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uuugghhhhhhhh jr posted:He was "arguably the best arrow-catcher in the world." I think he held the record for Most Number of Arrows Caught in a minute* or something. *but you can only draw the bow halfway and you must aim to the side of him at arm level and not too fast also always at the same point and very slow and you must shout that you are about to shoot an arrow very slowly 3 seconds before you shoot it and the minute is actually not in real time but in flight time of the arrows and the competition is to be held in ninjafag's mom's basement with no outside observation or verification.
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Yeah the ninja guy was pretty ridiculous. Whenever they have some kind of martial arts expert or ninja on these sorts of shows it's always some middle aged white guy, are there no actual japanese people that still practice this stuff anymore?
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Oct 18, 2008 15:53
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Gazaar posted:Yeah the ninja guy was pretty ridiculous. Whenever they have some kind of martial arts expert or ninja on these sorts of shows it's always some middle aged white guy, are there no actual japanese people that still practice this stuff anymore? Well weren't ninjas just farmer mercenaries? What was there to practice besides the basics of being an assassin? I always assumed it was modern, probably western, cultures that turned the nearly mythical stories of the exploits of some assassins in Japan into an actual martial art.
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Oct 18, 2008 16:02
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They've all been shamed by the white devil taking a hearty poo poo all over their traditions, and have since pursued other things. Time Warp is loving awesome. I thought I'd be tired of the diet coke + mentos thing but I guess more frames per second make things fun v  v
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ToastyPotato posted:Well weren't ninjas just farmer mercenaries? What was there to practice besides the basics of being an assassin? I always assumed it was modern, probably western, cultures that turned the nearly mythical stories of the exploits of some assassins in Japan into an actual martial art. I really have no idea, I always just thought they were just dudes with their own martial arts style that emphasized speed and stealth. I'm sure wikipedia would just love to tell us some amazing stories that never actually happened. Who knows, who cares. Agreeing that Time Warp is pretty sweet but they do need more and varied high speed caps. An episode dedicated to olympic track & field events would be amazing.
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Oct 18, 2008 16:14
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ToastyPotato posted:I always assumed it was modern, probably western, cultures that turned the nearly mythical stories of the exploits of some assassins in Japan into an actual martial art. That's my understanding. An acquaintance knew someone who lived in Japan, and they told him that the idea of studying "ninjitsu" was roughly like studying "Superman."
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Oct 18, 2008 16:44
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:That's my understanding. An acquaintance knew someone who lived in Japan, and they told him that the idea of studying "ninjitsu" was roughly like studying "Superman." When I was 9 years old, I got a book about ninjas second hand, I've long since forgotten the name. I thought it was the greatest thing ever, and read through it over the next few days thinking that I was reading some secret privileged information. I still remember the last sentence of the book. I'm paraphrasing, but it basically said: In reality, if you want to be a ninja, your best bet is to take karate lessons, buy a pair of black pajamas, and a ski-mask. I was crushed.
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Oct 18, 2008 19:05
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When I was homestaying in Japan the ~8 year old son in the family had a book of historical ninja facts he loved. They seemed pretty down to earth, though, one I remember was that ninjas would use female dogs in heat to distract guard dogs(which, luckily, Mythbusters already tested). So while Japanese children think ninja are cool too (example: Naruto), the stories and legends have probably been greatly inflated for western audiences.
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Oct 18, 2008 22:39
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Bremen posted:When I was homestaying in Japan the ~8 year old son in the family had a book of historical ninja facts he loved. They seemed pretty down to earth, though, one I remember was that ninjas would use female dogs in heat to distract guard dogs(which, luckily, Mythbusters already tested). Well they were kind of inflated over there as well. Ninja have been assigned many insane abilities due to myths and legends, and those abilities carried over into modern entertainment (See: NINJA VANISH!, ninja "cloning", water walking, etc.) I think that the show kind of missed the point with the arrow catching. I think the ninja man kind of provided a proof of concept. He caught an arrow, deflected a bunch, and cut one in half mid flight with his sword. All it would have taken was a couple of ninjas to do SOME of these things in front of witnesses for an ancient game of telephone to start up. Centuries later, ninjas catch arrows.
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Oct 19, 2008 02:47
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the-jam posted:New episodes of Survivorman start November 7th. This is a great year.
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Oct 20, 2008 04:47
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Mike Rowe sucking the testicles out of a sheep pretty much makes my day, goddamn I love him
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Oct 22, 2008 22:21
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More drinking on Mythbusters tonight!
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Oct 23, 2008 00:35
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Karthillion posted:More drinking on Mythbusters tonight! I'd love to see the outtakes from one of these episodes. I can well imagine Jamie is one mean drunk.
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Oct 23, 2008 00:47
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Karthillion posted:More drinking on Mythbusters tonight! Anyone catch Storm Chasers on Sunday? I've got it on my Tivo but I haven't watched it yet. I'm watching Time Warp right now - it looked like they were doing those dry-ice bombs without a blast shield? That's nuts - a PET bottle could seriously screw you up if it went off that close, I'm surprised no one got hurt. Either I just missed the blast shield or they got incredibly lucky.
