Loopholes in Challenge Rules

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chad6		#41	[-]
Posts: 1340 (03/26/08 4:49 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Mr X819 wrote: Thailandsurvivor wrote: Mr X819 wrote: The PI challenge was favored towards those with low body weight, or as Lil would say, those who do "squats." I think Jon weighed the least out of those 3. Oh my bad. I meant those who have a lower center of gravity, which kinda favors women. It was the same challenge that Kathy won at the F10 in Marquesas. It wasn't quite the same challenge. In Marquesas they had to stand up. In PI, they had to hold on to the platform but couldn't touch it with their knees or butt. Slightly different.
XtremeInnovator420		#42	[-]
Posts: 1038 (03/26/08 5:06 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Wait...did Probst specifically say that they HAD TO hold onto the platform with their hands?
chad6		#43	[-]
Posts: 1341 (03/26/08 5:08 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	No, sorry about that. They didn't have to but they could, and they all did use their hands.
grodney		#44	[-]
Posts: 391 (03/27/08 7:47 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	IluvGoddessCirie wrote: In Guatemala's final challenge, they didn't actually tell them they could lean against the post did they? I mean Jeff didn't say and they just seemed to stumble upon doing that. Yeah, you know, when I first watched that, I didn't think leaning against the support pole was really intended. So maybe it was a loophole found and used by everyone.
platinumtlc		#45	[-]
Posts: 2048 (03/27/08 10:59 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	There aren't any "RULES" in these games. They just give some basic set of directions and let them go at it.
Francois40		#46	[-]
Posts: 2056 (03/27/08 11:05 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yeah, you know, when I first watched that, I didn't think leaning against the support pole was really intended. So maybe it was a loophole found and used by everyone. I dunno...since they eventually had to let go of the ropes, there's no way anyone could balance on that thing with no other support. Even letting go of just one rope, it was impossible to balance for very long. They DO test all challenges first, and the testers would have discovered the post thing.
SFC		#47	[-]
Posts: 254 (03/27/08 5:53 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	One thing I've wondered for a loophole. Like in the challenges where a caller makes the blindfolded people collect pieces, could they instruct the the blind ones to take the other teams peice and hide it?
LES2002		#48	[-]
Posts: 868 (03/28/08 12:19 PM) I need a hobby Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Since we've already seen people blocking the other team or throwing sand at the other team (during challenges), I've often wondered what they allow the teams to do in terms of sabotage. Could a team hide things, gang up on individuals, sneeze on the other person's fire (during the fire making tie-breaker)?
grodney		#49	[-]
Posts: 435 (05/01/08 9:05 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	So if the women really wanted Erik out, why didn't they all choose one color and shoot it out?
sa0695		#50	[-]
Posts: 156 (05/01/08 9:09 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Sometimes a tribe may do something during a challenge that is not allowed, and they will stop the challenge to correct that and we won't see it. Case and point, the first challenge in micronesia this year. The favorites apparently were trying to sabotage the fans cart midrace. Probst stopped the challenge, screamed at the favorites, and then continued the challenge.
m0t0 maj1		#51	[-]
Posts: 370 (05/02/08 1:02 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	grodney wrote: So if the women really wanted Erik out, why didn't they all choose one color and shoot it out? Hmm, it made me think. No one will know if you have good aiming or just letting another person win.
grodney		#52	[-]
Posts: 442 (05/02/08 1:09 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	When one of the ladies shot, Jeff even said something like "Parvati, almost hits one for Alexis!". Or whoever it was. Duh!
Francois40		#53	[-]
Posts: 2156 (05/02/08 2:25 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hmm, it made me think. No one will know if you have good aiming or just letting another person win. Oh, sure...this has happened a lot, most recently on the "Great Wall of China" reward that was "won" by Courtney, only because other people shot her squares (though probably not intentionally). And, I've even seen it happen in ICs...the "shuffleboard" challenge in Amazon, for one, where they first had to shoot at something to win pucks, then play shuffleboard. Jenna got TWO extra pucks due to other people knocking out her pots--and having those extra pucks was what put her in the position of being the last to throw, a huge advantage in that challenge (which she won).
unduli clone		#54	[-]
Posts: 2729 (05/02/08 3:25 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	For real... I couldn't believe that Parv, Amanda or Alexis didn't try to shoot Natalie's third bottle. I was disappointed.
Maniacboy888		#55	[-]
Posts: 2449 (05/02/08 3:56 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I didn't read the whole thread so im not sure if it was mentioned but in the Second Immunity Challenge of Palau, the underwater box pulling. Some members of Ulong swam out to push the box instead of pulling it and Probst stopped the challenge + Reset the box.
shoeless rye		#56	[-]
Posts: 4965 (05/02/08 4:15 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	During the capture the flag like mudpit football challenge this season Probst had to stop the game because Erik or Jason was holding Yauman underwater essentially drowning him with Eliza screaming about it. Old model guy/bartender(?) getting naked during the grappling challenge in China thinking no other man would want to risk getting a penis in his face or "reaching out and touching someone"...
XtremeInnovator420		#57	[-]
Posts: 1161 (05/02/08 6:13 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	That was Dave, who's job magically changed from "Former Model" to "Bartender" with no real reason. And didn't Aaron get slapped in the face by it?
survivorisdabest		#58	[-]
Posts: 1829 (05/03/08 5:24 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	During the capture the flag like mudpit football challenge this season Probst had to stop the game because Erik or Jason was holding Yauman underwater essentially drowning him with Eliza screaming about it More detail please!!! I never heard about this, it's lucky eliza was there to save the day!
Zesty66		#59	[-]
Posts: 408 (05/03/08 5:31 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yeah and it was originally going to be 3 rounds but after half an hour Probst stopped the challenge and asked if everyone was OK with just one round. Evereyone screamed, "YES!".
maxmartin33		#60	[-]
Posts: 84 (05/04/08 9:57 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Not really a loophole, but the Vanuatu F3 IC definately favoured a man, especially with upper body strength. As did the Exile F3 favouring a smaller person. But I guess pretty much all challenges are favoured in some way towards one type of person.

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