Okay, I'll play this game....
1) 3000m race (8:32 indoors)
2) Juggling a soccer ball (1500+, also done over 1000 a couple of times)
3) Solving a Rubik's Cube (can do it in 1:20 to 1:50 consistently)
By themseleves these aren't that impressive, but I think I'd be hard pressed to find someone who could beat me in all three. But maybe I'm wrong. Good thread.
i think people are underestimating how hard this challenge is. for a world population on the order of a billion, you would have to be around the top .1 percentile in each event, assuming that there is no correlation between your events. you wouldn't have to be quite as good if you competed in two events that are usually exclusive, like power lifting and marathons for example, but this is still a very difficult challenge.
this is a really cool idea though
- 100m Breaststroke (long course) - 1:05.68
- Windows Pinball- 33 million (18 on 1st ball, I retired a few years ago when it was deemed there was no competition)
- cheesecake eat off
1. Stopping my watch in .07 of a second
2. Nutty Knotter
3. Volleyball Serving
Some of the challenges could be silly (burp the alphabet)
Some of the challenges aren't that challenging (Rubik's cube can be learned)
But there are some things most people could not do if their life depended on it
Run a 4:10 mile
Bench press 500 pounds
Multiply two 10 digit numbers in your head
Throw a baseball 95 miles per hour
Run a 2:30 marathon
Pole vault 16 feet
High Jump 6 feet
Play a violin to concert level
Speak 6 languages fluently
Either you can do it or you can't, and there is no inbetween.
it's not what three things you are good at, it's: what three things could no one in the world beat you at.
running should be on (almost) every person's list. with anything below 20min in the 5k you eliminate literally 99% of the population.
second, unless you are crazy good stay away from popular video games/drinking games. every team has the edward 40 hands/mariocart/smashbrothers/halo guy. chances are one of them is better than you.
Its funny how the drinking/video game/eating/nerd things come up. I think running is just conducive to this sh t.
For me, the 5k and 40 hands would filter out most. I am completely convinced, however, that no one on the face of the earth could beat me in Mortal Kombat 1 for arcade.
About the top .1 percentile thing:
There are thousands upon thousand of "things" that could be considered as legit categories, so it's really not that hard to make top .1 percent in something. Plus think about the proportion of the world's population who has actually played Super Metroid or something. Or who is serious about croquet...I think the idea is you have to pick 3 somewhat unrelated things unless you are totally dominant in something.
And yeah a lot of people think they are good at Mario Kart and they absolutely suck. You shouldn't even be talking about it unless your best times are set using mini-turbos on the straightaways.
Driving my car in reverse.
Picking losing lottery numbers.
Dating women who have a few bolts loose, but not finding out right away.
Here's Bekele's list:
1) 10k
2) whatever
3) whatever
star wars episode 1 racer/hydrothunder/any new nascar game
800 (2:04 pr)
anything weezer related (trivia/lyrics/fanness)
i know i know, my 800 isn't very good, but i figure anybody who can beat me at that i can get on at least one of the others... and that's kinda the point of the challenge.
Formation flying
Accuracy with an M-16 from 500 yards
sub 8 3k
Snowbear wrote:
Flagpole Willy wrote:1) Baseball knowledge (rules of the game, trivia, etc.)
2) Blues and rock piano and keyboard playing
3) 5,000 meter running
Let's test #1
In 1999 who led the National League in fingers?
Who was the first player to have their number retired by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays?
Who is the only player to have ended a World Series by being thrown out on a caught stealing?
Who holds the record for having pitched the longest complete game victory in the World Series?
Antonio Alfonseca
Don't know
Babe Ruth
Jack Morris
Did you know that Joe Price pitched for the San Francisco Giants back in 1988?
he was bad though.
1. Mariokart 64. Nationally ranked.
2. Hitting Rocks.
3. Drinking Amstel Light.
1. meeting people named sloth
2. eating chocolate erruption and rocky road ice-cream
3. the truffle shuffle
tommy knockeRs wrote:
1. Mariokart 64. Nationally ranked.
2. Hitting Rocks.
3. Drinking Amstel Light.
What does "Nationally ranked" mean? What are some of your times? Hitting rocks?
1)tic tac toe
2)counting to 10
3)Tying my shoes
I'm nationally ranked in tic tac toe. I've never lost a game. Period. And watch this: 1-2-3-4-5-6-5-6 . . .shit. But I take the loop, swoop, and pull to a whole new level.
Boo ya!
1. steeplechase
2. mad gab
3. egg nog drinking