How to Beat a Speeding Ticket for Motorists

[flatmaster]

ALmost forgot about the Turbo Entabulator.



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[flatmaster]

Ok. The new word is...

Circle Swim

 

[Danger]

ALmost forgot about the Turbo Entabulator.

It's amazing that the dude could pull that off with a straight face; he must be related to Pat Paulson.
I'll think on your new one a bit later.
Hey! Hang on a sec... is that the tactic wherein dolphins round up herrings into a kind of tornado-shaped cluster to eat them easier?

 

[flatmaster]

Hey! Hang on a sec... is that the tactic wherein dolphins round up herrings into a kind of tornado-shaped cluster to eat them easier?

Nope. I'm going to hold off on any other clues for now, but I'll answer questions. No google please

 

[Danger]

No google please

Of course not! I consider that cheating.

 

[Danger]

My boys trying to dodge molecules of spermicide?

 

[flatmaster]

Nope

 

[Danger]

Maybe we could move that one to the "new words" thread...?

 

[flatmaster]

The direction of swimming varies depending on what country you happen to be in.

 

[Danger]

Intriguing...
That implies to me that it's based upon either traffic patterns or the Coriolis effect. Even if one of those is correct, though, it doesn't help me one little bit.

Oh, hey! A traffic circle (in some places called a "roundabout")?

 

[flatmaster]

Intriguing...
That implies to me that it's based upon either traffic patterns ...")?

Yep

Now put in the swimming part.

 

[flatmaster]

It's worth noting that the shape isn't really a circle, but there is a repeating cycle that traces out a stretched circle.

 

[Danger]

Yep

Now put in the swimming part.

Hemi 'Cudas on parade...?

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

From the clues it sounds like a way to do lap swimming.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

or water ballet...

 

[Danger]

I haven't given up on this; it's just that nothing has yet rapped me on the noggin. Still on it, though.

 

[collinsmark]

What happened to flatmaster?

Personally, I think Argentum Vulpes likely got the right answer from post #134:

From the clues it sounds like a way to do lap swimming

But it would be nice if flatmaster confirmed that.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

What happened to flatmaster?

Personally, I think Argentum Vulpes likely got the right answer from post #134:

I would say so too. Why don't we call it good?
http://web.jhu.edu/recreation/aquatics/Lap Swimming and Circle Swim Etiquette

 

[Danger]

Going by the link, it looks good.
Maybe there should be a rule about how long a question poser can wait before giving a new clue or a solution (in the absence of responses). I know that I felt a bit guilty about waiting as long as I did to abandon the "gate" puzzle.

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Ok so looks like it is my turn.

The word is: Alligator

And here it is in a sentence for contextual reference: I'm hunting the woodpecker tonight, when I find it that big alligator will be messed with.

Bonus points: Woodpecker

Happy hunting

 

[collinsmark]

Ok so looks like it is my turn.

The word is: Alligator

And here it is in a sentence for contextual reference: I'm hunting the woodpecker tonight, when I find it that big alligator will be messed with.

Bonus points: Woodpecker

Happy hunting

I think I got it! Well, maybe. I'm not 100% sure. This is my guess though.

The subject involves amateur radio (a.k.a. HAM radio).

Alligator: A repeater that transmits further than it can receive, big mouth, small ears!

I imagine that an "alligator" would be an annoyance since (in some situations) one can't communicate with it in both directions. It's like trying to talk with someone who never listens and won't shut up.

"Hunting" is finding the source of transmission using triangulation. [Edit: see below for an alternate definition of "hunting".]

Woodpecker: A signal that sporadically transmits for seemingly unknown reasons, in effect acting as interference and annoyance for everybody else. It gets its name from the Russian Woodpecker described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Woodpecker

Again though, these are just guesses.

[Edit: There was also a group of amateur radio operators called the "Woodpecker Hunting Club." Apparently the Russian Woodpecker (see link above) could be "screwed with" by jamming it with its own type of signal. So, a ham operator wanting to "mess with" this annoying Russian Woodpecker would attempt to find the channel the woodpecker was transmitting on (hunting for the frequency so to speak), and transmit previously recorded signal on that same frequency*. It would cause the woodpecker to change frequency. So the goal was to temporarily disrupt the annoying woodpecker. Anyway, I'll still stick to my original guess about the Alligator: a transceiver that transmits further than it can receive.

*Apparently it was tricky for a HAM radio operator to get the prerecorded signal to transmit at just the right frequency, and with the right timing. One had to know what one was doing. But like a determined hunter it was possible with perseverance. And you'd know if you "got" it because the woodpecker would immediately change frequencies, analogous to a wounded target.]

