# The Amazing Race 10 - Ep. 2: "Can Horses Smell Fear?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961 "2006-09-24T17:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/61 "2006-09-26T14:42:19Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] I also wonder, because we haven’t heard anything about it for the last two seasons: did they eliminate the Chip-and-Colin Memorial Roadblock Limit Rule? _Why?_ Because of all the rule changes that have taken place in the past few seasons, that one actually made the most sense. [/QUOTE] I’ve been wondering that myself. The season the rule was put into effect, Phil reminded us at every Road Block. I haven’t heard him mention it in any season since. It makes more sense than just about any other rule they’ve got, and I can’t believe they’d abolish it. David and Mary with the “we’ve never met gay people” were hilarious. Kudos to Dave for not looking embarrassed or angry that people have the audacity to be gay in his vicinity. I know it’s giving into the stereotype, but I expected him to be violently homophobic. If he is, he’s hiding it pretty well, and that deserves a kudo or two, as well. I like that Mary’s not taking his crap, but as was mentioned upthread, I haven’t actually seen him _give_ her any crap, so maybe she needs to dial it back a little. I would punch Peter in the face if he were that “supportive” of me. Gah. ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/62 "2006-09-26T14:50:32Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] I would punch Peter in the face if he were that “supportive” of me. Gah. [/QUOTE] Hear! Hear! He’s an annoying creep! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/63 "2006-09-26T15:02:29Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] I’ve been wondering that myself. The season the rule was put into effect, Phil reminded us at every Road Block. I haven’t heard him mention it in any season since. It makes more sense than just about any other rule they’ve got, and I can’t believe they’d abolish it. [/QUOTE] With the Family Edition the rule was apparently suspended because of the four-person teams and the sometimes two-person Roadblocks. I’m pretty sure I remember hearing it mentioned in the last season and I know I remember some of the teams talking about how many Roadblocks each member had performed. I wanna say Ray and Yolanda talked about it regarding the amusement park ride Road Block. And “We’ve never been around gay people…we like 'em!” should so totally have been the episode title. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/64 "2006-09-26T15:15:02Z")
The Chip-and-Colin Memorial Roadblock Limit Rule was definitely in effect last season – several racers confirmed it. I’m assuming it’s a permanent rules change unless we hear otherwise since it really was fixing a bad problem with the show. I, however, always think of it as the Bowling Moms Roadblock Rule, since they were the team that was screwed by its absence on their season. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/65 "2006-09-26T17:42:25Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Did they change the rules at all after the infamous Meatblock? If not, then the team would have to take some kind of time penalty for not completing the task (I believe the penalty depends on how long the task is expected to take). Whether they would make the team just stand there out at the task site and wait until they could be checked in, or whether they would just add the time to their departure time in the morning, we have yet to see. [/QUOTE] I recall the producers saying that they will no longer have challenges that involve eating tremendous amounts of food, like a pound of caviar, an entire ostrich egg, the aformentioned four pounds of meat. I don’t know whether the penalty for quitting task has been changed. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/66 "2006-09-26T17:49:10Z")
[QUOTE=Terminus Est] I recall the producers saying that they will no longer have challenges that involve eating tremendous amounts of food, like a pound of caviar, an entire ostrich egg, the aformentioned four pounds of meat. I don’t know whether the penalty for quitting task has been changed. [/QUOTE] Oh, well thank goodness they only had to eat a modest portion of **EYEBALLS**. I’m 100% with the “This is TAR, not Fear Factor” people. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/67 "2006-09-26T17:56:32Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] The Chip-and-Colin Memorial Roadblock Limit Rule was definitely in effect last season – several racers confirmed it. [/QUOTE] Someone mentioned it in this episode at the Roadblock. They said, “You do it; it’s your turn,” so I’m guessing it’s still in effect. I think some teams are just trading off each time. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/68 "2006-09-26T18:03:29Z")
[QUOTE=lorene] Oh, well thank goodness they only had to eat a modest portion of **EYEBALLS**. I’m 100% with the “This is TAR, not Fear Factor” people. [/QUOTE] It wouldn’t have been much of a challenge if they had been asked to eat moo shoo pork, would it? In terms of gross Chinese food they could have eaten, fish eyes were pretty mild. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/69 "2006-09-26T18:44:45Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] I’ve been wondering that myself. The season the rule was put into effect, Phil reminded us at every Road Block. I haven’t heard him mention it in any season since. It makes more sense than just about any other rule they’ve got, and I can’t believe they’d abolish it. David and Mary with the “we’ve never met gay people” were hilarious. Kudos to Dave for not looking embarrassed or angry that people have the audacity to be gay in his vicinity. I know it’s giving into the stereotype, but I expected him to be violently homophobic. If he is, he’s hiding it pretty well, and that deserves a kudo or two, as well. I like that Mary’s not taking his crap, but as was mentioned upthread, I haven’t actually seen him _give_ her any crap, so maybe she needs to dial it back a little. I would punch Peter in the face if he were that “supportive” of me. Gah. [/QUOTE] Didn’t Mary also say they never knew any Asian people? That’s pretty sheltered! I am not really taken with this couple, although they can be amusing. I don’t have a real favorite yet. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/70 "2006-09-26T20:07:45Z")
[QUOTE=Velma] Didn’t Mary also say they never knew any Asian people? That’s pretty sheltered! I am not really taken with this couple, although they can be amusing. I don’t have a real favorite yet. [/QUOTE] Yup - no Asians either. Considering that their hometown is 3.5 hours from Lexington, KY it’s pretty damned surprising that they’ve ever known any black people. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/71 "2006-09-26T21:58:35Z")
[QUOTE=lorene] Oh, well thank goodness they only had to eat a modest portion of **EYEBALLS**. I’m 100% with the “This is TAR, not Fear Factor” people. [/QUOTE] They’ve been eating local foods that Americans consider disgusting since the first season. I never had any objection to eating local delicacies that might offend the delicate sensitivities of the racers as long as it wasn’t massive quantities. They went off the rails with the caviar and it’s taken till now to get back to what I consider is the right kind of eating challenge. They’ll never top the live baby octopi in TAR4, though. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961/72 "2006-09-27T01:02:38Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] Even though they knew they were last, they should have kept trying with the arrows until they got it. Because that’s the TAR way, and I really wanted to see that big fireball in the darkness. [/QUOTE] Isn’t that one of those “Deep Thoughts” by Jack Handey? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-ep-2-can-horses-smell-fear/373961.md?page=3)