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  Rock, Paper, Scissors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malaysians use water instead of paper, and in place of scissors is a bird, made by holding the fingertips together, forming the shape of a beak.
Rock, Paper, Scissors is also often used as an example of the mathematical concept of non-transitivity.
Rock, Paper, Scissors also provides an example of a magma that is commutative but not associative, by defining a binary operation on the set {rock, paper, scissors} in which the product of a pair is defined to be the "winner".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stone,_Paper,_Scissors   (2949 words)

  
 Stone, Paper, Scissors
One of the first tricks learned by a Roshambo novice is to hold back a throw of paper until the last possible moment to dupe an opponent into believing that you may actually be throwing a stone.
Both paper and scissors have this ability, however unless you are employing a "double-back" strategy, cloaking a paper throw is likely to draw an instinctive paper from your opponent.
For example, "dynamite", expressed as the extended index finger, defeats only stone, but is defeated by either scissors or paper.
ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Paper,_Scissor,_Stone.html   (961 words)

  
 Paper Stone Scissors - Milestones
Paper Stone Scissors was born out of a university friendship.
The initial thought was to approach a paper company about developing a new line of stocks, stocks that included varying surfaces that inturn would inspire designers to a new way of thinking.
Generally paper companies showcase a family of stocks in one swatch - the idea was that instead of it being from the same family of grades this piece would include all Edwards Dunlop white uncoated stocks.
www.agda.com.au /dm/studios/Paper.html   (6297 words)

  
 Stone, Paper, Scissors
Therefore, anything dynamite will beat, paper will beat; and anything dynamite will tie, paper will tie or beat.
Therefore, it is always better to use paper than to use dynamite, and dynamite is useless.
There exists a five-weapon variation called Rock Paper Scissors Spock Lizard (see below), which is carefully crafted so that each weapon defeats exactly two other weapons, and is defeated by exactly two other weapons.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Paper,_Scissor,_Stone.html   (961 words)

  
 Jan Ken Pon (Rock Paper Scissors) History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Scissors beats paper, paper stone, and stone scissors, and this may be played competitively or used to decide what order people will do something in.
And it is certainly true that guu-choki-paa, in other words using the fingers and palm to imitate rock, paper, and scissors, is done in many countries outside Japan.
For example, in Korea janken is called 'Kai bai bo', where kai is scissors, bai is rock, and bo is cloth or paper, and the gestures and rules are exactly the same as in Japan.
www.jbrowse.com /text/janken.shtml   (1549 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Magazine | Scissors, paper, stone - a strategic game
You probably thought scissors, paper, stone was a game of chance not strategy.
The ability of scissors to cut paper has doubtless had all kinds of effects on the history of art, but surely none odder than in Tokyo last month.
So he announced that the deal would go to the winner of a single round of scissors, paper, stone - the children's game that relies on quick fire hand gestures, where stone beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper beats stone.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/4521589.stm   (800 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Paper Scissors Stone: Music: Catatonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Their latest CD `Papers Scissors Stone' seems very reminiscent of solo [another singer] work..., but [other singer] always seemed best when he was performing in a duet with someone, or with [other band]...
Paper Scissors Stone is the most amazing album I have ever listened to.
I was ecstatic when I found out "Paper Scissors Stone" had been released this summer -- and is absolutely no exception, if not better than their other albums.
www.amazon.com /Paper-Scissors-Stone-Catatonia/dp/B00005MHU7   (1251 words)

  
 Cyberend -  Is scissors, paper, stone a game of chance
Scissors, paper, stone, for example, is known as a game of chance, but is it really so?
Yes, he thought this children's game, where stone beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper beats stone, would be the fairest way of deciding who should get the contract.
Yes, the game "scissors, paper, stone" is also known as "rock, scissors, paper", "rock, paper, scissors",...
www.cyberend.com /general/840226_scissorspaperstone.htm   (738 words)

