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Argentum Vulpes
Missile sheild beats thermonuclear missile
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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EMP weapon distroys missile's electronic arming and guidance systems
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Yes, but how does it beat the missile shield?
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EMP weapon distroys missile's shields electronics
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Faraday cage beats EMP.
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Benjamin Franklin beats the guy who inveted the Faraday cage
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Mortality beats Benjamin Franklin.
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Immortality beats mortality.
-Scott(I think I broke a rule)
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But my cage still hasn't been beaten!
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Thermonuclear missile beats Faraday cage.
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We already had a thermonuclear missile. My cage still stands!
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Argentum Vulpes
A good pair of bolt cutters puts a hole in the Faraday cage.
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H***** beats Faraday cage
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You alreay used thatarildno said:
scissors beats bolt cutters
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Argentum Vulpes said:
15kg of 15 mol/dm^3
H_2SO_4 beats A good pair of bolt cutters.
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So, I've left this thread to its own devices.
If anyone wants to take it over (i.e. enforce the "rules", such as they are) knock yerself out.
If anyone wants to take it over (i.e. enforce the "rules", such as they are) knock yerself out.
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You were right since the very beginning (crap).
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Eh?(10 cha)
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HSO_3F beatsH_2SO_4Mattara said:
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I had a feeling you would say that. I was referring to your earlier statement that the game would disolve into silliness.
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Everyone, on the count of three,
Ready?
OneTwoThree...
Ready?
OneTwoThree...
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Mk
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Four beats three.
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scott1
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To late you have to find somthing that can beat HSO_3F
Rules reminder
1] Reply with an object that "beats" the previous object in some healthy and undeniable way. Replies should be of the form Y [verb]'s X.
Things disallowed:
a] no going back in time. (i.e "no gas" as a reply for chainsaw disallowed) You can act upon the object that was brought, but you cannot change what was brought.
b] no people or actions (man refilling tank disallowed, though I guess can of gas is allowed)
c] no fictional objects or half-baked theoretical objects (repealing nature)
d] no repeats - an object can only be used once
e] no hammers!
Rules reminder
1] Reply with an object that "beats" the previous object in some healthy and undeniable way. Replies should be of the form Y [verb]'s X.
Things disallowed:
a] no going back in time. (i.e "no gas" as a reply for chainsaw disallowed) You can act upon the object that was brought, but you cannot change what was brought.
b] no people or actions (man refilling tank disallowed, though I guess can of gas is allowed)
c] no fictional objects or half-baked theoretical objects (repealing nature)
d] no repeats - an object can only be used once
e] no hammers!
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Sodium hydride deprotonizes fluorosulfuric acid.
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Mk
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Or I could have mixed the fluorosulfuric acid with antimony pentafluoride, for a much stronger acid.
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Physics beats chemistry.
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Metaphsics beats physics!
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einstein beats Metaphysics
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The cosmological constant beat Einstein.
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Hubble beats The cosmological constant
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