Should Energy Drinks/Caffeine Be Banned From Competitions?

[PhillipEspinoza]

Can we start a new poll? Banning the use of Feliks in WCA competitions because he IS an unfair advantage himself.

 

[MichaelErskine]

I was wondering as another year of regulations approaches, what you all thought about the use of energy drinks and caffeine by competitors at competitions."

Is the plan to come up with ridiculous, unenforceable regulations? I think we need to get real - we don't have the resources of the IOC!

 

[elimescube]

Take NZT: produce optimal solution during inspection.

 

[Owen]

I think such beverages should be banned everywhere, but realistically, I don't think it presents and unfair advantage. It is the same sort of advantage one's cubing hardware gives. Competitors are responsible for their own hardware, including their bodies.

 

[Sa967St]

Because then the people who cant are at an unfair advantage and are being singled out.

Can you not? Like me?

Why, are you pregnant?

 

[mrpotatoman14]

You might as well disallow speed cubes because they give an advantage don't they.

 

[Tim Major]

You might as well disallow speed cubes because they give an advantage don't they.

This argument has already been addressed many times.

Read the thread.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

It's funny, cause you were drinking an energy drink at Caltech haha!

 

[thackernerd]

Can we start a new poll? Banning the use of Feliks in WCA competitions because he IS an unfair advantage himself.

That would be like banning Michael Jackson from singing.

 

[jskyler91]

That would be like banning Michael Jackson from singing.

He sort of self banned himself by dying....

 

[fastcubesolver]

What makes you think that?

I mean that I don't think that energy drinks would affect people's times to really make a difference.

 

[Sa967St]

I mean that I don't think that energy drinks would affect people's times to really make a difference.

You'd be surprised how much it can.

 

[fastcubesolver]

You'd be surprised how much it can.

I would think that energy drinks would make you jittery, which could/would lead to mistakes, and bad times. I don't know, it's different for everyone.

 

[thackernerd]

I really hope you're joking.

Of course he's joking.

 

[cubeflip]

No. I don't think it's worth the trouble. Even if they were banned, people would still drink them at competitions. All they would have to do is walk outside, drink their "performance enhancer", then walk back in and do their solves...

EDIT: wow this thread is only 8 pages long and we're already digressing to Michael Jackson being dead and banning Feliks...

 

[riffz]

EDIT: wow this thread is only 8 pages long

2 pages long for me

My 2 cents: Even if we should ban it (I don't think we should), we can't enforce it anway.

 

[Michael Womack]

I say no because the caffeine could effect you solving times.

 

[Vincents]

1a) Playing back algorithms is practically a distraction, at least for anybody even close to the top 500 in any event.
b) 'no use of personal music players is allowed during BLD events'

2a) 'If a competitor opts to use headphones and goes over the time limit for inspection, their solve will be DNFed'
Should encourage people to turn the noise down a bit.

You don't 'have' to have music. It's just nice. I also don't think that mp3 players should be banned for a reason that would only give an advantage to the very beginners in any event. When cubing progresses in a few years time we will no doubt have invitation/pre-qualified events where having algorithms read out to any competitor would be no help at all.

Regulations aren't only applicable to the Top 500 finishers; they're meant to be applied to people who are sitting down and solving the cube for the first time as well.

 

[Hershey]

I say no because the caffeine could effect you solving times.

How do you know?

 

[Michael Womack]

How do you know?

I drink coca-cola alot and it helps some.