Kjølen Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Yeah I'm not to sure either. I don't think it was explained enough, Is the door on the other side? Or on the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 i dont know, but i understood it that there is a crack 100m deep and theres a door down there. btw, am i the only 1 that noticed how unrealistic kjo and neil are being? do u really think that jamming a sword on a rock can stop u in a free fall? when u r falling, if u stick someting as long as a sword or even a knife, lil after entering a crack it will just incline and u ll keep falling. u wont even stop, though u might slow down. even if u should stope, you would probably break a wrist, a shoulder or a finger. and how are the odds of catching a fallen object with a=10m/s if u r holding to a wall? anyways, this is wot i do: i examine the place. its preety much an ex-corridor, now more cave-like, with a huge crack, 100m deep. i kick down a middle sized stalagmite. using my glue, i stick it almost at the edge of the cliff. i put one side of my rubberband around it, and the other around my waist, then i go back to measure it. hum, about 14 meters. then i go down the cliff and stick my pocket knife at the lower point i can get (14m down). i take out my pocket knife, open the bottle opener side and put lil glue in it. not too much, just enought so it will stay stronger. than i jam it in the crack made by my pocket knife and attach the other part of my rubberband. its pretty strong, its almost 15cm wide. i climb up again and pick up as many small sized stones (cone form, about 20x20x5cm) as i can carry. not many, only 5. take out the rubberband from the attacched stalagmite and go down, trying to hold on the wall most of the time, to free my pocket knife from most of the impact of my fall. i go down more 14 meters. found a crack, in where i put glue and jam one of the stones in it. than i put my rubberband around it (3PIxR of rubberband) and climb up to get my pocket knife back. i go down more 14m (42m now) and jam my pocket knife on the wall again (same procedure). go down more 14 (56m from the start) and jam another stone (same procedure). i go down more 14 meters and jam my pocket knife again. more 14 meters down but this time i dont find any cracks. damn. i have to go back up and stick my 3rd stone on another crack. take my pocket knife, go down the 14 meters and make a crack for the 4th stone (at 84 meters deep). this time i dont put glue, and i dont press the stone too hard into the crack. i go down more 14 meters, and now im only at 2 meter from the ground. i start pulling down my rubberband. after some minutes, the stone gets out of the crack and the rubberband falls down. i fall down 2 meters, not a problem. im at the bottom, pretty much unharmed, except for some scraches. and i hit my right thumb on the wall when i fell. i ll live. i take a look at my items before i put them away. the rubberband is still pretty stong, though not as elastic. the pocket knife is also still strong, but again, not as new and sharp. i have about 2/5 of my glue left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Originally posted by Al-back from the BigWhoop hey deadmeat, have u talked to the adms? can they distribute points? here's wot i though, at the end of the game, we distribute points according to this: 1st task: best reply: 5 points 2nd best reply: 4 points 3rd best reply: 3 points 4th best reply: 2 points 5th best reply: 1 point worst reply: out of the game, no points. 2nd task: best reply: 5 points 2nd best reply: 4 points 3rd best reply: 3 points 4th best reply: 2 points worst reply: out of the game, 1 point. 3rd task: best reply: 4 points 2nd best reply: 3 points 3rd best reply: 2 points worst reply: out of the game, 1 point. 4rd task: best reply: 4 points 2nd best reply: 3 points worst reply: out of the game, 2 points. last task: best reply: 3 points worst reply: out of the game, 2 points. Deadmeat: 15 points when we r done distributing them, Deadmeat pms the adm to actually give out the points. how about it? its opened for sugestions... hey, deadmeat, r u there? wot do u think about this? have u talked to an adm? wot did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 al, i'm not being unrealistic, like i said, when i stick the sword in the rock at 10m/s, the sword goes into the rock (i stick it in in a downward angle) but i keep going down, with the sword cutting through the rock as i go (very sharp sword). as i go down, i slow down due to friction with the sword and rock, i do not stop all of a sudden when i put the sword in (i knew then that that would be stupid) when i finally do stop, there isn't much force anymroe so i would break anything (plus i'm strong, or at least here i am). secondly, i did the sword thing almost as soon as i started to fall near the wall (the description between when i reach the wall and when i stick my sword in is out of time of the story) so i wouldn't have reached the speed of earths gravity yet. thirdly, yes, it would be quite hard to catch something falling 10m/s, but please note, this is a grapple attached to a rope, i only have to grab hold of the rope at any point and pull the grapple up to me. and finally, this is a fantasy story, i'm pretty sure gandalf wouldn't have been able to survive the whole Balrog scenario, but he did. frankly, i think we're allowed a little poetic liscence as it makes for a better story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Yesh, if you look at the picture of