Quidditch becomes real sport

[theangryamerican]

BBC News - Harry Potter: Quidditch for Muggles

"A Quidditch game might look crazy to somebody who's never seen it before," says Mariah Hegelson, treasurer of the George Washington University team, in Washington DC.

"But to an external observer watching a basketball game for the first time, that might look crazy too," she says, without a hint of irony.

For those who have managed to escape all things Harry Potter, Quidditch is the fictional sport popularised in JK Rowling's best-selling books.

You know you want to play... :mrgreen:

 

[Wiseone]

BBC News - Harry Potter: Quidditch for Muggles

You know you want to play... :mrgreen:

Im guessing most games end fairly quickly, all you need to do is find a guy who can outsprint the snitch.

 

[RightinNYC]

Dorks at schools like Vassar and Middlebury have been doing this for years.

 

[Goshin]

Im guessing most games end fairly quickly, all you need to do is find a guy who can outsprint the snitch.

Apparently you have to hold a broomstick between your legs at all times. This would tend to cut into the sprinting.

 

[theangryamerican]

Im guessing most games end fairly quickly, all you need to do is find a guy who can outsprint the snitch.

Apparently, the snitch runner can "get creative"

The Snitch Runner is not a member of either team. With the loose end of the sock of the
Snitch tucked into the back of his shorts, the Snitch Runner evades both Seekers at all
costs, doing everything he can do to prevent the Snitch from being caught.
The Snitch Runner must be dressed in all yellow or gold.
The Snitch Runner is not a player and is therefore not under the jurisdiction of the
physical contact rules.Snitches Runners are encouraged to be creative in their evasive tactics. The following
restrictions are relatively loose to allow Snitch Runners to heighten the intensity of a
Snitch battle for spectators.
Physical Play
The rules forbidding specific types of fouls do not apply to the Snitch. She can do whatever
it takes within means to avoid capture, including pushing players away and wrestling
pursuers to the ground.The Snitch is responsible for the safety of Seekers and spectators during the chase. She
should use common sense to avoid seriously harming Seekers, to be aware of her
surroundings, to be aware of the terrain she is on and to avoid collisions with spectators.
Any overly aggressive or irresponsible Snitches will be closely monitored by the referees
and the Commissioner/tournament director. See Section 4, the Head Referee.
The Snitch’s Boundaries
The Snitch Runner and Seekers are allowed to leave the field of play. The Commissioner/
tournament director and head referee must establish a perimeter for the Snitch before a
tournament or match. Snitches and Seekers must adhere to this perimeter.
Ruled As Down
A Snitch Runner is ruled as down when any part of the Snitch Runner’s body other than
his feet unintentionally touches the ground.
When a Snitch Runner is down, the Snitch is uncatchable. The Seekers must allow the
Snitch Runner to rise to his feet, and an additional three-second head start before the chase
can commence again.

http://www.internationalquidditch.org/files/IQA_Rulebook_Version_4.0.pdf

 

[molten_dragon]

Quidditch as a real game will remain completely retarded until the day that actual flying broomsticks (or maybe jetpacks) are available to play on. It will then become the coolest sport in the freaking world.

 

[The Mark]

Quidditch as a real game will remain completely retarded until the day that actual flying broomsticks (or maybe jetpacks) are available to play on. It will then become the coolest sport in the freaking world.

Balls that fly are likely necessary as well - and ones with homing capabilities.

 

[The Giant Noodle]

If this was full contact, knock em on their ass I would be somewhat interested. As it stands I dont think this would interesting even if I could be intoxicated and play.
Now if someone could USE the broom to smack oponents that too would make it more interesting.

 

[Fiddytree]

This is a stupid idea.

 

[The Giant Noodle]

This is a stupid idea.

Yeah Im a bit of a geek but I still feel liike beating these people up.

 

[theangryamerican]

This is a stupid idea.

I'm sure some people said the same when Dr. James Naismith nailed a peach basket on the gym wall in 1891.

Just sayin'

 

[Goshin]

Quidditch as a real game will remain completely retarded until the day that actual flying broomsticks (or maybe jetpacks) are available to play on. It will then become the coolest sport in the freaking world.

