Why I Quit Cubing (Cubing Story Part 2)

[@JPerm]

Hey guys I'm not quitting, this is a story about the past! I appreciate your concern but I'll always be here :)

[@hemmojito]

Never clicked so fast. My heart skipped a beat there. Don't do this to us.

[@hyp_erxd28]

Ok, i love your vids and wish i could get a better cube, i have a really bad cube but my parents say it is a waste of money, any ideas?

[@oncecuber6835]

Pewww

[@hyp_erxd28]

@@sajanvidhyesh2854 4 seconds ago.

[@hyp_erxd28]

@@sajanvidhyesh2854 ok thanks!

[@Real_Nes]

Why I quit Cubing Me: I lost my cube

[@NoahS4226]

Meanwhile I have 30 3x3s...

[@haikal.hamidy]

same lol, because of that i quit for about 7-8years

[@Ok-db4mj]

I lost an edge piece

[@khayieboy]

Same

[@Faltri]

I lost my valk 3 back 2 yearsd ago and quit because of that

[@cubingt6719]

Man I wish I had cubing friends

[@synchro4452]

Cubing T My school has a cubing club

[@Yarrowplant]

@@synchro4452 lucky...

[@tripurwanti9946]

@@synchro4452 *IM GONNS TAKE YOU SCHOOL ENTIRE TRAVEL*

[@ardenlafave5492]

Same

[@hvrst6241]

@@synchro4452 take me i avg 17

[@someone99909e]

"His name was Feliks" you got me

[@quirkaze]

Same

[@benjamintricking2965]

Same

[@itzcarson9225]

Same lol

[@Toastthefourth]

Feliks zemdegs

[@triple6759]

Same

[@stagelights_]

"Kids, don't cube until you finish your homework" Me, currently cubing while watching this video, ignoring my homework: *nervous laughter*

[@bobthasra2180]

Same

[@nairamohammed1504]

im supposed to be doing my online school work hehe...

[@2legit2quit4real]

literally same hahaha

[@raccoondoris2815]

Same here

[@qgducn]

Ok

[@doodoostickstain]

"His name was Feliks....and the rest was history." haha i loled :D that was a good piece

[@loart9823]

Same

[@williamcrowther2006]

I laughed so hard

[@babykrakenkao]

+1

[@lalitvaze9316]

Hiii

[@SlightSmile]

doodoostickstain forbidden to lol in this vid

[@seanl1084]

Part 1:Why i started Cubing Part 2:Why i quit cubing Part 3:Why i returned cubing

[@pandagirlyartist6327]

that's a great idea!

[@paradox9265]

That’s probably what’s going to happen

[@NotSandhorst]

he did return to cubing after all so he never really quit cubing. his pfp is a cube.

[@aimarlangley4156]

Part 4: Why I cubing

[@rm333gaming5]

That's me now

[@funspeedcuber9363]

I have not watched the video yet, the title better not be true

[@caseybalsam6282]

Fun Speedcuber me too

[@Majestic469]

it's not

[@hunterdeardurff4386]

It is a true story but the story is not over. he is past this part of the story of his life.

[@ruihopracing8151]

hiki 7

[@zahidnoor2267]

@@hunterdeardurff4386 phew I thought noooooooooooo

[@adranirdoradrie4922]

"His name was Feliks, and the rest is history", I wasn't really paying attention because I was cubing at the same time, so when I heard that I was like "wait, he and feliks were friends ? Whaaat ?"

[@demonjake7831]

lol me to

[@baseballdude2748]

@@demonjake7831 lol same

[@S0jOFFICIAL]

Legit me

[@trust5227]

J Perm:"His name was Felix, and the rest was history..." Me: "Nani?"

[@arnav995]

I can smell a new video in this series..... "WHY I RESTARTED CUBING".

