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Post by supersheep on Mar 3, 2009 12:36:05 GMT -5
I was reading something on the Sasuke wikipedia page and came across this on the bottom. with regards to Nagano failing Gliding Ring, it said.
"^ Now called Final Ring because in attempt to slant it to make the ring "glide" Makoto proved gliding was not possible on the ring."
Is this true? I'd never heard this.
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Post by talledega7 on Mar 3, 2009 12:41:39 GMT -5
Someone spammed the page. You can safely ignore any naming changes to obstacles until the show itself occurs.
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Post by obakemono on Mar 3, 2009 12:50:48 GMT -5
I vote that we should just call it the Final Ring from here on in and forget this whole Gliding Ring business ever happened.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 3, 2009 13:20:40 GMT -5
That's completely backwards, from 18 to 20 there was an obstacle called the Final Ring, then in 21 they added the notch and called it Gliding Ring.
To think, Nagano could have made it to the Final Stage if they didn't add the notch.
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Post by The Chief on Mar 3, 2009 13:54:35 GMT -5
we have no way of proving that.
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Post by obakemono on Mar 3, 2009 13:55:44 GMT -5
Isn't the notch meant to make it easier...?
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 3, 2009 14:09:56 GMT -5
we have no way of proving that. Yeah we do!   |
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Post by The Chief on Mar 3, 2009 14:15:27 GMT -5
I meant that we don't know that Nagano would have made it or fallen like in 21.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 3, 2009 14:16:16 GMT -5
Well he failed when trying to get into the notch, if there was no notch he could have just started the swing and maybe made it.
I said Could Have ya' know.
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Post by The Chief on Mar 3, 2009 14:18:37 GMT -5
That last statement is entirely true.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 3, 2009 22:44:24 GMT -5
He failed for 2 reasons.. stupid bar actually was bending from the weight of the ring (Ring was too heavy and the pole was too thing.. it was made of aluminum...) AND he crashed right before the notch and that got him stuck. He couldn't get it in the notch to lock it into place. By the time he got there he was friggin' winded.
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Post by mgshogun on Mar 4, 2009 3:21:47 GMT -5
How did you get this info, arsenette? I'm very impressed with your detective work.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 4, 2009 3:52:12 GMT -5
I knew someone who went to Sasuke 21  At least for that one. And a bunch of digging around for the rest.. blogs and post boards and interviews, etc. |
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Post by lars072 on Mar 4, 2009 8:02:15 GMT -5
Well, well, well. So the great "Gliding" Ring obstacle didn't do what it was supposed to do? Eitehr they change the name or change the obstacle- if they don't change it no one gets past it.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 4, 2009 8:17:36 GMT -5
My GUESS is that they will change it. Apparently a loooooooong conversation (like friggin 30 minutes) between Nagano and Higuchi in private occurred. Obviously out of earshot and of course in Japanese  So I'm sure they were discussing possible changes, etc. to that obstacle. Only time will tell. 12 days to taping of Sasuke 22.. |
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Post by mgshogun on Mar 4, 2009 15:30:26 GMT -5
Wow, I'd love to have long conversation with Higuchi but apparently, you need to be in final stage 4 times to have that privilege. I hope Nagano brought up about distance between Gliding Ring and final platform because the distance looks so insane to me. But I hope they will use strong pole, not the aluminum so it can support the Ring.
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Post by supersheep on Mar 4, 2009 15:34:48 GMT -5
Wow, I'd love to have long conversation with Higuchi but apparently, you need to be in final stage 4 times to have that privilege. I hope Nagano brought up about distance between Gliding Ring and final platform because the distance looks so insane to me. But I hope they will use strong pole, not the aluminum so it can support the Ring. As posted in another thread, I found out the distance is roughly 2 meters |
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Post by mgshogun on Mar 4, 2009 18:39:45 GMT -5
OMG, about 6 feet?!? *face palm*
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Post by bigblind168 on Mar 4, 2009 18:50:13 GMT -5
OMG, about 6 feet?!? *face palm* try 6 feet 7 inches, so get michael jordan have him layed out straight, the jump past his head |
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Post by mgshogun on Mar 4, 2009 19:04:30 GMT -5
Man, that's just brutal jump to make after you just almost complete the arduous third stage. Only those with steel testicles can make that jump.
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At least for that one. And a bunch of digging around for the rest.. blogs and post boards and interviews, etc.
So I'm sure they were discussing possible changes, etc. to that obstacle. Only time will tell. 12 days to taping of Sasuke 22.. 
