I am starting a new contest for no particular reason.
this is a contest to see who can make the most retardedly awesome map/physics/lua. in order to qualify, your idea must be whack. zany map design, goofy physics, and WTF premise are all strongly encouraged.
specific rules:
1) this is a contest for "crazy awesome", not just vanilla "awesome". a really good idea that is very traditional will not win. your entry must be crazy in one way or another.
2) non-traditional gameplay/flow is encouraged (ie: potato anus soccer). if you think you have a good idea that doesn't use any weapons or something, go for it.
3) any combination of poly tricks/textures/mml/lua/physics/whatever are allowed, however entries will be weighted inversely to how much they include. someone that writes an entirely new game in a 25mb lua file will be disadvantaged against a map with a goofy physics model. something simple and well executed is better.
4) your entry must be playable by anyone willing to give it a serious shot. the results must reasonably be able to be construed as entertainment- don't just make something stupid where there's nothing to do.
4a) an entry that is just random will not rank highly. don't make a map that's a ginormous single room with 100 pfhor stuck to the ceiling, or replace all the weapon sprites with pictures of goldfish.
4b) a map that is simply ugly will not rank highly, unless it manages to be hilariously OMGWTFBBQ ugly.
5) maps/lua can be either solo or net, although net is strongly encouraged.
6) map files must contain a single level. no netmap packs, no solo scenarios.
7) people are allowed to submit as many entries as they want (but if you rapid fire submit a whole crapload of lame things I'll probably start ignoring you).
8) there are no hard limits on poly count, area, #players, or file size... although your entry will be disadvantaged if it only functions on a 3ghz i7 or something.
to reiterate, emphasis here is on creating something that is wacky but still basically playable by people with a little patience. this will be interpreted on a "good faith" basis.
edit: my original wording was a little biased here- your entry doesn't actually have to have a map file, it can be just a standalone physics model or lua script. hopper pointed out the joust lua script, which is a good example of what I'm looking for. I've reworded a couple things accordingly.