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Posted by: jorj17
\Edited my last post (look up), try responding to it again. Before, most of my comments got stuck in quotes, my bad.
And do i really appear mad? Gotta work on my application of voice...no i am quite enjoying this debate.
And he wasn't arguing the same way as you, he was arguing in THE EXACT SAME STYLE. I butt heads with you several times (username: TNine), not to mention that if you weren't from HWF, you probably wouldn't know what HWF was.
I appologise. There was no excuse for me to give you such a snappy responce like that. I suppose I was just tired of people calling me an idiot because I didnt buy into the Spartan "legends" like they did.
And no I dont know anybody who goes by the name TNine. As I said before I have never been to nor ever will be on the Halo Wars Forums.
The only reason why I know of them and what HWF means is because the majority of stuff brought up on Bungie's site is dealing with Halo (hence the Halo forums). I figured it out thats all. That and I am aware that Ensemble Studios created its own forums for its Halo game.
Posted by: jorj17
There are many reasons that Spartans are considered legends. They are know to do the impossible, and don't forget, Spartans never die.
Edit: -blam!-, why did this happen again? My comments are in bold, they won't get out of quotes for no -blam!- reason.
For the first part, if it is impossible then how did they do it? And yes Spartans do die, they just arent allowed to "publicly die". Huge difference.
And for your edit, I dont know why that happend to you, never happens to me. Send a message to a forum mod or something. Could be a bug.
Posted by: RvB R0CKS
But the fact that they have 6 year old kids running it makes no difference to you huh?
Not really. We have children who are currently reading books that many adults would have problems understanding. We have children who at age 6 are already performing adult jobs, such as acting.
6 year olds are commonly found on playgrounds. Though not as complex as the one described in Fall of Reach they are the same basic idea. In boyscouts they make wood and rope "playgrounds" that can be just as challenging as a military course.
So no it doesnt suprise me.
Nor do the jumping jacks, pushups, leglifts, squats and other exercises those recruits performed. All are with in the relm of ability for our children these days.
Posted by: RvB R0CKS
How do you recover from augmentations in a cryo-tube?
I just doubt they spent the whole trip outside of the cryo-tubes. Remember that when they were on board the Atlas they made a trip to the Lambda Serpentis System. Depending on its distance from Reach (could be on the far side of Earth for all we know) they could have spend a considerable amount of time in cryo-stasis.
They spent around 5 months on the Atlas. With their medical technology they would have recovered quickly enough from the physical strain of the augmentations.
That is alot of time unaccounted for. So no they may not have spent it in the cryo-tubes, you are right. But the possability is there and quite likely.
Posted by: RvB R0CKS
When was genetic manipulation ever brought up? I believe it was discussed that SPARTANs received genetic enhancements. I can't find my copy of the book at the moment, but some of the enhancements were increased speed, increased reaction time, increased sight/pseudo night-vision, and some other stuff that's escaping me right now.
I will quote you the initial post which brought it up. Just give me a second.
Edit: Here is the quote that started the whole "genetic manipulation/enhancement" deal:
Posted by: Xx GazzRion 33
Actually they are genetically enhanced. But to perform those enhancements, the spartans to be must carry a special gene.
Get your facts right.
Posted by: RvB R0CKS
Again no discussion about manipulation here.
See above.
Posted by: RvB R0CKS
Memory my -blam-!
I wont say I can quote word for word each book but I do tend to remember stats that I find important. I wont always be correct but I do alot of my stuff from memory. Only when pressed do I look stuff up once again.
But believe what you want.
Posted by: GenTSAOSREVENGE
I also find this hard to believe. In high school our school hosted the regional and state championships in powerlifting. 750 lbs is an amazing lift for a heavyweight (250+ weight class) and those are guys that train all year round to lift. At 175 I think the record was around 500lbs. And I'm assuming your talking about squats. Because if you're talking about your ability to bench or clean then I declare total B.S. and if your talking about deadlift, I may believe it if your using a squat suit and knee wraps...and a spotter that's giving you a little help.
If you say your older than that so your body is more mature than a high schooler I've graduated and am now playing for a college football team and no one under 200lbs is doing any lift at 700+ lbs.I myself am 260 lbs and can only squat about 550. But 750+ with no assistance? That's insane and you should become a power lifter and start lifting at competitions.
First off I split your post into paragraphs for easier reading.
Secondly yes I can do a 750 pound squat with out assistance. I wear a weight belt for safety of course but nothing else is special about my lift.
And when doing weights like that you always have a spotter, however the spotter does not ever touch the bar unless there is trouble. That is one of the major rules I have.
So it is unassisted.
In high school I was one of several people to make it into the 1,600 pound club for lifting. That is a combo of your max squat weight, jerk and clean and benchpress. With a 750 pound squat (yes I still maintain that weight after 18 years), a 425 pound benchpress and a 475 jerk and clean. Thats a total of 1,650 pounds. Not enough for the 1,700 pound club but close.
With proper training and technique you can lift very large amounts of weight. It takes time to build up to that kind of weight and even more to be able to rep it more than once (which I can not do).
And no I do not want to become a power lifter or body builder. I just lift to keep in shape. Us middle aged people do need to keep up on those things.
Oh and one more thing. I have only 1% body fat. No I am not bragging (it is actually really bad for me, something that I am trying to change). Alot of my weight comes from muscle mass not from fat. I should have mentioned that earlier as it does make a difference.
Posted by: Rorchach
no, the OP just came up with a little idea, and that is fine, however: Vaultingfrog is the main troll.
Excuse me? How exactly am I a troll? I have presented reasoned arguements and plenty of data to back my arguements up.
Is it because I dont agree with you? If that is the case then sorry dude but your going to be finding trolls everywhere.
[Edited on 10.13.2009 1:43 AM PDT]