Tech Tuesday: The Carnival. Which DC Universe Gadget Will Save You?

[Alec.Holland]

Alllllllllllllrighty. Looks like some pretty good answers so far, so let’s get to it!

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@Jurisdiction

@Jurisdiction

Wild Card - The Atom’s Bio-Belt

Interesting choice!

@Jurisdiction

I would shrink myself down as much as possible. Then, I would enhance my strength, and uproot the track slightly more every inch, causing more friction between the cart and the track, stopping the cart.

I’d like to think that gravity will help a lot here too!

@Jurisdiction

Then, I would slip under the door of a bank vault, collect $5 million, give $100k to the owner of the park for the repairs, keep $4.5 million for myself, and give the rest to my friends on the DC Community!

Very philanthropic of you! I approve.

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@Reaganfan78

@Reaganfan78

Seeing the guy was asleep at a switch, I’ve toss three Batarang at the guy to wake him up, he woke up with a bit of a headache and stop the Rollercoaster in Time!

Are you sure it’s just a headache and not a pretty severe head injury?

This was so simple, I’m giggling.

@Reaganfan78

Hey @Alec.Holland what did you think of my last new story for the blizzard story? Hope you like it, it’s right at the end of the thread.

I didn’t get to it yet! I’ve been super busy behind the scenes. Will read as soon as I’m done here!

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@NYJt3

@NYJt3

I’d freeze the gears of wheels of the track slowly so no one is hurt.

Easy does it!

@NYJt3

Once the cart (coaster?)

I think either/or is acceptable

@NYJt3

Once the cart (coaster?) is frozen in place I will create ice slides for people to slide down safely in a cool fun way.

Did you just make a pun? +5 points, purely for that. This put a pretty funny image on my head of people jumping onto the slides like they’re exiting a plane!

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@Reaganfan78 #2

@Reaganfan78

As I was about to order fresh BBQ pork sandwich with fries

I just ate several pounds of home made chicken tenders and this still made me hungry…

@Reaganfan78

I pull out my cell phone and Dial H for hero, and got the power of Super strength! I soon ran in front of the Rollercoaster and pushing on the car back hard to stop it!

This gave me an image of that scene from Hancock…

@Reaganfan78

I gently lay him on the ground to perform CPR on him, pressing his chest while singing ‘staying alive’ as a rhythm.

Pro tip for everyone reading - The chorus for ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by the Bee Gees is the correct tempo for chest compressions during CPR

@Reaganfan78

Icicle turn on the TV and see Reaganfan78 on TV for saving a man’s life. A phone ring, Icicle answer, “Yeah I’m watching, Who knows where he’ll be next, and when we do, we’ll be ready.” And Icicle pick up his ice gun and froze the TV!

takes note for future episodes

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@THE_OneAndOnly_Official_Batman

@THE_OneAndOnly_Official_Batman

(I’m going to update this at some point so it’s more creative)

(Same)

@THE_OneAndOnly_Official_Batman

Wild Card!!! I choose my grappling hook

Sick.

@THE_OneAndOnly_Official_Batman

I went on a double date with Selina, Clark, and Lois once to a carnival…it was a surprising amount of fun

Nice.

@THE_OneAndOnly_Official_Batman

I quickly change into my suit…then use the grappling hook to catch up to the car…then hook on end to the car and the other end to the track so it forces it to stop

GG. Well played.

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@DCrookie - Welcome to Tech Tuesday! I get so excited when we get new players

@DCrookie

The coaster car is gaining too much momentum. Sparks are flying as it makes its way away from my sight.

Oh man, we got a writer here!

@DCrookie

I think quick and send one flying to the engineer’s lever to halt the coaster

This is exactly what I had in mind when I wrote the scenario.

@DCrookie

and send another towards a balloon next to the engineer to awaken him…

This was not what I had in mind. Great thinking!

@DCrookie

A little girl sees how quickly I reacted and is amazed and says “Those are Batman’s! He knows Batman!”. I give her the last batarang as a gift.

