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Post by thatoneuser on Mar 5, 2015 18:29:11 GMT -5
Which is 8 AM Eastern time, 5 AM Pacific time.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 5, 2015 19:40:56 GMT -5
How long is the show gonna be?
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Post by arsenette on Mar 5, 2015 20:53:00 GMT -5
I'm not sure they revealed that yet. I'd like to know as well! IMPORTANT NOTE: They (I don't know when, recently) changed the time to March 13th 9:00 PM JST. P.S. Thanks Ube! I'll update that now. Edit: er.. I still see the old time on the Nico Nico page. Where did they change the time? I can't seem to find it.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 5, 2015 21:28:21 GMT -5
I really don't understand why they took out the Warped Wall. Seemed like a First Stage staple to me and I personally never felt that it was a repetitive obstacle to watch like the tarzan rope into rope climb. Kinda bumbed honestly. But perhaps they have a better time waster planned to take its place. I think they will, considering this show never fails to surprise me with all these cool obstacle concepts they bang out. I remember seeing the Warped Wall for the first time and thinking who the hell thinks of this kinda stuff. It's pretty remarkable when you think about it.
Also, I did have an obstacle idea in mind. Not sure if it's never been thought of before, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if has been, but combing the Spider Walk with the Rolling Escargot always seemed like a neat idea to me. Basically having two wheels shaped like the rolling escargot side to side, placing hand holds on the inside of the two wheels and having two respective indents on the bottom to wedge in one's feet. The competitor would be inside, in a "spider walk formation" and then the wheels would spin like the Rolling Escargot down a track, causing the competitor's body to engage in somersaults until they reached the platform at the end. I was gonna draw this up, but am honestly too lazy to do that and then mail it. =p Could call it the "Rolling Spider" or something silly and then pop in the beginning or middle of the First Stage.
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Post by Badalight on Mar 6, 2015 0:21:40 GMT -5
I really don't understand why they took out the Warped Wall. Seemed like a First Stage staple to me and I personally never felt that it was a repetitive obstacle to watch like the tarzan rope into rope climb. Kinda bumbed honestly. But perhaps they have a better time waster planned to take its place. I think they will, considering this show never fails to surprise me with all these cool obstacle concepts they bang out. I remember seeing the Warped Wall for the first time and thinking who the hell thinks of this kinda stuff. It's pretty remarkable when you think about it. Also, I did have an obstacle idea in mind. Not sure if it's never been thought of before, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if has been, but combing the Spider Walk with the Rolling Escargot always seemed like a neat idea to me. Basically having two wheels shaped like the rolling escargot side to side, placing hand holds on the inside of the two wheels and having two respective indents on the bottom to wedge in one's feet. The competitor would be inside, in a "spider walk formation" and then the wheels would spin like the Rolling Escargot down a track, causing the competitor's body to engage in somersaults until they reached the platform at the end. I was gonna draw this up, but am honestly too lazy to do that and then mail it. =p Could call it the "Rolling Spider" or something silly and then pop in the beginning or middle of the First Stage. Time wasters in general arn't exciting to watch. Plus even with slight modifications, the WW is very clearly unfair for shorter competitors.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 6, 2015 6:13:07 GMT -5
I honestly believe that it doesn't matter what the obstacles are, someone is going to be VERY unhappy. I wouldn't be surprised if the obstacle chosen in this process will be used as a scapegoat when viewers DESPISE IT.
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Post by TCM on Mar 6, 2015 12:10:02 GMT -5
I honestly believe that it doesn't matter what the obstacles are, someone is going to be VERY unhappy. I wouldn't be surprised if the obstacle chosen in this process will be used as a scapegoat when viewers DESPISE IT. "They didn't pick my obstacle, WORST TOURNAMENT EVER." What I want is for the winner to take out a top competitor, imagine the sh*tstorm there.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 6, 2015 12:40:58 GMT -5
Well, there's a reason that I submitted an obstacle that's simple to build, easy to fail, not impossible to clear, and still makes things difficult.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Mar 6, 2015 13:00:34 GMT -5
I wonder how many troll entries of the Rope Junction were sent in.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 6, 2015 13:17:39 GMT -5
Tune in next week to find out!
