5 minute chess is ruining my game?

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[edit: is correct / I agree.  Just to clear up any confusion ]

When I play someone who isn't ready for 5 min chess, I open with the scholars mate, then sac my queen for a minor piece.  Because of the time control, they can't display the technique to win.  This lets them know in a different way that we should try a 15 minute game instead 

A bit too rude in person for me, I just do that online.

Go on! This... [is beyond comprehension -- how is it one person can hog all the available stupid?] [is quite correct, Pyth sure knows his stuff][is partly right, but mostly wrong]

Is quite correct, Pyth sure knows his stuff

I guess the more common forum term is "QFTT" or "quoted for the truth"

Thats a given, I just hope this doesn't affect the way I play my longer games and damage my play. Beating the men at the park in 5 minute games is only a minor chess goal that I have. I just don't want it to interfere with playing longer more thought out chess games cause I have been seeing myself go a little quicker than usual in my 15 minute games due to my 5 minute endeavors.

Indeed, not at all. You can calculate the effect of playing blitz on your standard rating with this simple formula:

⌠⌠  n √(ε²)∙τ° + 74.9666212 - rΦ σΓπ
⌡⌡  (c¿¥) + µⁿ Σ n → Ω / (asparagus)

I think 3 or 5 minute can help your game in terms of you will be exposed to more moves and more positions since you will end up playing a lot more games.  That's experience of seeing all those positions can be helpful.  But I don't study tactics or read chess books.  Just play for fun anymore.  No matter how much better you get, it's all relative because getting better just means playing better players, and so your win percentage rate should be about 50% regardless.  It's alot of work to do all that study on chess when a 50 cent calculator could make short work of all of us.  I mean, cheap computer program can beat people who have practiced and studied their entire lives.  So it's just all relative, and it's best just to keep it fun.  I wouldn't strive to beat those guys in the park.  Just play online where the pool of players is bigger.

does 5 min chess count towards ratings the same as 10 minute blitz? is it the same rating score?

i play 3 min. and do great on long games!

For improving rapidness