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calimary

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21. The timer running out would have to kill his mic.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #19)

Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:50 PM

Sep 2020

But that likely wouldn’t stop him either.

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There is a simple technical solution to prevent cross-talk at a debate: a chess-clock. [View all] DetlefK Sep 2020 OP

Won't work. Laelth Sep 2020 #1

True Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #2

He can talk as much as he wants, because his microphone would be turned off. DetlefK Sep 2020 #4

nope - see my post #5. consider_this Sep 2020 #7

Yep - I said this elsewhere, consider_this Sep 2020 #5

Silly to put them in the same physical space. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #11

much better! consider_this Sep 2020 #16

And he won't willingly turn his own mic off. calimary Sep 2020 #9

Ok - then he can leave the last words to Biden. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #14

Not willingly. calimary Sep 2020 #17

Nope, but the timer would run out, and he's done. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #19

The timer running out would have to kill his mic. calimary Sep 2020 #21

Yes, it would kill his mic. Then we could laugh as he gesticulates wildly and mouths obscenities. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #22

Speaking of chess... Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #3

good analogy! consider_this Sep 2020 #6

PERFECT! Stinky The Clown Sep 2020 #13

Yep. That's about it. calimary Sep 2020 #18

I'm in favor of wiring them with electrodes Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #8

Even simpler: dispense with having them both on the same stage... JHB Sep 2020 #10

Yup - camera off, mic off. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #15

Sound-proof booth freepotter Sep 2020 #12

In Brownie Girl Scouts, we used the Talking Stick Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #20

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