And a sweet ending to boot! Although I’m not sure that you’re supposed to give sharp objects to small children… I guess it’s the parent’s problem now

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@Row.Harper

@Row.Harper

Aquaman’s hook!! (The one I know the least about on this list. Should be fun!)

This seems to happen a lot. Kelex wants you to learn!

@Row.Harper

I make sure my kitten has enough food and water

10/10 pet ownership.

@Row.Harper

Some funnel cake sounds good!

It sure does!

@Row.Harper

My funnel cake hit the ground, not because I dropped it in shock, but because my left arm was now a giant hook!

Let’s take a moment for our fallen friend.

@Row.Harper

Luckily, all the buttons were labelled and I was able to turn off the coaster without messing anything up.

I have had nightmares where they’re not labelled. Thank goodness for organisation!

@Row.Harper

Suddenly, Aquaman jumped out of the nearby water with the operator draped over his shoulder. He drops him on the ground next to me.

A little unceremonious. I think he might be upset about recent events

@Row.Harper

“Shoot.” I think as I walk away, “I should have apologized for dropping my house into the ocean a couple weeks ago.”

There it is.

Bonus points for continuing the story! I love it.

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@RexRebel

@RexRebel

Oh this is easy except that, there is really no choice, but to toss the food in the nearest trash bin.

So much food going uneaten this week, I’m so sorry!

@RexRebel

Then throw the the first one at the control box and hit the emergency stop button.

Always aim for the big red button!

@RexRebel

It doesn’t work, the Joker slipped the guy an extra 5, and he disabled the button.

Well… nevermind I guess

@RexRebel

I throw the second one to trigger the emergency brake cord on the coaster, and despite the speed of the coaster make a perfect throw, but then I notice the cord is cut , so another wasted effort.

But you have a bright future in some sort of object throwing related sport!

@RexRebel

It easily slices the line, but there is no slowing down of the coaster, I hear the Joker’s laughter, you have failed, however my last batarang continues and lands on the rail of the coaster and shorts it out. The coaster begins to slow, I turn around and a biff pow later the Joker is unconscious on the ground and the coaster stops at the next up ramp.

Dare I say… this whole story has been a rollercoaster?

Time to send The Joker back to Arkham where he’ll inevitably escape come Sunday evening

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@MantaStroke - Welcome to Tech Tuesday! It’s a fun time when we have 2 newcomers in one week!

@MantaStroke

I would just throw the hook onto the roller coaster and hold on and put my feeet dowwwwn?

Don’t worry. The hook is controlled with your mind and it’s super strong. You’ll get the job done

@MantaStroke

Um actually I would probably die

Nope. That’s absolutely illegal here

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@jbuneo.94562 - First off, a warm, warm welcome to the community and to Tech Tuesday! It’s a pleasure to meet you

@jbuneo.94562

My aim is not great, so batarangs and the Line Launcher are a no go. A rotary phone will take to long to dial, I am too easily distracted to use Aquaman’s hook, so I gotta go with the Freeze Ray.

As Jurisdiction mentioned, the Wildcard means that you can use ANY item in the DC Universe. I’ll make it a little more obvious next week!

With that said, I love that you went through methodically to choose the right item!

@jbuneo.94562

I can see where it shoots and control my aim to freeze the wheels of the coaster to the tracks just before a breakneck turn that would cause a derailment.

It’s always just in the nick of time!

@jbuneo.94562

But now everyone is stuck high off the ground! I feel bad about stopping everybody’s ride, but I can make it up to them by creating a looping rescue slide.

Just like a Helter Skelter!

@jbuneo.94562

As I start to make the slide, the Condiment King bursts out of a recess at the bottom of the ride bolting for the exit!

Woah, plot twist! I absolutely did not have this in mind when I wrote this scenario

@jbuneo.94562

I swing the Freeze Ray towards him and success! He is stuck just outside the exit right next to the hamburger stand. Cheers break out above me from the coaster.

Got 'em!

