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ANW10 Tuning Forks

American Ninja Warrior 10's Tuning Forks in Dallas

The Tuning Forks is an obstacle, firstly introduced on American Ninja Warrior 10, as the fourth obstacle during Dallas qualifiers.

It consisted of 3 tuning fork-shaped boards that would pivot when the competitors stepped on them, each board was supported with a support bar at the bottom, and the boards were increasing in size. Competitors must run across the obstacle to reach the landing platform.

During Dallas qualifiers, the obstacle was proven to be one of the most brutal obstacles. Several top competitors, including Karsten Williams, Brent Steffensen, and Barclay Stockett, had been taken out by this obstacle. Most of the time, competitors made a misstep on the third tuning fork, causing them to lose momentum and ultimately fail to reach the landing platform.

In total, 22 competitors fell on this obstacle. With only 26 competitors completing the obstacle, it had became the cut-off for the top 30 competitors for advancing to Dallas finals.

A serious elimination of the obstacle came from April Steiner Bennett's run, in which she suffered an extremely painful crash on the third tuning fork. This caused a fractured/dislocated ankle and resulted in her having to be rushed into the ambulance. Due to her injury, she was replaced by Kat Ratcliff (who fell on one obstacle prior, the Bouncing Spider) for Dallas finals, as she technically placed fifth in the top 5 female competitors. Likely for these reasons, this elimination was not shown during the broadcast.

During Dallas finals, the obstacle was replaced by the Broken Bridge, which would later appear in Philadelphia course on the same season (whether during Philadelphia qualifiers and finals), meaning the Tuning Forks did not reappear in any city finals course, being one of the three obstacles to do so (along with the Floating Steps and Ring Jump).

Originally, the Tuning Forks was supposed to be the third obstacle during Philadelphia finals, replacing the Broken Bridge during Philadelphia qualifiers. However, due to severe weather on the day before the taping of city finals round in that city, affecting the safety factor of the course (particularly at the balance obstacle), the producers decided to keep the Broken Bridge as the third obstacle instead of swapping it with the Tuning Forks.

Other Appearances

AusNW3 Tuning Forks

Australian Ninja Warrior 3's Tuning Forks

On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Tuning Forks appeared as the third obstacle in every qualifying heat.

Similar to its appearance during Dallas qualifiers on American Ninja Warrior 10, the obstacle was also proven to be brutal, as it eliminated many competitors such as Brodie Pawson and Georgia Bonora.

In Heat 1 and Heat 3, the obstacle became the cut-off for advancing to the semifinals. In Heat 2, every competitor who reached the obstacle advanced to the semifinals (since only 16 competitors attempted the obstacle and the top 18 competitors from each heat would advance to the semifinals on that season).

Competitors' Success Rate

  • All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found
ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW10 26 48 54.17%
Total 26 48 54.17%

Trivia

  • The name of the obstacle was based on a tool of the same name, which is used as a resonator to measure pitch and frequency of sound.
  • The Tuning Forks had a similar concept to the Log Runner, as both obstacles served as balance obstacles that would rotate in an opposing direction as the competitors run across it. Because of this, both of them utilized friction to oppose the competitors' motion and ultimately interfere with their momentum.
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