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Post by blahblahsasuke on Aug 8, 2017 0:58:45 GMT -5
Does anyone how big is the Giant Cubes transition?
Also,Giant Cubes?What an 'original and creative' name
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Post by MiguelAbuel on Aug 8, 2017 1:05:07 GMT -5
Like what others said I want the Invisible Ladder back. The Elevator Climb seems very dangerous.
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Post by madship on Aug 8, 2017 8:30:33 GMT -5
Highs:•Jessie becoming the second woman to beat Rolling Thunder AND the first to beat the Circuit Board! I love how competitors who fall in Qualifying improve their on their performances in Finals, it really shows that they know the stakes are higher, and they need to give it their all! This is particularly true for the Daytona Speedway course. It does not appear that any of the obstacles were made easier for the city finals course.
{Spoiler}{Spoiler} I the I-Beam Gap had a significant modification that make it easier to complete in the City Finals.
Watch the runners right hand on the vertical section. Does anyone how big is the Giant Cubes transition? I think I heard Matt say it was 6'.
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Post by TCM on Aug 8, 2017 9:34:01 GMT -5
Ok I SERIOUSLY hate the Elevator Climb. -_- Way too OP. But good job Jessie. Also Drew is EASILY getting POM run. I know right? The Invisible Ladder is better, aesthetically and difficulty. I've hated the Elevator Climb since L.A. Also, getting on the top is super dangerous without some sort of bar. The Elevator Climb would have been fine had they just kept it at 30 feet. ANW is in the crowd where that goes "It ain't broke, but let's fix it anyway." There actually is a bar at the very top of the obstacle competitors can grab onto...except no one is going to climb a full 35 ft tower with just their upper body after doing nine other obstacles, all but one involving said upper body fairly extensively, when it's likely past midnight. So of course people are going to cheese the obstacle and start getting up way earlier, otherwise it won't be cleared. Literally none of the six who have cleared have even remotely thought about it; they've all hooked their feet at the top. Charlie was the only one who actually hooked his feet AND used the handles on the Elevator Climb to go up farther. Everyone else used their legs to pull themselves up. It's almost as if...the extra five feet wasn't necessary.
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Post by SasukeForever on Aug 8, 2017 9:44:48 GMT -5
I know right? The Invisible Ladder is better, aesthetically and difficulty. I've hated the Elevator Climb since L.A. Also, getting on the top is super dangerous without some sort of bar. The Elevator Climb would have been fine had they just kept it at 30 feet. ANW is in the crowd where that goes "It ain't broke, but let's fix it anyway." There actually is a bar at the very top of the obstacle competitors can grab onto...except no one is going to climb a full 35 ft tower with just their upper body after doing nine other obstacles, all but one involving said upper body fairly extensively, when it's likely past midnight. So of course people are going to cheese the obstacle and start getting up way earlier, otherwise it won't be cleared. Literally none of the six who have cleared have even remotely thought about it; they've all hooked their feet at the top. Charlie was the only one who actually hooked his feet AND used the handles on the Elevator Climb to go up farther. Everyone else used their legs to pull themselves up. It's almost as if...the extra five feet wasn't necessary. Well it also could be something where they wanted to use the same structure as last year, budget cuts with the celebrity deal. Just my theory
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Post by kirauza343 on Aug 8, 2017 9:57:06 GMT -5
Rewatching Drew's run, it looks like they closed the gap at the top of the tower with plexiglass so competitors can't hook their feet through it. Good call, considering several people here have noted it seemed dangerous in the last two finals.
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Post by kodiakbear on Aug 8, 2017 11:09:55 GMT -5
I know right? The Invisible Ladder is better, aesthetically and difficulty. I've hated the Elevator Climb since L.A. Also, getting on the top is super dangerous without some sort of bar. The Elevator Climb would have been fine had they just kept it at 30 feet. ANW is in the crowd where that goes "It ain't broke, but let's fix it anyway." There actually is a bar at the very top of the obstacle competitors can grab onto...except no one is going to climb a full 35 ft tower with just their upper body after doing nine other obstacles, all but one involving said upper body fairly extensively, when it's likely past midnight. So of course people are going to cheese the obstacle and start getting up way earlier, otherwise it won't be cleared. Literally none of the six who have cleared have even remotely thought about it; they've all hooked their feet at the top. Charlie was the only one who actually hooked his feet AND used the handles on the Elevator Climb to go up farther. Everyone else used their legs to pull themselves up. It's almost as if...the extra five feet wasn't necessary. Actually, Drew did the same thing Charlie did and used the bar at the top. Drew kicked his legs up over, then continued to pull his upper body up. He then grabs the bar with one hand, as if trying to keep himself balanced.
