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Video: The secret behind the one punch KO
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:58 Written by Naota Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:37
Here is a video I enjoyed. National Geographic did a study on various martial arts to see which would be the most effective for knocking a person out. Can you guess which one got first and a close second? I’ll give you a hint, Kung Fu got last place. Go see how Taekwondo, Karate, and Boxing faired.
You may watch the video here.
When conducting the same test but with kicks, a Muay Thai boxer placed first, generating enough force equivalent to a 35 mph accident – rendering the dummy useless. In second place was Tae Kwon Do, producing a devastating kick of 1500 pounds of force, and Kung Fu with only 1000 pound of force. Although this test was unfair in my opinion as the Muay Thai boxer used his knee rather than the end of his foot like the other participants. Sorry, no footage here.
In another scientific test for striking speed, scientists tested to see if a martial artist could throw a punch faster than a snake. A snake on average can strike eight to ten feet (two-and-a-half to three meters) in a second. Can you guess which type of martial arts was able to strike faster than a snake? You would be correct if you said Kung Fu – Wushu specifically. Sadly no video on this one either.
Just a couple things to note: The reading scores are biased based on the weight of the puncher. A lighter person will have less of a score. Also the Kung Fu punched shown is not a one-inch punch.
Wanna know your punching speed? Well you can if you have an ipod touch or iphone with Punch Power Meter Pro. Just calibrate it, hold it in your hand, and strike! Although I wouldn’t believe it to be too accurate.
Tags: Martial Arts, video | Posted under Cool, Videos | 1 Comment
What China Thinks about Steve Jobs and the iPhone 4
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 11:16 Written by Naota Tuesday, 20 July 2010 11:16
Here is a funny video that I found online. It is in Chinese but has English subtitles if you turn them on.
Tags: apple, Funny Video, iPhone, video | Posted under Funny Video, Videos | 1 Comment
Modern Warfare Bunnies
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:31 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 20 July 2010 09:58
Found this Japanese CG series online, “Cat Shit One”. In a nutshell, Modern Warfare with anthropomorphic animals instead of people. This isn’t Saturday morning kid show crap though, this is actually pretty well done and funnily enough the opening presentation kinda resembles the beginning of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
“Cat Shit One” is based off of a three-volume manga series by Motofumi Kobayashi of the same name, although the manga was released in the United States under the name “Apocalypse Meow“. The setting of the manga was originally the Vietnam War, and the nationalities involved in the conflict were all given animal stand-ins (making for a uniquely Japanese form of hilariously innocent political incorrectness). That said, for the CG series, the creators updated the look with the modern-day parallel, the Middle Eastern conflicts.
Tags: bunny, Cat Shit One, cg, Japan, Metal Gear Solid, Modern Warfare, USA | Posted under Cool, Videos | No Comments
Cardboard Warfare
Last Updated on Saturday, 3 July 2010 10:49 Written by Enki Saturday, 3 July 2010 10:49
The awesome use of computer enhanced movies
Tags: cardboard war, computer effects, warfare | Posted under Cool, Videos | No Comments
Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing Part 2
Last Updated on Monday, 29 December 2014 10:53 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:39
I can’t believe there’s a second part to this gunplay awesomefest. See it down below and look at the other videos linked to it for some other really well-done videos. Seriously, you’d think that these would be the epitome of low production costs… can we see a Modern Warfare series based on this?
Tags: awesome, call of duty, fan video, freddiew, low production costs, modern warfare 2 | Posted under Cool, Videos | No Comments