[@EaZea]

69th like

[@unobrunoboi1499]

@@EaZea Is that seriously the only reason you replied? To tell what number like you were. Because if we are doing that I'm like 122. XD

[@EaZea]

Anthony TheAntMan no I mentioned it because 69 is a milestone

[@unobrunoboi1499]

@@EaZea Oh well I just tried to be funny and do what u did. That's why I said XD

[@I_am_lol_900]

153

[@TheGreatCooLite]

1:12 When your friend calls you out for not using a Rubik's brand

[@MatthewBerryRealYT]

Lol

[@Ardhyx]

@@miamarcellus5517 thats because you cant solve it :v *nah im Jk

[@themonkeofthenorth7826]

@@miamarcellus5517 HOW DARE YOU

[@miamarcellus5517]

Ardhyx I can solve it butthole

[@cobraclan754]

Mia M r/wooooooooooosh

[@HyperCuber]

I really enjoy these animations! 😊

[@tomas_riv4134]

They're cute

[@Telamod]

"animation"

[@inamulhaque3783]

Then you should watch cubeorithms cubing life stories they are much funny

[@omegadoesstuff334]

Stories*

[@dmhplays]

This was really amazing. You know why? This is EXACTLY what happened to me. In my 6th grade, Rubik’s cubes were very popular, like fidget spinners were in my 7th grade year. I got very interested in it, while everyone else moved on. I didn’t. My friend still did it some. We cubed together, and learned them with me. Once I got to 4x4 and 5x5, he was starting to fade out of it. Then, I was lonely. So, I quit. Here I am a couple of years later, starting to get back into it after finding my cubes collecting dust in my room. Also, I play tennis competitively right now, so that’s something else that we have in common.

[@EG0909]

Omg same cubing was so popular in 6th grade and now there’s only a few cubers I know in my school

[@dmhplays]

@@EG0909 I still have these damn things in my closet

[@Spideyskeleton]

(Speaking 4 years later) so now ur 29 and still cubes????

[@dmhplays]

@@Spideyskeleton 20. I don’t do it anymore 😔

[@Spideyskeleton]

Aw I was thinking we could cube together my name is yeheng weng btw ived been cubing for 3 years

[@omaimaghazi188]

"his name was feliks" me: OMG ! HOW THE HECK IS THIS POSSIBLE

[@FormulaWHAT]

Just here to stop things like x likes and no comments??

[@walmarwhitebred8895]

When I clicked on this video I was like wtf

[@Eyepatch13]

Same here

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

It's called clickbait titling. I realised what he meant because I knew he had a break, but I thought all the newer fanboys are going to click on this immediately.

[@Eyepatch13]

@@PreservationEnthusiast ok thx bro

[@finbob5]

Don't thank people when you get likes.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@finbob5 Thanks for the like!

[@sangeetakamat4638]

The animated version of J Perm looks so cute!!😄😄

[@GinoL_]

Hi sweaty

[@kob6912]

You had me for a second thinking your mate was Feliks Zemdegs

[@carrotjuicecj8419]

Same, and when he said Sam I burst out laughing 😂

[@Oxzowachi]

Oh my god you really got me at 3:47. My heart skipped a beat and I honestly felt like I was about to cry for some strange reason

[@slades_salad]

3:34 this drawing of nick represents me so much i love cubing, video games, skating, and music.

[@benjamincoram7036]

I'm getting back into cubing after about 3 years of not doing it. I'm at about 34 seconds average right now and I'm looking forward to improving, and these videos are helping greatly.

[@ifti.22]

I haven’t cubed in 3-4 months and I have no motivation to carry on but deep inside I feel like I should... help!

[@connorclark8073]

OPERATION BLACKOUT yea same for me

[@paradox9265]

OPERATION BLACKOUT do it... do it now!

[@gabrielneufeld1630]

you go through phases if you want to take a break do it

[@thebluegaming7706]

YESS GO GO GO GO

[@infinitasalo472]

I go through phases. I started eight years ago and I've had gaps of up to two years. Start by solving one cube per day, or two, and only taking five minutes or so. That'll keep your skills sharpened so when you gain more motivation you'll still be on track.

