Can Rock, Paper, Scissors Be Reinvented with New Rules?

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In summary: In other words, it's impossible for any of the objects listed to beat the hummingbird or bird flu. :(
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I rather liked https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=110807", and thought it had potential (for imagination that is - HINT HINT :rolleyes:), but it was shut down when it became too silly.

With Evo's permission (granted), and Mattara's permission (pending), I'd like to start it again, but with some boundaries.

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!

(And let's see if we can get a single thread going, rather than multiple branches - though I don't know how).

I'll start it off:

Pen writes post.
 
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Thermite...burns computer with the post, the table, and burns a hole through the ground... (it melts metal, you can't hammer it. Once the reaction starts, nothing can stop it. Its nasty stuff, BEAT THAT!)
 
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I have no clue what the original game was about (Dave, you should include a link), so I'm guessing a little here :
DaveC426913 said:
Pen writes post.
Post kills thread.
 
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Sorry, the active word is pen. The game is to find something that beats pen.

eg. Tin snips cut pen.
 
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Off-topic: Are maces allowed?
 
  • #6
Sulfuric acid dissolves tin snips.

(See, I can play nice too.)
 
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Lye neutralizes acid
 
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H20 dissolves resultant salt.
 
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Hummingbird drinks H20
 
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Birdflu kills hummingbird.
 
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Vaccine prevents bird flu.

Edit: hmmm, sorry, this may be against "no going back in time"
 
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Orefa said:
Vaccine prevents bird flu.
FDA requires further testing of vaccine before allowing it to go on market.
 
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Orefa said:
Vaccine prevents bird flu.

Edit: hmmm, sorry, this may be against "no going back in time"
I believe it does.

Birdflu kills hummingbird is the last proper thing posted to defeat.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
I believe it does.

Birdflu kills hummingbird is the last proper thing posted to defeat.
DDT eradicates birds.

Edit: What a lame post. DDT kills bugs and birds eat bugs, but it will take years to eradicate birds. It'll never work in time to stop an outbreak of birdflu.
 
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Gamma ray bursts kills all life on Earth, and in extension, kills bird flu.
 
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arildno said:
Gamma ray bursts kills all life on Earth, and in extension, kills bird flu.
Yikes!

...
 
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flames, it will melt the hammer and everything around it
 
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We suck at this game.
 
  • #21
Offended contestant spits on Simon Cowell.

(I realize this probably makes no sense right now, but the rules said nothing about traveling into the future.)
 
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Nail pokes Offended contestant.
 
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Offended contestant was gay (reverses nail effect)
 
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Gay Offended Contestant was exposed to high concentrations of Beta radiation.
 
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You homophobe..:frown:
 
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I'll go back and lower the ante:

Cat kills hummingbird.
 
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Scissors kills cat.
 
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arildno said:
Scissors kills cat.
Bulldozer runs over scissors.
 
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Bull wakes up and stops dozing.
 
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I melt arildnos stupid hammer with thermite.
 
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BobG said:
Offended contestant spits on Simon Cowell.

(I realize this probably makes no sense right now, but the rules said nothing about traveling into the future.)
:D Actually, time travel violates rule c]
 
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Violation of rule e) kills Dave..
 
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OK, Arildno, we get that you're really clever in finding imaginative ways to diverge from the spirit of the game.

We get it.

Really.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
OK, Arildno, we get that you're really clever in finding imaginative ways to diverge from the spirit of the game.

We get it.

Really.
Oh, you're just in a bad mood because you're dead. :-p
 
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Patience overcomes ban on traveling into the future.
 

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