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Post by TCM on Mar 6, 2015 13:32:00 GMT -5
Submitted. Nothing special, won't get picked, but nice to participate.
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Post by thatoneuser on Mar 6, 2015 13:51:30 GMT -5
I wonder how many troll entries of the Rope Junction were sent in. I can personally confirm that RiderLeangle did not submit the Rope Junction.
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Post by wrestlingfan55 on Mar 6, 2015 14:01:57 GMT -5
Also, I did have an obstacle idea in mind. Not sure if it's never been thought of before, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if has been, but combing the Spider Walk with the Rolling Escargot always seemed like a neat idea to me. Basically having two wheels shaped like the rolling escargot side to side, placing hand holds on the inside of the two wheels and having two respective indents on the bottom to wedge in one's feet. The competitor would be inside, in a "spider walk formation" and then the wheels would spin like the Rolling Escargot down a track, causing the competitor's body to engage in somersaults until they reached the platform at the end. I was gonna draw this up, but am honestly too lazy to do that and then mail it. =p Could call it the "Rolling Spider" or something silly and then pop in the beginning or middle of the First Stage. I'm throwing up just thinking of that.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 6, 2015 17:06:40 GMT -5
I wonder how many troll entries of the Rope Junction were sent in. I can personally confirm that RiderLeangle did not submit the Rope Junction. Why would I? It has no function
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Post by thatoneuser on Mar 6, 2015 17:38:18 GMT -5
Also, I did have an obstacle idea in mind. Not sure if it's never been thought of before, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if has been, but combing the Spider Walk with the Rolling Escargot always seemed like a neat idea to me. Basically having two wheels shaped like the rolling escargot side to side, placing hand holds on the inside of the two wheels and having two respective indents on the bottom to wedge in one's feet. The competitor would be inside, in a "spider walk formation" and then the wheels would spin like the Rolling Escargot down a track, causing the competitor's body to engage in somersaults until they reached the platform at the end. I was gonna draw this up, but am honestly too lazy to do that and then mail it. =p Could call it the "Rolling Spider" or something silly and then pop in the beginning or middle of the First Stage. I'm throwing up just thinking of that. While I concur with wrestlingfan55, I think I need to give a more educated answer to put this to rest. Because I am in a bad mood, Mr. Rox, you get the following. Claim: The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. Proof: An obstacle cannot be used on the course if it is either impossible or dangerous. The Rolling Spider either has braces to attach the two wheels or does not have braces to attach the two wheels. If the Rolling Spider does not have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is impossible because the two wheels may not roll in sync. If the Rolling Spider does have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is dangerous because the competitor could slip off of the walls and crash into one of the braces. Hence the Rolling Spider must be either impossible or dangerous. ∴ The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. ∎
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 6, 2015 19:49:22 GMT -5
I'm throwing up just thinking of that. While I concur with wrestlingfan55, I think I need to give a more educated answer to put this to rest. Because I am in a bad mood, Mr. Rox, you get the following. Claim: The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. Proof: An obstacle cannot be used on the course if it is either impossible or dangerous. The Rolling Spider either has braces to attach the two wheels or does not have braces to attach the two wheels. If the Rolling Spider does not have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is impossible because the two wheels may not roll in sync. If the Rolling Spider does have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is dangerous because the competitor could slip off of the walls and crash into one of the braces. Hence the Rolling Spider must be either impossible or dangerous. ∴ The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. ∎ I disagree. Obviously the wheels need to be connected somehow. If the competitor is wedged inbetween the wheels in the spider walk stance, then a padded brace can be put right behind him, about middle back height or so. It would be near impossible to fall backwards on this obstacle, since you're tumbling forward and the wheel would be on a downward track. In the rare this did occur, however, padding could be put in to cushion the impact. Your move. 8p
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 6, 2015 20:40:29 GMT -5