Tetsusiaga on the first page, it has a "hook" at the end where I can just use that to slow down the fall, not stop it, and I'm only falling a LITTLE of the 100m. So by the time my shoulder hits the ground protected by the shield, the combined protection of the shield and slowing momentum of the fall, I'd only get a bruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 but still, when u stick a sword into the wall when u r falling (even if its inclined downwards), since u r holding only one side of the sword, after a second or so it works like a lever. the sword is inclined upwards and gets out of the crack. so it doesnt give u enough impact to slow down significantly, and even if it did, it would end up breaking your whrist and/or your shoulder. and sure, i know this is a fantasy story, its just that it was starting to look too much like Vertical Limit, and that movie sucked so badly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 never saw it, but i know what your talking about and that bit does look like it wouldn't work, but hey, it looks so cool! also yes, i suppos the sword would go into an upward angle after a while, but if done correctly, it should stay in a downward angle long enough to slow me down so when it starts going down, it stops at a right angle to the wall and so i'm fine. also again, it wouldn't be an all of a sudden stop, but more of a slow decrease of speed until stop in which case i wouldn't break anything. of course none of this is possible, but then, neither is a Tetsusiaga so i think i'm safe. plus, i could ahve just swung down to the door, or to the other wall and climbed down the wall, this is just more exciting with a bigger adreniline rush, which is really what we all want Meh, i don't care if it's a little unrealistic (or a lot, in fact quite a bit, in fact this is all impossible, meh), it's the fun of writing this kind of story that counts. i'm sure you al can appreciate that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Originally posted by Neil Joshi of course none of this is possible, but then, neither is a Tetsusiaga so i think i'm safe. ROFL, true true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 I dont have it in a crack I'm just pressing it into the wall as hard as I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat_X Posted March 24, 2003 Author Share Posted March 24, 2003 Right, this should clear out a few things... http://www.freewebs.com/fromearth/pit.JPG Some of you will have to adjust their story. Also, the sword-jamming thing doesn't sound too realistic, you can stick with it if you want, but I won't garrantee you'll live. BTW!!! IN MY PIC IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE ABLE TO WALK AROUND THE PIT...YOU CAN'T! SO YOU HAVE TO GO FROM THE FIRST RED ARROW TO THE SECOND IN A PRETTY STRAIGHT LINE. SO AGAIN...YOU CAN'T WALK AROUND THE PIT!!! Caps lock off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 i'm not changing, it may sound 'unrealistic', but it makes good story. (dude, why doesn't work?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, deadmeat ddnt answer me!! :wailing: btw, neil its only ; P or : p assuming the corridor is 30m wide, and the hole has a 25 meters radius (its *almost* circular, as it showns in your drawing), and also assuming that the center of the hole is equally away from the 2 wall (to make it more dificult), one can easily figure out that the part of wall that doesnt have floor underneeth it is equal to 40 meters. hum... crap, my rubberband should have been longer... like neil's 50 meters long rope... nah, its ok, i can firure something out: i find a big stone sticking out of one of the walls of the corridor (im assuming that only few meters away from the pit, the corridor becomes to look like a cave). the stone is quite big, so i put my rubberband around it. on the other side of the rubberband i attach my pocket knife with a knot, so it sticks out in a 90 degrees angle with the rubberband. ive used about 2 meters of rubberband in the knot and over the stone. 12 meters left. actually, only 11, i cant throw it that strong so it streaches out completelly. im 4 meters away from the pit, so i throw it and the pocket knife (that has lil glue on its blade) sticks in the wall 7 meters horizontally over the pit. i pick up some medium sized pointy stones, tie my shirt so it works like a bag, in where i put the stones. by the rubberband, i go to where my pocket knife is stuck and stick and glue one medium sized stone. holding in one hand the upper side of my rubberband, i put the lower side of it around the medium sized stones a couple of times. i go back and take the other side of my rubberband. jump down with it and swing down. then i climb up to the medium sized stone and take out my pocket knife from the wall. i sit on the medium sized stone and take out my rubberband. doesnt look that stable, shouldnt stay much longer there. i throw the rubberband again, and the pocket knife sticks more 11 meters away. i repeat the same process untill im 29 meters from the first edge, 11 away from the other edge (more or less). trow it again and the pocket knife sticks on the ground on the other side. im about to jump when the stone im standing collapses and i fall. luckly for me i manage to keep holding the rubberband. all i have to do is climb, but the impact of my fall has loosen up a lil the pocket knife in the ground. i keep climbing, its all i have left to do. when i reach the other edge, the knife frees itself from the ground and comes flying towards