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impressive
Greatest Living Samurai Reduced To Slicing Vegetables, BBs in Slow-Mo
The noble Samurai has found his role in Japanese society reduced over the decades from a fearsome fighting warrior to a skilled cutter of vegetables and BBs that's paraded on TV shows for our amusement. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by 92BuickLeSabre: So is anybody else watching Deadliest Warrior on Spike TV besides me? SPOILER ALERT in the reply. 14 Responses | Other threads
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ergonomics
Samurai Ergonomics
I have ignored computer ergonomic professionals my entire computing life, but this winter, a pain in my lower back would not go away. Instead of listening to "experts" I followed the advice of ancient swordsmen. More »
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By Brian LamComment by lstar28: So you traded in going to see a chiropractor, and learning to sit properly in a chair that, to saying... 26 Responses | Other threads
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think sweeny todd
$30,000 Damascene Straight Razor: Beware of Accidental Decapitation
Using a straight razor in the era of Gillette Fusion seems like suicide to me, but if you are the adventurous type looking for the closest shave imaginable—I give you the Damascene. Hand-forged in Germany with 128 layers of the same legendary Damascene steel used to craft Crusader's swords, this limited edition razor is not for the faint of heart (or empty of wallet). Careful though, my guess is that tiny pieces of toilet paper are not going to be sufficient to handle any cuts that might result from this Sweeny Todd masterpiece. Available for a ridiculous $30,000. [Damascene via Luxist via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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By Sean FallonComment by Shamoononon, Vampire Grater - Now SWF: Can you use it on the under carriage? I'm a thrill seeker. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Daft Punk Swordfighting
The Tech Inside Olympic Fencers' Amazing Future-Warrior LED Helmets
Continuing in its tradition of offering up exactly what we want, Boston.com's Big Picture blog has a ton of fantastic shots from the fencing action this week in Beijing, with the duelers' silvery lamé space suits and crazy blinking helmets on full display. I want one to wear, whether I'm making toast (flying crumb protection) or sequencing dance beats in a giant pyramid (extra rock action). But why all the fancy lights? More »
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By John MahoneyComment by Nolano: Ugh, I can't stand the visor masks. They're SO UGLY. 1 Responses | Other threads
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swordfighting
PS2 Gets 1:1 Swordfighting Game Using EyeToy
It looks like the PS2 is going to beat the Wii MotionPlus to market in delivering one-to-one swordfighting. It's using the EyeToy—the camera peripheral released in 2003—to map your motions with a toy sword onto actions taking place on the screen. You'll get "first person gameplay" where "you are the hero of the game," and from the cartoony screenshots, it doesn't seem too bad. Hmmmm. One-to-one swordfighting might be used pretty well in another industry, if you know what I mean. [Dark Zero via Kotaku]
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By Jason ChenComment by ichi1: @Kamalot: I csn imagine your house, one idiot waving his arms about in his living room at different times of... more » | Other threads
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robots
Combat Robot Attempts Rebellion Against Human Masters in Iraq, Army Pulls Plug for 10-20 Years
The army's machine-gun wielding, insurgent-slaying robot SWORDS is no longer spraying foes with hot doom in Iraq. Actually, it never got the chance to notch a single frag, and never will. Apparently, there was an incident where "the gun started moving when it was not intended to move," meaning it totally pointed somewhere it wasn't supposed to—like at friendlies, which resulted in recall from the field and might've set the program back 10-20 years, according to the Army's Program Executive Officer for Ground Forces, Kevin Fahey. More »
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Comment by mattnyc99: Popular Mechanics official response: [www.popularmechanics.com] more » | Other threads
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steel
Samurai Sword Maker Holds The Key To Nuclear Reactors
In testament to old world craftsmanship, Japan Steel Works is both a samurai sword maker and the only company in the world that's good enough with steel to produce the central part of a nuclear reactor's containment vessel in one piece, an engineering necessity in order to reduce the risk of radioactive leaks. The company spends so much time and resources on each containment vessel that they can only produce four per year, flaunting a price tag starting with a $100 million down payment. [bloomberg via slashdot] [image]
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By Mark WilsonComment by FrancisAthos: maybe it's some kinda payback from the japanese... Make the reactor's with some faults so that they blow up all over... more » | Other threads
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nintendo
10 Insane Wii Weapons
Laser beams, battle axes, shotguns and more, no weapon is too crazy for CTA Digital's Wii accessories. Check out the gallery to see them all. More » -
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First Fully-Armed Robots Patrolling in Iraq; First Shots Imminent
There have been robots patrolling the sunny sands of Iraq since the initial invasion, but until now, they've merely been there to scope stuff out. That was then, this is now. According to Noah over at the always-awesome Danger Room blog, the military has just deployed their new "special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS) that has been in development for the past few years. What are the SWORDS, exactly? Oh, just some bomb-disposal robots armed with M249 machine guns. Holy shit, robots with machine guns. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by robotinthewoods: further proof that the science fiction age has finally arrived. Now where is my flying car? more » | Other threads
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i'll take swords for $400
PlayStation 3 Violence Continues Katana-Style
It's been a month since our last entry in PlayStation 3 Melee Watch, but this most recent instance involves Katanas. Apparently, some home invasionist came knocking on a door in search of a PlayStation 3 (Blu-ray fanatic?), but met with Damien Fernandez and his Katana. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by ANoel: @nutbastard I appreciate your comments, but you're in a civil war, dude. Not between non-whites and whites,of course, um, well, between... more » | Other threads
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robots
Wiimote Controlled Murder Robot
These crazy dudes turned a KR16 industrial arm robot into an Wiimote extension and started smashing crap. Even with the delay, they managed to hit tennis balls pretty nicely by compensating. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by jackfrost132 is disruntled enough to stab an air: Finally, I will have vengence on the mailman... He'll never see the robot with a sword tied to it coming... more » | Other threads
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