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OK. So how do they determine the contestants' times? do they have to finish the course? -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jan 6 '11, 19:09

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No one cares who wins Wipeout. Not the show, not the contestants, not the fans. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 19:23 9
- the guy who runs the X-Ray machine and Head CT cares I bet, he sends his kids to college thanks to that show -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:25
- Though Mr. Wigs and I enjoy speculating on who is going to eat it the hardest in the Wipeout Zone based on prior performance. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:25
- Sometimes I care who loses ... -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 6, 19:24
- but what are the *rules*?! -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 19:23 5
  - it doesn't have rules, so much as laws. -- (link) - TFox Jan 6, 19:26 4
    - Are they morals or are they ethics? Anyone?? -- nm - Mr. McAllister Jan 6, 19:29
    - We need a combination of Wipeout and Hunger Games. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:27 2
      - *Yes*. We really really do. - TFox Jan 6, 19:28 1
        
        *changes Grandma's pie to Grandma's mace* -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:29
You are way overthinking. The show isn't that complex. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 19:11 33
- just explain the rules. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 19:11 32
  - Having never seen the show, I would imagine the rules are: "Don't Wipeout." -- nm - David Jan 6, 19:27 13
    - It's Ow My Groin with prizes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:31 6
      - i actually didn't know there were prizes. - TFox Jan 6, 19:31 5
        
        see? that's why I'm asking questions. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 20:06
        
        The final four get cash, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:32 3
        
        enough to pay for the medical bills? -- nm - David Jan 6, 19:44 2
        
        See, the sad irony is that the winners don't have medical bills and the losers get bupkis. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:46
        
        it should pay out like insurance. Break a leg, get $X. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:46
    - More like, "if you wipe out, make it the most badass wipeout ever" -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 6, 19:29 1
      - when. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:31
    - see, David gets it. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 19:29 3
      - I actually admire her for trying to add some thought to the proceedings. - David Jan 6, 19:33 2
        
        aw shucks. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 20:06
        
        alternatively, it's like trying to figure out the motivation of the actors in a porn movie. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:34
  - get hit as hard as you can and keep going -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:17
  - If you are talking about the Wipeout Zone, then it's the person who finishes with the fastest time. If you fall in the water, you have to go back. - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:14 11
    - so they actually have to finish? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 19:16 10
      - They can quit any time, but if they do, they lose automatically. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:18
      - Yes.......... -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 19:18
      - I'm baffled at how this is confusing you. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 19:17 5
        
        because they don't show anyone finishing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 19:18 4
        
        Ahhh, you are still watching the first round where they mostly just show the highlights. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 19:19 2
        
        Yes, the first round/qualifiers have less strict rules about completing obstacles -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 6, 19:24
        
        ah, thank you. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 19:23
        
        they have a circle that they have to get to at the end (of the first round) -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:19
      - or they're shot, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:17
      - or they are out, people quit all the time -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:17
  - Its an obstacle course, you go thought the course as fast as you can. - musubi Jan 6, 19:14
  - you fall in the water, you lose. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 19:12 3
    - eveyrone falls. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 19:13 2
      - there is a circle at the end where Jill stands, once they get there the clock stops -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 19:20
      - everyone loses. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 19:13

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