Most Ridiculous Olympic Event?

[Ben Kenobi]

How about this?

Any sport that Krazyhorse can do, ought not to be considered a sport.

[KrazyHorse]

Not if you don't swing and the ball hits your racket and bounces back.

Then the energy cam from your opponent. Unless he's a robot, this is a red herring.

You have a ridiculous notion of what should be a 'sport'.

Too bad. I think it's ridiculous that any event based on controlling an external source of energy should be considered a sport.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
His is generally good, but fails on some accounts.

I'd definately keep riflery, because the olympic sports are supposed to be martial.

That's why archery is still in there.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
How about this?

Any sport that Krazyhorse can do, ought not to be considered a sport.

If it's sports that I can do better than you then this disqualifies 90% of what's in the Olympics right now.

[Imran Siddiqui]

His is generally good, but fails on some accounts.

No, it fails on a lot of accounts. Equestrian is a sport, as is bobsled, luge, gymnastics, etc. Sport is a competition based on skill or strength requiring physical excertion. All fit. Perhaps Curling would fall short of the definition, but the rest? They can stay. Equestrian, for one, requires a HELL of a lot more physical excertion than Archery.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Then the energy cam from your opponent.

Yes, a source of power other than THE athlete's body... it comes from the other athlete's body and thus is an external source of power.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

His is generally good, but fails on some accounts.

No, it fails on a lot of accounts. Equestrian is a sport,

Not even close.

as is bobsled, luge

Better, but still questionable.

gymnastics, etc.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Not even close.

More than close. No question that it is a sport. Only those ignorant about it would claim that it isn't.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Then the energy cam from your opponent.

Yes, a source of power other than THE athlete's body... it comes from the other athlete's body and thus is an external source of power.

If you misinterpreted my posts to take them to mean that an athlete may not use his opponent's energy against him then I apologise for the confusion. If you understood my meaning that I am against sports based on nonhuman power sources and are simply trying to confuse the issue then stop being a dork.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Further:

Sport:

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sport

[Ben Kenobi]

If it's sports that I can do better than you then this disqualifies 90% of what's in the Olympics right now

Doubtful, that is, very doubtful.

What is your favourite sport to do, not to watch, Krazyhorse?

[Jon Miller]

gymnastics is fairly sportish (in parts)

they are suppose to do things that take skill ans strength, and when they fail they get points deducted

it is the judging that is lacking (and the occasional artistic requirements, which are not sport)

Jon Miller

[Imran Siddiqui]

I am against sports based on nonhuman power sources

It is absolutely silly to consider a SPORT (as you have said it to be) to have some nonhuman power sources affecting it to not be sports.

[Bosh]

So a cross country ski course where the finish line is at a slightly lower elevation than the start wouldn't qualify but one where they are at the same elevation would (ie there'd be a bit of gravity in the first one)? That's just stupid.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Not even close.

More than close. No question that it is a sport. Only those ignorant about it would claim that it isn't.

Only those ignorant about the nature of sports would claim that it is.

See how easy it is to make assertions?