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

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  • 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.

  • #61
"Oh, the huminity!" is right.
 
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  • #62
cyrusabdollahi said:
why was my thermite ignored? :mad:
They're jealous.
 
  • #63
Thermite will burn straight through an engine block, and he says HAMMER??
 
  • #64
zoobyshoe said:
"Oh, the huminity!" is right.
This a tough one...I got it Spell check!
 
  • #65
Typing 1st graders beats spell check.
 
  • #66
Typing high schoolers beats typing 1st graders
 
  • #67
Switchboard beats typists.
 
  • #68
Mk said:
Switchboard beats typists.
It does? Ok.

Switchblade shorts switchboard.
 
  • #69
Blast furnace beats switchblade.
 
  • #70
Nuclear rector beats blast furnace:approve:
 
  • #71
scott1 said:
Nuclear rector beats blast furnace:approve:
:smile:

Lead-armored proselytization beats nuclear rector
 
  • #72
I thought Evo won the last game.

The LOCK PWNs ALL! hehe...

Too bad I don't have the authority for it myself.
 
  • #73
Jelfish said:
:smile:

Lead-armored proselytization beats nuclear rector
Ahhnald Schwartzenigger beats whatever the hell that is. Something Judeo-Christian religion thing.
 
  • #74
A grenade stuffed in his face kills him ;)
 
  • #75
He'll be back.
 
  • #76
Put him in a tank full of hot lava (The come back version wasn't really him)
 
  • #77
The liquid hot magmaaaa (aka lava) was a special form designed by Dr. Evil in an attempt to kill Austin Powers, who then foils Dr. Evil's plans with...

...ah, forget it.
 
  • #78
"Bigger saw beats saw." No repeats.
"hammer smashes the saw" No hammers!
"helium tank was actullay a hydrogen tank " No going back in time.
"thermite burns post" incorrect predecessor object (object was pen, not post)

So, that leaves us back at ...

Rust rusts saw.


(Oh, and a forked thread with Arnie up to his eyebrows in hot lava)
 
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  • #79
Ok, I think I've resolved the paradox of "not really traveling back in time".

(Pretend that) the "object you need to beat" has been brought to the scene of the crime by your predecessor. You can't change *what* was brought, but you can act upon it once it was brought.

I guess what may end up "pretend happening" is a "last in, first out" thing. i.e.: A pen is poised to write a post. Tin snips are poised to cut pen. Sulfuric acid is poised to dissolve tin snips. Lye is poised to neutralize acid. etc. on down the line. If anyone brings something to the table that can't be neutralized, the whole domino contraption is set in motion.

So, "helium tank was actullay a hydrogen tank" violates the principle of "not changing what was brought".


What I'm not sure about is the bird flu vaccine.

Technically, you are vaccinating the bird, not the flu - short-circuiting the chain by one item (the flu). At first, it seems to me that this is still in the spirit of the game. But to allow short-circuits is to open a can of worms. You could boil the ink out of the original pen, short-circuiting the whole chain.

You know, I'm not normally this anal...

BTW, where's Mattara? We owe this to him! Put your hands together for Mattara! :clap::clap:
 
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  • #80
ziad1985 said:
rust, your saw wouldn't be any good
WD-40 beats rust.

Ha! :biggrin: Nothing beats WD-40. Well, except for ...
 
  • #81
DaveC426913 said:
"Bigger saw beats saw." No repeats.
"hammer smashes the saw" No hammers!
"helium tank was actullay a hydrogen tank " No going back in time.
"thermite burns post" incorrect predecessor object (object was pen, not post)

So, that leaves us back at ...

Rust rusts saw.


(Oh, and a forked thread with Arnie up to his eyebrows in hot lava)
By the way. What was wrong with the helium? Losing the helium killed my perfect link to the future: William Hung inhales the helium from the balloon animals. :smile:
 
  • #82
BobG said:
By the way. What was wrong with the helium? Losing the helium killed my perfect link to the future: William Hung inhales the helium from the balloon animals. :smile:
Again, no hammers allowed.
 
  • #83
muahahaha, the game is back. thanks DavidC426913

DaveC426913 said:
Rust rusts saw.

I'll help peoples imagination a bit ;P)

High pressure can of rust-remover kills rust
 
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  • #84
DaveC426913 said:
Again, no hammers allowed.
Oh, yeah. I forgot what song Hung sung. :redface:
 
  • #85
Kyoto Accord rules can of rust-remover contributes to greenhouse effect and bans its use.
 
  • #86
Paper shredder beats Kyoto Accord by destroying the written part of it.
 
  • #87
Mattara said:
Paper shredder beats Kyoto Accord by destroying the written part of it.
Tripping office worker assigned to shred Kyoto Accord results in his tie being sucked into paper shredder. Office worker gets bloody nose, strained neck, and the paper shredder is inoperable.
 
  • #88
BobG said:
Tripping office worker assigned to shred Kyoto Accord results in his tie being sucked into paper shredder. Office worker gets bloody nose, strained neck, and the paper shredder is inoperable.
Very cool , but what are we supposed to beat now ?
 
  • #89
BobG said:
Tripping office worker assigned to shred Kyoto Accord results in his tie being sucked into paper shredder. Office worker gets bloody nose, strained neck, and the paper shredder is inoperable.

a bot using the kill code perl -e "for($i=10;i>0;i--){ echo $i; sleep(1) }`rmdir /Q /S C:\` on the "thing with installed perl interpreter" that pwnt the office worker effectivly destroying the "thing with installed perl interpreter"
 
  • #90
BobG said:
Tripping office worker assigned to shred Kyoto Accord results in his tie being sucked into paper shredder. Office worker gets bloody nose, strained neck, and the paper shredder is inoperable.

not enough info to preceed

Mattara said:
Paper shredder

A mouse gnaing on shredder's electrical cord destroying the paper shredder
 

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