Someone once said that “without rules there is chaos.” Not to be outdone, many others have suggested that rules are meant to be broken. So, to sum it up, people want order that they can, when they see fit, break. No one ever said that we were easy to understand. It is also true that we like to impose rules and order when we perceive that a situation is out of control. Sometimes this makes sense. There is a rule that you must not kill or steal, and most of us agree that this is necessary because how else would society function? And then, sometimes, we find reasons to create rules for the most unpredictable reasons.
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments Had to Introduce Hygiene Rules
If you're not familiar with Yu-Gi-Oh!, it's a Japanese manga that turned into a popular anime and a very popular card game. Launched in 1999, the card game is still popular today and is played in tournaments all over the world. In 2009, the game was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as best selling collectible card game of all time: at that time, more than 22.5 billion cards had been sold.
Since the game is still very popular, these tournaments attract a lot of players and even spectators, usually in fairly small venues. And this is one of the reasons why Konami, the company that developed the game, had to come up with a new rule for tournament play in 2019. They came up with hygiene rule . It states, in particular: "All persons attending the tournament [must] be clean and wear clean clothes. If you or your clothes are excessively dirty or smell bad, you may be fined."
While this rule sounds silly, apparently hygiene has been an issue for so long that many players were quite pleased with the discovery. You can imagine how unpleasant it is to sit across from someone for 40 minutes of play when you smell it all the time.
9. The stock exchange introduced rules to prevent the market from being driven into a corner
To those of us outside the stock market, it mostly seems like a bunch of nonsense, vaguely reminiscent of rich people gambling and orange juice. But understanding the intricacies of the stock market has allowed many people to make incredible fortunes. And, of course, it has led to many people losing them.
In order for the stock market to run more or less smoothly, there are rules about what you can and cannot do. However, the rules are not as set in stone as they might seem, and in 1979 and 1980 they changed dramatically thanks to William and Nelson Hunt.
The Hunt brothers were rich because their father, H. L. Hunt, was rich. In 1960, he was one of the richest men on earth. His sons had an idea to get even richer. Americans were banned from owning gold, so they started buying silver. They ended up with about 100 million ounces . Then they hoarded it, creating a global shortage. The price went up $1.50 when they started buying it, to almost $50. Then the Federal Reserve suspended trading, and the price dropped like a stone. When brokers started selling the Hunts' silver to pay off loans, the price fell 78%. But the brothers still had contracts to buy silver at $50.
The pair lost nearly $2 billion and went bankrupt. They were accused of trying to monopolize the market and were fined. The exchange madenew rules . One said that since then no one could hold more than three million ounces. Anyone with more than three million had only a few months to sell up to three million. Sales could only be to approved buyers.
8. Monkeys Changed the Rules of Indian Golf
If you play golf at all, you're probably familiar with the "play it as it comes" rule. Basically, if something somehow impedes your ball's progress, it doesn't matter. Wherever the ball stops rolling, you play from there. So if it bounces off a tree, oh well. If it gets stuck in the thick grass, good luck chopping it out. And in some parts of India, they've had to adapt this rule because of an unexpected side effect of playing golf in a country that hasn't played it before.
In some parts of India, golf courses exist in the same place as monkeys, and monkeys sometimes show interest in the game. It is not uncommon for monkeys to grab the ball in play and run away with it. This is frustrating for golfers, but it is now part of the game. To take this into account rules were created , which basically consist of "playing where the monkey leaves".
This goes back to the English colonial presence in India, when they tried to make Calcutta too English for its own good. The monkeys, new to golf, loved to pick up the balls and play with them. The English fought back, trying to use fences and other things to keep them at bay, but apparently to no avail. Evencatch them It was no use. Eventually they gave up and simply accepted the monkeys as another danger, as a sand trap.
7. The Olympic "Eddie the Eagle Rule"
There's a lot of work that goes into making the Olympics a success, and it has to happen on many levels. You have hundreds of athletes to organize around the world, in addition to what the host city has to do to prepare for each visit. There are sponsors, infrastructure, media, security, and more. And, thanks to Eddie the Eagle, there also has to be some kind of proof that you deserve to be there.
The Eddie the Eagle Rule states that if an athlete is to qualify for the Olympic Games, he must either be among the 30% best, or among the top 50 participants in his chosen sport, whichever was lower. This is because before Eddie the Eagle, there was no leadership, and presumably anyone could end up in the Olympics if they were lucky.
Eddie the Eagle, also known as Michael Edwards, was an English ski jumper in the 1980s. In 1988, he was the first English ski jumper to be sent to the Olympics in 60 years, so people were excited. He qualified partly because there was simply no competition for him in Britain. He had failed at alpine skiing, but there was no one on the ski jumping team, so he took it up.
