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TARAus2 Episode 2 (India) Discussion *SPOILERS*
Topita:
--- Quote from: zeeyyy on June 06, 2012, 11:09:33 PM ---I don't understand why Adam & Dane were disqualified becos per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race#Money :-
"If team members spend all of their money or have it taken away in a non-elimination Leg, they may try to get more money in any way that does not violate the local laws. This includes borrowing money from other teams, begging from locals or selling their possessions. Since season seven, teams have been prevented from begging at United States airports. Additionally, teams may not use their personal possessions to barter payment for services."
Unless the above applies to TAR US editions only? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_Australia ) = "Most of the rules and penalties are adopted directly from the American edition; but in some of cases, the Australian version has been seen to have a unique set of additional rules." :duno:
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Hmmm I was actually pondering the same thing. It's kind of a gray area I guess, where they are making the rules as they come along and judge it per situation. I remember a similar situation I think on TAR where a team got 4 hours penalty for selling their stuff too.
So I can see why they want to be consistent, but at the same time, the begging for money wasn't a problem before and now this is. It does feel a little off, especially since this is the second time a team has gotten themselves into real trouble (this time alas fatally so) by being clearly ripped off by a taxidriver.
I'm not sure whether this is just naivety of some of these teams in how to deal with taxidrivers in some countries (i.e. negotiate a price in advance often works better even if they have a taximeter, because the taximeters can have different increments, they'll just change it if they think their ride can afford it in some cases..) . In places like India that is definitely something to be aware of. Yet I kinda doubt that the other teams took a lot of precautions of this type either. :duno:
Either way I agree with you that it seems muddled waters really, when sometimes it sways in someone's favor and sometimes it doesn't. It feels even more off because they otherwise ran a decent enough leg and were out by just a few minutes, beaten by some teams that did significantly worse. :(
kiki:
--- Quote from: zeeyyy on June 06, 2012, 11:09:33 PM ---"If team members spend all of their money or have it taken away in a non-elimination Leg, they may try to get more money in any way that does not violate the local laws. This includes borrowing money from other teams, begging from locals or selling their possessions. Since season seven, teams have been prevented from begging at United States airports. Additionally, teams may not use their personal possessions to barter payment for services."
Unless the above applies to TAR US editions only? " :duno:
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That's completely wrong. In TAR US the racers are strictly prohibited of selling or bartering their own possessions. Look what happened in TAR 14 in Bangkok, Mark and Michael, had no money and they bartered some items to pay for two taxi rides so they were issued 2 penalties each for 2-hours.
In comparison to that the 30 minutes penalty to Adam and Dane was not much.
Plus don't trust wikipedia, as far as I know there's never been an official rule book.
redskevin88:
I don't understand how the teams could be "scheduled to land" at 12:50am, when flight status show that their flight landed at 1:00am (with a 16-min delay).
They took PR 752, which was delayed in Bangkok for 36 mins, and departed at 10pm on time in Bangkok and landed in Delhi at 1:16am (16 minutes delayed)
http://s738.photobucket.com/albums/xx23/kevinmail25/Amazing%20Race%20Photos/?action=view¤t=tarleg2flight.jpg
zeeyyy:
--- Quote from: kiki on June 06, 2012, 11:40:01 PM ---Plus don't trust wikipedia, as far as I know there's never been an official rule book.
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Point noted but without wiki, where else can I check the facts? :duno:
kevin2012:
--- Quote from: zeeyyy on June 07, 2012, 01:25:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: kiki on June 06, 2012, 11:40:01 PM ---Plus don't trust wikipedia, as far as I know there's never been an official rule book.
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Point noted but without wiki, where else can I check the facts? :duno:
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I've read somewhere (I think on TARfly) that teams are told specific rules but are not allowed to reveal them. I guess there is no way to truly know the Amazing Race Rulebook unless you're on the show yourself.
This incident occurred in season 14 of the american version to Mark and Michael, so I'm not surprised that rule applies here/
Plus, the result is not terribly disastrous, the sisters are still in. :yess:
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