[@EggShake]

3:10 When you say something in a video that KZbin would takedown

[@benpenniman9814]

5:04 tennis cubing and vid games love all of those i play tennis for my school built my own pc. I taught one person beginners method and it kind of had a domino effect so now 30 + people have learned to solve and some have moved on to cfop we are even looking in to a "cubing club". When im teaching people to solve or new algs i always recomend your vids because they are the most thorough and avoid most of the pointless stuff. Great job keep up the good work

[@TwistyTex]

I'm really enjoying this series... while watching your introspection I recognized some eerily familiar experiences... these were not really related to cubing in my life, but your stories still gave me pause to reflect on my youth... in a very positive light. Thanks for sharing! 😎 🤠

[@JPerm]

thank you! I'm glad you learned something :)

[@ronaliyoosoof9072]

Hi l am a Sri Lanka Rubik cuber😊

[@amitagupta8938]

@@JPerm oooo my god you are replying bruh love you man love from India =)

[@fran6b]

Damn, those endings !!! Nice story telling. We are ready for part 3. Other than that, you sure help me in my journey on learning how to speed cube. Thanks :)

[@christina8935]

Never clicked so fast Edit: Thanks for the amount of likes :)

[@waspio88]

Same

[@timbob101]

Same here

[@calebdabell3631]

That comment is soooo old....

[@christina8935]

Caleb DaBell lmao I wasn’t copying anyone’s comments or anything I was referring to the title, that’s why I clicked so fast.

[@finbob5]

Don't thank people when you get likes.

[@quinnd3726]

I was scared ngl.

[@hey.tobiii]

same lol

[@scien7455]

J Perm can solve in a sub-30 using beginner's method, I can't even go under 1 min with that method lol

[@drceballos]

Thanks for sharing your story J Perm. Love the animation.

[@saptaparnidatta2403]

3:59 oh God I literally laughed out cz I believed it for one second 🤣🤣

[@sm92127]

I actually 💯 percent believed you were friends with Feliks for a second there

[@beingSATYAM864]

"I had another friend his name was feliks and rest is history"🔥 Haha just kiddding😂😂😂😂

[@blazerzprodz1588]

I have the exact story and it makes me so sad because my friend quit cubing and we moved on to smash I still liked cubing... but when he quit smash... he’s not really my friend anymore

[@nabeel8633]

3:50 omd funniest thinng ever, 10/10 cereal with milk 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nabeel8633]

Nolan Beaudin no it was actually an inside joke with my friends

[@nabeel8633]

Nolan Beaudin never said I came up with it, my friend just sent me a bunch of memes that say “if something’s trash, it’s cereal with no milk, if something is good, it’s cereal with milk”

[@T1Cubing]

Nice vid! Did you do the drawings? If so they look cute! :)

[@JPerm]

I did! it took a long time haha I can't imagine how long it must take animators to make each video. Glad you like them!

[@T1Cubing]

J Perm Thanks for answering. I like the part about cubing in class, it happened to be a few times too!

[@anuragsingh2301]

Which software did you use?

[@JPerm]

Photoshop and a drawing tablet

[@lftt2982]

Sub to me pls

[@recubeulous]

He literally just put out a video called how he started!

[@litusiek7513]

Kid, u dnt knw wht he tld

[@ss.delta.1]

Bro just broke the world record 4:42

[@Jogie]

I think me and you have very similar personalities! I get really interested in a hobby and then try to get everyone to do it with me, without realizing that they often don’t share my enthusiasm... It’s a struggle, but we all have our own unique set of desires, so no matter how silly your hobbies may seem to me, I just have to respect yours and keep grinding away at my own 😛

[@JPerm]

that's absolutely true haha

[@evanwoods4074]

I was so worried! I’m glad you haven’t quit!

