|
|
Hey hey hey! I'm back! Actually, I never left, I've just always wanted to say
that...
Anyhoo, I was reading the Times when I stumbled on one of Giggler01's
articles. Giggler01 is a great Times Writer so I obviously read it. The
topic was Smart Cars. I used to play in Smart Cars! I was actually in the top 10 for a while...
but back to the point. Giggler01's article was called "Outlaw It?". You should probably
read it if you haven't already, to better understand what I am talking about
here!
Giggler01, along with many others, think that turning around and essentially
going backwards on some tracks is
cheating! I thought this myself until I read what the Editor had to say. I think
Giggler01 misunderstood the statement, "Thinking Outside the Lines". I think what
the Times Editor meant by this was instead of doing the same old, they found a
new way to do things. If some scientists hadn't done this, we wouldn't have some
of the inventions we have today, right? I see where everyone is coming from...
although I don't think it could be considered cheating, more just another
way of doing things.
About that example Giggler01 gave in her article about someone dumping waste -- I think that if you applied the statement, "Thinking outside the lines"
more the way the Editor did, the example
would be changed to someone who designed a way not used before to store
waste that may be safer or simply better. We don't always know what the best
answer is; it's always great to experiment! Without
people taking chances and experimenting, scientists and explorers would have
never discovered some land, or developed a cure for a disease.
I'm not trying to be close minded or putting down Giggler01's opinion, I just
think if you look at it from all views, it's not so bad.
I'll Be Back,
copyright
Editor's Note: I like to believe I see both sides as well. In most games, there
are clear-cut rules about how to move the pieces, how the scoring works, and
what direction you should drive in. Fact is, the only rules for Smart Cars
has been that you get to the finish line first; so we're left with a dilemma.
Does the absence of written rules mean there are no rules? Or that there
should be?
Personally, I think it's fun to race both ways. I would come to an
agreement with my opponent which way we were going to race, and then see who's
the better racer -- both with the spin and run and the regular (more
challenging!) race. :-)
|
