# Let's play QWOP!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 17, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495 "2010-12-17T10:01:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495/21 "2011-03-21T17:35:19Z")

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[Solid advice](http://www.lolbot.net/pix/12208.jpg).

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495/22 "2011-04-30T03:07:12Z")

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Gah. Faceplant at 98 m. Wish I’d taken a screenshot.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495/23 "2011-04-30T07:26:40Z")

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This [YouTube review](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmcMG4uxiHk) of QWOP (audio NSFW) almost had me crying with laughter.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-qwop/564495/24 "2011-04-30T16:29:25Z")

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Woo hoo 100! After a few attempts where I managed to semi-run 40 or 50 or 60 meters before overbalancing one way or the other, this time after I got past the hurdle I went to the ground and used the qw knee-walking method for the last 45 meters, then stood up to cross the finish line.

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