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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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TNT123 0
I can do it too, i get 20-30 seconds and im 13 years old. I can also do the 2x2 4x4 5x5 6x6 7x7 and many more puzzles. P.S im not a nerd.
Xader 0
Yes you are. You should try a ****** some time. They feel great...
LiquidFantasy 19
Somehow my daughters 2x2 gives me more headaches than the 3x3 or 4x4.. Because you can't move the corners into different rows. What even. I'm jealous of you, I can't do anything above a 4x4.
Carterv 0
I'm 13 and I can do it in a minute an a half. lol.
McJordan_fml 0
haha, this sucks, it takes some time, it took me about two weeks to get it, and i am 14. :P i can do it in like... 2m and 30s. it just takes practice, and having the ability to understand algorithms. :D
pieisyourdrug 0
You really have a lot of time on your hands, don't you?
kateisbored 0
Don't feel bad, seriously. If you aren't a visual person, it can be really difficult, if not impossible. Watching directions is hard to do like, visually as well as verbally and then putting them together.
Animati0n 0
10 year olds shouldn't have an account on YT. -__-
ivals 3
@56 I had my first yt account when i was 9
nomadxx7 0
To the people saying that they feel for the OP need to try a Rubik's cube. In the box they give you a set of detailed instructions. All you have to do is solve one side in a + sign. Fill in the corners. Work from the other side to fill in 2 lines (3 rows on each side) and then a little trial and error to solve the remainder. If you can't do it, Rubik's website gives you 3 different ways to try to solve it. Everyone should be able to figure a Rubik's Cube out once they figure out the strategy. If you can't the only reason is that you suck at math and how to rotate a cubic solid in your head.
LiquidFantasy 19
I do the cross, then corners, then work my way up.. Put the completed side on the bottom and the the middle row, then top row minus the corners, then use an incredibly simple algorithm to complete the corners.
geesquared 0
I can solve one, but that doesn't really help you. It just tells you how bored I am on Sundays.
EMR_fml 0
I can solve one in 30 sec. It's real easy. Step 1) Use a screw driver to pry one of the edge squares off. Step 2) Pull the rest of the squares off using just your fingers. Step 3) Pop it back together. Solved
AlexZB 0
it doesn't matter how old you are, im 14 and my best is 15.29 (in competition its 18.55) its just strategy and memorization, the beginners method is more strategy then memorization for those that don't believe me- http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2008BARG01
TNT123 0
you've been to comps right, do you know if there are any upcoming opens in the chicago area, i av9 29 sec thx