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.

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franzbear survives all that
 
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  • #452
A hacker hits the PF server and Kills (deletes) Franzbear.
 
  • #453
unnoticed bomb in computer stops hacker
 
  • #454
Bomb squad disarms bomb
 
  • #455
m(h)a(a)l(m)l(m)e(e)t(r) beats bombsquad
 
  • #456
a rigid metal structure beats your force transferal device
 
  • #457
yomamma said:
unnoticed bomb in computer stops hacker
OMG TOTAL BREAKAGE! You can NEVER go back in time to beat a previous object or say "however he forgot...," "but he didn't notice that...," "a faulty wiring at the factory..." NO! RULE BREAKAGE!
 
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Argentum Vulpes said:
A hacker hits the PF server and Kills (deletes) Franzbear.
Actually, that wouldn't harm me. I am now existing beyond the PF.
 
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Argentum Vulpes said:
Nitroglycern, TNT, C4, Semtex... High explosives beats rock
Right, picking up where this should have left off, according to the RULES!

Crushing tidal wave beats high explosives.
 
  • #460
Thirsty, incontinent woman beats tidal wave.
 
  • #461
Mad serial killer with a gun beats thirsty, incontinent women.
 
  • #462
By incontinently shedding their blood (and tidal wave) all over him, the women beat the mad serial killer back.
 
  • #463
Insanely hot heat wave evaporates and beats the water and blood.
 
  • #464
A nuclear winter beats Insanely hot heat wave
 
  • #465
Nutcase from the '60's builds a fallout shelter and beats nuclear winter.
 
  • #466
Running out of food and being stuck with hippies in the nuclear fallout shelter beats fallout shellter.
 
  • #467
Insanity makes you forget the present and beats lack of food and hippies.
 
  • #468
A surgent removes your brain with insainty beats insanity.
 
  • #469
Rusty scalpel and swift investiagtion beats insane surgeon.
 
  • #470
Liguid helium frezzes Rusty scalpel and swift investiagtion
 
  • #471
Explosion of the sun beats liquid helium.
 
  • #472
Black hole beats Explosion
 
  • #473
Unsolved math beats a black hole.
 
  • #474
Hawking beats unsolved math
 
  • #475
Complete and utter paralysis beats Hawking. (Oh, that was cruel and mean :devil: )
 
  • #476
Magical cure beats paralysis
 
  • #477
Harsh reality beats magical cure.
 
  • #478
Questing mind beats harsh reality.
 
  • #479
A dragon beats the questing mind.
 
  • #480
Deadly virus beats the dragon
 

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