CanChrisSolve?: A Retrospective

Ten years ago, I started a KZbin channel by the name of haribo41296. A decade on, we're saying goodbye to CanChrisSolve?
Thank you to everybody who has supported my channel over the years. In particular, I would like to thank:
Millie Everett;
Shelby Green;
Camille (AL60RI7HMIS7);
Jessie Ho;
Alex Keats;
Curtis Jones;
Bill Hammill;
StatzGFX;
Alistair Miller;
Caleb X;
Camcuber (SpeedCubeShop);
Lightake (and/or MagicCubeMall);
Joe Thompson (UKCubes; Corner-Twist; BritCubes);
NK Cubed;
Custom Cube Mods;
Neg4 Cubing;
Ogre Cubes;
Melinda Green;
K3DW;
YouCube;
PuzzleMaster;
The Revomaze Team;
The KewbzUK Team;
Jared (CoreCubeMods);
All of the fans and enduring viewers of my channel;
All of those I have failed to mention here.
Thanks you, everybody, for everything.

[@ancleboy7216]

Gonna miss you bro. Thanks for everything and best of luck in life.

[@josephthompson9016]

End of an era - youve been an absolute stalwart, and such a kind and positive presence in this space. Best of luck with everything!!

[@EllaEllaAudios]

You're one of the few cubing channels I'm still subscribed to after more or less quitting the hobby a year or two ago, thank you for all of the entertaining videos. Best of luck in life 💜

[@Peter.Sky.Walker]

I'm not crying, my eyeballs are sweating.

[@Ajnb2004]

You were one of the first cubing channels I watched back in 2014 and I've watched ever since, I learnt F2L thanks to your videos after not being able to from anywhere else, Thank you for the years of content

[@bramtube6922]

me Checking my calendar to see if it's 1 april but it's not :(

[@s_greenmachine]

Started watching you as haribo41296. Glad to say I’ve gotten to know you a bit outside the KZbin space. Best of luck to you my friend!

[@borisvanzoest4131]

😔 we'll miss you.. Iapreachiate that you choose for youreself.

[@checkercuber]

Thanks for teaching me how to solve non-wca puzzles

[@WillBergson]

i've bought some puzzles from your vids and enjoy them. thanks

[@concepthazard6933]

I've loved your videos for years now. You got me into cubing from all your solves and unboxings. Thanks for all you've done for me and many others Chris.

[@ulysses3148]

Ive always enjoyed your videos, Chris. So you know, I have not had a notification from your channel in, I dont know how long, a long time. I have just searched you out to see what has been going on. I dont understand youtube and I dont know if its the algorithm or what. I actually feel bad and feel like watching KZbin a lot less. KZbin is shooting itself in the foot. Thanks for the past videos and have a good life, brother. God bless ❤🕊

[@fredwolfy3]

You got me into twisty puzzles thankyou chris enjoy your retirement goodbye for now.

[@joeyhicks1670]

So sad to sit here at 3:00 AM with school tomorrow and reflect on what once was. I quit cubing years ago, but I still come back to check up on everyone once a year or so, this one hit me hard. Best of luck Haribo, I hope everything goes ok for you, you deserve it

[@CanChrisSolve]

Don't cry because it's over, smile that it happened at all... Also, don't hold your breath... there might be videos coming soon... stay tuned!

[@sleepynightowl1550]

Liked the video, even though it makes me extremely sad that you‘re quitting. I started cubing because of you and your channel about 5 years ago. My nieces and nephews know I’ll have at least one or two cubes in my handbag and they’ll race each other to be the first to pull it out and fiddle around with. Gifted each of them their first 3x3 for Easter this year and they were sooo excited. Been teaching them beginner’s method ever since. New generation of cubers in the making 😄Chris, be well, wishing you only the best all the way from Germany.

[@keatscubes]

That was quite the nostalgia journey, loved seeing all the old clips. Thanks for everything Chris, it's been a blast, lots of good times. Hope the job/working life treats you well. If you're ever in Ontario again, be sure to let me know! Best of luck with the future! - Alex

[@MillieEverett511]

End of an era. I am eternally thankful for the decision you made on January 29th 2011. Love to you, my friend :)

[@evanthomas5378]

Thank you for entertaining all of us Chris. You are a great guy.😀😀😀😀

[@Asian_Caleb]

I’m pretty late on this but you definitely got me deeper into cubing, I have a whole shelf of the things now but after about a year or so of it I got bored of solving and fell off the wagon and unfortunately stopped watching your content as much but thank you for what you did! I think it was great and I hope you find success in life moving forward and you are happy!

