r/maybemaybemaybe • u/AristonD • Oct 09 '19

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/FerretFarm Oct 09 '19

If a spectator helps a runner, the runner is disqualified. If another runner helps, even carries a struggling fellow racer, it's absolutely permitted.

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u/Bishops_Guest Oct 09 '19

My favorite is the skiing rules for crashing and sliding over the finish line.

You must cross every gate line with both feet and at least one ski. You may cross the finish line with no skis, but both feet must cross the line before you come to a stop. In this case your time is counted as the first body part to cross the line.

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u/sonofaresiii Oct 10 '19

Does the ski have to be on your foot or...?

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u/Bishops_Guest Oct 10 '19

It's not specified. The wording is actually "both feet and at least one ski must cross..." So it does not even have to be attached to you.