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Post by TCM on Aug 8, 2017 11:30:23 GMT -5
The Elevator Climb would have been fine had they just kept it at 30 feet. ANW is in the crowd where that goes "It ain't broke, but let's fix it anyway." There actually is a bar at the very top of the obstacle competitors can grab onto...except no one is going to climb a full 35 ft tower with just their upper body after doing nine other obstacles, all but one involving said upper body fairly extensively, when it's likely past midnight. So of course people are going to cheese the obstacle and start getting up way earlier, otherwise it won't be cleared. Literally none of the six who have cleared have even remotely thought about it; they've all hooked their feet at the top. Charlie was the only one who actually hooked his feet AND used the handles on the Elevator Climb to go up farther. Everyone else used their legs to pull themselves up. It's almost as if...the extra five feet wasn't necessary. Well it also could be something where they wanted to use the same structure as last year, budget cuts with the celebrity deal. Just my theory They had to add an entirely separate piece to the tower, since the opening is a large square now instead of the circle. The Elevator Climb would have been fine had they just kept it at 30 feet. ANW is in the crowd where that goes "It ain't broke, but let's fix it anyway." There actually is a bar at the very top of the obstacle competitors can grab onto...except no one is going to climb a full 35 ft tower with just their upper body after doing nine other obstacles, all but one involving said upper body fairly extensively, when it's likely past midnight. So of course people are going to cheese the obstacle and start getting up way earlier, otherwise it won't be cleared. Literally none of the six who have cleared have even remotely thought about it; they've all hooked their feet at the top. Charlie was the only one who actually hooked his feet AND used the handles on the Elevator Climb to go up farther. Everyone else used their legs to pull themselves up. It's almost as if...the extra five feet wasn't necessary. Actually, Drew did the same thing Charlie did and used the bar at the top. Drew kicked his legs up over, then continued to pull his upper body up. He then grabs the bar with one hand, as if trying to keep himself balanced. Charlie definitely didn't use the bar; he rested his legs on the top and used the handles to pump the rest of the way. My mistake on Drew, he did have to use the bar for stability (I was watching ANW and another program via picture-in-picture and ANW was the smaller picture so I must have missed the specifics on that). But that brings another peeve of mine; the plexiglass on that lower section of the barrier. He had to grab the bar otherwise he wouldn't really have a surefire way to pull himself up. I don't believe in adjusting a course design mid-season/tournament unless there's a definitive reason (genuine malfunction, unexpected difficulty, those kinds of things). If competitors find a way around something due to a flaw in design that you lacked the foresight to discover prior to the course being live, live with that and adjust next season. Doing it mid-season is technically unfair to me and it seemed even more unsafe because the handles are meant to drop if they aren't held and there clearly isn't a rule stating you MUST grab the bar before you can officially clear.
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Post by hashtagswag on Aug 8, 2017 11:37:11 GMT -5
Difficulty wise its hard to pick which is harder between the elevator and invisible ladder . However i still feel that the invisible climb is a bit tougher and looks alot more better .. there was no reason to take it out so soon ..should have stayed one more season at the least ..or until the next total victory ..
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Post by kodiakbear on Aug 8, 2017 11:53:00 GMT -5
Well it also could be something where they wanted to use the same structure as last year, budget cuts with the celebrity deal. Just my theory They had to add an entirely separate piece to the tower, since the opening is a large square now instead of the circle. Actually, Drew did the same thing Charlie did and used the bar at the top. Drew kicked his legs up over, then continued to pull his upper body up. He then grabs the bar with one hand, as if trying to keep himself balanced. Charlie definitely didn't use the bar; he rested his legs on the top and used the handles to pump the rest of the way. My mistake on Drew, he did have to use the bar for stability (I was watching ANW and another program via picture-in-picture and ANW was the smaller picture so I must have missed the specifics on that). But that brings another peeve of mine; the plexiglass on that lower section of the barrier. He had to grab the bar otherwise he wouldn't really have a surefire way to pull himself up. I don't believe in adjusting a course design mid-season/tournament unless there's a definitive reason (genuine malfunction, unexpected difficulty, those kinds of things). If competitors find a way around something due to a flaw in design that you lacked the foresight to discover prior to the course being live, live with that and adjust next season. Doing it mid-season is technically unfair to me and it seemed even more unsafe because the handles are meant to drop if they aren't held and there clearly isn't a rule stating you MUST grab the bar before you can officially clear. Oops, I didn't specify what I meant. Yeah, Drew did both use the bar and also did the same as charlie with resting his legs, if only for a few pumps. Sorry about that. It does seem a little unfair in the change, but I also am wondering if they did that for safety/insurance reasons. Could linking their legs around that bar have made someone worried about them sliding right through? Would their insurer make them change that, just as a precaution? I know they had to keep a skill challenge at a certain distance the first year because of insurance.
