Can Rock, Paper, Scissors Be Reinvented with New Rules?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a reimagined version of the game Rock, Paper, Scissors, where participants propose objects that "beat" the previous object in a creative and humorous manner. The scope includes playful interactions and imaginative reasoning, with specific rules set to guide the responses.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests starting a new game with boundaries, emphasizing that responses must follow a specific format and cannot include certain disallowed elements.
  • Another participant introduces thermite as an object that can burn through a computer and other materials, challenging others to beat it.
  • Several participants engage in playful banter about the rules, with some questioning the validity of previous responses and others attempting to clarify the game's mechanics.
  • Multiple objects are proposed as responses, including sulfuric acid, lye, and various animals, each claiming to defeat the previous object in a humorous manner.
  • Participants express confusion over the implications of time travel and the paradoxes that arise from the game's rules, particularly regarding the sequence of actions.
  • Some participants suggest restarting the game from specific points due to perceived violations of the established rules.
  • There are instances of off-topic comments and humorous exchanges that contribute to the playful nature of the discussion.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not reach consensus on the validity of certain responses and the interpretation of the rules, leading to multiple competing views and ongoing debate.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include unresolved paradoxes regarding the sequence of actions and the implications of the rules, particularly concerning time travel and the definition of "beating" an object.

  • #271
faulty mirrors beat Hubble
 
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  • #272
Argentum Vulpes said:
faulty mirrors beat Hubble

*is tempted to say hammer*

Nasa beats faulty mirrors.
 
  • #273
moose said:
*is tempted to say hammer*

Nasa beats faulty mirrors.

If you used a hammer the mirrors would still be broken.

Hummmmmm... to be tactful or not.

JPL unit conversions beats NASA.
 
  • #274
"Gangstas" with uzis defeat JPL unit.
 
  • #275
moose said:
*is tempted to say hammer*

Nasa beats faulty mirrors.
I'am not sure beats mirrors:rolleyes:

Proper english beats "Gangstas"
 
  • #276
Poetic License beats proper English
 
  • #277
Blahness said:
"Gangstas" with uzis defeat JPL unit.

Ok that is a bit far fetched on how to counter the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's incapacity to convert english mesurments into metric mesurments, but oh well.

Bitter college English professor beats Poetic License
 
  • #278
ebola beats bitter college english professor
 
  • #279
Bubonic plague beats ebola.
 
  • #280
Antibiotics beats bubonic plague
 
  • #281
genetic mutations eventually beat antibiotics
 
  • #282
Jelfish said:
genetic mutations eventually beat antibiotics
I'am not sure if that breaks the rules or not since it seems like you have chage an object in oder to beat but I'am not sure.
gentic engineering beats genetic mutations
 
  • #283
Eugenics and environmentalists deface genetic engineering forever.
 
  • #284
scott1 said:
I'am not sure if that breaks the rules or not
...because Lord knows we wouldn't want to break the rules... :smile:
 
  • #285
Mk said:
Eugenics and environmentalists deface genetic engineering forever.
Cloning beats Eugenics
 
  • #286
What about environmentalists? Flamethrowers would work well...
 
  • #287
heavy particle load in the fuel colgs the Flamethrower (flames then nothing)
 
  • #288
A janitor that cleans the feal clog beats heavy particle load
 
  • #289
scott1 said:
A janitor that cleans the feal clog beats heavy particle load

Sexy secretary beats janitor. (Oh dear, that sounds SO bad! :biggrin: )

-Dan
 
  • #290
topsquark said:
Sexy secretary beats janitor. (Oh dear, that sounds SO bad! :biggrin: )

-Dan
Fourm mod that deletes your post beats a sexy secertary.
 
  • #291
Flamethrower beats forum mod and the secretary.
 
  • #292
A thick heat sheild beats flametrower.
 
  • #293
I think Flame thower has already been used.
Gravity beats A thick heat sheild
 
  • #294
Merriment beats gravity.
 
  • #295
Flamethrowers beat merriment.
 
  • #296
Mk said:
Flamethrowers beat merriment.

Lets not make a flamethrower the new hammer please.

A crucible beats a flamethrower.
 
  • #297
Florence flask beats a cruicble
 
  • #298
scott1 said:
Florence flask beats a cruicble

Florence Henderson beats a florence flask (whatever that is!)

-Dan
 
  • #299
Flamethrowers beat Florence Henderson!
 
  • #300
Holy water forever defeats the flamethrower.
 

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