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EventHorizon
04/17/09

In reply to Greatest Living Samurai Reduced To Slicing Vegetables, BBs in Slow-Mo
My Japanese half is a little embarrassed...

My White half is like "DAMN, THAT SHIT IS AWESOME!"

My childhood self is like "MOM! I WANT TO LEARN TO DO THAT!!!"
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newgalactic
04/17/09

@EventHorizon: Curious, why is your Japanese half embarrassed? Not trying to be rude, but I was totally impressed with the man. Granted, I only have a "White" half. So by your description, it's no surprise that I'm totally impressed.
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Nick
04/17/09

@newgalactic: i am sorry to hear that you're merely half a man. your struggle and your perseverance through it all is an inspiration to me.
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OPHICERMANGO
04/17/09

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Are the Japanese writers on strike?
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Nick
04/17/09

@OPHICERMANGO: since when has Japan used writers?
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92BuickLeSabre
04/17/09

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So is anybody else watching Deadliest Warrior on Spike TV besides me?

SPOILER ALERT in the reply.
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92BuickLeSabre
04/17/09

@92BuickLeSabre: Okay, so pretty much the whole set up is bull shit, but who cares, it's awesome.

What I do appreciate is that so far the Apache beat the Gladiator and the Samurai beat the Viking.

Which means (a) they are actually taking speed, maneuverability, and technique into account in a way that they don't seem to be showing in the "chop off a gel man's head" segments and (b) they are awesome.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@92BuickLeSabre: I suppose, but the Apache vs Gladiator fight really was utter bullshit. Two completely different sets of home turf.

What bothers me is that they have a habit of showing that technique always beats brute force, when, you know, if that brute force attack hits you, it's going to really hurt you in a serious way.

They're also not calculating things like reach based upon weapon length and average arm length of a person of that particular ethnicity and...

I'm waiting for the Spartan vs Ninja fight, only, the Spartan will lose because he's trained in group tactics and the fights being portrayed always put one person out of their element.
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danger the pirate
04/17/09

@Lite: spartan vs ninja? thats complete bullshit! theyre polar opposites and, as you pointed out, spartans were trained in group combat. im sure, for the sake of the show, theyll make it badass, but still... and dont even get me started on gladiator vs apache...
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@danger the pirate ★♥ has a fake star and a fake heart. (tha...: Right, thus why I was kind of irritated at the whole scenario... So far pretty much the current running show punchline is: The Caucasian dies.
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92BuickLeSabre
04/17/09

Yes, yes, yes. I mean 10 Gladiators v. 10 Apaches in the southwest over the course of a month is totally different than one Gladiator and one Apache in an arena.

And would a Spartan ever even be in a fight with a ninja?

An assassin v. a group soldier? One on one, I could actually see it either way (because of the armor), but really, wouldn't the ninja just pick them off?

I imagine one ninja killing 365 Spartans one a day for a year, but 365 Spartans steamrolling 365 ninjas in one morning.

I'm not sure I would call the Gladiators Caucasian, but I'm okay with that unofficial motto anyway.

And I'm still totally hooked on it regardless of how completely stupid it is.

"Now let's push the magic button and watch the "computer generated fight to the death involving every weapon we tested!""
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@92BuickLeSabre: Technically, the gladiator would be anyone of any color as he's effectively a slave in that society. But the one featured for the show was pasty white guy.

Mostly I like them showing how effective armor is/is not, the damage the weapons can actually do.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Or say, a tiger vs a man on an elephant with a gun...

You know, what would happen?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: And this is why I look at PETA folk like they're insane when they ask me if I like polar bears. "Uhm, no, the damn thing will try to eat me."
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Hello Mister Walrus
04/17/09

In reply to Greatest Living Samurai Reduced To Slicing Vegetables, BBs in Slow-Mo
Am I the only one who shielded his crotch when they showed the cucumber-slicing part?
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Nick
04/17/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: no, i reached over and shielded yours too. tee he he he
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Nah, if a Samurai tried to do that to me his blade would shatter with a resounding wang noise.
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Software_Goddess
04/17/09

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4 easy payments of $19,950... but wait that's not all!!!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Software_Goddess: He even makes Julienne fries?
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Nick
04/17/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: no goof ball. he absorbs 10x his body weight. SamWow
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/17/09

@Nick: Yeah, well you know what ol' Jack Burton says...

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Software_Goddess
04/17/09

Act now and for a limited time we will throw in this Sumo Wrestler garbage disposal unit for just the cost of shipping.
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Nick
04/17/09

@Software_Goddess: and what do i get if i promise to tell a friend about this great deal?
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Pessimippopotamus
04/14/09

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That's quite on the cutting edge. Mwahahahhahahahaha.

Siiiiiiiigh.

Anyways, I'm taking Medieval German Swordsmanship. If I learn it correctly, it should beat mere Samurai ergonomics with German efficiency and brute power.
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ripfire
04/14/09

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Arch your back backwards as much as you can.