[@meglodonmg8145]

It has been a pleasure watching your videos. Sometimes i binge watched them and sometimed i didnt watched a video for half a year or longer but in the end you motivated me to start cubing, even if it was for only two years. Now i can impress and teach other people and children how to solve the rubiks cube. So at this point i will say thank you for the journey and have a nice life/live (iam from germany and sometimes my english sucks so...)

[@nywf1824]

It was also from 2020 with covid that i gradually stopped buying cubes too and started doing jigsaw puzzles again after more than 10 years. I still enjoy puzzles but these few months haveing drama fever and doing marathons from day till night. Maybe tomorrow i wake up and start wanting to cube badly again, who knows. Hobbies can be out grown with time especially when it is no longer trending. Just do what makes you happy, take care and stay safe. Don't forget to smile =)

[@o2g1337]

GL in your further life! Thanks for all the nice videos you gave us

[@Jindychick]

Dear Chris, thank you so much for all you have given us! This may not seem much but you taught a 40+ yr old Mum in Australia how to solve and made her laugh many times over with your frustrations. You will be missed but I'm so grateful that you're leaving up your videos so I can show my kids one day. Leaving is understandable and just wishing you all the best xo

[@shilohhawk2990]

Dude you were the one who helped me solve a 3x3 for the first time. Thank you so much.

[@rubixcubegod]

I found your channel so long ago. I can't remember when. But you've helped me solve many different kinds of puzzles and I always enjoyed watching you solve puzzles I won't ever be able to get because money is a problem. If it's time to say goodbye then it's time to say goodbye. Thank you so much for the many many years of enjoyment. Take care Chris ^-^

[@kma_music]

Thanks for the content Chris, your channel was always great

[@PuzzlingTime]

Hi Chris, I have never solved a 3x3x3, in fact only recently I learned how to solve a 2x2x2 and Pyraminx, but I have watched many of your videos over the years. I enjoyed watching them because they were interesting and enjoyable. I'll wait patiently for you, when you are ready to return. Good luck in the future, Mike

[@noodlemans]

I discovered this channel a few years back when I was going down my own twisty puzzle road. I really enjoyed everything you put out. Good luck Chris in whatever you do next.

[@ruanleroux9490]

Hello im one of your early subscribers of canchris solve. I really started the process of lloking at you solving each puzzel and your one of my biggest influences on getting me into cubing or more collecting cubes. Its sad to see such an amazing youtuber or channel die, but life goes on and i wish you a great future ahead and just want to say thanks from all of us for every video you put out

[@Sree_Vatsa_Ravuri]

Your videos gave me confidence to solve new puzzles ❤️

[@spacevspitch4028]

Best of luck to you in whatever you do! I've enjoyed a bunch of your videos over the past few years. And thanks for keeping everything up still! Hope to see a nee vid or two every once in a while, tho 😉 Cheers!

[@MikkoRanki]

Everything good for you!! Your channel was the firsts cubing channels for me. And now about 3 years later I have about 200 cubes by myself. Thank you for everything! Love and respect ❤

[@jacusjoe]

What a beautiful video, Chris. I have always loved the honesty and genuineness with which you make videos. Sad to see you go. The CanChrisSolve series will go down as an iconic part of KZbin twisty puzzling history! Glad to hear you've got a job and I hope you're doing really well for yourself! May you always find happiness and joy in the things you do. I wish you the best, Chris! God bless you.

[@comp.lex4]

Thanks for doing all you did- your videos were a great way for a lot of folks to get to experience the more wacky puzzles without needing to justify buying them. I really appreciated your channel, and I'm sad to see it go, but it's ultimately for the best. Wishing you a nice life and happy marriage from the other side of my laptop screen.

[@Wepeel]

A classic channel. Thanks for all the great and unique vids homie

[@androidlogin3065]

I will miss you and your videos a lot; i like puzzles 2D &3D and also Hanayama Puzzles, not to mention Puzzles Boxes (Chinese & Japan, etc). And i like a lot that videos of trying to solve puzzles for first time. And not to forget i also like to see the design and build of new puzzles. Hope your health is fine; a lot of KZbinrs are loosing subscribers because a BUG on KZbin algorith that counts them, not because people un-suscribe.

