101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

A forum for those Word Games that plague the Earth.
User avatar
Unome
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 4324
Joined: January 26th, 2014, 12:48 pm
Division: Grad
State: GA
Has thanked: 230 times
Been thanked: 83 times

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by Unome »

texas wrote:
Starter pack wrote:
texas wrote:295. Steal food from Beckendorff at a tournament. (did this at my first invitational, didn't get caught)
Beckendorff is really good, but my teammates hate them like the black death :roll: .
My school is in the same district as Beckendorff, so I see a lot of them at competitions. In fact, just today, I was talking to a girl who is in Beckendorff scioly (we go to the same summer camp). A lot of people hate Beckendorff for beating everyone at competitions, but I think we should actually LEARN from them instead of complaining about how good they are. Plus, the kids in Beckendorff scioly are pretty nice.
^^^full agreement. This is probably part of the reason why a lot of the nationally competitive teams keep in contact with each other (especially in Div C).

296) Attach blades to your Rotor Egg Drop.
Userpage

Opinions expressed on this site are not official; the only place for official rules changes and FAQs is soinc.org.
texas
Member
Member
Posts: 77
Joined: April 10th, 2016, 10:25 am
Division: C
State: TX
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by texas »

297. Play wall ball at a tournament using your racquetball from Mission Possible, and, on top of that, throw the ball into an elevator and station people near the elevators and the stairs to throw it back down (actually did this at an invitational).
Last edited by texas on July 19th, 2016, 8:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Tompkins HS Science Olympiad
User avatar
calvin102111
Member
Member
Posts: 38
Joined: April 29th, 2016, 1:55 pm
Division: C
State: IN
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by calvin102111 »

298. Wear shorts into Experimental Design (my partner did this at regionals and caused us to get 4th, we were about to be disqualified).
Captain for 2016/17 Season

Projected Events: Wind Power; Dynamic Planet; Ecology; Optics; R & M; WIDI
User avatar
Entomology
Member
Member
Posts: 118
Joined: September 17th, 2015, 1:56 pm
Division: C
State: CA
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by Entomology »

cemsc10 wrote:
samlan16 wrote:
cemsc10 wrote:256) Bring the rubric into Experimental Design, and compete while secretly reading off the rubric
Well, they're supposed to give you the rubric anyway...
Not the one with each specific thing you need. They give you a very generalized one, so you memorize the rubric.
Unrelated, I'm sorry. But hold up--THEY GIVE YOU RUBRICS AT COMPETITIONS, even if they're generalized? What has CA been missing out on :?
CCA '20 Captain
Herpetology, Fossils, Boomilever, Mousetrap Vehicle
User avatar
Unome
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 4324
Joined: January 26th, 2014, 12:48 pm
Division: Grad
State: GA
Has thanked: 230 times
Been thanked: 83 times

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by Unome »

Entomology wrote:
cemsc10 wrote:
samlan16 wrote: Well, they're supposed to give you the rubric anyway...
Not the one with each specific thing you need. They give you a very generalized one, so you memorize the rubric.
Unrelated, I'm sorry. But hold up--THEY GIVE YOU RUBRICS AT COMPETITIONS, even if they're generalized? What has CA been missing out on :?
I've heard it varies based on the competition, but I'm not all that familiar with Exp Design (I did it once in 7th grade and sort of failed at it).
Userpage

Opinions expressed on this site are not official; the only place for official rules changes and FAQs is soinc.org.
texas
Member
Member
Posts: 77
Joined: April 10th, 2016, 10:25 am
Division: C
State: TX
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by texas »

Unome wrote:
Entomology wrote:
cemsc10 wrote:
Not the one with each specific thing you need. They give you a very generalized one, so you memorize the rubric.
Unrelated, I'm sorry. But hold up--THEY GIVE YOU RUBRICS AT COMPETITIONS, even if they're generalized? What has CA been missing out on :?
I've heard it varies based on the competition, but I'm not all that familiar with Exp Design (I did it once in 7th grade and sort of failed at it).
I didn't do Exp Design last year, but my friend from Beckendorff said that it's really easy, because you get the same questions every time, just a different prompt. I'm considering doing it next year.
Tompkins HS Science Olympiad
Fibonacci924
Member
Member
Posts: 35
Joined: October 27th, 2014, 9:27 am
Division: Grad
State: MN
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by Fibonacci924 »

299) Attach projectiles to your Rotor Egg Drop
"Truth is like poetry. And most people *butterfly* hate poetry."- Overheard in a Washington DC bar.

Always remember: P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.

Two time member of the Eternal Order of the Assassinators
[NerdyTotoro]
Member
Member
Posts: 18
Joined: February 28th, 2016, 6:13 pm
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by [NerdyTotoro] »

300) Go in an off-limit area while play Pokemon Go.
:idea:
cemsc10
Member
Member
Posts: 31
Joined: March 5th, 2016, 4:16 pm
Division: B
State: OH
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by cemsc10 »

texas wrote:
Unome wrote:
Entomology wrote:
Unrelated, I'm sorry. But hold up--THEY GIVE YOU RUBRICS AT COMPETITIONS, even if they're generalized? What has CA been missing out on :?
I've heard it varies based on the competition, but I'm not all that familiar with Exp Design (I did it once in 7th grade and sort of failed at it).
I didn't do Exp Design last year, but my friend from Beckendorff said that it's really easy, because you get the same questions every time, just a different prompt. I'm considering doing it next year.
In OH I've always had a generalized rubric, except for at states.
An disease detective who happens to experiment with meteorology when she is sick of testing her scrambler.
dragons790
Member
Member
Posts: 32
Joined: November 12th, 2013, 5:18 pm
Division: C
State: CA
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: 101 ways to get kicked out of a competition

Post by dragons790 »

calvin102111 wrote:298. Wear shorts into Experimental Design (my partner did this at regionals and caused us to get 4th, we were about to be disqualified).
301. Wearing shorts into Forensics.

(They ran back up to base camp to get the backup pants :P)
Post Reply

Return to “Posting Games”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 73 guests