Hey! I'm thinking about one of the first points of the detailed preliminary rules. As it is preliminary I decided to open this thread and start a discussion. Why exactly is the use of metronomes not allowed?

Additional questions:

1. How is it verified that the metronome wasn't used during the run? Should runners submit not only recordings of the game but also recordings of themselves and their surroundings?
2. Is listening to specially constructed playlists compiled only from electronic house-like songs with e.g. 166 BPM and using them as help considered cheating? If it is, should listening to all kinds of music during the run be banned?
3. Are runs performed in a room with an old grandma clock giving a distinctive tick every second considered cheating? A runner could use this as a metronome.

I imagine a lot of potential for abuse and not really seeing the benefits of this rule.