@jbuneo.94562

I decide to get myself a hamburger and garnish it with Condiment Kings precious ammo. All in all, not a bad day out at the carnival.

Swoopy Slide
Caught the bad guy
Good food
Saved the day

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Thanks for all the entries so far! There’s still plenty of time before next Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing what else you come up with!

[Jurisdiction]

@Alec.Holland

Interesting choice!

Thank you - I think…

@Alec.Holland

Very philanthropic of you! I approve.

Here comes the money [SOUND EFFECT]

[Jurisdiction]

@Alec.Holland I just wanted to let you know that this has been my favorite thing on DC Community since you started it. I wait every week (but this week I never got notified - stupid technology) and I just wanted to say you’re doing an amazing job with it!

[Reaganfan78]

I learn from Inside Editon that a guy did a cpr by doing 'staying Alive, from remembering the episode of The Office, and save a person’s life. So I learn it from it.

[Row.Harper]

@Alec.Holland

Bonus points for continuing the story! I love it.

You’re gonna have me start taking notes soon. I almost forgot about my house from a couple weeks ago and nearly didn’t put it in. But this is so much fun! Thanks again for doing this!

[Alec.Holland]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it. It’s been a nice little pet project and it’s truly heartwarming to hear how people are enjoying it

[Alec.Holland]

Haha, I love that episode of The Office!

They ran an advert in the UK (where I grew up) that taught you to do it to Stayin’ Alive, so I’ve known ever since!

[Alec.Holland]

I’m keeping notes in case you aren’t, don’t worry!

@Row.Harper

But this is so much fun! Thanks again for doing this!

Thank you for taking part! It’s only as good as everyone’s creativity. So far, everyone is killing it!

[Jurisdiction]

@Alec.Holland

UK

You lived in the UK?

I thought that DC Community is an American site (although it’s cool to know and meet others that are from other countries)

[Alec.Holland]

Lived, past tense

[Jurisdiction]

oh. Wait so DC Community is or isn’t an international site? Now I’m confused lol

[Alec.Holland]

I moved to the US

It’s currently US only with plans to be international in the future. Hopefully towards the end of this year!

[NYJt3]

@Alec.Holland

This put a pretty funny image on my head of people jumping onto the slides like they’re exiting a plane!

that’s how I thought of it.

@Alec.Holland

Did you just make a pun? +5 points, purely for that.

The Freeze Ray. It changes you.

[DCrookie]

My favorite scenario so far!

[Jurisdiction]

@Row.Harper

“Shoot.” I think as I walk away, “I should have apologized for dropping my house into the ocean a couple weeks ago.”

My favorite line ever in Tech Tuesday!^

[ReepDaggle]

@Alec.Holland

This week, you wanted to take your mind off of the doom and gloom of the world and you find yourself at the carnival.

Didn’t know that was in town

@Alec.Holland

You’re in the middle of inhaling your favorite snack,

@Alec.Holland

You glance over and see that the rollercoaster is slowly gathering speed as it follows the track and no one is getting on or off.

@Alec.Holland

The Joker slipped him a $50 to take a nap.

Right…
A “$50”…

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Now, on to business:

@Kelex roll 1d6

[Kelex]

3

[ReepDaggle]

After spewing out a couple of Aquaman jokes, I try bashing a bunch of the roller coaster controls like a kid at an arcade game.
That did not work.

I use the hook to latch on to the back of the speeding rollercoaster. Miscalculating the velocity of the ride, I hold up a small sign that says “Yipe” into the camera.

Dangling like a kite along the back of the ride, I eventually use the hook to connect the back of the rollercoaster to a lamppost. This allows the rollercoaster to decelerate once it reaches the end of the ride (and, at the dame time, causes my arms to be very, very sore). Delirious from the physical stress of the situation, I tell everyone to depart from the rollercoaster in an orderly fashion as if I were an airplane pilot.

Next time, I’ll try the circus.

[Derpett999]

@Kelex roll 1d6

[Kelex]

3