I had the same problem about a couple years ago on my lumbar muscles. At one point, I sprained it and I was out (disability) for a whole month. During that time, my PT told me it was because I've been sitting too much or hunched over my lumbar muscles start to strain. I trained to work out my core muscles and practice to keep my back muscles relaxed by having good posture.

When your on your laptop or watching tv, try lying on your stomach on the floor or bed.
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Adam Jackson
04/13/09

In reply to Samurai Ergonomics
Well. This video has some perfect ergonomics as well.

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Brian Lam
04/14/09

@Adam Jackson: his students are defeated mentally before they even try. you can see they don't even readjust their feet in some of the drills to attempt to keep balance.
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Jamez
04/13/09

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There's no easy way to say this. Brian, you are getting old. :sadface:
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Brian Lam
04/14/09

@Jamez: so true.

Secret: we all are.
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lstar28
04/13/09

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So you traded in going to see a chiropractor, and learning to sit properly in a chair that, to saying "F*** it I'm a going to this feudal style?"

If I had done what you'd done I wouldn't have learned that I had two freaking coccyx bones in my back fused. If I hadn't gone in I would have had a shitty future ahead of me.

Go to the chiropractor and get some X-rays, you probably have a pinched nerve in your lower back. Also when he laughs at how you decided to "fix" your pain please do post it here.
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lstar28
04/13/09

@lstar28: Wait, let me guess your going to disemvowel me with your samurai sword, cuz I made a snarky comment? lol that would be funny...
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kyel57
04/13/09

@lstar28: There's no need to be snarky. If this works for him and some other people great. A lot of people consider chiropractors hacks anyway.
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danger the pirate
04/13/09

@kyel57: true story. i'd be more willing to trust a samurai over a chiropractor any day.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
04/13/09

@danger the pirate ★ has a fake star and that's good enough ...: At least the Samurai has some real serious training and doesn't think cracking a kids back can cure an ear infection. You cut the ear off, and the infection just flies away. ;)
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
04/14/09

@lstar28: Umm, NO. Chiropracty is fraud medicine and can actually be very harmful. As somebody else that also has prolapsed disks and arthritis due too lifting too much weight for my size, scoliosis, and from sitting in front of computer for too long I firmly disagree with anyone going to see them. Go to your regular doctor and request an x-ray. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD!!!!!
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lstar28
04/14/09

@Shamoononon thanks Rocephin: and everyone.

Look it sucks that you had a bad experience with chiropractors, I've had positive very ones.

Truth be told if Mr. Lam is having back pain he should see a professional. It doesn't have to be a chiropractor but I just don't think that sitting on your knees would be the wisest choice. Pain in the human body is a sign that something's wrong, I'd say 90% of the time. Of course you know his back pain just might be nothing at all.
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
04/14/09

@lstar28: The point I was trying to make is that they are not professionals, it's not recognised medicine and can cause serious complications.

I agree with everything else.
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Brian Lam
04/14/09

@lstar28: sorry about your hurt back. I guess I've had better luck than you. That's all I can chalk it up to. Feel better, man.
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Muckley
04/14/09

@Shamoononon thanks Rocephin: and @Lukasz Fabis: It's recognised in some countries, whether or not it's publicised by the larger medical community. The hospital in my town regularly refers back-pain/neck-pain sufferers to the local chiropractor. I can walk straight now because of chiropractors, I literally could not do that for a decade. They even got rid of the constant headaches.

Pseudo-science or not, I don't care, it works for me and many many others. I could go to an expensive doctor to get an expensive x-ray and expensive injections/drugs for the pain... I'd rather go to the chiropractor and have him deal with my pain completely in about ten minutes flat. It's probably some odd placebo effect... do not care, works for me and lots of others.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
04/14/09

@Muckley: So lets see what logical fallacies are present in your comment. I see an appeal to authority, anecdotal evidence, confusion of correlation and causation, statistics of small numbers, and bandwagon fallacy. Nice.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

In reply to Samurai Ergonomics
Hot damn.

I can draft accounts, with the lethality of Bruce Lee, and the stealthiness of Catherine Zeta Jones, sans sexy laser moves.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/13/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I really don't want to picture you in her stretchpants.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Neither do I.
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Software_Goddess
04/13/09

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I wouldn't be able to ware a tight skirt… FAIL
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/13/09

@Software_Goddess: Eh, you'd just have to bunch it up about your hips first.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/13/09

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There are even ergonomically correct ways to brush your teeth, and you know what, pretty much nobody uses them.
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Platypus Man
04/14/09

@Lite: does not like fishsticks...: Yeah, I took a class on ergonomics (AKA "human factors") and they said that you could basically call anything "ergonomic" or "ergonomically designed" if it was designed in any way taking into account the human body. So yeah, most anything can be "ergonomic," which kinda makes the word a little meaningless...
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Ryanraven
04/13/09

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Gosh darn land pirates....
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