10/19/2005: Chess boxing

[wolf]

Originally Posted by hampor

Alan Turing used to play running chess where you would make a move and then run around the house.

If you got back before the other person you got to move twice. If you think too long you lose.

Physiologically that's actually pretty interesting. The running around the house sends more oxygen to your limbs, and less to your brain. Therefore, you can't think as clearly.

(one of my friends proves a point in paramedic classes by having folks run the stairs near the classroom and then come back in and try to do some basic dosage calculations that she knows they wouldn't otherwise have a problem figuring out. It's to show that you really DO function differently under stress. Takes the wind out of the sails of some of the hotshots too.)

[chrisinhouston]

In a couple of the pictures they are wearing headphones. Why? Relaxing music?

[dar512]

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

In a couple of the pictures they are wearing headphones. Why? Relaxing music?

Checking the baseball scores.