What is Poohsticks?
First appearing in chapter 6 of HaPC, Poohsticks is the ultimate in games, and was invented by our very own Winnie the Pooh. All you need is a stream, a bridge (optional, but very nice), and some sticks or fir cones. You drop the sticks off one side of the bridge (usually the upstream side), then rush over to the other side to see whose stick appears first. Occasionally a player may be bounced into the water by another player. In such an instance, it’s usually best to just spin around in an eddy for awhile and make the best of the situation. For those of you who don’t have a stream handy, you could try your luck at Virtual Pooh Sticks. Graham Simms has created an electronic version of the game, in which ten players compete to see whose electronic message arrives at a destination first. If you’re interested in finding out more about that, visit the Virtual Pooh Sticks web page.