[@AndrewTyberg]

Wow. I remember when I first found your channel, mere HOURS after you uploaded your first video after your 2.5 year youtube gap, in late 2015. This was when I was first learning how to solve a 3x3. I was at my grandparents’ house at the time. I remember you switching to vlogs and I remember being uninterested in them. I remember being excited when you came back to cubing. I remember the first Can Chris Solve videos, and later the channel name change from haribo41296 to CanChrisSolve. Your top 10 favorite puzzles and top 5 least favorite puzzles and your hardest puzzle to solve videos are crazy nostalgic for me and I’ve watched them so many times, especially back in 2015. (Sidenote: Back in 2015 I commented on “what’s my hardest puzzle” that my hardest puzzle was the only one I owned, the 3x3, and that comment ended up becoming one of the top comments on that video. 5.5 years later, I have 90-100 puzzles and have been to about 30 comps.) I’ve always felt some special connection to your channel since you were the first cubing channel I ever discovered, before I could even solve a cube, followed by JRCuber, RedKB, CrazyBadCuber, and MMAP. I will also say that this is the only time I’ve ever seen a KZbinr make a dedicated goodbye video, as opposed to just stopping uploading, which I really appreciate for the explanation and for allowing me to write this comment. So, thank you for all your videos over the years and sad to see you go. You will be missed.

[@AndrewTyberg]

I just spend at least 30 minutes writing that. May very well be the longest comment I’ve ever posted on any KZbin video.

[@mrbrian826]

You and RPKvids were the only channels that i still watched after i quit the hobby. Enjoyed watching your videos over the years (even if i never really commented on them that much). Good luck to you and thanks for the content!

[@uCubeYT]

Very well made video. I remember first finding your channel way back when I first got into cubing and binging a bunch of your videos. I know that your roux series wasn't very popular but I really enjoyed that as I has gotten into roux I think a couple months before you made that series. Honestly I think this also signifies cubing really is changing a lot, we're getting a bunch of new faces in the speedsolving scene and the old content creators like RedKB, Derpy, DG, Adam, Legoboyz3, MMAP, CrazyBadCuber etc are more irrelevant than ever and many people don't even know who they are anymore. Anyways, I hope you do well in all your future endeavors!

[@catdadproblems]

Thanks for the time and effort you put into creating this channel and in each & every video! Gonna miss seeing them. Keep solving IRL!

[@courtneylevy9398]

Definitely sad to see you go - your channel got me into non-wca twisty puzzles and sparked the obsession with puzzle solving that’s still ongoing. Best of luck with everything going forward!

[@MelindaGreen]

I'm sad but I totally understand. It's also not you, it's KZbin trashing their recommender engine and other boneheaded changes. I *really* appreciate your sweet call-out of my puzzle. Your 2x2x2x2 videos generated a lot of interest for which I'll be eternally grateful. My most memorable moment was your devastating pop which you somehow turned into a clever triumph. I hope you'll drop a video once in a while, but only when it's because you have something you want to show. Thanks for everything, and best wishes for whatever excites you next.

[@Ammaruaron]

Damn, your videos really made me more interested in cubing and allowed me to enter a community where I could feel welcomed. Good luck haribo, or rather, Chris. Sad to see you go, but grateful you were ever here.

[@ChrisHutchinson]

Thanks for the videos Chris. I really enjoyed them. 🎉

[@Petertronic]

Good luck with whatever you do next Chris. I watched your videos on and off from the haribo days, good times. I am a bit sad how a lot of the cubing channels have wound down. Cubes are timeless though, and things go in cycles, it will be back again some day, big time!

[@Petertronic]

oooh was I right?!

[@lewseall]

How did I only see this now, I feel so sad now😢 We’ll miss you Chris it was nice seeing you upload, all the best in the future!

[@saulysw]

You explained that extremely well. I will miss the 2 seconds where I see you struggle to open a box (12:00) - that ALWAYS cracks me up. Perhaps some other passion will come into your life and a new channel will be born, or perhaps not. Either way, it has been fun from this side of the screen, so thank you sir and good luck with what comes now for you.

[@Dave_Stafford]

End of an era. My favourite was the WitEden 3x3x9 because I didn't know it existed.. i still think it looks like a piece of art. Thank you sir and good luck!!

[@AreaNeofob]

Thanks for everything, Chris!

[@dennishussey2217]

I watched a good number of your videos, and I thought your Rubiks tutorial was one of the better ones. What I liked the most is that you were always positive in your descriptions and you weren't afraid to make a mistake while solving here and there. Good luck in whatever you choose to do.

[@scottpetersen6209]

damn, i fell out of love for cubing about a year ago, but i still watched your videos, i’ve watched them for a bunch of years, way before your name change, im gonna miss the videos. But you do whats best for you, you gave us all enjoyment for years, you dont owe us anything. Best of luck with everything man.

[@kippp1000]

Sad to see you leave, I'm just glad i found your channel

[@BeatlesCuber]

I appreciate your time in the hobby, keep in touch man.

