"You're such a showoff..."

[Tim Major]

I hate cubing in public!
When I'm on my way to meetups, I play with my cube and hide it in my bag.
Mum: Why?
Me: Why what?
Mum: Why you don't bring it out and then play the cubick?
Me: It's Rubiks mum. Nah.. I don't because then everyone will start staring at me and it's really embarrassing.
Mum: But why? Why it embarrass? You have to be proud that you can solve the Cubick!
Me: Don't worry mum.
*Puts cube back in bag and stays silent for the rest of the train ride*

Later on the train ride home with my friend
We take out our cubes and start cubing. Everyone watched us. Asked us questions and blah blah blah....
Mum starts blabbering on about before:
Mum: See? Your friend don't even care! Why do you?
Me: I felt embarrassed when they were looking. :S
Mum: That's it I won't say anything anymore. Nothing will change you..
*oh REALLY?*


I think this is almost completely off topic to this thread. Sorry

Lol, I find no problem in cubing in public. That was funny. Btw, you correct your mum saying Cubick, but then you say Rubiks. Lol

 

[Shmekekey]

If someone walks in and says it, I usually just say "i was doing this before you came in, so bite me"

or something to that effect

 

[d4m4s74]

I often cube on the bus to school and back.
Why? Because I don't have anything to do in those two hours and I can use some practice.

and people can't say I'm showing off because lately I've been just be practicing/learning new PLLS, rarely totally scrambling the cube.

 

[nitrocan]

Hmm, nobody called me a showoff before. My classmates are usually interested in cubing and want to learn how to do it. Why would people call you a showoff if you're just cubing occasionally from break to break? Are you sure you aren't putting in a little effort to get people's attention?

About cubing in public, it's so much fun Some people just are too shy to say anything so they keep watching what I'm doing. There was this guy watching me do continuous T-Perms on a solved cube. He thought I was solving the cube and said "Wow, how can you always do it so fast?"

 

[miniGOINGS]

Practice makes perfect"

See sig.

 

[waffle=ijm]

wasn't there already a "non-cubers say the darnest things" thread.

I believe that this is similar to that

Hence, this thread fails.

 

[rjohnson_8ball]

I agree with what blah said earlier. Some of us cube in public for several reasons. If the main reason is to get attention or to strike up a conversation, then "showing off" is exactly what we are doing.

I usually only solve while my opponent is racking pool balls, or taking a bathroom break, or doing an obvious shot sequence at the pool table. I try not to be annoying and try to be quiet so my opponent has no idea I might be cubing. I also watch the opponent throughout his/her turn.

I admit I like the attention. Last night, as I was leaving, a friend saw me and explained to a newcomer that he should watch me solve the cube. So I did a few solves, letting them scramble my storebought. My solves were not fast by standards at this forum, but the audience was still fascinated at watching me solve.

 

[Edmund]

Disclaimer: This post isn't directed at anyone specific.

Before blaming anyone else, think about the way you present yourself while you cube. What is the real reason you cube in public? Is it really practice? Do you really not have enough time to practice in private that you have to do it in public? Or do you just want the attention? If it's the latter - if what you want is for people to notice you and praise you for what you do, then calling you a show-off isn't a complete untruth.

Sounds like it was directed at me. And yeah there is not such thing as too much practice so waiting for some friends at a movie theatre and wipping out the cube isn't bad. I try to keep it hidden and normally do it under a table but ya know I don't care if someone thinks I am cause I'll probably never see them again.

 

[JTW2007]

What is the real reason you cube in public? Is it really practice? Do you really not have enough time to practice in private that you have to do it in public? Or do you just want the attention?

Neither. I see no good reason not to cube in public. I enjoy cubing. Why would the fact that I'm surrounded by people change that?

 

[Lucas Garron]

What is the real reason you cube in public? Is it really practice? Do you really not have enough time to practice in private that you have to do it in public? Or do you just want the attention?

Neither. I see no good reason not to cube in public. I enjoy cubing. Why would the fact that I'm surrounded by people change that?

I liken it to something like a yo-yo. Any reason you shouldn't yo-yo in public, if that's what you like to do?

 

[Muesli]

What is the real reason you cube in public? Is it really practice? Do you really not have enough time to practice in private that you have to do it in public? Or do you just want the attention?

Neither. I see no good reason not to cube in public. I enjoy cubing. Why would the fact that I'm surrounded by people change that?

I liken it to something like a yo-yo. Any reason you shouldn't yo-yo in public, if that's what you like to do?

Yeah, but Yo-yoing is just showing off...



It looks bloody cool though.

 

[brunson]

Yo-yoing is SOOO much cooler than pen spinning. ;-)

 

[cubeninjaIV]

wasn't there already a "non-cubers say the darnest things" thread.

I believe that this is similar to that

Hence, this thread fails.

yes, fail

But while im here, i saw a noob at school today who did R' D' R D like 8 times :fp and i told him i could solve and he was like whatever, gave up and gave it to me and i solved LL in 3 seconds while he was looking away.
Then i just left his cube on the desk and went to my class.

 

[Edmund]

I hate solving cubes for people. Just cause I did it for this one kid at a play ground who had one and he went up to his mom and was all "look what I did" and I was like :fp buddy, you want your mom to be proud of you that bad.

 

[vgbjason]

I cube in public with the intention of avoiding unbearable boredom. I don't like it when people seem to have no grasp of the cube even when i explain it to them in length, but I don't have a real problem with the "showoff" comments.

 

[cmhardw]

I don't like it when people seem to have no grasp of the cube even when i explain it to them in length...

Just remember that most non-cubers see the cube as 54 stickers that somehow move around the puzzle. If you can correct them about this misconception before explaining anything else to them, this can help.

Chris

 

[anythingtwisty]

What is the real reason you cube in public? Is it really practice? Do you really not have enough time to practice in private that you have to do it in public? Or do you just want the attention?

Neither. I see no good reason not to cube in public. I enjoy cubing. Why would the fact that I'm surrounded by people change that?

I liken it to something like a yo-yo. Any reason you shouldn't yo-yo in public, if that's what you like to do?

Well, if one is bad at yo-yo, then injury could be caused.......

 

[edd5190]

But I am a showoff...

 

[V-te]

The problem is, if you can do something not very many can, and you enjoy it, and you do it in public, then it's called "showing off" (eg playing guitar in public, skating, or just singing). I'm not usually fond of the "real X do this" thing, but in this case; if you are a real cuber, you wouldn't be afriad to cube in public, better yet have a DNF blindfold solve in public.

 

[rubiknewbie]

I normally don't cube in obvious places where people can see, and if I do I normally don't do timing. I get into slow R&D mode so that I don't appear like I am showing off.