SMF - Just Installed!
we were all young and stupid once (I used to think number's 3 and 2 were real. OK, I kinda think number two is still true XD)
For the sake of fairness their arguments in #2 sound like "no, we've never had a heavier than air flying machine, we'll never discover/invert one." Short of being all knowing, that's a rather blanket statement of them, no?
Just got this puppy of a sparring sword.and it is awesome.
Is the serious version of this intended as a slashing sword only, or is it also a thrusting sword?
The Filipinos imitated the Spanish version of Espada Y Daga and soon found the weaknesses working a way to make the offensive moves complicated so Spaniards could not counter it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110719194352.htmHeavy Metal Hardens Battle: Body Armor Hindered Medieval WarriorsAh, no. The reason the French lost at the Battle of Agincourt was that were forced to charge head on due to the landscape.The same thing would have happened if they were unarmored.
Plus, it's generally easier to carry significant amounts of weight that are as evenly distributed as possible, as opposed to all in one thing like a backpack.
Plus, they used used museum armor instead of fitted armor.
A major reason plate armor was so expensive was because it had to be individually fitted by a specialist armorsmith. If you don't do that, and then train in how to properly USE the armor in combat, it's nearly worthless. Suits used as decoration might not even be real, practical armor in the first place, even if they look like it.
Well, that and its a lot of tempered steel. Lots of little pieces and rivets.