[@CreaturesOrigins]

So unfortunate. I only found your channel recently. I will have to sustain my self on going back to your older videos ):

[@SProwse101]

Going to miss this channel! Good luck in life man.

[@weavehole]

Best of luck for the future, geez :)

[@TwistyTex]

I only just learned that CanChrisSolve? is/was Haribo41296.... well... TIL... lol... My denseness aside, thanks for all the entertaining videos, and I wish you nothing but additional awesomeness in all your future endeavors... gg's Chris.... and happy trails, amigo... 🤠 P.S. I'm gonna really miss the kitty too! 😹😹

[@yeastboyuk]

Best wishes Chris, good luck with the future! Graham

[@keik168]

thank you for all the memories

[@MarkusAliasCmn]

what a pity. good luck and all the best to you.

[@ethanlynch3639]

What a shame. it looks like with the last update video youtube stopped showing these to me and as someone who consumes COPIOUS amount of youtube i missed the whole last year from lack of notifications. I really enjoyed your content and will be glad to see you if you come back one day.

[@mikec2250]

Best of luck Chris!

[@thecubingnebula9704]

Im sad. I cried. But as some people say, all good things must come to an end. I will love this channel to the very end, I loved the can chris solves but dam :(

[@alyshiakeogh7666]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TheImpybug]

Devastated .. I understand why you are moving on. I am so thankful that you are keeping all content up so that I can revisit. Gonna miss you Chris. Good luck!

[@KhuFuSK]

Been a while. I picked up my cube for the first time in months and decided to look you up. Hope you're doing well

[@ghuls]

I remember you doing that cancer or something else related run i guess, which was the moment changing you from a small cuber into a big hearted humble person. Best of luck.

[@decreased23]

I learned the cfop from your channel. Thats it good bye 👋 I will remain as a subscriber for your channel

[@AnalogX64]

I was hoping this was some kind of a clickbait. But completely understand. Good luck with everything and maybe will see you in the future.

[@BennieDuck]

I think so many of the people who were big cubers back at the start of all this have moved on from it a bit. A few years ago, cubing is basically all I'd do but I haven't touched a cube in weeks atm. :( Just all got too repetitive and expensive as a hobby imo

[@FloatingJetsam]

Good bye sir. Enjoy life however it may find you. Thank you very very much for all your effort and time.

[@jkramer470]

good luck

[@enolover]

Bye man, thanks for the content

[@TheNerdyOrganist]

Some time ago KZbin just stopped recommending your videos. I don't know why. And I just wondered what has happened to you. Honestly I am not surprised. Cubing is dead and it's so sad to me because it's a huge part of my live. Covid killed it. No competitions meant no new wca puzzles and unfortiunately no new non wca puzzles as well. Bigger KZbinrs stopped uploading, because there was nothing to make a video about. And the algorithm prefered longer videos now that everyone had more time to spend at KZbin. RedKB, JRCuber, Nathan Wilson, the list goes on. And now that I just wanted to see what became of you and watched this video I had to cry. Not because of your videos themselves, but because it reminded me of the corpse of a once wholesome community that I was happy to be a part of. A community killed by COVID. Rest in Peace my dear community. You will forever be missed by me.

[@CanChrisSolve]

I feel exactly the same way. The community was such a beautiful bunch of people, all working towards the same goal of connecting, sharing, learning, and solving. Even now, post-COVID (ish... I know it's still around), things just don't feel the way they used to. Some top cubers and friends of mine have dropped off and pursued new things, others still cube but rarely upload or go to comps when they are on. I think the pandemic just kind of forced us to grow up and examine the world outside of cubing. I'll always ALWAYS treasure the amazing memories we've made, and how far cubing did (and still does) come from its extremely humble beginnings in the late 2000s, early 2010s. Thanks so much for coming back to check in and for sharing your comment! Hope all is well for you in your life and the future 😸

[@dragonman1495]

Woah, I just randomly remembered this guy and turns out he’s already quit

[@konik64442]

I'm going to miss you, but I wish you the best!

[@matthewgibbs2671]

😊 keep being you

[@teopostar6093]

and story go again,,,,,,,,,,hahaha

[@squishywambam8422]

Why is everyone I like retiring man

[@DemiLovatofan_Lovatic]

Can chris solve? It's gone the unsolved bye

[@BennieDuck]

D:

[@cuberdoge22]

:(

[@dogeridoo7407]

first :)

[@Bandit-is8zi]

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[@HendarbegerAzRtv]

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[@jeanmchugh9296]

lol

[@electrified662]

Bruh