Winter Games: Opening ceremonies and Floppy Disc Golf

Pentathanerd Procession, Winter 2011 from The Nerdery on Vimeo.

Not gonna cry at the always incredibly moving opening ceremonies (above), I promised myself, but Pentathanerd comes but twice a year and lasts just a week each time, and these are precious moments savored by sports fans everywhere – or at least here. Let’s get right to the crowd-pleasing action of Floppy Disk Golf:

Pentathanerd Winter 2011: (Floppy) Disk Golf from The Nerdery on Vimeo.

Floppy Disc Golf Medal Stand:

• Gold: Suite CC (Minh, Ali, Jon R)
• Silver: Frak Yeah QA (Matt E, Sean, Sara)
• Bronze: Ad Hoc (Paul, Brett)

Also notable, Justin from !Cheaters took liberties with the rules. Weird.

Here were the made-to-be-bent rules:
Participants will use 5 1/4” floppy disks to navigate two (or three, depending on time and participation) courses within The Nerdery as per the rules for Disc Golf. Teams may switch out participants between throws, but are limited to three participants in the event. Each disk must be an authentic 5 1/4” floppy. Disks will be provided as necessary. A minimum 300 points for participation. Points will be distributed based on overall placement, scaled to participation.

Next up: Watch and wonder as competitors race to solve Rubik’s Cubes. Blindfolded. Skeptics, nothing is impossible at The Nerdery, especially during Pentathanerd week(s).