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Why not do a face, hat, glove pat down? Boxers do it.
by germinalphrase 5y ago
Why not do a face, hat, glove pat down? Boxers do it.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoAre you going to do a chemical test of their hair and body surface too? To be totally clear, you could do this, but it's going to start an arms race of trickery.
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe ancient Greeks had olympic athletes compete nude as a check against cheating.
- germinalphrase 5y agoYou’re escalating just a bit from “hey, you got any gunk on your hat, head, mitt?” Watch an MMA match. It takes all of five seconds for a ref to run their hands over the competitors head, hands, etc. Which is certainly better than… nothing.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoIt is better than nothing. But you've also got people going on and off the field frequently and a strong incentive to cheat. If your five second check is circumvented it's no longer that much better than nothing.