to take lessons when I was a kid. They made me practice two hours a day and go to every local competition. I never had the chance to just enjoy it, so now that I've moved out I don't really care much for cubing. Now, without cubing, I really have no idea what I want to major in.
Wait, no that's not right. It was a friend's tweet that linked to Dan Brown's videos.
Wait, no that's not right. It was a friend's tweet that linked to Dan Brown's videos.
gpyl
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It was during one horrendously boring summer that I decided to learn how to solve the Rubik's Cube. I originally had a crappy replica but then I got an original Rubik's 3x3 and I thought it was wonderful. I went on and got the whole family of the Rubik's brand and learned how to solve them. Then I found out that the Rubik's were not one of the best cubes on the market. I was using the beginners method for almost a year. I was averaging one minute then. Then I saw fazrulz1's vids on Youtube and I realized that I was pathetic. Slowly I put my cubes aside. For one whole year I did not touch my cubes. Then, A Rubik's craze started at my school three weeks ago. I realized that I was not as bad as I thought! In fact, I am now one of the quickest cubers in my grade.
BlackStahli
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...So the girl I used to like taught me how to solve a 3x3 in under a minute (LBL), but then I didn't get into speedcubing until one of my other friends brought a cube to school since he gets bored a lot. I decided to race him, and it kinda went on for a couple months, and then he just quit since he couldn't catch up to me . And I just went on from there.
. And I just went on from there.
Zhanchi1
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mid april 2011, but the tutorial didnt work for me until early june
because i watched mystery guitar mans stop motion video, then 7x7 stop motion assembly, then i went to the store
because i watched mystery guitar mans stop motion video, then 7x7 stop motion assembly, then i went to the store
mchedlo213
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it happened in th summer of 2011,when i was in camp...
at that time i never really thought about such things,but when i saw that tehre were approximately 2-3 cubes aroudn the camp and my friend was learning how to sovle it,i got interested,so,then,step-by-step,i did learn it.
since then i kidna feel that this is and will be my hobby-like-stuff....
at that time i never really thought about such things,but when i saw that tehre were approximately 2-3 cubes aroudn the camp and my friend was learning how to sovle it,i got interested,so,then,step-by-step,i did learn it.
since then i kidna feel that this is and will be my hobby-like-stuff....
nuclearbigdaddy
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About 4 months ago, someone sent me the World record solve video and thought, HEY, I want to do that. So that weekend, I went to target and bought (of Course) a Rubiks brand cube. That weekend, I tried and tried with videos but couldn't do it. Then I gave up for a few days. What inspired me to learn it was a kid at school ( the only one at school who can solve a cube) solved it for me. I was so impressed (and jealous) that I learnt to do it that night. The next few days, I used algorithms on a sheet to solve it, then, at school that Monday, I SOLVED IT OWN MY OWN!! Now I average 25 seconds with my method!
ThtDarnNeighbor
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some kid at school solved it in 30 seconds
i borrowed his cube, messed it up and couldnt fix it
learned beginner's method in about 20 minutes and got down to sub 20 with cfop
now learning roux, approx sub 35 with it
i borrowed his cube, messed it up and couldnt fix it
learned beginner's method in about 20 minutes and got down to sub 20 with cfop
now learning roux, approx sub 35 with it
nuclearbigdaddy
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What school do you go to?
