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World conker champion found with steel chestnut, cleared of cheating

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424 points notamy | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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msie ◴[15 Oct 24 08:35 UTC] No.41846347[source]▶
I had a hard time figuring out where the cheating comes in. Especially with the metal chestnut. Marking the strings so they break more easily?
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1. JetSetIlly ◴[15 Oct 24 10:14 UTC] No.41846983[source]▶
If he sees his opponent with a marked string, he knows it's time to bring out the metal chestnut.