Humorous wit from the GDC

[ZamericaZ]

Well one thing is certain, all the spies at IRI are going to be eating corn during their matches

[philso]

Originally Posted by ZamericaZ

Well one thing is certain, all the spies at IRI are going to be eating corn during their matches

You mean that they will then use the corn cobs as signaling devices?

[Hallry]

It seems like the GDC had some fun answering Q714, "The alignment line. It is described as 2" green gaffers tape. Is that olive green or Florescent green?"

Originally Posted by GDC Answer, Q714

“Green” shalt be the color thou shalt seek, and the color of the tape shalt be “Green.” “Olive” shalt thou not use, nor either use thou “Florescent,” excepting that thou then proceed to use “Green.” “Purple” is right out. Once the color “Green,” being the correct color, be reached, then rollest thou thy "Green" Gaff Tape across thou COURTYARD. http://www.protapes.com/products/pro-gaff/color/green

[snoman]

Looks olive to me; )

[Ryan_Todd]

A roll of gaffer's tape shall be considered Green if, in the estimation of a Reasonably Astute Observer, the color of the gaffer's tape is indeed Green.

[TGurlik]

Originally Posted by Peter Johnson

I've been secretly hoping someone would ask "Chute door?" again this year, and for the GDC to respond "No chute door."

However, I don't want this to happen strongly enough to waste the GDC's time on it.

Well, you don't have to be the one wasting their time; someone else beat you to it. Take a look at this year's Chute Door: Sally Port. We shall see if the results are similar to last year's.

[xXhunter47Xx]

Originally Posted by TGurlik

Well, you don't have to be the one wasting their time; someone else beat you to it. Take a look at this year's Chute Door: Sally Port. We shall see if the results are similar to last year's.

I wonder if that's intentional or not. Things like "chute door" are only funny because they weren't forced and I feel like the chute door meme is being forced now.

[TGurlik]

Originally Posted by xXhunter47Xx

I wonder if that's intentional or not. Things like "chute door" are only funny because they weren't forced and I feel like the chute door meme is being forced now.

I'm not surprised it happened, but I'm also not really a fan of it. It was funny once, but it's an old joke now. Time to move on.

[Jalerre]

Originally Posted by Jarren Harkema

I am just waiting for a human player to have a different food item in the box each match. I also want to see him/her devour whatever it is by the end of the match. "Quick! He's almost finished that apple! Scale the tower, scale the tower!"

This comes to mind.

[JayNico]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Couldn't just about anything that the spy brings next to the field be a "signalling/pointing device"? I'd put good money on at least one team bringing something (not necessarily used as a pointing device) outside the box and having it provide a competitive advantage. Maybe a 6 foot wide mirror to 'signal' to the driveteam so they can see if there are any boulders hiding on the far side of the defenses, similar to 1986's mirror in 2010?

Oh those poor vision trackers

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by ZamericaZ

Well one thing is certain, all the spies at IRI are going to be eating corn during their matches

Finally, another corn game!

[gpetilli]

Originally Posted by EricH

You saw what happened when someone asked the GDC what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow was, right?



(For anybody who's seen that movie, their response was as expected.)

The real question is "does an unladen swallow used as a message delivery device (aka carrier pigeon) count as unpowered?"

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by gpetilli

The real question is "does an unladen swallow used as a message delivery device (aka carrier pigeon) count as unpowered?"

I don't think a carrier pigeon is unladen.

[hrench]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

In reply to Q674 of the 2016 Q&A, the GDC said:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Q674
Q. Would a flashlight be considered a powered or a non-powered signaling device under 5.5.9?

A. It would be considered unpowered, unless you switched it on. Then it would be powered. It would be fine to use, switched off, as a pointing device, in just the same way you would use a baguette or a leg of mutton.

Is this the 2016 version of "Chute door? Yes, chute door."?

Team 1108 sent a human player to the spybox with baguette signaling devices today! Some people got it.

https://www.facebook.com/13074222031...type=3&theater

[KH987]

Team 987's human player used a baguette during qualification rounds at LA.