Talk:Tug of war

10 centimetres?
"Two teams of eight, whose total mass must not exceed a maximum weight determined for the class, align themselves at the end of a rope (approximately 10 centimetres in circumference)."

Uh... really? --Ihope127 17:55, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Yes, that's totally reasonable. 10 cm / pi ~= 3.2 cm diameter. Magnus Holmgren 08:22, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Sexuality
Any chance we could give this its own page. It doesn't really belong in this article, and frankly I wish I hadn't happened upon it. --djrobgordon 05:02, 3 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah but how often are rules of any kind followed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Why isn't it in the olympics anymore?
Tug of war is exciting... 24.23.32.249 (talk) 22:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Correction: you think it's exciting. Next time please remember, the talk page isn't a forum. 99.235.80.202 (talk) 10:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * But it's a good question. Why was it dropped? Huw Powell (talk) 04:13, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * "Previous Olympic Games included sports which are no longer present on the current program, like polo and tug of war. These sports, known as discontinued sports, were later removed either because of lack of interest or absence of an appropriate governing body." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sports#Changes kabbelen (talk) 00:27, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Should the article "answer" the question as well? Huw Powell (talk) 04:08, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I would have added it right now if it wasn't for the lack of clarity in the reference given in the article linked to by kabbelen. The website states, "They [the sports that were discontinued, including tug of war] were discontinued either because of lack of interest on the part of the other nations or because the sport didn't have a genuine international governing body conforming to Olympic standards." Whichever one it is for tug of war, though, I do not know. I may look for more references that specify this when I've got time. ~Super Hamster  Talk Contribs 00:38, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Accidents
Does a 500-year-old sport need a section with 3 accidents in the last 20 years? Furthermore, in the Arm Severing section, the applied and breaking strength of the rope used are given in kg. kgs are units of mass, not of force. The source has it written as force in kg, which makes me doubt the credibility of the article. Mikegarri (talk) 19:54, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Removed the section. AIRcorn (talk) 06:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Teams
What is the inclusion criteria for the list of teams? At the moment it looks completely indiscriminate and arbitrary. Either the list should be removed or specific inclusion criteria (world championship winners?) developed and applied. I'll apply the first of these solutions (i.e. removing the list) if there is no objections or further discussion in the meanwhile. Thryduulf (talk) 13:35, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Given no comments in 14 days, I've removed the list of teams. Thryduulf (talk) 18:20, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Rubbish
According to the article:


 * The rope used for a tug of war in Uiryeong Keunjul taenggigi (January 15 in Chinese calendar) is 251 metres long, 4.5 metres in circumference and weighs 54.5 metric tons.

Excuse me, but who has a grip that can grasp a girth of 4.5 m, even if the tuggers have to hug the rope?! Furthermore, the rope's mass would work out to just over 217 kg/m. It sounds more like weightlifting than tug of war. This statement is patent nonsense, and I mean to delete it from the article for that reason. Please do not reinstate it unless you can come up with a reference.

Also according to the article:


 * The rope used for a tug of war in Naha Oōtsunahiki (October 10) is 200 metres long and weighs more than 40 metric tons.

In this case, the rope's mass would work out to a relatively light 200 kg/m. Still, this, too, is patent nonsense, and I mean to delete it from the article for that reason. Please do not reinstate it unless you can come up with a reference. Kelisi (talk) 17:05, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Presently in the article there are 2 illustrations - one a drawing "Gozutenno tsunahiki.jpg", one a photo "Naha Tug of War.jpg" - that show very thick ropes being used in what seems to be a Tug of War. In the case of the photo, the problem of gripping the thick rope seems to have been solved by having thinner ropes wrapped around the main rope. FrankSier (talk) 11:53, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Blisters
I notice that the rope was rubbing my hands, which can give you blisters on your palms and the your fingers. "Tug o' War" in Mario Party only gives you palm blisters from rotating the analog stick. Luigithemetal64 (talk) 21:08, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

World Series wives
During baseball's World Series, there is sometimes a tug-o-war between the wives and significant others of the players of the championship teams. Does anyone have information about this event? Is it a regular annual event? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.225.17.141 (talk) 05:46, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

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"ropey ropey pull pull"
This name was added by an IP editor without a citation. It sounds pretty childish to me and I doubt anyone seriously uses it to refer to the sport. I've removed it. Hairy Dude (talk) 16:17, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

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TWIF & 'Regional variations'
Presently some the article seems to be written from the point of view that TWIF, 'The Tug of War International Federation', represents a normal/standard version and that everything else is just a 'variation'. This seems to be not NPOV to me, unless it is backed up by a reference. From the illustrations and text presently in the article it seems that large numbers of people, over long historical times, are/have been involved in the 'variations'.

Is there any information about the numbers of people involved in the various forms?

Specifically, I suggest that the section 'Formal rules' is renamed as 'TWIF formal rules', or as 'TWIF rules', as the present references in that section lead to the TWIF website.

The section 'Tactics' also seems to refer to the TWIF version, but that is not referenced.

FrankSier (talk) 12:13, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

'Tactics' section
"...Slowly but surely, the other team is forced into surrender by a runaway pull." - Surely this tactic could be used by either team, meaning that either team can force a win(?). This sounds like a bit of commentary on a particular match, rather than a general piece of info. I suggest this is re-worded.

"Another factor that affects the game that is little known..." - Is this particularly less-known than other aspects of the game?

FrankSier (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Tug of War
Tug of War does not exactly describe a game with a rope. In the 19th century, Tug of War without a rope (catch and pull) was already described in several books and magazines. At the same time, the rope variant was commonly known under the name French and English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.96.202.171 (talk) 08:58, 21 June 2021 (UTC) ]

Detailed rules?
I don't see any detailed rules around subjects such as what footwear players are allowed to use, what surface the sport is played on, whether players are allowed to loop/knot the rope, etc. I presume that there must be such rules in high-level competition. Grover cleveland (talk) 07:27, 29 July 2021 (UTC)