Game / activity
Rock, Paper, Scissors
How this one works
How it works
- It is up to us to kill John McClane.
- We're going to take turns being John McClane.
- Another person will throw a challenge at him.
- And it'll be up to the person playing John to explain how you would survive.
- And then the third person will decide which one did a better job.
RESULT STATUS
The recorded result is unresolved.
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 1 recorded contribution
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Recorded conversation
Yeah, you definitely started us off on easy mode.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Recorded conversation
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- Notable references: Kingdom Hearts.
Follow the round structure (3)
Round 1
Source excerpt ↗ 56:12RECORDED EXCHANGE
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Prompt
Vit, throw a problem at him before he alienates poor people.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
challenge
What if they send both an F-35 and an Apache at the same time?
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- Submission type: challenge
RECORDED EXCHANGE
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Prompt
What if they send both an F-35 and an Apache at the same time?
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- Answer qualification: I think it's going to be harder if they're coordinated.; They're bad guys.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I've got a car.; But then what happens is I go up on a ramp that just kind of happens to be there.; And they wind up shooting each other down.; And I fall to safety, riding on his parachute.
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- Important beats: As the jet engine is starting to fall, I jump from my car onto the jet, landing on top of; the pilot as he's ejecting himself out to save himself.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
The only thing I did, you shoot the guy on the way down?; I want to know how you handled it.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I wrote him a sternly worded letter and he backed off.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Final adjudication: I mean, obviously, John McClane wins that one.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: I mean, obviously, John McClane wins that one.
Round 2
Source excerpt ↗ 59:19RECORDED EXCHANGE
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Prompt
It's a kid with spiky hair.; He's got really baggy pants.; Rocking a keyblade.
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- Answer qualification: It does not have a sharp edge, but it is called a keyblade for some reason.; So what he does is he goes around and spreads love throughout the kingdom.; And I figure John McClane doesn't know how to handle love.; Well, love's the threat.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Honestly, if I'm John McClane here, I'm going to shooting range and blowing shit up.; I don't care about that.; I'm not worried.
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- Important beats: I'm going house to house, pulling the guys out and saying, she said no.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Final adjudication: With John McClane because you presented nothing.
- Result qualification: You presented no challenge whatsoever.; The blade that you described is not at all sharp.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: With John McClane because you presented nothing.; No threat.; You presented no challenge whatsoever.
Round 3
Source excerpt ↗ 1:02:13RECORDED EXCHANGE
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Prompt
wood chipper
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- Answer qualification: You're already being thrown in.; How are you going to stop from getting chucked in fully?; You probably fell out of a building and you're about to land in it.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I'm just about to hit the blade and then I just, I magically press up with my legs and my back and I just stop myself on all sides from going in.; And then I inch my way up.; And then somehow I'd also pull a bad guy in while pulling myself out.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
The last part really speaks true because what I was picturing in my head is that the woman inevitably who pushed him out of the window, he kind of grabs her hair and pulls her out too.; And winds up throwing her below into the wood chipper.; And then as she's just about to go in, he kind of lands his feet on her belly and pushes himself away.
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- Answer qualification: That's not what Ryan said though, right?
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Adjudication verdict: So, all right, you're dead.
- Result qualification: He magically escaped.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
I'm going to swing a crane at him.; Maybe with a wrecking ball on the end.
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- Answer qualification: So they're on some kind of construction site in a big city with a bunch of really tall buildings.; And this wrecking ball is swinging every which way, just knocking through buildings.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
I would see John McClane just dodging that wrecking ball.; Or he may be riding it like a wrecking ball.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
So maybe he kind of jumps towards and onto the wrecking ball as it continues to swing into buildings.
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- Answer qualification: I'm just adding some color.; I wasn't just, I wasn't trying to take credit.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Adjudication verdict: Yeah, I think John lives that time.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
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Prompt
A trip to the DMV.; He's got to renew his license.; I think the one thing that could really kill him is boredom.; He's got to wait for like an hour and a half.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Absolutely no way John takes the ticket.; He goes up to the counter.; I'm a cop.; He's going to grab them by the collar of their shirt, really stern and just be like, update it.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Adjudication verdict: Solved the problem.
- Result qualification: But when you said he's going to name drop that he's a cop, like that's going to, he's good.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Recorded conversation
I'm going to try and guess what Curtis's next one is.
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- Notable references: I'm going to guess it's going to be a school crossing guard.
- Result qualification: I would never be so silly and absurd.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
My next one is a hawk.
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- Answer qualification: He went camping and this thing sees a meal.; First of all, the hawk is going to kill him, but yeah.; His hawk has rabies.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
In this scenario, I'm pretty sure John McClane may have a flamethrower.; He probably just like fries the bird.; Now he's got dinner.
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- Answer qualification: Listen, if John's going to the woods for camping, he's bringing a, he's bringing a thrower.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Adjudication verdict: I'm not fighting it.; He's got, he's got dinner now.; He's not hungry anymore.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Prompt
Our son goes supernova, envelops the earth.; No life left on earth.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Well, I mean, not no life.; There's John McClane still there.
CLAIM & ADJUDICATION
Remark
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- Adjudication: He'll be fine.; I think you nailed it.; I think that was the win.; Good.
- Adjudication verdict: John McClane survives the supernova.
- Ryan: “I think you nailed it. I think that was the win. Good.”
Round context
- Method: Let's do, let's do quick fire for this round.
- Result qualification: I'm not saying this is my best throw