Really, really stupid questions about WCA regulations

[Achifaifa]

I was reading the WCA regulations, and I thought about some 'what if...', which led me to really, really stupid questions about those rules. The idea is to post questions so weird, uncommon and stupid about the WCA regulations. Like

-If someone had more than 5 working finders on his hand, would him be allowed to take part in OH events?
-If someone had X-ray vision of some kind, would his BLD solves be valid?
-And what if a couple of persons with telepathy were in a competition?
-An ambidextrous person with 3 or 4 arms would be allowed in multiple cube solving?
-Rules say that the puzzles can't be modded so they can do uncommon moves, but what if someone can just teleport the pieces?
-A person with 2 heads would be considered one participant or 2 of them? And a person with 2 heads and 4 arms?
-A person with eyes in his back should put a blindfold in the back eyes too?
-If a person could stop the time or slow it down and then solve the cube, would the solve be still valid?

Just wondering...

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

This made me laugh.

What if I'm missing toes on one foot? Does this mean I'm valid for OH Feet?

 

[Specs112]

What exactly is it legal to do to a cube while blindsolving it?

I entertained a stupid idea a while ago where I would apply something to a cube so that each color tasted like something of that color.

But then, would I really want to be solely responsible for the presence of a regulation forbidding the licking of cubes?

 

[TimMc]

What exactly is it legal to do to a cube while blindsolving it?

I entertained a stupid idea a while ago where I would apply something to a cube so that each color tasted like something of that color.

But then, would I really want to be solely responsible for the presence of a regulation forbidding the licking of cubes?

This would already be covered by:

3h) No modifications are allowed that enhance the basic concept of a puzzle. Some examples of enhancing the basic concept are: new moves are possible, normal moves are impossible, more pieces are visible, colours on the backside of the puzzle are visible, moves are done automatically, more or other solved states.

3j) Puzzles must be clean and must not have any markings, elevated pieces, damages, or other differences that distinguish one piece from a similar piece.

See also:
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#blindfoldedsolving

Tim.

 

[Carrot]

-If a person could stop the time or slow it down and then solve the cube, would the solve be still valid?

Nothing, we already allow Feliks to do this

 

[rubiksarlen]

there's a american guy with three fingers and he can solve the cube in 18 seconds in a official competition.

 

[Sebastien]

-If someone had more than 5 working finders on his hand, would him be allowed to take part in OH events?
-If someone had X-ray vision of some kind, would his BLD solves be valid?
-And what if a couple of persons with telepathy were in a competition?
-An ambidextrous person with 3 or 4 arms would be allowed in multiple cube solving?
-Rules say that the puzzles can't be modded so they can do uncommon moves, but what if someone can just teleport the pieces?
-A person with 2 heads would be considered one participant or 2 of them? And a person with 2 heads and 4 arms?
-A person with eyes in his back should put a blindfold in the back eyes too?
-If a person could stop the time or slow it down and then solve the cube, would the solve be still valid?

- yes.
- no.
- This might happen all the time, how would we know?
- sure.
- DNF.
- 2 working heads and 2 personalities? Then of course 2 people.
- Sure. That's why we call it blindfolded.
- Surely not.


I think these answers are pretty obvious

 

[shelley]

-A person with 2 heads would be considered one participant or 2 of them? And a person with 2 heads and 4 arms?

This actually does happen with conjoined twins, and they are absolutely considered two people.

Here's a stupid issue.

On solved state of a puzzle:

10e) A puzzle is solved when all face colours are reconstructed and all the parts are aligned within certain limits.

On puzzle defects:

5b5) If, after the solve, non functional parts of the puzzle are still defect (like a centre cap of a cube) or not fully rotated (like a 5x5x5 centre piece twisted in its spot), but the puzzle is otherwise unambiguously solved, the puzzle is considered solved. (discretion of the main judge)

If you switch two center caps on your cube before finishing, does that count as solved? On the one hand, all face colors were not reconstructed. On the other hand, misplaced center caps would count as a defect of non functional parts and the cube is otherwise solved.

The term "unambiguously" may be a bit ambiguous here. As cubers, we know you can't switch two centers on a regular cube and that such a cube is otherwise solved. To a layman, the colors on all sides aren't matching, therefore it isn't solved.

To consider this a legal solve would contradict 10e. To consider a DNF is in spirit contradictory to 5b5, which rules that if you left those centers off the cube altogether it would be a legal solve.

(I brought this up on the WCA regulations forum here but that forum doesn't get as much traffic.)

 

[vcuber13]

-If someone had X-ray vision of some kind, would his BLD solves be valid?

if the photon can go through the blindfold it will likely go through the cube too

 

[mrpotatoman14]

Are you allowed to come in contact with unicorns during a solve? Because their magic might rub off on you and make you go faster.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Are you allowed to come in contact with unicorns during a solve? Because their magic might rub off on you and make you go faster.

A5b)

Don't ask questions for the sake of being *completely* frivolous where the rules are clear in word *and* "spirit".

 

[StachuK1992]

This might be against the 'spirit' of the WCA, but could this be legal?

4 competitions, same day, same venue.
3x3 comp1, 3x3 comp2, 3x3 comp3, 3x3 comp4

 

[BlueDevil]

I understand that it allows cubers who aren't as good more of a chance to record a better official pb, but it would take too long and isn't reasonable.

 

[cubernya]

This might be against the 'spirit' of the WCA, but could this be legal?

4 competitions, same day, same venue.
3x3 comp1, 3x3 comp2, 3x3 comp3, 3x3 comp4

I see nothing to give the board the ability to say no.

 

[Kirjava]

I see nothing to give the board the ability to say no.

Ahaha.

You have a poor understanding of how the board works XD.

 

[Cheese11]

Nothing, we already allow Feliks to do this

lolololol, then how do explain Rowe?