It Adds Excitment: Chess On Rollercoasters
Chess on rollercoasters is a phenomenon allegedly started by another xkcd cartoon (which you can see by clicking the link or hitting the jump). It's probably old as all hell and I should be beat mercilessly between your breasts as punishment. Go ahead, I can take it. *BWUBWUBWUBWWUB!* I deserved that. Oh, and you might want to keep those out, I feel an old streak coming on. Holy shit -- hands painted like animals!
Hit the jump for the cartoon and several others, including one with a bikini and one with some Jenga action going on because I roll deeper than the Marianas Trench.
People playing chess on roller coasters [xkcd] (with even more photos)
Thanks to Fally, who once beat Deep Blue while riding Space Mountain. Also, the compuer puked. Weak shit, Deep Blue. And to Ike, who actually sent me the one of him playing cards.
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Note: You're not gonna have much fun playing it at this size, click HERE to see the thing in full-res and start making decisions! This is a flowchart you can use to "play" every computer RPG all smushed into one. I tried it a couple times but kept getting stuck in the "ente... / Continue →
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Geekologie Reader Fitz and his friends, inspired by the post we did a while back about playing chess on roller coasters, decided to put a different spin on the pastime and make a house of cards on a coaster. This is the resulting shot. We went to the amusement park yesterday,... / Continue →
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A new breed of mechanical puzzle is available for all of you who are tired of your Rubik's Cube, Ball or DodecaWTF. They're called MindStrat Puzzles, and they would drive me freaking crazy. Possibly to the point of punching a whole through the wall and catching the neighbor f... / Continue →
