"What do you mean it's not awesome?"

[Amiel]

Incredible paper dragon illusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKanr-kNEJs&feature=fvw)
Transforming battleship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOlmClWyzk)
Fleet of office buildings go to war (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD0cYeVpkgI)
Office 2010: The Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I)
True power of Shaoling Kung Fu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHL2PSpecI&feature=related)
Extreme ironing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHE4S-HD3I)

[Comet]

Incredible paper dragon illusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKanr-kNEJs&feature=fvw)

I have one of these. Home made and all :smallbiggrin:Well, it does use a pre-made template but still!

[lostlittlebear]

Heh, as much as I dislike my country's armed forces, I must say they have good advertisements.

[Kobold-Bard]

Incredible paper dragon illusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKanr-kNEJs&feature=fvw)
Transforming battleship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOlmClWyzk)
Fleet of office buildings go to war (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD0cYeVpkgI)
Office 2010: The Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I)
True power of Shaoling Kung Fu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHL2PSpecI&feature=related)
Extreme ironing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHE4S-HD3I)

I would so watch the Microsoft film. I'd pay to see that.

[Eldan]

The fleet of office building was much funnier in Meaning of Life. Still pretty good. :smallsmile:

[Arti3]

Wingdings? Wingdings?

[Capt Spanner]

The Kung Fu one was full of pseudo-science. I don't mind if the techniques exist, but I wish they wouldn't try to pretend its scientificly verified.

This is made of win. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs)

[Ravens_cry]

The Kung Fu one was full of pseudo-science. I don't mind if the techniques exist, but I wish they wouldn't try to pretend its scientificly verified.

This is made of win. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs)
Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me though if the 'flow of 'ki' could be tracked through as heat sensing camera as most of these techniques seem to involve extreme tensing of muscles. The heat given off would show up on infra-red.

[Kobold-Bard]

...This is made of win. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs)

Yes, yes it is. I've never seen an 8 before.

[Solaris]

Heh, as much as I dislike my country's armed forces, I must say they have good advertisements.

They're certainly... fanciful. More honest about being fanciful than our own ads, I must admit.

[Maximum Zersk]

...Wait, don't you lose about two irreplacable brain cells every time you hit your head?

[TheThan]

I’m calling shenanigans on some of the kung fu breaking. Looking as where the boards and bricks are breaking, they are not kicking or punching through the object, they are just hitting it hard enough to snap it at its base. Others are being placed halfway on a sidewalk, and then hit, so naturally they are snapping where the support ends. So as far as breaking demonstrations go, some of it is kinda lame.

[ForzaFiori]

...Wait, don't you lose about two irreplacable brain cells every time you hit your head?

If it is hit hard enough, yea. Not to mention, you have millions upon millions of brain cells, only like 10% of which are used, so you got alot of unneeded ones.

However, anytime a bone is hit (even as gently as your foot hitting the ground when you walk) causes your bones to strengthen the part getting hit. If enough time goes by with out trauma, they go back to normal, but it makes sense that if you gently hit the head (like it seemed they were doing with their hands), then progress to the sandbag, then hours of headstands, that your head would get stronger. Its been done with other bones. The punching a wall thing really works. If you hit hard stuff enough, your fists get stronger. Same with arms, legs, and feet (and anything else you hit stuff with)

[TheThan]

If it is hit hard enough, yea. Not to mention, you have millions upon millions of brain cells, only like 10% of which are used, so you got alot of unneeded ones.

However, anytime a bone is hit (even as gently as your foot hitting the ground when you walk) causes your bones to strengthen the part getting hit. If enough time goes by with out trauma, they go back to normal, but it makes sense that if you gently hit the head (like it seemed they were doing with their hands), then progress to the sandbag, then hours of headstands, that your head would get stronger. Its been done with other bones. The punching a wall thing really works. If you hit hard stuff enough, your fists get stronger. Same with arms, legs, and feet (and anything else you hit stuff with)

Yeah I’ve seen X-rays of martial artists hands (brick breakers specifically), and the bones in their hands were like 3 times as dense as normal because of all the trauma they put their hands through. Its kinda nifty.

[Maximum Zersk]

You know, I kinda want to try that, now; I'm not sure if can keep it up, though.

[Mando Knight]

only like 10% of which are used,

I'm pretty sure that myth's been busted. If you tell a neurologist that, I'm also pretty sure he'll just laugh and say "no, the psychics are just pulling your leg."

[Maximum Zersk]

I know. Still makes me want to try the bone strengthening thing.

[thubby]

this

If it is hit hard enough, yea. Not to mention, you have millions upon millions of brain cells, only like 10% of which are used, so you got alot of unneeded ones.
is an old wive's tale

[girtleaf]

there should be more of these in the world and why doesn't Office 2010 The Movie be made. worse movies are made all the time

[Maximum Zersk]

For the same reason Minesweeper: The Movie wasn't made.

[Kobold-Bard]

there should be more of these in the world and why doesn't Office 2010 The Movie be made. worse movies are made all the time

Because no one would watch it. It looks funny as a Youtube video, but at the end of the day it'd be gibberish and frankly a bit pants.

[Player_Zero]

Join the Singapore Navy. Got it.

[Anuan]

Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me though if the 'flow of 'ki' could be tracked through as heat sensing camera as most of these techniques seem to involve extreme tensing of muscles. The heat given off would show up on infra-red.

It actually has been shown with heat-sensing cameras. By which I mean, some guy could supposedly generate over a hundred celcius (I think?) just above his palm. Same guy could walk over stretches of ricepaper a half-foot above the ground without breaking it.

There's a lot of evidence of ki/qi/chi existing and being manipulatable, but exactly what it is and how it works is...unidentified, so far. One of the theories has to do with bioelectromagnetism. Other examples have been shown mostly to be biomechanics and regular physics.

[llamamushroom]

It actually has been shown with heat-sensing cameras. By which I mean, some guy could supposedly generate over a hundred celcius (I think?) just above his palm. Same guy could walk over stretches of ricepaper a half-foot above the ground without breaking it.

Yeah, after the video in the OP, I decided to look that one up. Here it is. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fc0bI5CPuk) It's Ripley's Believe It Or Not, which is obviously a scientifically verified and reliable source, so take it with however much salt you want. Thankfully, it's less... fanciful than my friend initially made it out to be: he said "more than 200°!" and completely failed to mention it was Fahrenheit.

[Anuan]

93 celcius is still...a lot, for body-generated heat.

[Eldan]

If it is hit hard enough, yea. Not to mention, you have millions upon millions of brain cells, only like 10% of which are used, so you got alot of unneeded ones.

You know, whenever I hear that one, I get the desire to strangle people.:smallannoyed:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Transforming battleship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOlmClWyzk)
How disappointing would it be when you toil for 10 years, make it up the ranks of the Navy, only to be told that was only a advertisement:smalltongue:

[KuReshtin]

You know, whenever I hear that one, I get the desire to strangle people.:smallannoyed:

Me too, cause in my line of work it seems as if it's far less than that. :smallbiggrin:

[lostlittlebear]

How disappointing would it be when you toil for 10 years, make it up the ranks of the Navy, only to be told that was only a advertisement:smalltongue:


Join the Singapore Navy. Got it.

Heh, in Singapore, you don't have a choice. Compulsory conscription ftw!

[Flickerdart]

...Wait, don't you lose about two irreplacable brain cells every time you hit your head?
If you didn't, then the monks wouldn't be playing as Monks.

[Cobra_Ikari]

Yes, yes it is. I've never seen an 8 before.

I have. They're terrifying.

A bit like finding a 7 as your first click. >.>