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Title: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 28, 2023, 01:00:20 PM

Content warning: Contains Piers Morgan

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2023/sep/27/hans-niemann-denies-using-vibrating-anal-beads-to-against-magnus-carlsen-video
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: Steve H on September 28, 2023, 01:46:50 PM
How would anal beads help, and even if they did, how can shoving things up your arse be construed as cheating?
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: Outrider on September 28, 2023, 01:51:18 PM
The beads (as I understand it, not speaking from personal experience here!) can be controlled by an app on a phone, and so could be used as a means of communication.

O.
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 28, 2023, 01:52:59 PM
Quote from: SteveH on September 28, 2023, 01:46:50 PM
How would anal beads help, and even if they did, how can shoving things up your arse be construed as cheating?
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/chess-cheating-anal-beads-conspiracy-hans-niemann
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: jeremyp on September 28, 2023, 03:12:19 PM
Quote from: SteveH on September 28, 2023, 01:46:50 PM
How would anal beads help, and even if they did, how can shoving things up your arse be construed as cheating?

They can be made to vibrate remotely using a phone app.

Edit: ninja'd by Outrider.
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: jeremyp on September 28, 2023, 03:13:32 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on September 28, 2023, 01:52:59 PM
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/chess-cheating-anal-beads-conspiracy-hans-niemann

Buzzfeed eh?
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 28, 2023, 03:51:45 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on September 28, 2023, 03:13:32 PM
Buzzfeed eh?
Seemed the appropriate source for the story
Title: Re: Hans Niemann denies using vibrating anal beads to cheat against Magnus Carlsen
Post by: jeremyp on September 28, 2023, 06:01:34 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on September 28, 2023, 03:51:45 PM
Seemed the appropriate source for the story

Precisely.