This hugely decreases the chances of a rogue nut being prepared and selected by any perpetrator. The judges also watch intently for any sleight of hand going on. “A steel conker would weigh ...
A CONKER champion found with a fake nut made of steel has been cleared of cheating. David Jakins — known as King Conker — raised suspicions with one-hit victories at the world championships.
He added: 'Now it turns out King Conker had a dummy steel conker, so he could have swapped his real conker for that one. Or he could have marked the conker strings to pick out a harder nut.' ...