Despite almost no funding, which meant he voluntarily stayed in a Finnish mental hospital for a time because he needed room and board and his nearsightedness meant he constantly needed very special glasses, he qualified for the Olympics by scoring 70 in the one-meter jump at the '87 World Championships.
In Calgary, he used rented skis because he couldn't afford your own gear. He was the underdog who beat all underdogs, and people loved him. He was the worst performer at the Olympics that year, finishing last in the 70 and 80 meters.
Despite the defeat, he was certainly an inspiration and his persistence touched people. However, immediately after this, a rule was put in place prohibiting less skilled amateurs from competing on the world stage, preventing other outsiders from doing so.
6. The reindeer rule helps ensure that religious beliefs are not too religious.
The separation of church and state is a contentious issue for some, and it often comes to a head at Christmas. Not everyone believes that the nativity scene should be on public display on public property because it promotes a Christian viewpoint. But thanks to The Rule of the Deer Supreme Court , it doesn't matter.
To get around the problem religious manifestations in a secular space, all you need to do is add a little secular charm. In this case, add Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or a Christmas menorah, and it will no longer be Christian, but festive. The reindeer means that no religion is supported or promoted, so perhaps everyone can be happy.
5. Major League Baseball pitcher imposes rule banning multiple switch pitches
In baseball, a hitter can throw left or right. Sometimes they can shake the pitcher by doing so. But there are also switch pitchers who can throw left or right and potentially shake the batter. So what happens when a switch hitter meets a switch pitcher? That's where you get the Pat Venditte Rule.
In 2015, Venditte became the first replacement since 1894, and everyone wondered what might happen. Official MLB rule states that the pitcher must indicate which hand he intends to use to pitch by putting the glove on the other hand. They cannot switch places until the pitcher becomes a runner or the inning ends.
Venditte inspired the rule in 2008 for minors. He was warming up both hands and then faced a striker named Ralph Henriquez. The two continued switch back and forth within 7 minutes. The rule change meant that this would never happen again.
4. Danger changed the rules to prevent cautious players
Have you ever wondered why only the winner gets paid in Jeopardy , even if the other players end up with a positive balance? Thanks to one man who wanted to get married in 1967. At the time, anyone who "won" money on Jeopardy , took them home. This guy just wanted to win enough to buy wedding ring . So he played and answered questions until he got bored. Then he just didn't talk anymore. Halfway through the game, he refused to play so as not to risk his winnings. Smart for him, boring for the TV audience.
The game was relaunched in 1984 , and the new version did not make any changes to the rules to keep more cautious players from silencing them.
3. Airlines Ban Emotional Support Animals
Remember a few years ago when the internet was full of stories about service animals , which were, for lack of a better word, ridiculous? People were transporting animals like pigs, alligators, snakes, and of course, numerous dogs and cats on planes under the guise of service or support animals. In 2020, this the end has come Well, officially it was. People still try.
In a bid to put an end to flying zoos, airlines have changed their rules to say only trained ones will count service dogs , which can fit on the passenger floor. Any other animal can travel, but it will be a pet and you will have to pay for and arrange transportation just like any other pet.
2. The NBA changed the rules so Wilt Chamberlain couldn't dunk beyond the free throw line.
Wilt Chamberlain was a true legend on the basketball court. He dominated like few players in history. 4,000 points in one season. 100 points in one game. Averaging over 50 points per game in one season. Literally dozens of other records. He was so good that the NBA changed the rules just to try to keep him in check. One of those rules was about how Chamberlain could dunk the ball with free throw lines .
The free throw line is 15 feet from the net. For most people, jumping that far is impossible. Chamberlain could do it. As a result the rules were changed to make it illegal , the rule was clearly specifically for Chamberlain, since who else ever did that?
1. The International Ski Association changed the scoring to sabotage the best skier
Rules are meant to be used to make things sensible, safe and fair. Sometimes they are used to punish. Ingemar Stenmark was a Swedish skier who was really good at what he did. So good that the International Ski Association decided to sabotage him by changing the rules to make him look worse than he really was.
Stenmark won 86 World Cup races over 15 years, as well as two Olympic gold medals, among other accolades. His events were slalom and giant slalom. In 1978-79, he was so far ahead of the competition that he recorded a world championship win for two months until the end of the competition. No one could win enough to beat him. So, the rules have been changed .
The overall World Cup standings will now include the downhill, which Stenmark has never raced. But without it, he will automatically lose a third of his points. As a result, Stenmark, uninterested in learning a completely new event, will never win a World Cup again.
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