  
 Tenkoku Stone Seal Carving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
is derived from the ancient TEN-SHO carvings which were carved in the stone monuments and in gold and bone in ancient China.
This personalized carved stone seal comes in a satin lined box complete with ceramic cased red ink pad called Dragon Blood and includes a wooden rest, Translation Document and Instructions.
This personalized carved stone seal comes in a satin lined box and separate ceramic cased red ink pad called Dragon Blood.
www.paperscissorsstone.com /tenkoku_page1.htm   (652 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Catatonia - Paper Scissors Stone
'Paper Scissors Stone' kicks off with 'Godspeed', which, if one is to believe the rumours circulating about the band's interior health ethic, signals the keynote.
'Fuel' sees the band go eco-political while 'Stone by Stone', with its warm intro and solid chorus, was quite rightly chosen as the first single.
Whatever the truth is, 'Paper Scissors Stone' is a solid effort.
www.rte.ie /arts/2001/0823/catatonia.html   (283 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | UK rock beats US scissors
If you thought "rock, paper, scissors" was a game for kids, think again.
Round one is mine but only through illegal means - I was unaware that paper has to be made with a horizontally flat hand.
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/6159658.stm   (514 words)

  
 Advanced RPS
In RPS, scissors are often perceived as a clever or crafty throw, a well-planned outflanking maneuver.
Some players, who unconsciously perceive Paper as weak or a sign of surrender, will shy away from using it entirely or drop it from their game when they are falling behind.
A hand-watching opponent may believe this to foreshadow a throw of scissors or paper, depending on which fingers you wiggle.
www.worldrps.com /advanced.html   (2728 words)

  
 Exam 1: Paper, Stone, Scissors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
"; if (($user_choice == "stone" && $comp_choice == "scissors")
($user_choice == "scissors" && $comp_choice == "paper")
($comp_choice == "stone" && $user_choice == "scissors")
www.cs.indiana.edu /~zmcmahon/classes/a348/protected/exam1.phps   (120 words)

  
 Ken Stott - Stone, Scissors, Paper
There couldn't be a better choice of actor than Ken to express these complexities without words.
Stone, Scissors, Paper was broadcast in the UK on 7th June 1997 as winner of the first ever Dennis Potter Film Of The Year Award.
It was written by Richard Cameron and directed by Stephen Whittaker.
www.kenstott.info /stone.htm   (255 words)

  
 Ludicrous » Paper, Scissors, Stone on IM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Next time you’re on Messenger or GTalk or whatever IM network you use, challenge someone to a game of Paper, Scissors, Stone (also known as Rock, Paper, Scissors).
Both players decide whether they want to play as paper, scissors, or stone, but they don’t tell the other player what they’ve chosen.
Normal Paper, Scissors, Stone rules apply, therefore paper beats stone; stone beats scissors; scissors beats paper.
lud.icro.us /2006/06/29/paper-scissors-stone-on-im   (400 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Paper Scissors Stone Politics
Obviously in a country with a population of around 50 million, 49,999,999 people could all support the death penalty (for example), yet the person who opposes it could, feasibly...although it is unlikely, win the P/S/S match and their policy would be implemented.
This kind of lottery representationalism does have some advantages against electoral college and first-past-the-post systems but the system you propose is enormously costly to administer and also open to tampering (where large pressure groups collude to all vote stone apart from one who votes paper, for example).
there was an idea in my article including the use of rock paper scissors to determine the presidency.
www.halfbakery.com /idea/Paper_20Scissors_20Stone_20Politics   (504 words)

  
 Scissors, stone, paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The original game is played by two humans, doing synchronously one of three hand gestures: fingers split (=scissors), level hand (=paper), fist (=stone).
Every move is followed by a brief color highlighting of scores: both yellow for a tie, or green for the one who won.
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wiki.tcl.tk /9746   (339 words)

  
 Paper Scissors Stone by RichT8496 - DPChallenge
The type of scissors are perfect...rather than plastic handles or strange colors, these lookold and make the photo feel timeless.
I wish the scissors were a bit more in focus I understand that may have been the desired effect but I still feel if it were a bot more in focus it would present the concept better...nice idea very creative...
I wish more of the scissors were in focus, but I do like the semi-shallow DOF and how the color/light fades up.
www.dpchallenge.com /image.php?IMAGE_ID=61504   (496 words)

  
 World RPS Society - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Presentation is followed by a lively Rock Paper Scissors networking competition where all attendees will get a chance to meet, greet and defeat their fellow attendees.
The Fifth Annual World Rock Paper Scissors Championship drew 500 competitors and 250 spectators from 26 U.S. States, four Canadian provinces, Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Wales, the UK and Ireland.
As the governing body of the sport of Rock Paper Scissors, the World RPS Society (www.worldrps.com) helps to set the strategic direction of tournaments, conferences, symposiums and retreats across the globe.
www.worldrps.com   (1337 words)

