The Amazing Race 7--" Do You Need Some Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation"
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I very much enjoyed this episode! No particularly nasty yelling (but it's early yet), Rob and Amber getting beaten on the river by the cool gay guys, clever strategizing (yes, by Rob and Amber, but as long as someone's doing it I guess I can't be too picky), and some beautiful landscapes. Sure, it's a shame that two teams apparently can't navigate at all (Guys? East? Mountains?), but all in all it was an enjoyable episode.
I was intrigued by the fact that the roadblock seemed to be almost undoable (or at least, that the time it took seemed at best to be of the same order of magnitude as the four hour penalty). Rob and Amber's strategy there may not quite be in the spirit of the game, but I had to admire it regardless: with something like this, I'm generally okay with people doing the best they can within the letter of the law. I was a little disappointed by the "fear factor" aspect of the meats chosen, but that undoubtedly made it harder.
On another note, were the bikes really that obvious of a bad choice? Or did most of the teams decide that rafting in the Andes was just that much cooler than biking? :) (I can't imagine that most people seriously considered the possibility of flat tires when making their decision.)
Reading the TWoP message boards today, I was amazed how much that move seemed to piss people off. I thought it was just good strategy, much akin to purposely fouling someone at the end of a basketball game, trading foul shots for the other team for more time on the clock and the ball. Or intentionally taking a delay of game penalty in football to bleed time off of the clock before punting late in the game. You're breaking the rules, yes, but you're also paying the penalty that was established beforehand. Perfectly reasonable in my book.
Throw in the fact that Rob was able to work the Jedi mind trick on two other teams to ensure that he and Amber couldn't be last and it's a winning move top to bottom. Somehow, though, the fact that they didn't have to choke down 4 pounds of various cow bits really seemed to offend people. Reality TV ethics are really strange.
I enjoyed the 1/2 hour of the Amazing Race--especially the Amazing Editors--but did not enjoy the 1/2 hour of Fear Factor.
It's not the eating disgusting things, so long as they are culturally relevant. (ie, Argentines in the Andes actually eat them.) It's the massive quantities, which suggests you should either run the race with that Kobayashi guy or a bullimic.
Look: 4 pounds of vanilla ice cream would make you vomit. And I don't tune in to see people vomit. The very fact that it was sensible to not do the roadblock--not only b/c you didn't get eliminated, but because you don't hit the pit stop with your digestion more out of whack than usual--is what pisses me off.
Incidentally, I don't have a problem with Rob and Amber's strategy there at all--if the penalty isn't strong enough to get you to do the task, then the penalty should be stronger. Ryan's sports analogies are good, and may I add the intentional walk in baseball to them. I have much more of a problem the task itself.
I should also add that without the two Lost Tribes of Racers there, one of Rob's "victims" would be gone, assuming they fell for it in that circumstance. I do want to know whether that counts as a roadblock performed for the teams that start it.
I think the reason you might not be as upset, Steuard, is that you didn't watch Race 5, and thus this isn't the 3rd volume eating challenge you've seen. The soup in Hungary wasn't as much volume, but hard to stomach even if you like spicy. What you're not flashing back to that I and others am is the kilo of caviar in St. Petersburg. Again: caviar is Russian and is cool. But no one eats two pounds of it in a sitting. (Except Chip, apparently). Also in race 5 was the entire cooked ostrich egg, which I imagine actual Tanzanians use to feed a family of six.
I was surprised there weren't more bikers, but I think that was the sensible choice only if you'd mountain/offroad biked frequently. It was rough terrain, and the advantage of the rafting is that you had guides, who admittedly weren't going to let you coast but they would help steer and propel you. And the lack of oxygen pointed to rafting--you could sacrifice a little time for a little less exertion on the rafting, and still move forward. With the bikes, you were expending the same amount of energy eventually no matter what.
Onto the good...
I loved the edits from altitude sickness/ocean view and flat tire/flat tire. Classic. BTW, you'd have thought that "we haven't hit a border yet" would have been a clue...as would the general downward slope of the road. (Santiago is only at 1706 ft., though, apparently, although "through the Andes" would suggest that you see mountains soon after you leave, since the country is like 200 km wide.)
The terrain on the view of the switchback road was awesome, and the detour certainly was cool. I'll admit that actually driving through the Andes never occured to me as a next destination--I was trying to figure out where they'd reasonably fly to. I'll be they end up bussing to north-central Argentina next, based on the "next time" footage.
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I very much enjoyed this episode! No particularly nasty yelling (but it's early yet), Rob and Amber getting beaten on the river by the cool gay guys, clever strategizing (yes, by Rob and Amber, but as long as someone's doing it I guess I can't be too picky), and some beautiful landscapes. Sure, it's a shame that two teams apparently can't navigate at all (Guys? East? Mountains?), but all in all it was an enjoyable episode.
