Deus ex Mechastreisand
Triangle steals show at 30 Seconds competition
Cape Town - Oblivion Restaurant and Wine Bar's inaugural 30 Seconds Challenge was dazzled December by a devastating display of mental prowess by the Triangle of Zinthar. Although circumstance forced them into a commendable second-place, it was widely acknowledged that whilst winning or losing wasn't really important, the Triangle were definitely much cleverer than everyone else.
Having elected not to arrive in their tight-fitting, crushed-velvet uniforms, the team-members nonetheless caused at least one young woman to swoon when they strode manfully into the competition area.
Excitement was running high and tempers were flaring before the start, with teams accusing each other of memorising cards and planning illegal gesticulations. Fortunately everyone was distracted when one of the Triangle members became excited and accidentally transformed into his Robo-dactyl form. After flying around the room and lasering terrifed patrons, he attached himself upside-down to the mirror ball and set up a great squawking and flapping until he was eventually lured down with a nice glass of dry Chardonnay.
In the first round the Triangle immediately dominated - shooting out the blocks with seven points off the first card. The men (women) on the opposing teams, thus intimidated (aroused), were only able to curse (sigh) as the Triangle swept to victory. The second round was harder-fought. A team consisting of two couples who had evidently been practising that question set for weeks, was able to take an early lead. However, simultaneous piercing stares from the Triangle caused them to become flustered at the final turn, and the Triangle again took first place.
Their match was met in the third round, alas. Increasing background noise levels combined with an ill-timed burst of muons from a cosmic ray event in the upper atmosphere resulted in several mis-heard clues, and they were eventually pipped by a well-drilled family team, the two daughters of which having been trained from birth to respond to a variety of non-verbal cues. Demoralised, the Triangle moved to the final round. By this time, their reputation had preceeded them, and the two all-female teams were far too enraptured to do much besides titter coquettishly as the Triangle blasted round the board. Sadly, another team - who had been lucky enough not to have to face the Triangle - had won all their rounds, and took first spot overall.
After some discussion, the Triangle elected not to transmogrify into giant robots and go on a wild rampage through Harfield Village, instead vowing to play nicely and return recharged for the final round on January the 9th.
Cape Town - Oblivion Restaurant and Wine Bar's inaugural 30 Seconds Challenge was dazzled December by a devastating display of mental prowess by the Triangle of Zinthar. Although circumstance forced them into a commendable second-place, it was widely acknowledged that whilst winning or losing wasn't really important, the Triangle were definitely much cleverer than everyone else.
Having elected not to arrive in their tight-fitting, crushed-velvet uniforms, the team-members nonetheless caused at least one young woman to swoon when they strode manfully into the competition area.
Excitement was running high and tempers were flaring before the start, with teams accusing each other of memorising cards and planning illegal gesticulations. Fortunately everyone was distracted when one of the Triangle members became excited and accidentally transformed into his Robo-dactyl form. After flying around the room and lasering terrifed patrons, he attached himself upside-down to the mirror ball and set up a great squawking and flapping until he was eventually lured down with a nice glass of dry Chardonnay.
In the first round the Triangle immediately dominated - shooting out the blocks with seven points off the first card. The men (women) on the opposing teams, thus intimidated (aroused), were only able to curse (sigh) as the Triangle swept to victory. The second round was harder-fought. A team consisting of two couples who had evidently been practising that question set for weeks, was able to take an early lead. However, simultaneous piercing stares from the Triangle caused them to become flustered at the final turn, and the Triangle again took first place.
Their match was met in the third round, alas. Increasing background noise levels combined with an ill-timed burst of muons from a cosmic ray event in the upper atmosphere resulted in several mis-heard clues, and they were eventually pipped by a well-drilled family team, the two daughters of which having been trained from birth to respond to a variety of non-verbal cues. Demoralised, the Triangle moved to the final round. By this time, their reputation had preceeded them, and the two all-female teams were far too enraptured to do much besides titter coquettishly as the Triangle blasted round the board. Sadly, another team - who had been lucky enough not to have to face the Triangle - had won all their rounds, and took first spot overall.
After some discussion, the Triangle elected not to transmogrify into giant robots and go on a wild rampage through Harfield Village, instead vowing to play nicely and return recharged for the final round on January the 9th.
posted by Thor Harley at 1:48 pm
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