To say nothing of the aroma, Mr Worf. On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 6:48 AM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Yea. I think that anything over 1000 bodies would be unbearable. You would > trip over your comrade's body or accidentally fall on a dead man's weapon. > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Martin Baxter <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Mr Worf, I've often had that thought, that the press of dead bodies would, >> after awhile, hamper mobility. >> >> >> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I've always had problems with the number of men that the 300 (which was >>> really closer to 3000) killed. They would have had to kill close to 70 men >>> each per day. Even if they could have done that there would have been so >>> many bodies and animals showing up (not to mention the smell!) that it would >>> have been impossible to move around! >>> >>> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Keith Johnson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yeah, I think a real life ninja would be so quick and clever he might be >>>> able to take the Spartan, especially at night. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mr. Worf" <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:53:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Deadliest Warrior" Marathon on Spike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That's a really good question but I think that the ninjas could win >>>> depending on the terrain. Also the ninja would attack at night which was >>>> not >>>> something done very often when the spartans were around. >>>> >>>> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> One of our fav shows is on Spike now, as a multi-hour marathon. They're >>>>> just wrapping up one of the best: Spartan vs. Ninja. (Spoiler!) The >>>>> Spartan >>>>> won, primarily because the shield he used is such a devastating >>>>> defensive/offensive weapon. The Ninja just couldn't find a weapon to >>>>> breach >>>>> it. Also, the Spartan's fitness level was high for his size, so his speed >>>>> was sufficient to hold the agile Ninja at bay. However, watching the fight >>>>> again, I note that the simulation forces the combatants to close quarters >>>>> and fight in that manner. They have to use the weaponry tested, and do so >>>>> in >>>>> one pitched battle. As good as the Spartans were, I wonder if the Ninja >>>>> could or would have used his quickness and agility to constantly harry the >>>>> Spartan, finally wearing him down enough so the Ninja could close in for a >>>>> kill? Of course, there's danger to that: the Spartans were some of the >>>>> most >>>>> fit warriors in history. They trained to fight on throughout pain, >>>>> crippling >>>>> injury, and exhaustion. I wonder if the Ninja could actually outlast the >>>>> Spartan, or if the latter's endurance would equal or exceed the Ninja's? I >>>>> know the Ninja trained in stealth and quick kills. Could they keep up a >>>>> high-intensity fight long enough to wear down the tough Spartans? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
