For me it depends on whether he used a splade or a fork. Or (the shame) a spoon. I can forgive a napkin, not a splade.

The fork would be the most aero option (particularly on the way out), but I wouldn't blame him for using a spoon or splade if that is all he can afford. The aero cost of using a spoon over a fork is probably around 5 W per pie, so there could be some low hanging fruit (pie) improvements to be made.

There's a photo of him starting the first pie and one of him finishing the third, but no photos in between. How do we know he didn't go to the bathroom to purge between pies?

Who knew that tripiathlon could involve such complexity: napkin/no napkin; the aerodynamics of spoon vs fork vs splade; and then potential unfair "course cutting" by purging between pies. It's enough to boggle the mind:)

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We haven't even really started to examine this if we're honest.

Fork are the classic and obvious aero winners - Mark & Dave used forks in PieWar in 1989 - particularly at high yaw. However, there is unpublished wind-tunnel data on new-generation splades from a Swiss facility which highlights just how far a modern, nano-particle coated platinum splade has come. Spoons, on the other hand.....

Technique is important too. Thumb across the handle (classic) or down it (modern, win-ugly punk) ?

all that is well and good, but you'll never get anywhere without a Level 1 USAP certified coach or at least a Pieronman U graduate

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Maybe monty will chime in and school us on how they did it back in the day, school us on pie technique at the first Wildflower back in '83 or'84; you know he was co-winner of that first race, right??? There was an article somewhere on the front page about it a few months ago:)

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Quote Eric M40-44: "all that is well and good, but you'll never get anywhere without a Level 1 USAP certified coach or at least a Pieronman U graduate."

OMG, yes, trail could never have done this w/o a great USAP-certified coach. I think trail is remiss in not giving proper credit where credit is due:)

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But... wasn't trail fired by his pie coach?

OMG, that may well be but we need trail to weigh in on these weighty issues to know for sure. Here he started this awesome thread and has now forsaken us. Trail, trail, wherefore art thou???

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He must have run away with T3

I could totally do - (with minimal purging, aka "course cutting")...

3.1415926 pies assuming of course they have the proper ratio of long chain glucose polymers, AND electrolytes. But, they would have to be tested in a low speed wind tunnel to make sure the dimples on the top are truly low drag.

chocolate pecan for me please.

so there!

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2. __________
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Gross...

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I think we all know what happened with P3! Step away from the pie Jim. We'll tell mom we ate it.

But I have some questions about your splits. It looks like you might have cut the first one in half and not completed both sides .

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Guy in a gorilla suit followed him out of the kitchen, so he got Dairy Queen'd (DQ'd).

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Was this an official Pieman event? Did you get points toward your AWP (Ate whole pie) Pieman standings?

No points in standings 'cause even though it was exactly the same size pies - it was a lowly HIT's event (Hurt Intestines Totally) event. Might as well have done a fun mudpie(er) event for all the respect he'll get on ST. If it ain't WTC (World Tart Consuming), it ain't s#%t!

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List of what life owes you:
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

Shut your pie hole !

At the advice of my attorney I am ceasing all social media until this matter has been resolved.

Ah, i see...well, after the legal thing has been worked out, perhaps you can answer the many questions that have been raised:)

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I am not impressed. :)

Yes.
So you can rightfully wear the Official Red Dot tattoo

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Son, we live in a world that has dessert tables, and those dessert tables have to be demolished by men with big pie-eating guts. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Mr. SmartyPants quiche eater? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You wish you could eat 3 pies .You eat quiche. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That eating 3 pies, while gross and disgusting, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that dessert table, you need me on that dessert table. We use words like pigout, all-you-can-eat, antacids. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who eats quiche at the very same table and deigns to mock me for the very safety that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a splade and dig in with the real men. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think about me.

Did you demolish 3 pies?

You're Goddamn right I did!"


:-)

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Very nice, actually that is one of all-time fav movie speeches, good to see it spread around:)

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