Kyle XY? No..?

It's a story about people that were made, rather than born. They kinda focus a lot on the absence of a belly button. I never really watched it... only a few episodes that were on at the time. There's the guy, Kyle XY, and then there's the girl, Jessi XX:

 

 

 

Tal, thanks for elaborating. You too, Chae.

 

Argh ... sword sharp, cut hand!

Swords don't need to be razor sharp. The mass and momentum will do the heavy lifting. Also, an exceedingly sharp blade will incur deeper and more traumatic burrs and knicks in blade-on-blade contact. Why does matter? The way a sword moves against another blade is important when you must counter attacks and deeper knicks make your sword more likely to "lock" against the other blade. This reduces your response time and increases your risk of injury, death or defeat.

 

Here's an informative blog post made by a well-regarded swordmaker (I own one of their weapons and intend to buy another :3) on the nature of blade types and their respective edges.

 

https://darksword-armory.com/analysis-edge-sharpness-middle-ages

 

This instructor suggests that most swords shouldn't be any sharper than a kitchen knife, which means you can perform maneuvers which involve grasping the blade.

 

http://talhoffer.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-sharp-were-medieval-swords.html

 

It's an exhaustive subject unto itself. Most scholars agree that a sword should be able to cut a sheet of paper cleanly (no tears or ripping along the cut) which is a good standard for knives, as well.

 

TL;DR? This Valkyrie will still have her fingers at the end of the day.

Edited October 6, 201510 yr by Hiarthbeorn

Sarmatian priestess-warrior

 

Descendant of the amazons, known for divinity and combat skills.

 

Is that me?

Great photos,

 

Taborline, I think you are correct and a made some great observations.

 

 

 

 

That one was my MaA siggy for the longest time

lol nice one :D

                                     

 

 

As usual Wren is very well informed.

That she is.

*kicks rock*

 

Shucks.

I wonder what she's thinking.

 

 

"Light preserve me, Wren Sedai. You should try to sleep like a normal person."

 

"Ohhh. Nutmeg."

Edited November 10, 201510 yr by Wren Sedai

 

I imagine this is how Ms. Heart looks most of the time.

Edited November 10, 201510 yr by Wren Sedai

Derp

Edited November 10, 201510 yr by Wren Sedai

Those are some good ones, especially the Brown one.

are you sure image 5 on the opening post isn't a cosplay for Karrigan in Kristen Britain's Green Rider series?

I really like this one: