Disclaimer: Please don't try this at home. I just find this occasion quite hilarious and want to share with you guys :D
So yesterday I was hanging out with my folks, and there were some mild alcohol here and there (I drank some apple cider, please don't call the police I just reached 18) and I was a bit drowsy but definitely not drunk. I was just chilling when I checked on my phone and realized it was a mere 7 minutes until Codeforces Round 573 (Div. 1). If it was for any normal human being, they would probably skipped the contest and continue the fun. However, because I am not drunk at all, I decided that I should run home and participate. So I excused myself out of the party and sprinted as fast as I can.
On the path back home, there were 2 paths, one is clear and nicely lighted but a little bit further, and one involved running through a badly-lighted park but it was shorter in distance. As a programmer, I applied the Dijkstra algorithm immediately and sprinted through the park with maximum power. Little did I know, the shorter path does not always have the lower weight. There was a giant boulder in the middle of the park, and since the park was a little dark and I am definitely not drunk, I scratched my knee onto the boulder. It kinda hurt, but I just shrugged and ran through the rest of the park. Upon reaching home, I was greeted with this (mild bleeding warning).
However, it turns out my dedication was paid off, since I probably peaked my all-time performance, solving 4 problems in div 1 for the first time and at one point even reached the 8th place with a +221 predicted delta. There's not much to say afterwards, I regained my grandmaster status with no failed system test :D
So you could say I literally traded my red blood for my red grandmaster status. Please don't do this unless you are definitely not drunk.
No pain no gain.
kuroni orz.
Since you wrote this post, you may have to deal your blood every times you try to reach GM... :O
We have blood this blood that
Blood money, blood grandmaster
You owe blood, you pay with blood UwU
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Retired_NarutoElMatria atafeq fash5
how many liters do i need to sacrifice to gain rating
a giant boulder, dim light, and some apple cider
I have to kill myself to become a gm:(
Can i sacrifice something yellow to become a master?
When you scratched your knee onto a giant boulder:
Brb getting not drunk so I can hurt myself and become red
Good, good. Let the competing flow through you.
In Poland, we occasionally have some competition which you'd definitely enjoy.
Because Your blood flow increased, your brain has a better performance in the contest.
I wonder what the people in the white part of the rating chart (negative ratings) sacrificed...
In the time of negative rating, mostly I was watching movies & practicing O_o
A fantastic symbol of code lover!
Or a sign of being not drunk :D
Lol definitely won't try this at home. There is no giant fcking boulder inside my house for me to scratch my knee on.
Definitely go to the park to try this instead xD
What is the price for legendary grandmaster?
Sacrifice your Nutella jar I guess
So eventually you found your Ballmer peak? ;-)