Sure thing. All we need is a compact anti-gravity or reactionless-thruster device with modest power requirements, and we're GTG. :mrgreen:

 

[The Mark]

Sure thing. All we need is a compact anti-gravity or reactionless-thruster device with modest power requirements, and we're GTG. :mrgreen:

Yeah, I think jetpacks would be too dangerous for this kind of thing - unless the entire arena is padded, and then burns would be the issue...

Magnetized arena with flight devices being electromagnetic? Nah, too complicated...

Edit: Zero-G or micro-G

Once we have easy access to space, Quidditch in space would be simple to set up, compared to quidditch in earth normal gravity.

Just a few compressed air thrusters on a broom-stick-like device, a nice large enclosed area with the proper air supply and padded walls, and you've got quidditch...

And in micro-G, no less issues with falls hurting people.

You can even have self-propelled bludgers with heat-seeking abilities, if you keep the rest of the place cool.

Even the snitch might be possible...

Of course, one could always make the joke that "those quidditch people play in a padded room"...

:mrgreen:

I put way too much thought into that.


On the other hand, it has potential for a fun method of exercise in space, and we all know exercise is necessary in space to keep teh bones in good condition and such

 

[LaughAtTheWorld]

Quidditch as a real game will remain completely retarded until the day that actual flying broomsticks (or maybe jetpacks) are available to play on. It will then become the coolest sport in the freaking world.

My thought exactly. Maybe modified broomsticks with the ends replaced by boosters?

 

[Travelsonic]

I see some variations that don't use brooms - which makes it, IMO, look kinda fun - which is the whole IDEA lest you forget [to have fun].

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

Oh, I'd hurt people at this retarded game.

 

[jamesrage]

I'm sure some people said the same when Dr. James Naismith nailed a peach basket on the gym wall in 1891.

Just sayin'

Did Dr. James Naismith adapt the idea from a nerd book that depicted a bunch nerds flying around on brooms?

 

[liblady]

Did Dr. James Naismith adapt the idea from a nerd book that depicted a bunch nerds flying around on brooms?

sounds like fun to me!

 

[theangryamerican]

Did Dr. James Naismith adapt the idea from a nerd book that depicted a bunch nerds flying around on brooms?

So you're saying that his game is more legitimate because he made it up on the spot, rather than using source material?

 

[Whovian]

Quidditch as a real game will remain completely retarded until the day that actual flying broomsticks (or maybe jetpacks) are available to play on. It will then become the coolest sport in the freaking world.

Sorry... Olympic fencing... with lightsabers... would be the coolest sport in the freaking world.







Even President Obama knows it...

 

[Ockham]

If they could do away with the broomstick, it might make it a little less... stupid.

 

[jamesrage]

So you're saying that his game is more legitimate because he made it up on the spot, rather than using source material?

Its not a question of legitimacy but stupidity. Basketball invented by a coach while the other a bunch of nerds who most likely do not play sports(no Dungeons and Dragons and World of Warcraft and watching StarTrek and Starwars all day long is not a sport) saw it in a fantasy nerd book.

 

[Whovian]

(Dungeons and Dragons and World of Warcraft and watching StarTrek and Starwars all day long is not a sport) .

True.

It's a way of life.

 

[Aunt Spiker]

This is a stupid idea.

All sports are stupid - come one. . . tossing a pig skin around (football). Jumping into water (diving). Rolling around on wheels (biciclying) and throwing a ball through a circle (basketball). Getting a flat disk into a net with a stick while wearing blades and dancing on ice (hockey). Driving around and around in big circles (racing).

All sports sound stupid. They're all just backyard games - but all sports are fun and many take them deadly serious.

 

[The Giant Noodle]

no Dungeons and Dragons and World of Warcraft and watching StarTrek and Starwars all day long is not a sport .

If you add watching Doctor Who THEN it becomes a sport.
Actually if you think about it, sports fans are just as geeky if not more geeky than most others. Look at what they do to celebrate THEIR entertainment! Shirts off in 5F degree weather with painted faces and torsos.