Thread: The Amazing Race 15 -- "This is Not My Finest Hour" -- 11/01/09

Quote: Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez The heavier the mallet the easier it is to hit the bell Or do Newtons laws do not apply in the Netherlands? If Tiffany said she tried every possible technique with the mallet and the closest she could get was about four inches away who am I to doubt her word. It's not like we saw every attempt.

Quote: Originally Posted by Howie2000 Even though I was not a fan I feel bad for the Poker chicks. Other than the athletic black chick who teamed with her sister from last season I don't think any female in the shows history could have gotten through that detour with a female partner. It's almost like this leg was created to get rid of a female team. I think maybe Lori from the wrestling team could have done it but she had her...

"They were dead to the river, but push all-in anymore."

Quote: Originally Posted by Patman It would have been hilarious if Erika just started writing numbers down and asking the bell-chimer if that was the right number. It would have taken her about 2 minutes tops with that strategy. I don't know why teams don't do that more often unless there is some restriction.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez The heavier the mallet the easier it is to hit the bell The heavier the mallet the less accurate to hit the target. I don't know why you expect them to suddenly turn into lumberjacks. I mean neither carried a backpack ferchrissakes and had rollie travel bags. That said a lot right there about their strength (or lack of). They consolidated their belongings into 1 bag.

Vyxen would have demolished either task. Now Kynt on the other hand

Quote: Originally Posted by mwbmis If Tiffany said she tried every possible technique with the mallet and the closest she could get was about four inches away who am I to doubt her word. It's not like we saw every attempt. True, we probably didn't see every attempt. But, based on their performance on TAR up to that point, I'd tend NOT to believe that they actually thought of trying the proper technique.

The best part of that season was at the end when Flo and Zach hit the finish line and Zach just kept running.

Quote: Originally Posted by DRG I think they probably should have had a rule for the hammer that if you tried it 50 times unsuccessfully you get to pass it. At that point you would know the team wasn't just 'trying to take the easy way out'. They shouldn't necessarily get a pass, but they should have just moved on to the dancing and taken their likely 30-minute penalty upon check in.

But Flo was so much more entertaining.