[@JaydenMcNeill]

That was some very good clickbait

[@welsonliong8607]

J perm forgot to love your comment

[@welsonliong8607]

Or maybe he didn't saw it

[@button.house101]

Ikr I am really annoyed

[@heiseshwar8498]

At 5:15 , You're welcome I will take cash 🔥😂😂😂😂😂🔥

[@paradox9265]

No, J Perm you’ve got it all wrong! You quit cubing because you got 10 seconds with the love cube, remember? “That is the pinnacle in cubing achievement. I should just quit cubing now.” 😂😂

[@NoahS4226]

Lmao

[@Antellars]

Cubing is something I take breaks from a lot but I always come back to it.

[@didulaliyanage5610]

J Perm: I wish I approached it differently Zuko: That’s rough buddy

[@Dylan715-]

When you said his name was feliks my heart started pounding so hard 😂 I was like OMG

[@frankIincooI]

The actual reason why you "quit" was like the last few seconds of the video lol Also nice art style xD

[@Rodessenth]

Oh, dude you just took me waaaaay back. I used to be the "teacher" at school as well. I averaged sub-25 at the time(sub-15 now). For three whole years I was that guy with the cube, I taught a lot of people how to solve it and two of them were interested enough to learn cfop. They never learned optimal f2l though they kept doing the corners-edges f2l and like your friends slowly drifted away. By the last year of school I was the only weirdo that kept solving that "noisy" thingy every second of school time. Anyway, right now I am the only person I know of that can solve fast, I wish I knew more people but cubing in Greece is quite silent, most people don't even know it's a thing.

[@madzkobu8327]

These stories are really interesting!!! Amazing Job!!!😄🤣😃👍

[@nicolaspinzon5145]

Wooow, I’m rly not sure if you will read this message but I’m watching this in May 2020. I rly enjoy this series and sort of feel identified with it. The selling point was saying that you played tennis too. I’m going to go play D1 tennis soon but in the process I found cubing and reeeeeally enjoy it. Currently working on becoming sub 20, its such a good stress reliever too.

[@Imake_Editz]

Get this guy to 1 Million

[@spencergozumpagal3312]

He is going to reach 2 million soon

[@jameswarn8839]

The part when he said his friend felix zemdegs really shook me lol

[@inceptixn2873]

Never clicked the notification so fast

[@jjsanimations]

T-perm: R U R' U' R' F R2 U' .......... I can do it but I can't write it out lol

[@amethepokemonmaster]

Love the stories!!!

[@egirlbot3212]

lol i cube in the middle of school but I always get caught cause my cube was a rubiks brand it so loud

[@cuberguy2641]

2:14 does j perm like t perm more than j perm( concerning)

[@kscuber5865]

Yo

[@fixel5578]

3:34 oh snap i play guitar i am Gamer and i can solve rubiks cube and i can ride ob skateboard but wait my name isnt nick

[@nitronanopro1024]

3:47 really got me 😂

[@tharuntharun3609]

Every cubers have story like yours

[@aaronkoh1531]

When I saw the title I was like OH CRAP!

[@kimnasayao5549]

One handed crap!! Whats your pb and average?

[@manaralameri1650]

Kim Nasayao Lmaoo

[@zack5604]

Disliked because I didn’t win. Just kidding good video.

[@uio131]

when i saw the comment i was like *DISLIKE* but when i pressed read more i was like nope

[@nazninsultanashima1937]

Who else cubes in class?

[@DaAlvaro]

me

[@starshinbrightful]

Me

[@ErinBigelow-e2u]

Me when we have free time😊

[@Sebastianlikeslikesbloxfruits]

Me when in math class

[@loganyosh9039]

Meeeeeee

[@vanisa_ray]

The Feliks Zemdegs portion really got me 😂😂😂

[@cdtgod5468]

In 3:52 I was " wait what " . some time later " ohh man "

[@shiverian5970]

Part 3: Why I started watching Naruto (and started cubing again).

[@rpmval]

Seems like all the 2015 cuber youtubers like the Sergs B have all stopped youtube😭

[@thescramble7008]

Yes. I wonder why Sergs B quit.