  
 Scissors, paper, stone ... judgment | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Fed up with listening to two lawyers bicker for weeks over where to interview a witness in a civil lawsuit, US district judge Gregory Presnell decided to set a precedent by ordering the pair to settle the matter with a game of scissors, paper, stone.
The USA Rock Paper Scissors League described the decree as "a positive moment for the world" and offered to send representatives to referee the confrontation.
"We will make sure that rock, paper scissors is not made a mockery of by the legal system," a spokesman told ABC News.
www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,,1793794,00.html   (364 words)

  
 little fish: Scissors, Paper, Stone!
Singaporeans who play the mandarin version will say Stone, Scissors, Cloth.
There is also a World RPS (Rock Paper Stone) Society with annual games played to crown the world's top RPS player.
Paper, on the other hand (hahaha) must be played horizontally.
littlefish.blogspot.com /2006/11/scissors-paper-stone.html   (322 words)

  
 The Littlest Hobo: Extreme Paper, Scissors, Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Wait a while, and then suggest playing EXTREME Paper Scissors Stone.
The victor of each round gets to use the winning "weapon" against their opponent.
If you win with a stone, you get to punch your buddy anywhere you like.
treki.blogspot.com /2006/12/extreme-paper-scissors-stone.html   (74 words)

  
 Myths For All The Family
Each player secretly chooses to be scissors, paper or stone.
If you have both chosen the same thing then the round is a tie.
Paper beats Stone - (because paper can wrap around stone)
www.mythstories.com /hlf/stiperstone/activity.html   (152 words)

  
 Scissors, Paper, Stone
We are each going to choose Scissors or Paper or Stone.
You have a free choice as to which dice represents the columns and which the rows.
Now find whether YOU have Scissors, Paper or Stone, by looking up the item that corresponds to YOUR COLOUR on the card.
www.mdani.demon.co.uk /stunt/apr00s1.htm   (274 words)

  
 Paper Scissors Stone
Paper, Scissors, Stone is a mail-order business selling art and school supplies to schools and home-schoolers using the Waldorf or Steiner curriculum.
Many of the art supplies are imported from Europe and are based on Goethe's color theory.
Supplies include: watercolor supplies, colored pencils, wool felt, wool yarn, crayons, chalk, flboards, china silk and silk gauze.
www.waldorfsupplies.com   (69 words)

  
 Paper, Scissors, Stone film movie trailer review at The Z Review
Paper, Scissors, Stone Cast : Ian McShane, Rena Owen, Carly Pope, Brian Rhodes, Adrian Paul
Paper, Scissors, Stone has been retitled Nemesis Game with release being planned in Australia and New Zealand for the middle of the year.
This page has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film and intellectual copyright holders of Paper, Scissors, Stone and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/n/nemesisgame.htm   (260 words)

  
 Paper Scissors Stone - Catatonia - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Funny then that 'Paper Scissors Stone' is a glorious return to form.
Paper Scissors Stone - Catatonia : Catatonia's new albumn, a hit!
Paper Scissors Stone - Catatonia : Catatonia back on track
www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/paper-scissors-stone-catatonia   (283 words)

  
 Scissors, paper, stone | MetaFilter
April 26, 2003 10:49 AM Scissors, paper, stone
I always thought it was Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Sadly, this variant on rock, paper, scissors appears to be the best flash thingy to come from Chunk Ideas.
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/25388   (310 words)

  
 Stone - Scissors - Paper
For the few of you who don't know the rules, they are listed shortly at the bottom.
You must choose either Stone, Scissors or Paper.
The rules are ofcoure much more complicated than this, and if you are interested you can contact John V. Doktor, who then will make sure you receive the official quackistic user-manuel.
www.fortunecity.com /bennyhills/cleese/213/ssp.html   (107 words)

  
 Paper, Scissors, Stone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nemesis Game A film directed and written by Jesse Warn called Paper, Scissors, Stone in Canada.
Paper Scissors Stone (album) An album by Welsh band Catatonia.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paper,_Scissors,_Stone   (97 words)

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