 (0 comments) | Far AwayTake a picture of your octopus as far as possible from its registered addressAkira visits Kitzingen, Germany, 5765 miles from home. We gratefully acknowledge That Wes Guy and Herr Thomas Most for tour guidance.
Rank: 4 out of 22 |
 (0 comments) | Master of EightDemonstrate your mastery of Eightness.Akira has eightfold master of eights.
Rank: 7 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude I(Flying Split) Take a picture of your Octopus at the highest possible altitude, while flying.34846ft on a flight from New York to San Jose. Later climbed to 36000ft to get above heavy thunderstorms but too much turbulence for photos. 34846ft above what? I don't know exactly. San Jose airport is 5ft above it.
Rank: 9 out of 13 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)Three registered octopodes, Darwin, Otto and Akira. One sidekick.
Rank: 11 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | Hunting ProwessDemonstrate your octopus' hunting ability.Sometimes instead of food you hunt for members of Team Evil.
Rank: 2 out of 17 |
 (0 comments) | AddressTake a picture of your octopus with the largest house/building street number available.[note for the judges: Jess (Argonautia) told me about this address and said she wasn't planning to go back and get an octopal photo. If there's an award for partial credit, she should get some]
Rank: 5 out of 15 |
 (1 comment) | AquaticDemonstrate that your octopus is at home in an aquatic environment.Akira enjoying the hot tub with Argonautia, Little Tremo, Toshiro, and a swarm of Argonautia's friends.
Rank: 5 out of 20 |
 (0 comments) | EnnuiThe octopus most mired in ennuiAy caramba! A Lisa episode!
Rank: 14 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | CostumeThe octopus with the best Halloween costumeFor Halloween, Akira dressed up as an evil vizier.
Rank: 7 out of 11 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude II(Ground Split) Take a picture of your octopus at rest (on the ground or on top of a structure), at the highest possible altitude.Akira at Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, altitude 1290m (4232ft) according to this
Rank: 6 out of 17 |
 (0 comments) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!Practicing for synchronized swimming competition. 8 octopodes. Including registered Akira & Argonautia plus sidekicks Little Tremo and Toshiro. Yes, there is a string, as they are still practicing. Octopodes are at home in the water, but it does not come naturally to swim in synchronized groups (unless you are a squid).
Additional references: Rank: 7 out of 10 |
 (1 comment) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!Akira on drums, Darwin on guitar, Toshiro on vocals and Otto on bass guitar.
Rank: 10 out of 10 |
 (3 comments) | Scrabble I(Original Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest-Scrabble-scoring word of eight letters or less. (Proper names ok. Scoring site here.)Por supuesto, los pulpos no tienen pelo.
Rank: 5 out of 19 |
 (1 comment) | lolctopusBest lolctopus (see lolcat)Rank: 2 out of 16 |
 (2 comments) | Twins(Separated at birth!) Submit two pictures, one of each octopus, in circumstances as identical as possible. Include documentation of where each octopus is; scoring will be based on how close the pictures are in content, how far apart the octopodes are in physical space, and how complex and interesting the pictures are.Linus stands before the archway of the Green Building, the home of Earth Sciences at MIT. Akira stands before the archway of the Green Building, the home of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. At a distance of a couple of miles more than 2694mi because MIT is east of Cambridge city hall.
Additional references: Rank: 5 out of 6 |
 (0 comments) | Video GameOctopus with the highest score in a video game."Octopodes' Garden" rocks out. 392,017 points playing Highway Star on medium in Rockband.
Rank: 3 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | TeachingOne octopus teaches interesting lessons to other octopodes.Akira teaches Argonautia, Little Tremo, and Toshiro how to calculate Octonions on a Difference Engine.
Additional references: Rank: 2 out of 7 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble II(Strict Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest *valid* Scrabble scoring word. (Scoring site here)Octopodes who don't get enough exercise can go to this 23-point fitness club.
Rank: 4 out of 19 |
 (1 comment) | EnteringDue to their squishability and flexibility, octopodes are very good at getting into small, hard-to-get-into places. Document your octopus in the best example of somewhere hard to get into.12 fl. oz. of octopus. And sugar free!
Rank: 5 out of 13 |
 (0 comments) | CookingDemonstrate your octopus's ability to feed a hungry family, or the multitudes!Here is Akira in the process of providing delicious and moist cake.
Rank: 8 out of 8 |
 (0 comments) | FunWhile the quest for Kingship is difficult, octopodes should enjoy themselves. Show off your octopus having the most fun.Akira imbibes at the Weinfest in Kitzingen, Germany.
Rank: 6 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | Meta EssenceThe octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.Rank: 20 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta PowerThe octopus scoring zero in the most contests.Rank: 14 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | Meta MiscellanySubmit your own contest name and description, and a picture of your octopus being the best in it.Akira instructs a cat in camouflage. Lesson one: choose the right background.
Rank: 9 out of 9 |
(0 comments) | Meta FellowshipYour octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.Rank: 13 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | NumismatismShow your octopus with the oldest legal coinAkira with a 1921 German 5 pfennig coin (and two coins from the 30s to keep it company)
Additional references: Rank: 6 out of 9 |
 (0 comments) | Poker MoneyShow your octopus with a serial number on a dollar that can make the highest poker hand.Akira has a full house, eights over eights. Also called five eights.
Rank: 1 out of 7 |
(0 comments) | DefenseSome octopodes seem to think that various entries by others have not been given enough credit. Your octopus may submit a Spirited Defense of another's entry which it thinks should have been higher, and this contest will give it another chance at points.Tudo Azul would like to put in a good word for Linus and Akira's Twins entry. Of the entries as of this writing (leaving aside Tudo Azul's own entry, since one should not argue the merit of one's own entry), only Linus and Akira's shows any indication of where the pictures were taken: the picnics, remotes, and even horses could be absolutely anywhere, for all one can judge from the photos. Linus and Akira also show the most specific objects in their photos: not merely common objects or animals, but Green Buildings of Earth Science. Finally, Linus and Akira's entry deserves recognition for both research effort and wit.
Respectfully submitted,
Rank: 2 out of 6 |
