• thisisdee@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    I’ve only learned cubing as an adult, so I don’t know what it’s like to be a young cuber. I’m just amazed at how quickly they seem to learn new things and the sub-6 and sub-5 cubers are getting younger and younger. I actually use cubing to take breaks from work most days.

    Do you still go to comps?

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      1 year ago

      I actually began going to competitions this year, and that’s been a lot of fun. Although I complain that I don’t have the time anymore, this year is when I’ve been the fastest at all the events I practice (in part, due to going to comps). But it’s still all a bit new, though I’m happy I partake in a hobby that has such dynamics to it.

      I’ve only learned cubing as an adult

      Are you a collector? In my experience, adult cubers tend to be collectors rather than speedcubers, but that may just be my impression.

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        1 year ago

        Wouldn’t call myself a collector but I did have a phase when I bought a bunch of different twisty puzzles. Then I had to move apartments and realized that my puzzles required a large moving box. It’s just not sustainable for me so I started giving a bunch away. I still have a drawer full of puzzles but I now only buy puzzles that I’m planning to compete in. Last puzzle I bought was a clock that I just started practicing.

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          1 year ago

          So you’re more or less like me :)

          I really want to get myself a nice clock before the end of the year, speaking as someone who has never even touched a clock before.

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            1 year ago

            I got the QiYi magnetic clock and it’s great. Granted I have nothing to compare it to… haha