Today, I spent 3 hours looking at a YouTube video on how to do Rubik’s cube. Even after being told how to do it, I couldn't finish it. I scrolled down the comments and read, "Awesome! I'm 10 and can do it in 3 minutes now!" I'm 28 and still can't do it, even with a tutorial. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I have in my living room a Rubik’s cube I’ve been trying to solve for over a year. I just got home and it was sat on the floor solved. Apparently my wife gave it to her nephew to play with and he solved it in about four minutes, then got bored. He’s 8 and I’m 33. FML
Today, while babysitting I decided to play with a children's puzzle to pass the time. Fifteen minutes in I gave up. The kid then came over and put it together in less than five. There were only ten pieces. FML
Today, I had to explain to yet another person that I can't tie a knot. Even if someone walks me through the entire process, I never get it. The person in question berated me for not being able to perform such a "simple" task. I truly don't know what I'm doing wrong, and it makes me feel like an idiot. FML
Today, I chipped a tooth trying to solve a Rubik's Cube. FML
Today, after a long time spent trying to learn chess as a hobby, I've come to accept that I'm simply destined to never be any good at it. Maybe I'm just a slow learner, but it feels like I've made zero progress since I started, despite doing everything I'm told to do. Time to find another hobby, I say. FML
Today, I was teaching a special techniques class for ballet and was focusing on pirouettes. I was teaching a group of 8 year-olds, and one student could do perfect triple turns one after the other. I still can't do them, and I've been dancing for 15 years. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
Today, my 7-year-old daughter has been hopelessly stuck on an easy puzzle in her favorite video game for a week now. Today, she excitedly told me that she'd figured it out. The solution to the puzzle? No, she’s figured out how to look up a walkthrough on the internet. FML
Today, as I struggle with dyscalculia, I set up some counters so I could knit up a perfect square. Turns out the counters actually made it worse. I have three failed attempts and I'm stuck on number 4. FML
Today, I decided to try a 7-minute exercise video to start working out and get in shape. I couldn’t make it though the video. FML
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iKaite 0
I think you need to get out more, mate.
RavensRule97 0
I cant do one either, but my 9 year old brother can in less a minute. And hes an idiot. So I feel your pain
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Comments (185)
TheTerenity 9
pogobat FTW
TheTerenity 9
Pogobat! :D
Myra_J_R 13
YouTube videos didn't really work for me. Try the Rubik's Cube site. You'll get it eventually :)
giraffelovergirl 19
My sisters boyfriend (11!) has his record time at 46.3 seconds!! I cant even finish in 3 hours!
waderick26 4
Ha I'm color blind and can solve one of those
Cass_x 22
Look for pogobat or pogobot or something like that on youtube. He explains everything really good! Also, when you get to the end; don't stop. It may seem that what you're doing is messing up everything you've done so far, but actually it doesn't. I can solve one in 2minutes. I've done it for the first time when I was 14. Just keep trying!
thefishmongerman 14
Once you learn the very simple algorithms (it took me half an hour) you will be solving them quickly. I can get one easily in under a minute but I'm find them boring now so I usually take 7mins and solve a 7x7 instead
Katieslock 17
I'm 14 and can do it in 45 seconds...
alexanderavatar 24
are you asain? if not thats your problem
MysticPizza 15
I only just learned last year how to solve a Rubik's cube at the age of 49. My daughter had to teach me; those videos are too confusing. I'll never beat any speed records though.