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Post by TCM on Aug 8, 2017 12:01:16 GMT -5
They had to add an entirely separate piece to the tower, since the opening is a large square now instead of the circle. Charlie definitely didn't use the bar; he rested his legs on the top and used the handles to pump the rest of the way. My mistake on Drew, he did have to use the bar for stability (I was watching ANW and another program via picture-in-picture and ANW was the smaller picture so I must have missed the specifics on that). But that brings another peeve of mine; the plexiglass on that lower section of the barrier. He had to grab the bar otherwise he wouldn't really have a surefire way to pull himself up. I don't believe in adjusting a course design mid-season/tournament unless there's a definitive reason (genuine malfunction, unexpected difficulty, those kinds of things). If competitors find a way around something due to a flaw in design that you lacked the foresight to discover prior to the course being live, live with that and adjust next season. Doing it mid-season is technically unfair to me and it seemed even more unsafe because the handles are meant to drop if they aren't held and there clearly isn't a rule stating you MUST grab the bar before you can officially clear. Oops, I didn't specify what I meant. Yeah, Drew did both use the bar and also did the same as charlie with resting his legs, if only for a few pumps. Sorry about that. It does seem a little unfair in the change, but I also am wondering if they did that for safety/insurance reasons. Could linking their legs around that bar have made someone worried about them sliding right through? Would their insurer make them change that, just as a precaution? I know they had to keep a skill challenge at a certain distance the first year because of insurance. Perhaps, but personally, it didn't seem much safer having Drew being forced to bend his legs just to be able to rest on it. ANW also has had numerous obstacles with designs that have caused a ton of cuts and bruises from wild wipeouts to simply doing the obstacle as intended. If you applied TBS' safety restrictions for current-day Sasuke to ANW, half the course wouldn't be built.
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 8, 2017 13:14:12 GMT -5
Oops, I didn't specify what I meant. Yeah, Drew did both use the bar and also did the same as charlie with resting his legs, if only for a few pumps. Sorry about that. It does seem a little unfair in the change, but I also am wondering if they did that for safety/insurance reasons. Could linking their legs around that bar have made someone worried about them sliding right through? Would their insurer make them change that, just as a precaution? I know they had to keep a skill challenge at a certain distance the first year because of insurance. Perhaps, but personally, it didn't seem much safer having Drew being forced to bend his legs just to be able to rest on it. ANW also has had numerous obstacles with designs that have caused a ton of cuts and bruises from wild wipeouts to simply doing the obstacle as intended. If you applied TBS' safety restrictions for current-day Sasuke to ANW, half the course wouldn't be built. The first obstacle that comes to mind is the rope glider
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Post by Hlav on Aug 8, 2017 13:57:32 GMT -5
Nikki Lee of ANWNation believes the reason Cleveland City Finals is before KC is because as quoted "I believe the local Cleveland NBC station had a scheduling conflict, so they moved the two cities so Cleveland can enjoy the episode filmed in their hometown!"
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Post by SasukeForever on Aug 8, 2017 15:32:08 GMT -5
Nikki Lee of ANWNation believes the reason Cleveland City Finals is before KC is because as quoted "I believe the local Cleveland NBC station had a scheduling conflict, so they moved the two cities so Cleveland can enjoy the episode filmed in their hometown!" Not sure if I understand what the conflict could be, I know the Browns play a preseason game on Thursday and that all regular TV will be on at like 2:15 AM, so it can't be that...
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Post by BobbyG11 on Aug 8, 2017 17:35:07 GMT -5
Nikki Lee of ANWNation believes the reason Cleveland City Finals is before KC is because as quoted "I believe the local Cleveland NBC station had a scheduling conflict, so they moved the two cities so Cleveland can enjoy the episode filmed in their hometown!" Not sure if I understand what the conflict could be, I know the Browns play a preseason game on Thursday and that all regular TV will be on at like 2:15 AM, so it can't be that... The Browns play Monday the 21st at 8pm. I'm sure that's why they bumped it up a week.
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Post by madship on Aug 8, 2017 17:42:42 GMT -5
Not sure if I understand what the conflict could be, I know the Browns play a preseason game on Thursday and that all regular TV will be on at like 2:15 AM, so it can't be that... The Browns play Monday the 21st at 8pm. I'm sure that's why they bumped it up a week. So much for all the conspiracy theories
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Post by SasukeForever on Aug 8, 2017 18:42:35 GMT -5
Not sure if I understand what the conflict could be, I know the Browns play a preseason game on Thursday and that all regular TV will be on at like 2:15 AM, so it can't be that... The Browns play Monday the 21st at 8pm. I'm sure that's why they bumped it up a week. Ah good call. Preseason game 1 is on Thursday, preseason game 2 is the following Monday the 21st which would have interfered with it
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Post by anime boy on Aug 8, 2017 19:20:55 GMT -5
Am I the only one who cringed when they saw Ricky Vu? I feel so bad for him since what happened to him should never happen to someone when they're running the course. It's even worse when you saw how energetic he was and how painful it must've been for him to be taken off the course. It's just scary to see something like that happen.
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Post by ninjawarriorkid21 on Aug 8, 2017 19:28:44 GMT -5
Am I the only one who cringed when they saw Rocky Vu? I feel so bad for him since what happened to him should never happen to someone when they're running the course. It's even worse when you saw how energetic he was and how painful it must've been for him to be taken off the course. It's just scary to see something like that happen. yeah I felt really bad for him
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Aug 8, 2017 20:16:00 GMT -5
Am I the only one who cringed when they saw Ricky Vu? I feel so bad for him since what happened to him should never happen to someone when they're running the course. It's even worse when you saw how energetic he was and how painful it must've been for him to be taken off the course. It's just scary to see something like that happen. So I wasn't the only one... Poor dear...
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