Yeah, I know my analogy sucked :) -Chris
On 12/24/05, pjgat09 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thats a different relationship..NASCAR racing/Speed cubing. I only say > that because NASCAR racers have to worry about life/death cases > durring crashes. Cubers have to worry about a bad average. > Anyways, > > I know a lot of times that if I speed through stuff with no > conciquences, I tend to do better. (another bad relationship) In video > games, if I am fighting the final boss with out much energy left, I > tend to be much more careful and be sure not to get hurt. If i have > full or extended energy I will just battle and not worry at all about > being hurt. > > Cubing is the same way. If there was a no pop rule, I would go slower > and be sure not to pop(low energy). But if pops were allowed like they > are now and i poped, after that point i would work harder not pop(if I > start to get low on energy). If I don't pop, I will feel free and will > not have anything to worry about. I will not have popping on my mind > and I will do better(full or extended energy). > > I'm not sure if my point is clear enough (and the relationship is > probably pretty bad). I just think not allowing pops is a bad idea. > > Again, just my opinion. :) This may or may not apply to you. > > Peter Greenwood > > > --- In [email protected], Chris Hunt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's like saying that Nascar racers should be able to crash so > that they > > can try to go even faster around the corners. It should DEFINITELY > be the > > cuber's responsibility to keep his/her puzzle together while solving > it. The > > Rubik's Cube does not fall apart by itself...it is the cuber's fault. > > > > I agree 100% that pops should count as a solve. I'm not the best > cuber in > > the world...or even close, but I haven't popped my cube in over 6 > months. > > > > -Chris > > > > On 12/24/05, pjgat09 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > Though I rarely pop, I disagree with not allowing pops. This means > > > that faster cubers will have to focus more on not poping than they > > > will on actually speeding. They will be much less likely to get a > > > record average or time because they are worried about popping. > > > > > > Just my opinion. :) > > > > > > Peter Greenwood > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
