Course #3 is up!

[yamfriend]

Now that I finally got back my laptop (even though it still stinks in a lot of ways, but I digress...), I was able to finish off my third course! I once again put in the "favorite obstacles" poll because that was interesting to see last time and the same will hopefully happen again. Also, feel free to leave comments, questions, recommendations, etc. if you can, because I'm always willing to take advice from others on where I might need room for improvement. Other than all of that, the only other thing I have to save is sit back and enjoy!



EDIT: If anyone was wondering why the thumbnail sucks, let me just say that it was the "best" of the three that showed up.

[HarlequinKnight]

Just a few things...

I picked The Angle Rope, Downhill Maze and Jumping Ropes.
I like the jumping ropes and angle rope, good variation on old themes, however I think the Downhill Maze would function better if it was the rope maze instead of the pole maze, if only for safety's sake.

I didn't like a couple of first stage obstacles though.
The conveyor belt, as pictured in the video could really hurt someone if they were to slip, fall and crack their head on the edge of one of the other conveyors. The 5 Wall, if someone were to fall while on the spider flipish plank, could cause all matter of ankle injuries and such. Not to mention that if the competitor became tired just as they reached the ladder, they'd have to fall five metres. I fell three meters and landed flat on my back and I still can't totally remember what happened, five metres could be incredibly dangerous.

Apart from those however it seemed like a good, well rounded and tough course. Keep up the good work.

[Mjyr1]

Great course, aside from one thing:
Wall Dropping is an easier but longer version of a 2nd stage obstacle from Sasuke 5, the Tackle Machine. On the Tackle Machine, the competitors had to drop a 50 kg "wall" down to advance. The Wall Lifting from the normal courses never had more than 40 kg.

One piece of advice, make the walls in Wall Dropping heavier.

Also, I voted for the 5 Wall, the Salmon Angle, and the Tree Climb

[yamfriend]

HarlequinKnight: I was thinking about both of these a little bit and how they could be a little dangerous when I was making them (especially the 5 Wall since the Reverse Path could probably be made somewhat safer with padding and what not, but I still certainly see where you're coming from with this). If it weren't for the hazards in both of them though, I think they could make pretty good obstacles, but when it comes to them actually being put on the real Sasuke course, they're probably better left out for the safety concerns that they present.

Mjyr1: IIRC, didn't you have to push the Tackle Machine forward instead of down? Because otherwise they'd be 2 completely different obstacles. As for making them heavier, I was thinking that each wall in Wall Dropping would require the same amount of force to push down as how much each respective wall on the course currently weighs (i.e. 30 kg of force to push wall #1 down, 40 kg of force to push wall #2 down, and 50 kg of force to push wall #3 down). Of course, if this obstacle was actually on the real course, the walls could each be increased in weight if it was necessary.

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Couldn't you just lay on top of the walls lol.

[HarlequinKnight]

Also, another thing that I just remembered, the suction climber is physically impossible. They tried to climb up a metal wall using suction cups on mythbusters and it failed miserably. In order for it to work, you would need two big a** suction cups, and even then the person hanging on wouldn't be strong enough to pull them off the wall. Maybe reverse jumping bars? Iono, I'm not really one for course ideas but I think a replacement should be found for the suction climber.

[intelligentinfer]

Angled ropes, wall dropping and pipe turner

[chackpop]

Aug 6, 2010 18:10:40 GMT -5 @jpjuice23 said:

Couldn't you just lay on top of the walls lol.

Or better yet, jump on them?

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Aug 7, 2010 17:15:25 GMT -5 chackpop said:

Aug 6, 2010 18:10:40 GMT -5 @jpjuice23 said:

Couldn't you just lay on top of the walls lol.

Or better yet, jump on them?

I'm too lazy to jump, I'd just sloth my body weight on top and lay there till it's underground lol

[intelligentinfer]

BTW How do you drop walls and build this obstacle?