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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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.

  • #91
Hammer! Hammer! Hammer kills mouse!

Come on! That one was legit!

OK! OK, mouse inadvertantly reconnects circuit and allows shredder to work long enough to destroy the Kyoto protocol.

I liked hammer better.
 
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  • #92
Maces and clubs are still allowed, chi.
 
  • #93
Chi Meson said:
Hammer! Hammer! Hammer kills mouse!

NO hammers

Chi Meson said:
OK! OK, mouse inadvertantly reconnects circuit and allows shredder to work long enough to destroy the Kyoto protocol.

That isn't rock, paper scissors that is just a story

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

Mousetrap
 
  • #94
Club smashes moustrap to pieces (not the nightly version of a club, but the h*****ly)
 
  • #95
club is made of wood and is eaten by a swarm of termites.
 
  • #96
Mace squashes termites
 
  • #97
hmmm, big mace
 
  • #98
daveb said:
mmmm, big mace
Really, daveb?
 
  • #99
Mattara said:
That isn't rock, paper scissors that is just a story
I disagree; think of it as electric current kills mouse. I believe the game proceeds from "electric current.'

DaveC? Care to judge?
 
  • #100
lets just make it move on ;P

Chi Meson said:
electric current

Water beats electric current
 
  • #101
Desert rat drinks water.
 
  • #102
While drinking, coyote pounces on rat and gulps it down.
 
  • #103
Iron rod beats coyote to into formless, viscous pulp.
 
  • #104
40T magnet renders iron rod useless.
 
  • #105
Edit: Too slow.

Foundry furnace heats magnet to a red glow, causing it to lose its power.
 
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  • #106
Mk said:
40T magnet renders iron rod useless.
Abrahms tank blasts magnet to atoms.
 
  • #107
anti-tank missle will take care of any tank around.
 
  • #108
ziad1985 said:
anti-tank missle will take care of any tank around.
HEL shoots down anti-tank missile
 
  • #109
computer virus in the targetting computer
 
  • #110
Basilisk outstares the paltry HEL rays.
 
  • #111
Myth busters beats Basilisk
 
  • #112
Mr. T beats mythbusters.
 
  • #113
Laurence Tero beats Mr.T
 
  • #114
Mrt4.jpg


I don't know who wins.
 
  • #115
The other Mr.T
 
  • #116
Murphy's Law beats Laurence Tero, Mr T and the other Mr T.

[Interesting trivia: Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy but by someone else with the same name.]
 
  • #117
A brilliant engineer circumvents Murphy's law.
 
  • #118
arildno said:
A brilliant engineer circumvents Murphy's law.
Hot blonde turns brilliant engineer into babbling idiot.
 
  • #119
Hammer unhots blond. (Why did you write an "e" there? :confused:)
 
  • #120
arildno said:
Hammer unhots blond. (Why did you write an "e" there? :confused:)
No Hammer! Unless it's MC... Try again. And yes, the 'e' is optional.
 

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