â Narayan
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(WSJ) Harry Potter's Intercollegiate 'Quidditch' Game Grows Up
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Angry Grimace said:
This was the case in the Ireland vs. Bulgaria World Cup in Goblet of Fire. Ireland maintained a 150+ lead in the game and the Bulgarian Seeker ended the match at a deficit to spare his team anymore embarrassment.
This makes sense of the context of the world that Professional Qudditch players would use different tactics and plays than Qudditch at a school level, such as extending a match for days. You'll notice that College level American Football plays out differently than Professional Football.
Since I can't post my own topic, this seems like a suitable place to post this. Everyone should check out the new quidditch documentary "Brooms Up."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2K-xgBpQU84#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2K-xgBpQU84#!
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geeko420 said:
Looks like people running holding their dicks.
The Technomancer
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Me, my brother, and the kids down the block used to play that game in their basement all the time!Benjamin_MFF said:
Lactose_Intolerant
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"I'm very proud of my son, that's why I send him to college to play Quidditch."geeko420 said:
His son will be one of the 99% when he graduates.
GTP_Daverytimes
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You guys that are laughing at this sport don't recognize that this is the early stages, it's still very very early. They will in time get rid of the stupid rules and implement better rules, i see great potential in this sport and hope it succeeds (Albeit in a different format than now). it took soccer so so long to become a popular sport, i feel if they do things right with this it will succeed.
cartoon_soldier
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GTP_Daverytimes said:
Start with getting rid of holding a stick between your legs...
The Technomancer
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It can easily become a real sport if theyGTP_Daverytimes said:
a.)ditch the useless broomsticks
b.)make the snitch something actually unique. Perhaps a model helicopter you have to catch with your bare hands.
Maybe they could replace the brooms with motorcycles.
The Technomancer
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See, this would be good too.clemenx said:
Squirrel Killer
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IIRC, there was an interview with Rowling when the fourth book came out where she admitted just that and also said that she picked Ireland and Bulgaria for the World Cup just because she didn't know of any sport success those two countries had. Really the whole sport is great for a novelist looking for plot devices, as a sport, it's nonsensical.345triangle said:
This organizer in the video would be naive even if she was starting a field hockey team. This is the first practice and hardly anyone shows up? Honey, that's not "I guess everyone went home for the weekend," that's no one's going to be there in three more practices. Complaining about the lack of university recognition shows a complete lack of understanding of how the bureaucracy works. Even the most worthy student groups take a semester or two before dipping into that sweet, sweet student activity fee money. She needs to spend less time on making up a team name and talking about home field advantage a month after their first practice and more time learning the rules and building an organization.
EDIT: Damned thread resurrection. I wonder what ever happened to the NYU team.
Kozak said:
I don't see it . The problem is the guy isn't faster or has more agility than the seekers.
http://www.hobbytron.com/MiniHoverUFOElectricRTFRCHelicopter.html
something like this would work well. First person to grab it gets the 150 points. It might just need to be a little faster and perhaps they make a rule where it can't fly higher than a normal mans reach.
Also I don't get the brooms. Seems a bit silly since in harry potter alot of people don't need their hands to stay on the broom
Squirrel Killer said:
They're still out and thriving. They'll be one of 100 teams competing in the World Cup this November.
eastmen said:
I'm confused as to what you're saying? You think the snitch isn't faster? Generally the snitch is a XC runner and/or wrestler. So yes they either have the advantage of being faster or better at take downs. Also they're given ample time to run and hide before a game starts so most of the time their ability to avoid a seeker purely lies in the seeker's skill at spotting them and not at their physical fitness. Also the snitch is only 30 not 150.
Escape Goat
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If I play i am going to dress up as Hermione.
Escape Goat
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apana said:
The Technomancer
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Hermione isn't even on the team in the books! Shows how much you knowTeh Hamburglar said:
Angelus Errare
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GDJustin said:
In the last movie Voldermont or whatever even says "Abracadabra."
Just sayin'
Escape Goat
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The_Technomancer said:
Crap, you've discovered me.
Squirrel Killer
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I hear it's all the rage at all the new-age feel-goodery colleges.Cyan said:
Gaston said:
THe problem is , its not in the spirit of the match. The snitch is released when everything else is released. Also the snitch is in the confines of the arena in the books. At least i've never seen any evidence against that.
a cross country runner or wrestler wont have much of an advantage over another athletic person.
The the book universe the snitch isn't as fast but its more manuverable . I don't see a wrestler or a cross country runner having this advantage over others. Unless everyone else is out of shape but back in the day i was a fast line man and i ran with the cross country runners all the time. I was actually faster off the line then they were.
The whole running and hiding thing is silly imo
Xal-Shoota
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At first I was like "dumb", and quickly was like hey, if they're having tons of fun, let them do it. I recently got super into watching Starcraft, which is "herp derp nerds clicking keyboards" , just as much as football is "throwing a ball to a guy and having him run over there".
I don't really like Harry Potter, but I support their endeavors.
I don't really like Harry Potter, but I support their endeavors.
EvilDick34
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The_Technomancer said:
See, i like your A suggestion but your B suggestion is just hilariously awful. What happens when said kid sticks his hands into the blades whilst said blades are turning at full speed? bye bye tip of finger HAHAHA?
EvilDick34
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I've got to say, the human snitch explanation in that documentary is awesome! I would love to fuck up some punk trying to touch my ball sack.
eastmen said:
Actually, the snitch is released in the books as well as the movies before the players are allowed to start, and thus it still is in the spirit of them. As far as the confines of the arena is concerned, in the books the arena is a 3d space and the snitch was not confined from going into the crowds either. The snitch just has a little bit more freedom in muggle quidditch but still has an area which he has to stick to.
When the chase is going on, he can be caught, but it's not easy. Just because you're faster than him does not mean you can get it easily. The snitch can do whatever he wants to you and you can only try for clean grabs of the sock, making it a challenge.
I haven't read the HP books, but from that CBS video, it seems like the problem with the Snitch could be either:
A) You have a better XC runner as a seeker
B) He is too good and the game ends when he's sick of running circles around everyone.
They should play it indoors and let a fly loose. First person to kill it gets the points.
A) You have a better XC runner as a seeker
B) He is too good and the game ends when he's sick of running circles around everyone.
They should play it indoors and let a fly loose. First person to kill it gets the points.
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