Would you like speedcubing to become really popular?

[Weston]

I like it just the way it is.

 

[aronpm]

Australia needs moar cubers. As long as they aren't idiots. (ie. "omfg 70 algs for 2 look last layers thats impossiball to remember")

 

[V-te]

Australia needs moar cubers. As long as they aren't idiots. (ie. "omfg 70 algs for 2 look last layers thats impossiball to remember")

Lol.

 

[Nukoca]

I'd be cool if more people I know speedsolved, because then I wouldn't be the "cubehead". I still want to be able to impress random strangers, though.

 

[cubesolver77]

Honeslty i wouldn't want too many more cubers but i would like it to be somewhat common enough that i wouldn't be the only cuber i my area that i have heard of.(Northwestern Pa)

 

[SuperNerd]

NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I have a general rule in everything life related: the less popular and mainstream, the better. The public has a funny habit of corrupting cool things in a very short amount of time. If cubing became mainstream, I would probably stop, as there is nothing I hate more in life than being associated with what is "cool", "in", or "popular."

EXACTLY, that rule is very related to my views.

If speedcubing became a professional sport, it would be really sad. I can just imagine an arena, and the judge calls someone up and that person races, then if the solve is good everyone throws roses, but for a bad solve they throw empty beer cans

Does not apply to good grades though

 

[fanwuq]

Hell no!. It wouldn't be so special if everyone is practising it...

What!?
Random noob bumps old thread just to say that he doesn't want more random noobs to appear? How ironic.

 

[JTW2007]

Hell no!. It wouldn't be so special if everyone is practising it...

What!?
Random noob bumps old thread just to say that he doesn't want more random noobs to appear? How ironic.

Very nice, I must say.

 

[xXzaKerXx]

NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I have a general rule in everything life related: the less popular and mainstream, the better. The public has a funny habit of corrupting cool things in a very short amount of time. If cubing became mainstream, I would probably stop, as there is nothing I hate more in life than being associated with what is "cool", "in", or "popular."

I totally agree with you. My school in Malaysia, thre's probably only 10 out of 2000 people who can solve a cube and I think I am the only onewho can BLD in my school ( not blowing my own trumpet here) and when somebody speedsolves they will be like "wow thats so cool can you teach me" and they will start borrwing your cube and not returnig it for days. Besides, cubes are banned in my school.

 

[Ranzha]

I don't actually care.
If we get a few more people into this that AREN'T complete and utter noobs, then that would be great.
I think that if the public were to be introduced, it would be done over many years. This way, we'd recruit moar and the changes would seldom occur. If something grows slowly, people get used to the way things used to be.

--R

 

[miniGOINGS]

I don't actually care.
If we get a few more people into this that AREN'T complete and utter noobs, then that would be great.
I think that if the public were to be introduced, it would be done over many years. This way, we'd recruit moar and the changes would seldom occur. If something grows slowly, people get used to the way things used to be.

--R

It just occured to me, do you actually not know how to spell more? Like, your grammer is usually amazing, but I don't think I've ever seen you spell it other than "moar".

 

[Ranzha]

I don't actually care.
If we get a few more people into this that AREN'T complete and utter noobs, then that would be great.
I think that if the public were to be introduced, it would be done over many years. This way, we'd recruit moar and the changes would seldom occur. If something grows slowly, people get used to the way things used to be.

--R

It just occured to me, do you actually not know how to spell more? Like, your grammer is usually amazing, but I don't think I've ever seen you spell it other than "moar".

I do know how to spell it, but I use "moar" moar. That is all.

 

[PatrickJameson]

I do know how to spell it, but I use "moar" moar. That is all.

Moar should only be used in certain situations that you are quite passionate about, not in everyday forum posts. In a way you might understand better, urdoinitrong.

 

[Ranzha]

I do know how to spell it, but I use "moar" moar. That is all.

Moar should only be used in certain situations that you are quite passionate about, not in everyday forum posts. In a way you might understand better, urdoinitrong.

NO U.
Loljk.
I just use "moar" in place of...that other one.
So yeah.
Also, I am passionate about speedsolving, silly little poppet.

--R

 

[Hammond]

I agree with most of what has already been said.
Less competition and uniqueness.

 

[aronpm]

Correct uses of 'moar':

• I need moar pasta!
• Post moar cats!

Incorrect uses of 'moar':

• Correct English

 

[Tim Major]

No, I want people to stop calling it "gay" and saying "get a life" about it, which would maybe be solved (lol, get it? Solved oh never mind), but I don't want it getting too popular. Maybe a little more, to get some more competitions over here, but not many more.

 

[LNZ]

It is true that only a tiny percentage can solve a 3x3 cube in under 60 seconds. And to be in that group (I have 9 times under 60s now) is a real honor.

It is even rarer to solve a complete set of cubes (ie from 1x1x1 to 7x7x7). I have also done this too.

But I would like speedcubing to be a little more known and valued here in Australia. Still to this day, there has never been a WCA event held here and being realistic, I can't see it happen for quite a while into the future. And I would like to see an organised Australian cubers group created before I get very old too.

I would like to compete in a WCA event someday in the future. If I did, I'd contest the 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 events only. I'd drop the 5x5 as my current average (9:00) is too slow and would make me look bad. And by dropping the 5x5, I'd get much more pratice at faster to solve smaller cubes.

 

[TheMachanga]

i actually want cubing to be an olympic sport =P

 

[TioMario]

Hell no!. It wouldn't be so special if everyone is practising it...

What!?
Random noob bumps old thread just to say that he doesn't want more random noobs to appear? How ironic.

I don't consider myself a "random noob". I'm new at cubing, i'm slow, but everyone was in my position once. I consider my practise seriously. Noobs are annoying vegetable-minded people.

And also, what's the deal with old threads?, are they less interesting because they are old?.

I thought about what I wrote before, and I think that if speedsolving becomes popular, it will be like an occasional fad, people will become bored and forget it. Only the ones who really like it and don't just want to show off with their friends will practise it. So, I'm not afraid of speedsolving's possible popularity, I think it will stay just like as it is now.