[@aNkLeBiTeR_yt]

You draw better than I can draw a circle 😂

[@30_bees14]

Your channel…

[@aNkLeBiTeR_yt]

@@30_bees14 what

[@calvingroombridge2211]

The last part about how ur friends didn't like it any more and how u prob pushed them 2 hard has really made me think about my life bro!

[@PlayznoobLeEdits]

"His name was Felix, and the rest was history." You got me there lol

[@kearomalley5895]

you scared me shot don't do that again

[@cadewatson1689]

i have no cubing friends rip

[@NoahS4226]

Me neither, the only person I have to cube with is my nine year old brother

[@skinnyrats12]

I have nobody

[@cadewatson1689]

@@NoahS4226 what do you average? we could do a mini comp if you want.

[@cadewatson1689]

@@skinnyrats12 what do you average? we could do a mini comp if you want.

[@skinnyrats12]

Maybe for 3x3 40-48 I’m bad

[@cadewatson1689]

WHAT?!?! also not first

[@rayyanislam945]

The only thing I want is to meet this guy in person his life sounds so fun and How can ur mother solve the first layer can u tell a story about that? Any way I love ur vids keep up the good work!👍

[@muralik2454]

this inspired me a lot, thank you

[@shannu_boi]

Ah, I see, because quit dosn't have a past tense that's why. Gg

[@aaronzhang9241]

j perm is actually exactly like me, but i kind of just get people to start cubing (3x3, 2x2, and pyraminx, mostly) and i give them tips and tricks (which i learned a lot of from j perm, tbh) once they get off the ground *also, read more* I think this might be a thing that's easier for memorizing algorithms, or it might be the fact that i have really good memory, but i have a tip for memorizing algorithms. 1. obviously, muscle memory for shorter algs (e.g. u perms, jb perm, etc.) 2. instead of memorizing moves, watch how the pieces move as you execute the algorithm. this is especially evident in pll algorithms, where you often take out f2l pairs, and put them back later. for example, F perm leads with R' U' F' (memorize), then R U R' U' (instead of just memorizing this as sexy move, i think of it as taking out a block w/ the cross color), then F R2. instead of memorizing F R2, i think of it as fixing the f2l pair and moving it to the back. then, there's a bit of a pattern, when you do U' R' U' R U R' U R. its a little hard to describe how i think of it, but it's basically alternately raising and lowering an f2l slot while moving the pair around. this sort of thing isn't unique to plls; watching how the yellow face moves and changes during oll might help too from what i understand, what i described is basically intuitive f2l, where you watch how all the pieces move around and line up pairs TL/DR: watch how pieces move during algs

[@cubeit3481]

Umm... I had a friend named Nick who averaged 30 seconds and a friend named Sam who practiced algorithms with me... COINCIDENCE?

[@oco201]

J has taught me almost everything I know about cubing and now I’m watching this i want to know even more

[@tegahoweh4445]

4:06, There is a blue yellow green corner, and it can never exist, since blue and green are opposites.

[@theicewarrior24]

J Perm: "That's why I quit cubing" Me: Wait so to get faster you have to quit? Illuminati confirmed

[@unobrunoboi1499]

JPerm I really love your stories and I think you should do them more often.

[@PD1028]

Keep posting such videos pls

[@idk57-m4m]

Yes please do so

[@Evan-vr7vt]

i had the same thing happen to me!! i quit because i was switching to a new school and i needed to focus on things more important than a mere puzzle. now i’m into it again and i LOVE IT

[@i1sm3ky]

I didnt knew that you are a good animator too!!

[@MarkusAliasCmn]

Be glad you started during the Wild West period of cubing. I had my first cubing phase during the stone age. Nothing on KZbin really, and the only pages on Roux (which I wanted to learn because of the fewer needed algorithms) where the ones by Gilles Roux and Thomas Stadler. Then I quit... (came back to cubing 2 years ago). Nice video by the way.

