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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 8:37 am
Am I the only one that didn't understand the challenge involving the cattle? I couldn't figure out what they had to do. Miz, in the first episode Brenden said since he's half-Mexican, he didn't like the Border Patrol agents - and then Rachel told him to shut up. I wouldn't be surprised if things were said between Brenden and the BP agents at the pit stops because there seems to be a LOT of tension between them. It does seem like most of the teams are gunning for Brenchel. This is exactly why I don't like recycling reality show contestants - especially those that won $500,000 on BB.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 9:11 am
Lexie- I am right there with you. I didn't understand and I was too lazy to rewind to try and catch it again! LOL I thought the clowns seem like really nice people and have a great relationship with each other. I like to see that.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 9:13 am
I don't mind the border agents either. I can understand their frustration at Rachel and B just following, wanting help from other teams becuase you know they would be very unlikely to return the favor. I was glad to see the Country Bumpkins team do so well -- wish he hadn't agreed to help Rachel.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 9:24 am
re: the cattle. They had to figure out the average weight of the cattle in the pen by counting how many cattle were in the pen being auctioned, listening to the auction-guy say how much the entire lot weighed. So, they had to do long division. They had to figure out their number before the auction was over and tell one of the gouchos. As the mother of an elementary student, if you haven't done long division in a while, it can take a bit for it to come back to you. LOL.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 9:39 am
I thought it was kinda funny that the border patrol agents were so quick to help the team that came in first last time, and then were upset when that same team beat them this time!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:11 am
Brenda, so if they couldn't figure out how much the cattle in that pen weighed before it was auctioned off, they had to go to the next pen and start all over again?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:12 am
That's why all of the answers were different.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:16 am
Yes Lexie. 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:20 am
Yep, what Scoot said. That's why they felt pressure to compute quickly. They basically had time to do one guess it appeared. Then they'd have to move on to the next stall of cows.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:50 am
aaaahhh... okay. That explains it. I couldn't figure out why all of the answers were different. 
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Connies
Member
03-11-2010
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:54 am
I have to wonder, hasn't Rachel seen herself enough on TV to see how ugly she looks with the fake crying? Yikes, that would be enough of a reason to stop as any. Ha.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:55 am
who can ever forget Rachel in the bushes --- good times...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:56 am
Brendon disliked the border agents instantly because he is "half Mexican". And he was mouthing off about it. In the first episode. Rachel was completely lost and fake crying, tried to over hear the numbers the first two teams got, and I don't think for a minute she contributed to what the guy who helped her was missing. He was apologizing because the first time he went to give a number he had forgotten something. Rachel or Brendon was snatching clues from the hands of others, they seem to listen and follow the others without helping them, so I was sorry they got such blatent help. I think without help she'd have been just as hopeless as the clown husband. The math probably was a problem, but the noise and actually hearing the numbers probably created the first problem for many of them. The clowns seem to be a loving couple but they still annoyed me with all the clown references and the stupid clown noses. So I'm happy they are now off to relax, off camera. But how nice that she was 100% supportive at the end when he just couldn't get the number. I doubt that would have happened with most of the other teams.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:02 am
Brenchel better hope when the leg involves a U-turn, they are first to the clue box. I don't see how they make it through the race without being U-turned.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:03 am
good point, Lexie! I agree about the clowns - a lot of cliches!
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Nerovh
Member
06-11-2005
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 2:15 pm
Anybody remember the first set of clowns they had on TAR, one was named Al, can't remember the other one. I think they were on season 4 maybe. I loved those two guys. They were full of fun and very competitive. These two clowns seemed so sad in comparison, but they seem to be a very loving and gracious couple, so I ended up liking them better on this episode than on the first one. As far as the border patrol agents go, I think Brendon has probably earned their dislike. I like them much better than I like Brenchal.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 8:14 pm
From my fav exit interview site: Exclusive: Dave Gregg and Cherie Gregg talk 'The Amazing Race' http://realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-dave-gregg-and-cherie-gregg-talk-the-amazing-race-13183.php
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 8:48 pm
Glad to hear that I wasn't the only person that couldn't understand the cow counting challenge. Lastnight my SMART Kid Sis had to talk me thru it. Especially the "rounding up" business. From the exit interview, it looks like they only had 3 minutes to come up with the answer and present it to the gaucho. Talk about an intense pressure type challenge! Wow!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:34 pm
Aha!!! Just read that exit interview, and I was wondering while watching the show if they had been required to put all of the water in the tea kettle or just had to make it whistle. I decided they must have been required to put in the whole bottle of water because surely one of them would have figured out that if you put in less water, it would boil faster.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:56 pm
Yeah Juju, I caught that lastnight while watching too. Noticed the clowns just dumped part of the water into the teakettle and then was dumbfounded the others poured the entire jug. Nice that was clarified in the exit interview. Of course I use a teakettle daily to heat water for my Starbuck's plunge French press so I know such things. But, even using a microwave oven, less water takes less time to heat.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 12:08 am
I had wondered about the water too. Yeah, unless it said you had to pour all the water in, you should pour in a little as possible to get the teapot to whistle.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 1:50 am
I just thought the clowns cheated and might be penalized. But if the clue really just said you had to make the kettle whistle that would be the clear choice. Perhaps the clowns were not of the microwave generation as much as the others. The clowns just had a whiplash sort of leg. First of all, they gained close to two hours because of bunching.. including 2 more hours to sleep at the pit stop. Then they surged ahead with the fast whistle (oh and getting help from someone who pointed out the picture of the finished product on the box.. which they apparently had not seen).. But then they were whipped back when their bus had delays and further back when the dyslexic clown got the math problem. It must have been exhausting to keep having hope and then losing it.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 9:23 am
When I have time I am going to check the steam theory with my tea kettle. I would think that higher water in the kettle would mean more steam pressure and too little water might result in not enough steam to make a whistle.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 9:36 am
I think it would depend on volume to a certain extent...you have to have enough water to make the kettle whistle but you certainly don't have to put all the water in it. Less water certainly boils faster. Most people I know only make a "cuppa" at a time so they don't pour in a whole bottle of water for that.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 10:32 am
The steam produces the whistle, not pressure. So if there's steam, even with a little water, it will whistle. If the water boils, there will be steam. Mine works on just a cup of water. 
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