harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,698 Posted August 12, 2020 Plenty of sneaky bastards in the metal detectorist world, as shown in that BBC sitcom. Of course the cops are the worst offenders https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/metal-detector-cop-cheats-farmer-9699004 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 13, 2020 Robotics engineers at the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory in Japan have created a janken robot that wins every time (if you didn’t know, janken is the Japanese name for rock-paper-scissors). How can it win every time? Easy. It cheats. The robot uses a scanning technique to capture an entire field of view and determines what play the human is making. Again, a winning counter play is instantly produced by the robotic hand. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,564 Posted August 13, 2020 It's not just Joe Public that gets into trouble as well. Michael Palin was disqualified from the 1993 Isle of Wight Conkers Championship for artificially strengthening his conker via vinegar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,564 Posted August 13, 2020 And, obviously, the feud between the man who put competitive eating on the map - Takeru Kobayashi - and Major League Eating even has its own documentary. Contract tampering, racism, American exceptionalism and guerrilla eating contests all feature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,360 Posted August 13, 2020 On 12/08/2020 at 15:10, gcreptile said: It does beg the question... has there been cheating in deadpooling? I doped extensively for all three of my DDP victories. Hope that helps. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,698 Posted August 15, 2020 On 13/08/2020 at 21:48, DevonDeathTrip said: I doped extensively for all three of my DDP victories. Hope that helps. The year I finished third to Devon Armstrong... I basically nicked most of his suggestions in a last-minute trawl through the forum. Then I popped them into a Jiffy bag and gave it to the soigneur Mere gamesmanship, m'lud. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,564 Posted August 3, 2021 Sabotage hits the Goostrey Annual Gooseberry Show. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted October 2, 2022 Currently making news everywhere, fishermen made their catch a little heavier by putting lead weights into the fish, violence ensues: https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/should-be-in-jail-fishing-world-erupts-as-duo-caught-redhanded-in-shock-cheating-scandal/news-story/afa6d56c5c7452f834b09f2df8f6a645 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted October 12, 2022 Poll manipulation at Alaska's Fat Bear Week: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63218790 Bears get unrecognizably fat during salmon season, choose your favourite fat bear... and yes, bear as in, the animal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,564 Posted June 26, 2023 Mini-documentary about subterfuge in the highly competitive world of speed-typing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted October 15 82-year old Conkers (?) world champion accused of cheating with a steel conker: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/14/cheating-alleged-after-mens-world-conker-champion-found-with-steel-chestnut His first win since he started competing in 1977 - I'd get a little desperate, too! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
