I found a video of a guy doing an Oatmeal any% speedrun. I just especially wanted to hear you guys feedback on ways this route could be optimized and I think "Oatmeal%" may definitely reside as one of the future's big new speedrunning challenges.
Homie out here cooking some breakfast in the attic
This is the first forum post that has made me laugh out loud
Rewatched it again... is it safe to say we can invalidate this run? multiple steps are done off camera (or obscured by a towel.) not to mention many steps could have been optimizied way better and he neglected multiple skips. What do you guys think?
I would say that the lack of a microwave being present on screen invalidates the run, as it may actually be an oven at 800 degrees F and boils water instantly, no way to know for sure.
I would argue any way of heating the water would be valid, so long as it's present on the screen. Using an 800 degree oven would be akin to a skip, but for all we know he switched out a cold bowl with a preheated one.
That feels too precise of a rule, unless a runner has heat goggles. It is important that the transfer and heating is shown. Who even says you can’t have cold oatmeal
simple, divided between cold% and normal%.
Also, I believe milk heats faster than water, so providing which type of milk was used should be part of verification.
You also have to remember the bowl size. There should be a rule to take a measurement of the bowl before.
I propose that a full speedrun would begin at initial preparation of the oatmeal and be concluded upon finishing the bowl. Therefore, you'd need to just require proof that everything going into the oatmeal is fully shown on screen, and the fluid needs to be heated to a set temperature, regardless of if you use water or skim milk or whole milk - the ideal/easiest heated could totally be discovered through the process of experimentation and continued runs.
What are the rules for the run? Is there a specific brand/measurement/flavor of oatmeal? Does it matter if the measurement for liquid inside of the oatmeal is accurate? What counts as "finishing the bowl" - What if I consider eating a bite and then being so full I can't take it anymore "finishing the bowl?" How long must you heat the oatmeal?
my thoughts are: -the amount of oatmeal is one Quaker's instant oatmeal packet as seen in the video (that including the amount of liquid it suggests) -to finish the bowl you have to finish the bowl, if you can't that's an invalidation of the run as you can't finish your run. -I would like to imagine both the heating and the container holding the oatmeal is up to runner discretion, as they have to be able to figure out the most optimal way to both heat it as fast as possible and eat it immediately after. the huge sticking point (to me) is a.) did they prepare and consume the entire meal in front of the camera, from ripping open the bag to eating the last bite and b.) can the product be called oatmeal? (i.e. is it raw, hard, cold oats with a dollop of cold water or is it something that is immediately recognizable as oatmeal.)
can water be heated separately while the rest is being prepared? i.e. through use of a kettle or similar products
If that is the case, should there be equipment specific categories?
That would be plausible.. I'll do some runs tomorrow morning for breakfast and lunch and get back to you on how much faster it is (or isn't) as I own an electric kettle
I think practically anything would be allowed, so long as the entire process is on camera and the end result can be clearly classified as oatmeal.
"How I set the Oatmeal Speedrun World Record" coming soon
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