me. i try to go down, but before i go far enough, it reaches me. it hits my shirt (still in bag form, tied on my right shoulder) and it falls with the weight of the stones i was carrying. there goes half of my shirt (theres another half still tied on my shoulder). at least it wasnt my pants. i get to the other side and take back my rubberband and untie my pocket knife. now i do wot i posted before i have 1/5 of my glue left, and my pocket knife is all dirty and sticky, but its still a very good and very dangerous pocket knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Originally posted by Al-back from the BigWhoop btw, neil its only ; P or : p actually we were both wrong, is created with a lower case p. meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 ; P = : p = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiKo Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I'm so gonna die this time... i aint got no fancy swords and stuff oh well, let's try anyway... I take my blanket and hold it up like a parachute, i then go back a few steps, and run! As i get to the edge i jump as far i can, then open up the blanket and use it as a parachute to slow my fall, i then narrate myself to the door and put my feet on the ground... that was easy, i had no other choice, although my story isnt' long as the others, i hope i wont die...*gulp* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat_X Posted March 27, 2003 Author Share Posted March 27, 2003 Kjolen, you got untill saturday (evening) to change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 Sorry, I'm not feeling well at the moment. But I'll give it ago. I'll try again. I am back at the top and I throw my hook/rope down until it hits and hooks around the doorknob/pully or whatever. Then with my shield out to protect my shoulder I grab the rope as far up as I can and swing down. My shield hits the side of the wall taking most impact. Then I put it back on my side and climb up and up. When I reach the ledge I reach up and grab the edge of the cliff then climb up. I unhook my hook/rope and I'm on my way. My somach starts aching again. Ohhhh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiKo Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 Originally posted by Kjølen My somach starts aching again. Ohhhh.... darn, must be those darn ants... hope you feel better Kjo:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat_X Posted March 29, 2003 Author Share Posted March 29, 2003 Alright, don't got much time, I'll give the new assignment tomorrow, but first...who's dead? Actually, I liked NiKo's story best. Plain, simple, effective. Also there wasn't much wrong with Kjo's new version. The loser had to be either Al or Neil. Al's story seemed pretty farfetched and was hard to follow, Neil's had some weird and impossible things... And the losers is.... ***drum roll*** Neil. Sorry mate, but your story contained some things that would be impossible. First, there's the moment when you stop from falling by jamming a sword in the wall...you were already pointed to it by Al, so I wont go over it again. Second, and for me the thing that made me pick you...when you're hanging on the wall, you throw your rope with grapple iron up...and it sticks??? In what? A virtually flat wall? Sorry, but that won't cut it for me... So Neil falls to a painfull death, and rest continues...when I have the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 *Says little prayer for the dead behind us* *Walks on* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 *In spectation room* 3 down.... 3 to gooo... :eviil3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 Originally posted by Deadmeat_X you were already pointed to it by Al dang, im really sorry neil, i ddnt mean to take u out of the game, i was just trying to suggest that u should change it... really, IMO, i wouldnt even choose your story, i would take out niko's (of all stories, the most impossible IMO would be niko's cause u could never make a parachute just by holding a blanket with only 2 hands...) anyways, hope i ll see you in the next game btw, Originally posted by Al-back from the BigWhoop hey, deadmeat, r u there? wot do u think about this sistem for distributing the points? have u talked to an adm? wot did he say? deadmeat, i swear that if u dont answer to me, i ll beat ye with yer own legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiKo Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 Originally posted by Al-back from the BigWhoop i would take out niko's (of all stories, the most impossible IMO would be niko's cause u could never make a parachute just by holding a blanket Grrrrr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 OLD UNCLE AL: You see, kids, thats y u should always keep quite. because the more u speak to fix something u said earlier, the worse it will get like my grandma always said, "its better to keep quite and let them think you are an idiot, than speak and let no doubt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 Originally posted by Al-back from the BigWhoop OLD UNCLE AL: You see, kids, thats y u should always keep quite. because the more u speak to fix something u said earlier, the worse it will get like my grandma always said, "its better to keep quite and let them think you are an idiot, than speak and let no doubt" Its also better to never live, then ever live at all... or did I get that backwords.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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