https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MightyPexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-05-15T20:24:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2944:_Magnet_Fishing&diff=344158Talk:2944: Magnet Fishing2024-06-10T16:49:00Z<p>MightyP: /* Title text */ new section</p>
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Isn't the solution to make the competition like skiing: The participants take turns fishing, instead of all fishing at the same time? And they're judged on how quickly they can "catch" a magnet in the water. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 15:44, 10 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
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I believe the first "ten-way tie" refers to calling the competition a "tie" between ten competitors. It's more common in British English, but can be used as a synonym for game/match/etc. So it's saying "the ten-person match was judged a ten-way draw"<br />
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I believe the first "ten-way tie" refers to calling the competition a "tie" between ten competitors. It's more common in British English, but can be used as a synonym for game/match/etc. So it's saying "the ten-person match was judged a ten-way draw".<br />
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The prize is also a bit of wordplay. It refers to a magnetic monopole as already noted, but is also a joke, as a regular fishing pole is technically a "monopole". I've never personally seen a fishing dipole, but I suppose they could exist!</div>MightyPhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2944:_Magnet_Fishing&diff=344157Talk:2944: Magnet Fishing2024-06-10T16:36:10Z<p>MightyP: /* Title text */ new section</p>
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Isn't the solution to make the competition like skiing: The participants take turns fishing, instead of all fishing at the same time? And they're judged on how quickly they can "catch" a magnet in the water. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 15:44, 10 June 2024 (UTC)<br />
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I believe the first "ten-way tie" refers to calling the competition a "tie" between ten competitors. It's more common in British English, but can be used as a synonym for game/match/etc. So it's saying "the ten-person match was judged a ten-way draw"</div>MightyP