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Oct 23, 2008 01:24
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LordOfThePants posted:I'm watching Time Warp right now - it looked like they were doing those dry-ice bombs without a blast shield? That's nuts - a PET bottle could seriously screw you up if it went off that close, I'm surprised no one got hurt. Either I just missed the blast shield or they got incredibly lucky. This show is really boring. I gave it my best shot, but there's not much to this. Good idea. Poor execution.
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Oct 23, 2008 01:51
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Mister Kingdom posted:This show is really boring. I gave it my best shot, but there's not much to this. They spend way too much time on each setup which makes the show drag on. It's better with a 30 minute format, but when they stick two episodes back to back it doesn't help. I have a goal for tomorrow now: Get my boss to sign off on one of those Smart Boards - that thing is all kinds of awesome.
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Oct 23, 2008 02:08
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Mister Kingdom posted:I'd love to see the outtakes from one of these episodes. I can well imagine Jamie is one mean drunk. I think the entire crew went drinking once to celebrate something and after some tiny thing set Jamie off, he spent hours just staring at the wall, drinking and silent.
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Oct 23, 2008 02:31
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You know Jamie was dying to do this. Nice super slo-mo. Take that Time Warp!
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Oct 23, 2008 02:52
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If they just intersperse that clip of Jamie slapping the poo poo out of Adam a couple times in every episode I'd like this show more.
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Oct 23, 2008 02:54
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Time warp is an awesome show, especially if you skip all the setup and just watch the pretty slow things. The bubbles popping in slow motion was really cool.
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Oct 23, 2008 21:47
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I liked the underwater CO2 shockwave too. It was very Hunt for Red October. But then they throw in filler like the tablecloth. Guess what guys: the plates and silverware doesn't move in slow-mo either.
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Oct 23, 2008 22:37
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Oct 24, 2008 01:39
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I love you for that.
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Oct 24, 2008 01:41
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Wiseblood posted:slap.gif Next week on Time Warp.
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Oct 24, 2008 01:45
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New episodes of Time Warp, Mythbusters, and Prototype This on tonight. Mythbusters is doing an Indiana Jones myth (I think they're re-creating the motorcycle flip from The Last Crusade). Looks like they might be tasering someone on Time Warp.
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First new episode of Survivorman is up tonight, and it looks to be interesting.quote:When "Survivorman" Les Stroud gets lost in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, a Search and Rescue team is called in to track him down. I also caught this article off Yahoo earlier about how this is the last season for Survivorman and Les is moving on to do other stuff. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/people_nm/us_stroud;_ylt=AqKZTW_JBByqIUOKIn2aCPBxFb8C
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Nov 7, 2008 19:36
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It does kind of seem like he's done every environment already. (Actually, it seemed that way after the first season.)
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Nov 7, 2008 19:45
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Glad someone mentioned that there was new Survivorman. Shame about it being his last season though.
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Nov 8, 2008 03:02
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Nice of the Mythbusters crew to point out that .45ACP is slow, and note the difference between shot loads.
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Nov 8, 2008 04:06
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BinaryW00kie posted:
"It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like others do, and it takes a toll on my body," Stroud told Reuters. Heh. I can see why he's quitting. Starve for a week in the wilderness only to play second fiddle to crazy commando brit and his team of cameramen. (However, even though I'm slightly ashamed to admit it, but I do find Man vs. Wild to be more entertaining than Survivorman.)
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Nov 8, 2008 10:14
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Universe Master posted:"It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like others do, and it takes a toll on my body," Stroud told Reuters. He said the same on last night's show. I got a chuckle. Man vs Wild is okay, but Grylls can be annoying as gently caress.
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Nov 8, 2008 13:50
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Universe Master posted:"It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like others do, and it takes a toll on my body," Stroud told Reuters. He doesn't have to starve, he could eat gross stuff and drink his own pee like Bear does.
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Nov 8, 2008 14:34
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Les owns and Survivorman is awesome. Man vs. Wild is just Jackass in the woods.
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Nov 8, 2008 15:56
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Les Stroud is king now and forever, survivorman is infinitely more entertaining than man vs wild will ever be. Next mythbusters they're doing idioms so get ready for another retarded filler episode, they're doing such amazing things as "hit the ground running."
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Nov 8, 2008 21:37
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On the bright side, that could potentially involve Jamie pushing Adam out of a moving vehicle.
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Nov 8, 2008 21:42
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I wish, the tiny clip I saw in the commercial had tory strung up in a harness running in mid air then they just drop him on the ground. Sooo
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Nov 8, 2008 21:44
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IRQ posted:He doesn't have to starve, he could eat gross stuff and drink his own pee like Bear does. Don't forget stopping by Outback for a nice steak after the days shooting, that always helps to.
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Nov 8, 2008 23:29
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gently caress Bear Grylls and his stupid accent. Les Stroud, Jamie Hyneman, and Mike Rowe are the gods of mankind. We should all aspire to be as they are.
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Nov 9, 2008 00:45
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SupahCoolX posted:Les Stroud, Jamie Hyneman, and Mike Rowe are the gods of mankind. We should all aspire to be as they are. What's wrong with Adam Savage?
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-Atom- posted:What's wrong with Adam Savage? What isn't? I completely understand why Jamie always looks half a second away from decking him.
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