I was intrigued by the fact that the roadblock seemed to be almost undoable (or at least, that the time it took seemed at best to be of the same order of magnitude as the four hour penalty). Rob and Amber's strategy there may not quite be in the spirit of the game, but I had to admire it regardless: with something like this, I'm generally okay with people doing the best they can within the letter of the law. I was a little disappointed by the "fear factor" aspect of the meats chosen, but that undoubtedly made it harder.
On another note, were the bikes really that obvious of a bad choice? Or did most of the teams decide that rafting in the Andes was just that much cooler than biking? :) (I can't imagine that most people seriously considered the possibility of flat tires when making their decision.)
Reading the TWoP message boards today, I was amazed how much that move seemed to piss people off. I thought it was just good strategy, much akin to purposely fouling someone at the end of a basketball game, trading foul shots for the other team for more time on the clock and the ball. Or intentionally taking a delay of game penalty in football to bleed time off of the clock before punting late in the game. You're breaking the rules, yes, but you're also paying the penalty that was established beforehand. Perfectly reasonable in my book.
Throw in the fact that Rob was able to work the Jedi mind trick on two other teams to ensure that he and Amber couldn't be last and it's a winning move top to bottom. Somehow, though, the fact that they didn't have to choke down 4 pounds of various cow bits really seemed to offend people. Reality TV ethics are really strange.
-Ryan
I enjoyed the 1/2 hour of the Amazing Race--especially the Amazing Editors--but did not enjoy the 1/2 hour of Fear Factor.
It's not the eating disgusting things, so long as they are culturally relevant. (ie, Argentines in the Andes actually eat them.) It's the massive quantities, which suggests you should either run the race with that Kobayashi guy or a bullimic.
Look: 4 pounds of vanilla ice cream would make you vomit. And I don't tune in to see people vomit. The very fact that it was sensible to not do the roadblock--not only b/c you didn't get eliminated, but because you don't hit the pit stop with your digestion more out of whack than usual--is what pisses me off.
Incidentally, I don't have a problem with Rob and Amber's strategy there at all--if the penalty isn't strong enough to get you to do the task, then the penalty should be stronger. Ryan's sports analogies are good, and may I add the intentional walk in baseball to them. I have much more of a problem the task itself.
I should also add that without the two Lost Tribes of Racers there, one of Rob's "victims" would be gone, assuming they fell for it in that circumstance. I do want to know whether that counts as a roadblock performed for the teams that start it.
I think the reason you might not be as upset, Steuard, is that you didn't watch Race 5, and thus this isn't the 3rd volume eating challenge you've seen. The soup in Hungary wasn't as much volume, but hard to stomach even if you like spicy. What you're not flashing back to that I and others am is the kilo of caviar in St. Petersburg. Again: caviar is Russian and is cool. But no one eats two pounds of it in a sitting. (Except Chip, apparently). Also in race 5 was the entire cooked ostrich egg, which I imagine actual Tanzanians use to feed a family of six.
I was surprised there weren't more bikers, but I think that was the sensible choice only if you'd mountain/offroad biked frequently. It was rough terrain, and the advantage of the rafting is that you had guides, who admittedly weren't going to let you coast but they would help steer and propel you. And the lack of oxygen pointed to rafting--you could sacrifice a little time for a little less exertion on the rafting, and still move forward. With the bikes, you were expending the same amount of energy eventually no matter what.
Onto the good...
I loved the edits from altitude sickness/ocean view and flat tire/flat tire. Classic. BTW, you'd have thought that "we haven't hit a border yet" would have been a clue...as would the general downward slope of the road. (Santiago is only at 1706 ft., though, apparently, although "through the Andes" would suggest that you see mountains soon after you leave, since the country is like 200 km wide.)
The terrain on the view of the switchback road was awesome, and the detour certainly was cool. I'll admit that actually driving through the Andes never occured to me as a next destination--I was trying to figure out where they'd reasonably fly to. I'll be they end up bussing to north-central Argentina next, based on the "next time" footage.
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Best prices, early-bird specials, top betting sites, free picks and much more information about historical baseball stats can be found daily right here! Always look for blogs like this one, The Amazing Race 7--, a truly professional place to post revelant information. We wish to thank Stevis personally and we wish you all the success. Look for future information about historical baseball stats, bonus offers, promotions, contests, and more in the upcoming season!
If you are looking to save money while making money, this is the place to be. Learn about winter baseball league stats and other related topics and save time while having fun! Even though this post from The Amazing Race 7-- is not exactly related to everyones concerns, Stevis has done a great job making a user friendly place to post relevant information.
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