Amazing Race Finale!

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Amazing Race Finale!

Postby Godly Paladin » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:24 am

Our racers have battled it out until only two are left: Swordguy and SManBeyond. This is the final race to decide who will win the whole caboodle and get the Amazing Race victory banner for their sig! (Crafted by Sam*ron.)

The format is this: I state a country. Someone posts the first fact, after which the other racer has 24 hours to respond to with another fact. Then the first guy has 12 hours. The hours cut in half until they are sheer minutes, then seconds...

The first to miss a deadline loses!

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AND THE COUNTRY IS: TAIWAN!!!

And the customary mascot: :dance:

With his friends: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:32 pm

The highest point in Taiwan is Jade Mountain, which is 3,950m above sea level.
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Postby Godly Paladin » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:33 pm

Thank you, SManBeyond. The timer is ticking, Swordguy! You've got 24 hours!
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Postby Godly Paladin » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:34 pm

*bump* Probably should keep this bumped so Swordguy at least sees it.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:24 pm

Taiwan has 1,566.3 km of coast line
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:26 pm

Taiwan has a total area of about 35,980 square kilometers.

Time: 6 hours.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:40 pm

taiwan's eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west

3 hours
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:04 pm

Taiwan had a population of 22,749,83 people as of July 2004.

90 minutes.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:51 pm

Taiwan's resorces are small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos

45 min
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rei wrote:"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."


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Postby Mr_Anderson » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:59 pm

where's Sman?
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:02 pm

The estimated population growth in Taiwan as of 2004 is 0.64%.

22.5 minutes.
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Postby Mr_Anderson » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:05 pm

this is gonna be close, swordguy is using dial up i think and sman has a high speed
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:13 pm

taiwan's goverment is a multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly-elected president and unicameral legislature

11.25 min
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"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."


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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:16 pm

Taiwan had a population of 22,,749,,83 people as of July 2004.

5.625 minutes.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:18 pm

aveage age of taiwan is
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.31 years
female: 80.08 years

2.8125 min
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"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."


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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:19 pm

4.5% of Taiwan classifies itself as Christian.

Time: 1.4 minutes.
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Postby Zane » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:20 pm

Swordguy, you'd better hurry. :)
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:20 pm

taiwan's evermetal isuses areair pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal
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rei wrote:"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:21 pm

The place with the lowest elevation in Taiwan is South China Sea.

Time: 0.35 minutes.
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:22 pm

The two major cash crops of Taiwan are rice and betel nut.

Time: 0.1 minutes.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:22 pm

natural hasards are earthquakes and typhoons
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rei wrote:"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
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"Welcome to Corneria!"
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Postby SManBeyond » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:23 pm

Taiwan is the second most densely populated nation on Earth.
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Postby Swordguy » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:25 pm

well now it dosn't mater...there is now way that posibly i could post fast enough...so i surrender you win
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rei wrote:"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Corneria!"
"I like swords."


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Postby Zane » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:27 pm

And the winner is SMANBEYOND!!! *and the crowd goes wild... (just me)*
Congrats guys. An honourable finish to the Sabre-swinger-guy.....

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Postby Jasdero » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:41 pm

Yay for SManBeyond!!!! Yay for Swordguy!!!! Great job, you guys!!! ^( '-' )^ :rock: :rock:
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Postby cbwing0 » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:22 am

Interesting choice of a finale...I suppose I would have lost if I had advanced, since there's no way that I would stay up until 2 AM just for this :P .
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Postby termyt » Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:31 am

I'm with you on that cbwing0. My only chance would have been to start the chain early in the morning.

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Postby Godly Paladin » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:34 am

WHAT??? I missed it! Blast!

Ah, well. Congrats to you SManBeyond! Very good showing. Super big kudos to you, Swordguy. I wondered if the dial up would come back to haunt you, but you said it was okay.

SmanBeyond, I'll PM you the sig pic that Sam*ron made.

I guess that's all she wrote, guys. Thanks to all who played!
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Postby antefurem » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:59 am

Let's do another one! ^__^

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Postby SManBeyond » Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:05 am

Time for massive thank-yous:

Thanks, Swordguy, for a fun and challenging race throughout the competition.

Thanks to all of the other contestants in the race as well for being good competitors.

Thanks to all of you who gave their congratulations.

A big thanks to Sam*ron for designing this awesome signature pic.

And last, but not least...a SUPER big thanks to Godly Paladin for setting up this contest. Hope to do it again sometime...
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