Re: S06E15: The Cart Before The Ponies
I like that they didn't reveal who won what prize in the end. Gives it a nice touch.
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Adelor Lyon wrote:I may've built a few in my cub scouting days that took home a couple of trophies; my secret was to sand down the wheels so less surface area touched the track, make sure the axles were properly lubricated with powdered graphite, and cut the car into a wedge shape. Basically, less friction the better.
Wayoshi wrote:This episode was weird. Importing full-on racing culture into Equestria worked OK...
SlateSlabrock wrote:I don't know about racing culture. This was specifically about parents taking over their kids' competitions so they can have another shot at their own childhoods. Definitely familiar to people who've been around Pinewood Derbies, but maybe a little obscure if you haven't. It's basically the dad who stands on the sidelines at soccer matches throwing a fit, if he was allowed to run onto the field with his kid.
Note that all Pinewood Derby rules are set at the local race level. There are no Official Pinewood Derby Rules that are used nationwide. For our Pack we used a simple, clear set of rules. Other Packs may have elaborate rules. Be sure to read and abide by the rules for your local race.
Wayoshi wrote:Well yeah. I was referring to the fact that suddenly every town in Equestria has a derby every year. Seemed to be lazy worldbuilding
The Doctor wrote::rariwhat: So, no sane person could have picked Muffin's ugly cart over Rarity's. Do we assume the judge's eyes are as bad as Muffins? Maybe it's her father.
Marimo wrote:Maybe Rarity exaggerated the details, imagining her car looking better and the other pony's car worse? Like I doubt a rain cloud was suddenly pushed over just her while confetti out of nowhere rained down on Derpy at the exact same time.
Fizzbuzz wrote:"suddenly"? If this had been a plot point in S1, revealed with exactly the same amount of grace, we would've gladly accepted it and there would've been a fuckin' deluge of fanfics of young Twilight obsessing over every last detail of her cart in Canterlot's race and Pinkie Pie being sad that she was stuck on a rock farm and not able to take part in an event like that and so on. Is the show no longer able to introduce new details and further flesh out its world solely because of its age?
Besides, this episode made a big effort (relative to how consequential the detail was to the plot) to explain what the races were like in Cloudsdale, and even showed how their races were similar to yet still different than Ponyville's. I really don't think that's lazy.
Wayoshi wrote:It's freakin' racecars. Feels so modern and out of place to me.
Mechanical Ape wrote:• Michelle Creber sounds old. I mean, not OLD old, but you know. Not twelve.
Captain Rufus wrote:Edit: And given the pile up someone needs to modify Super Off Road into Super Pony Road!
Fizzbuzz wrote:In the styling of the carts built for speed, maybe, but unpowered soapbox racers in Equestria don't feel strange to me.![]()
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