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I love Wipeout. I love the falling, the screaming, the falling, Ballsy the mascot, the falling… and I especially love all the falling. It’s like they designed a show just for me!

The Wikipedia entry on Wipeout falls pretty hard, but I’m not much of a fan, really:

In the second round, the twelve remaining contestants compete in a competitive challenge.

Competing in a competitive challenge? Like Stinkoman?

Stinkoman
I’m training for fighting with fights, or maybe to compete in a competitive challenge.

Interesting side note: did you know there’s a “Wipeout” spinoff in Latvia? It’s true. In round two the contestants compete in a competitive challenge of who can stare at Jimmy Wales the longest.

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