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Yup you got it Collinsmark, and hit the bonus question.

Just a fun fact the opposite of an Alligator is an Elephant (big ears, small mouth)

 

[collinsmark]

I'll move back to sports.

New term: Anti-freeze.

Context: it is a term in a particular sport.

The sport itself does not involve planes, trains or automobiles. If you are thinking about engine coolant, you are on the wrong track.

Hint: "Anti-freeze" is a real term, but its use doesn't happen so often. The word "Freeze" is another term in the same sport with a more common occurrence.

Requirement: at the very least it is required to name the sport in question.

Googling is acceptable (as a matter of fact, I encourage it. It might help, maybe).

 

[collinsmark]

Hmm. No takers yet? Perhaps it's time for a hint.

Hint of the day:

Let's talk about shoes. The sport is played while wearing shoes. Novice to expert players (and sometimes beginners) will almost assuredly acquire special shoes crafted specifically for this particular sport. That said, it's not absolutely necessary to get these special shoes to play. I'm guessing many/most beginners and purely leisurely players play with whatever shoes they happen to have on at the time. But if you're planning on competing at a higher level you'll probably pick up a pair of these special shoes made for the sport.

Here's the thing about these special shoes that differentiates them from shoes of other sports: One of the shoes -- be it the left shoe or the right shoe -- has substantially different characteristics than the other (in addition to the obvious, mirror symmetry). In other words, a player's left shoe has very different characteristics than the player's right shoe. That's today's hint.

Clarification of the day:

I've mentioned that the term "Anti-freeze" isn't commonly used. That's probably because an anti-freeze doesn't happen very often. And that's probably due to the difficulty involved in an anti-freeze (it's very difficult, and rare). As a result, you might not see the term "anti-freeze" referenced as much as other terms in the sport. A "Freeze" on the other hand isn't as difficult and the term is more common.

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Would you be referring to a defensive type of shot/position in Curling?

 

[Danger]

By Jove, I think he's got it! I'm a Canuck of Scots lineage, and have been casually watching curling for my entire life; I've never heard that term before. And now that I've looked it up, I can honestly say that I've never seen it done.

 

[collinsmark]

Would you be referring to a defensive type of shot/position in Curling?

Correct! Argentum Vulpes wins again.

The term Anti-freeze is a move in curling that's very rare. It's where the stone is curled to rest behind, and touching, an existing stone.

By Jove, I think he's got it! I'm a Canuck of Scots lineage, and have been casually watching curling for my entire life; I've never heard that term before. And now that I've looked it up, I can honestly say that I've never seen it done.

I'm guessing a) that's because it is rare, and b) it might not even be a practical move on a well maintained, modern curling sheet. But if you're playing on a makeshift sheet on a frozen lake, and if your stones aren't top quality, then I suppose something like an anti-freeze could happen from time to time.

A "freeze" on the other hand, is where the stone stops just touching a stone in front of it. Not at all "easy" either, but skilled Olympians are able to pull it off on occasion.

If anyone's not familiar with the sport, here's an introduction. I wish the video discussed the changing of direction strategies a little more, but oh well. If a slight spin is placed on the stone when released, or if a spin is induced by tactical sweeping (intentionally sweeping only on the left or only the right side of the stone), the stone can "curl" either to the right or the left accordingly. This allows the stone to take a curved path on the ice. [Edit: this sort of tactical sweeping can also be used to reduce spinning, straightening its path on the ice, if so desired. Mostly, sweeping is centered in front of the stone to control the stone's speed, but it can also, to a lesser extent, influence the stone's spin, thus direction.]

[Edit: I replaced the video with a different one. This video, although biased to the USA, does a much better job explaining the game than did the first video.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxCH8CGqx88

Argentum Vulpes, you're up.

 

[Danger]

Keep in mind that although he works for the Yanks, Ed Lukowich from the video is a fellow Canuck.
Anyhow, if you want to really learn the game, rent a copy of "Men With Brooms".

 

[collinsmark]

really[/i] learn the game, rent a copy of "Men With Brooms".

I just now put it in the Netflix queue.

 

[flatmaster]

From the clues it sounds like a way to do lap swimming.

Sorry I was away so long. This is indeed correct. In circle swimming, you swim down the right side of the lane like driving on a two lane road. You can get upwards of 15 people all using the same lane if everyone is about the same pace. In countries where they drive on the left, they usually swim on the left too. This can be contrasted with "splitting" the lane side by side. It only allows 3 people max but better accommodates swimmers of different paces.