The New Krypton Factor Part 3

[leohurr]

women get a 45 second head start are you fucking kidding me? what if i was racing against kelly homes :/ she'd be done in 45 seconds

[dim432]

it is back in 2010 where on earth is Response and intelegence

[deathmonk1992]

@dim432 I love the round Response where you ride a flight simulator. And Intelligence is on this video

[BlackwoodCompany]

It seems that only two at a time is a little problem.

[TonyDuMont]

The new assault course contains: a tree climb, a slide for life, an over/under, a wall climb, steps that lead to a puddle, a rope swing, a run through water, a leap from platform to platform ("illusion jump"), a wall to roll under, a balance beam, a hurdle, and a cargo crawl before running to the finish. Not exactly a military assault course, more like one you would find at a summer camp. There's an adventure course like that in Alley Pond Park in Queens, New York.

[TonyDuMont]

You can fins a full breakdown at the adrenalin limited (North Yorkshire) site. It's better than mine.

[DipsetGirl1988]

Disliking the new assault course, doesnnt look as fun as it did in the classic eps!

[Diamondblade2008]

I LOVE the new 'active' Intelligence test rounds!

[TonyDuMont]

What makes it "active," if I may ask?

[Diamondblade2008]

It means that the puzzle has some sort of interaction with with the contestant such as moving or lighting up, rather than just assembling bits of plastic into a shape or whatever. Take a look at the old tests from the 1988 series, such as the water test, the working grandfather clock and the illuminating blackpool tower in the 1988 Grand Final.

Hope this has been helpful. Also ask Krypton87 as it was me and him that came up with the term 'active' Intelligence test.

[TheSmeep]

Cheers mate! I missed it live :D

[rasmusfribble]

...except to the production team's complaints log.

[TonyDuMont]

So to whom should I address my concern over the handicap controversy?

[TonyDuMont]

I still say they didn't need to give the women a handicap, since it doesn't seem to make too much of a difference.

[Chorleypie]

If you take the handicap away:

Heat 1 - Naomi still last

Heat 2 - Sarah third instead of second

Heat 3 - Jackie still last

Heat 4 - Tamara third instead of second

Heat 5 - Josie still last

Heat 6 - Jen third instead of second

Heat 7 - Tanya still last

Semi-final 1 - Josie still last

[TonyDuMont]

So it wouldn't make much of a difference in 5 out of 8 cases. But what about the other three? How would scoring be affected?

Maybe they should design an obstacle course that doesn't favor sex, height, or build.

[Chorleypie]

Heat 2 - Sarah still last, Ronald still wins.

Heat 4 - Tamara still third, Richard still wins BUT Leo now has 32 and gets to the semi-final as highest scoring runner-up.

Heat 6 - Jen still second, Ian still wins.

[TonyDuMont]

So it only determined the runner-up. By the way, since Jonathan and Leo both had 30, how did they determine the highest-scoring runner-up? Did they go to the highest score after each round in reverse order?

[Chorleypie]

Jonathan edged it over Leo and Ian Strang because he'd won two rounds. A bit harsh on Leo who got nine in Mental Agility only for Richard to get ten.

[TonyDuMont]

So whoever wins more rounds wins the tiebreaker. By the way, what about my idea for a Physical Ability test that doesn't favor biological factors?

[TonyDuMont]

Actually, there is an argument that Leo should have been the highest-scoring runner-up instead of Johnathan because both won two rounds (Johnathan won Mental Agility and Intelligence, Leo won Observation and General Knowledge), and both received two second-places (PA and GK for Jonathan, MA and Intelligence for Leo), however Leo got third in his other round and Johnathan got fourth. I take it they didn't count places in General Knowledge, even though they did in the original series.