[@the_homie_kuzan]

4:59 same bro same i really love to teach people stuff about my hobbies

[@creepercraftytT99]

6:25 oh, so you play tetris?, Name every opener

[@chimkle]

Him: “why I quir cubing” Me: then why is your profile- never mind

[@wyattwyatt4126]

3:48 I was chocked 😂

[@avrikscraftingworld75]

You were the first and only one who taught me how to solve a cube

[@nepnep3043]

I reflect in this, a slightly different origin on my behalf. I started "cubing" when I was twelve, getting a rubiks cube from my dad one day. I never could solve it up until I was thirteen. My Rubik cube was clunky, rough, and had that clicking mechanism. Despite this, I managed to consistently solve it under a minute. I showed my dad and he was beyond impressed. He offered to take me to a competition of sorts and I was overly excited, naive and still doing LBL. On my initative to be entered into the competition, I believe I got around a minute and twenty seconds. Which I was pretty proud of, then I looked the guy in the eyes and asked the dreaded question "How fast was that?!" Then he told me that compared to other cubers (Late 2017) That I was incredibly slow, it broke my heart. But I went home with new knowledge, loaded up my family computer, and begged my mom to buy me a speed cube. Because I believed that I couldn't get faster with my clunky cube. I got the GAN 356 Air SM in the mail, not magnetic. Just stock with Gan's lube. I was excited when I found it, a blank cube with the stickers ready to be put on. I eagerly prepared it and my twelve year old child mind got the order wrong. I placed Orange and Blue in the wrong way. But I was still able to solve the cube, getting my time down to 48 seconds. I started learned F2L and beginner OLL. Yet, I just kept putting the cube down. Eventually I was 14 and only got the spark for cubing once I saw my teacher with a speed cube of his own. I asked to see his cube and solved it within a minute. My teacher admired my solving style, him knowing full F2L and OLL solving slightly under thirty seconds. I was discouraged, as I couldn't beat him. I was going through that emo, depressed, loser phase. So I wasn't at all trying to solve faster, one day trying to solve I got so mad that I threw the cube against the wall and. White center cap broke off, along with the GES White nut that was attatched to the center. I was so sad over this, and hid the cube from my dad and silently ordered a new one. The Valk. Like an Idiot, I ordered the Valk Power because I thought that a higher priced cube would make me faster. But it never came, ordered it off Ebay and lost fourty bucks. So I quit cubing all together, only having a Pyraminx and a 2x2 Discouragement, sadness, broken dreams in the forme of a cube, and a scam that took what little hope I had left on my dream. It isn't for me, Thank you. J-Perm. You were always reliable and taught me alot, I empathize, I reflect this story. Only it is my own fault, whilst yours was due to the expanding interest of friends.

[@TerraAustralis01]

Nep Nep Chess Much Fun!!

[@ChaoticGlizzy]

Wow

[@Son-Of-Poseidon1808]

2:23 this happened to me but with the word ‘geography’.

[@figtreewasp4590]

this is so relatable, when i enjoy something i obsess and its all i can think of doing, ive lost so many friends this way :/

[@yashsachdev]

I LOVE UR ANIMATION 💗

[@tiktokunlimited7833]

I was shook when you said Feliks Zemdegs was your friend and then that "Just kidding" punched me in the gut

[@troyprosofsky3789]

When he said”his name is Feliks I legit jumped outta my chair

[@RikiYamada]

Dude! This has been a cool, inspiring story, so far! Thank you! Hmm, I wonder what it is for me? I just learned that your solving times were 30 secs., BEFORE learning OLL/PLL? I get 30-40 seconds, give or take, on average WITH 2-look OLL & some PLL's! LOL Well, this is good! It's starting to motivate me towards figuring out new, different paths towards my learning/solving journey! Thanx!

[@charlyramirez3685]

The pauses really help making it funnier

[@chaosblitz7921]

3:52 Feliks used a Dayan Zhanchi to set a WR?? I'm shook