Jdaimond wrote:

wrong my good friend. You need OVER 9000!!!!!(like vegeta says it if youve ever watched dragonball). And guest what.............im the strongest there ever was in that class.
Im so big that i often get mistaken for a tripod.
Dont ask me why one leg is sticking out when i sit down. i mean its gotta go somewhere.
I can do a pushup without the use of my arms.
people dont go near me with a ten foot pole.
Unless you want to be knocked out cold, dont stand beside me when i turn.

CarboKill wrote:



With great power, comes great responsibility.

sushipath wrote:

Based upon what I know of pre-18th century weaponry (which frankly isn't very much), if I had to actually live in those times (which is a rather broad swath of history), I think I'd choose the sword as well as a personal weapon, and the katana in particular. Supposedly the metallurgy and craftsmanship of the katana were unsurpassed until relatively modern times. I've also heard pre-18th century firearms, while potentially quite deadly if they hit their mark and rendering heavy plate armor obsolete, were not very accurate, hence requiring mass formations, and took quite a long time to re-load.

If I could master a pre-18th century weapon while living in the current day, I might still choose a sword if simply for the subjective "coolness" factor. Or the three-piece rod (sansetsukon-- probably some other names as well)-- probably completely useless in this day and age, but cool for showing off!

Thinking more out-of-the-box, the weapon available pre-18th century that I'd choose to master would be myself-- i.e. unarmed combat (e.g. kung fu and so on). It'd still be useful today against thieves, thugs, and other miscreants (assuming no one's actually carrying a modern firearm) in modern society where for the most part, people aren't walking around carrying weapons in the usual sense (yes, I know the latter is not true in some places).