While I concur with wrestlingfan55, I think I need to give a more educated answer to put this to rest. Because I am in a bad mood, Mr. Rox, you get the following. Claim: The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. Proof: An obstacle cannot be used on the course if it is either impossible or dangerous. The Rolling Spider either has braces to attach the two wheels or does not have braces to attach the two wheels. If the Rolling Spider does not have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is impossible because the two wheels may not roll in sync. If the Rolling Spider does have braces to attach the two wheels, the obstacle is dangerous because the competitor could slip off of the walls and crash into one of the braces. Hence the Rolling Spider must be either impossible or dangerous. ∴ The Rolling Spider cannot be used on the course. ∎ I disagree. Obviously the wheels need to be connected somehow. If the competitor is wedged inbetween the wheels in the spider walk stance, then a padded brace can be put right behind him, about middle back height or so. It would be near impossible to fall backwards on this obstacle, since you're tumbling forward and the wheel would be on a downward track. In the rare this did occur, however, padding could be put in to cushion the impact. Your move. 8p Aside from the fact that wouldn't really be stable anyways, you realize mid way through the rotation while they're facing upwards they can slip and fall spine first into your rig... I could draw this, but I did enough MS Paint obstacle drawing yesterday so I'm just going to use as a visual metaphor... Watch this clip, because this is exactly what would happen with that obstacle built like that
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 6, 2015 21:16:24 GMT -5
I disagree. Obviously the wheels need to be connected somehow. If the competitor is wedged inbetween the wheels in the spider walk stance, then a padded brace can be put right behind him, about middle back height or so. It would be near impossible to fall backwards on this obstacle, since you're tumbling forward and the wheel would be on a downward track. In the rare this did occur, however, padding could be put in to cushion the impact. Your move. 8p Aside from the fact that wouldn't really be stable anyways, you realize mid way through the rotation while they're facing upwards they can slip and fall spine first into your rig... I could draw this, but I did enough MS Paint obstacle drawing yesterday so I'm just going to use as a visual metaphor... Watch this clip, because this is exactly what would happen with that obstacle built like thatStability isn't an issue. The brace would just have to be built in a way that connects the two wheels, and then webs off in order to engulf the entire two wheels with metal rigging or whatever. Also, you're acting as if this is a fall from a couple+ feet in the air onto one's back. My idea for the rigging would be inches away from the competitor's back, so if they slipped while facing the sky, they would just slide onto the padded suppport and then merely slip off. Zero room for injury.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2015 0:47:52 GMT -5
Stability isn't an issue. The brace would just have to be built in a way that connects the two wheels, and then webs off in order to engulf the entire two wheels with metal rigging or whatever. Also, you're acting as if this is a fall from a couple+ feet in the air onto one's back. My idea for the rigging would be inches away from the competitor's back, so if they slipped while facing the sky, they would just slide onto the padded suppport and then merely slip off. Zero room for injury. Still, terrible idea. 1. You're basically asking for another 19. 2. people can still get injured on a padded support. 3. what if the obstacle came off the track?
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 7, 2015 10:30:28 GMT -5
Stability isn't an issue. The brace would just have to be built in a way that connects the two wheels, and then webs off in order to engulf the entire two wheels with metal rigging or whatever. Also, you're acting as if this is a fall from a couple+ feet in the air onto one's back. My idea for the rigging would be inches away from the competitor's back, so if they slipped while facing the sky, they would just slide onto the padded suppport and then merely slip off. Zero room for injury. Still, terrible idea. 1. You're basically asking for another 19. 2. people can still get injured on a padded support. 3. what if the obstacle came off the track? This sounds like a reaction someone would have to the original Rolling Escargot if they had never seen it actually in action before. That obstacle didn't kill Sasuke though, weird. But because I find it fun answering nitpicking responses, here we go again. 1. The obstacle could be modified to not be as difficult as you're thinking. Infact, you can even let the competitor lean on the padded support on the turn around while facing the sky, but risk losing momentum. 2. You can get injured on any obstacle. Slipping and touching a padded support is not dangerous. If you're that scared, you could raise the padded support to be about upper back height for most competitors, so they'd only fall legs first into the water if they ever fell facing the sky. 3. What if the Rolling Escargot came off the track? Hopefully after the one time in 27 this did occur, the designers know how to build a stable obstacle. I think this is a very good idea actually. :-) But opinions are opinions. And it's only an idea. Modification is always a possibility.
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