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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2013, 12:08:10 AM »
If this is just a wishlist thread then I can boot it over there. :neener:

If you want to have some REAL discussion of what would make a good switchback, then go for it! Some of y'all have some good ones, excluding ANYTHING that makes people :barf
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #26 on: May 24, 2013, 12:10:12 AM »
Actually the detour was between the Bodybuilding Task that all teams chose to do and the Tintin task they did the next leg.

I don't think so. It would seem to unbalanced if that was it.

This IS correct. That is why they alll had to go out EARLY the next AM and do TinTin. Product placement!

It IS puzzling though why they thought bodybuilding would be easier. :P


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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #27 on: May 24, 2013, 12:15:36 AM »
Red Bean Roadblock from TAR8
Festival of Colors Roadblock from TAR13

I know one member who would definitely not want to see the first roadblock coming back.

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #28 on: June 09, 2013, 11:22:56 AM »
-Switchbacks I like to see happen-
Season 7 (Meat-eating roadblock in Argentina)
Season 8 (Coffee bean roadblock in Costa Rica)
Season 9 (Cricket/Grasshopper eating fastforward in Thailand)
Season 11 (Knight armor roadblock in Poland)
Season 15 (Kafka phone roadblock in Czech Republic)

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #29 on: June 09, 2013, 12:57:00 PM »
Red Bean Roadblock from TAR8
Festival of Colors Roadblock from TAR13

I know one member who would definitely not want to see the first roadblock coming back.
i mean she loved it so much she made it her rff user name lol


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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #30 on: June 21, 2013, 10:22:39 AM »
Season 2 leg 7 in hong kong .. they should have a switchback for the detour choice in hong kong which is wishing tree or herbal tea
the wishing tree should have a switchback ... only oswald and danny used the choice.. so... a tar season should go to hong kong and have a leg there.. then in the next leg visit the wishing tree, make a wish ( as a task ) and then fly to the next destination
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #31 on: June 21, 2013, 09:59:21 PM »
The tea cups roadblock in TAR 18
The TAR 17 roadblock in HK (fake food)

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2013, 08:38:47 AM »
TAR 6's padlock in xi'an was a perfect challenge just before the final pitstop of amazing race 6. they should clearly do it again
TAR 10's tomato challenge. but this time they should make it as a roadblock so all teams have to do it
TAR 13's paint party in india. very good road block where kelly or christy struggled.
TAR 17's cicrus detour in russia was epic. the detours were both equally challenging.
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2013, 08:43:26 AM »
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #34 on: June 28, 2013, 09:02:49 AM »
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #35 on: June 28, 2013, 05:50:27 PM »
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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I'd like to see the Plow task return and maybe taxi driving in Japan. I think tasks from the early seasons are less likely to come back due to how quick many of them were and how focused on the trip TAR was. Now the focus of the show seems to be on the tasks more than the places.

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #36 on: June 28, 2013, 06:01:13 PM »
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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I don't think Andorra is that small to be honest :P

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #37 on: June 29, 2013, 05:19:34 PM »
TAR 18's country measuring roadblock. it was very cool, maybe they'll do it in a different small country

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I don't think Andorra is that small to be honest :P

Nauru would work. San Marino as well.

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #38 on: June 29, 2013, 07:22:08 PM »
Yes, but honestly Nauru has NOTHING else apart from bird poo. Not kidding.

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #39 on: June 29, 2013, 08:59:34 PM »
How 'bout Singapore?

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #40 on: June 29, 2013, 10:20:01 PM »
Been watching Season 9 again and I wouldn't say no to the Fast Forward in Thailand with the fried cricket/grasshopper eating to returning as a switchback.
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Re: Future Switchbacks
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #42 on: June 30, 2013, 04:38:07 AM »
Monaco maybe?

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #43 on: June 30, 2013, 07:49:26 AM »
^ or vatican city

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #44 on: June 30, 2013, 12:26:09 PM »
^ or vatican city
Too small. :lol: You can just walk around it and less than 1 hour you've traveled around the country. :lol:
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #45 on: June 30, 2013, 12:32:23 PM »
Yes, but honestly Nauru has NOTHING else apart from bird poo. Not kidding.

loll and Phospate (and off shoot of bird poo)

Only one hotel there so I doubt production will ever do a leg there.

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #46 on: June 30, 2013, 02:17:52 PM »
i said it once ill say it again

this could be an awesome switchback but put it as a finale memory task
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #47 on: July 03, 2013, 08:45:50 AM »
Sand task from Bora Bora in S22 should be a great switchback. I like the Seychelles's detour task in S16, S18 cheese task in Switzerland, something like Liechenstein counting in S18. There are a few of challenge
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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #48 on: July 03, 2013, 08:50:15 AM »
But what's the likeliness that they'll ever go to Bora Bora again? And Seychelles too :P

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Re: Future Switchbacks
« Reply #49 on: July 04, 2013, 05:14:27 AM »
But what's the likeliness that they'll ever go to Bora Bora again? And Seychelles too :P

You'll never know. ;)