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Why I began cubing
Prior to cubing I was (still am) an avid chess player (Expert 2190 rating). I was, unfortunately, hospitalized for several months undergoing (due to an accident) very painful surgeries and rehab and I could only move my lower arms and hands at one point. I had an interest in cubing back in the '80s but stopped. Anyway, while hospitalized I recalled my cubing days in the 80's and ask a family member to print some info from the Internet and bring it to me, along with a cube. I got the cube and read/studied one of the "beginner's methods." From that point forward I was hooked. Cubing, in a sense, saved me because helped me focus and not think of the painful treatment on the road to recovery and I spent all of my time practicing while in the hospital. After surgeries, cubing helped me, again, divert my mind from any negative thoughts and I began to set positive goals rather than thinking negative things. I learned the Fridrich method and, though I was limited in my physical movement, I learned and got to the point I could solve in 2 minutes. I know this is slow for most cubers but, considering my situation, I was happy and kept up with cubing after I was released from the hospital. Honestly, cubing helped me so much in a therapeutic sense that it became a life time pursuit. It helped me overcome depression, anxiety, fear and a host of other things that go with the uncertainties of long-term physical rehabilitation due to a traumatic accident. Non-cubers don't believe this but it is true. The cube's ability to help one focus and intensely concentrate was so important that, even today, a few years later, I can say that the Rubik's cube literally saved me mentally and emotionally. So, when I solve today, my goal is to improve to the best of my ability. I love chess, too, and always will. Yet, I cube daily and know that even if I am not a sub-20 solver, I enjoy cubing because there is always something new to learn. Many non-cubers think of it as a mere "toy." We know it is far more than that. For me, I still have to master the full Fridrich but I can say, thankfully, that I have time to do so. Time I might not have had, otherwise. Really, I believe cubing is therapeutic for those that have had accidents or are dealing with uncertainty, stress, anxiety and depression. Cubing is now part of my identity. Love it!
Prior to cubing I was (still am) an avid chess player (Expert 2190 rating). I was, unfortunately, hospitalized for several months undergoing (due to an accident) very painful surgeries and rehab and I could only move my lower arms and hands at one point. I had an interest in cubing back in the '80s but stopped. Anyway, while hospitalized I recalled my cubing days in the 80's and ask a family member to print some info from the Internet and bring it to me, along with a cube. I got the cube and read/studied one of the "beginner's methods." From that point forward I was hooked. Cubing, in a sense, saved me because helped me focus and not think of the painful treatment on the road to recovery and I spent all of my time practicing while in the hospital. After surgeries, cubing helped me, again, divert my mind from any negative thoughts and I began to set positive goals rather than thinking negative things. I learned the Fridrich method and, though I was limited in my physical movement, I learned and got to the point I could solve in 2 minutes. I know this is slow for most cubers but, considering my situation, I was happy and kept up with cubing after I was released from the hospital. Honestly, cubing helped me so much in a therapeutic sense that it became a life time pursuit. It helped me overcome depression, anxiety, fear and a host of other things that go with the uncertainties of long-term physical rehabilitation due to a traumatic accident. Non-cubers don't believe this but it is true. The cube's ability to help one focus and intensely concentrate was so important that, even today, a few years later, I can say that the Rubik's cube literally saved me mentally and emotionally. So, when I solve today, my goal is to improve to the best of my ability. I love chess, too, and always will. Yet, I cube daily and know that even if I am not a sub-20 solver, I enjoy cubing because there is always something new to learn. Many non-cubers think of it as a mere "toy." We know it is far more than that. For me, I still have to master the full Fridrich but I can say, thankfully, that I have time to do so. Time I might not have had, otherwise. Really, I believe cubing is therapeutic for those that have had accidents or are dealing with uncertainty, stress, anxiety and depression. Cubing is now part of my identity. Love it!
RNewms27
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I was always wondering whether or not a cube could help someone that way, whether it was physical disability or mental instability.
I enjoyed reading your story. I'm sure everyone on this forum will be glad to help you improve.
Ross The Boss
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4 or so weeks ago i just picked up my old rubiks cube that i had since 2007 and decided to solve it. 2 weeks ago i got my average down to 1min 20sec, but then as i was about to get a about 1min solve my cube popped on the second last twist. i got so frustrated i throw it into my yard now i cant find the 2 edge and a corner.
MovingOnUp
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I saw the pretty colors and thought. If I could be anything...
MadeToReply
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frustrated when the cube was scrambled and not perfect
fundash
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Because I need to do something this summer, but I actually have not cubed for a year and am just restarting, I forgot the original reason I started, glad I did though, all my skills are coming back!
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