Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/07/06/sand-marble-racing.html
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They started to seem sentient after a while.
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Wasn’t there one posted here a while ago that had at least 5 lead changes, with each marble taking the lead at some point and the last-place marble eventually winning? It was probably the best race of any kind I’ve ever seen.
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I found that more exciting to watch than NASCAR.
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Oh, that finish!
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Way better than Le Tour now that Sagan is out.
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I was on the edge of my seat!
It just goes to show how much the announcers add to sports broadcasts.
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I tried building one of those in Minecraft, but the little cubes just wouldn’t go.
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That was pretty neat to watch. Maybe a 4K camera on a sled and better sound from the track.
How do they make the track? Looks like a lot of work.
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That was riveting! “Phenomenal job of blocking by Lollopop!” LOL 
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The announcer was really selling the idea well.
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I want them to install tiny cameras at different points along the track.
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Brilliant!
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Cool sport but rife with PED cheating. There’s no effective way to unrine-test a marble.
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Well, you can, but then the dirt tends to stick to them and it becomes a handicap.
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Looks like a lot of effort, and no work whatsoever. 
I could see me doing this, are there rules? I assume there are rules.
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you need to try it in Marblecraft.
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The psychological effect of a camera following behind would probably cause some of the marbles to falter under the added pressure.
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They might turn to silicone, graphite, or other performance enhancing compounds!
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