It was just down for me for 4 minutes or so. 10:37 AM EST.

Basically what it says in the topic. When I use safari on my iTouch to browse the forum, I will constantly log out by accident when I am trying to go to another area of the board. If it can't be moved, could you at least add a confirm page? It's really annoying to have to log back in.

Bought my Dragon Con ticket today. They've opened up some additional hotels for the overflow this week, so we'll hopefully have confirmed reservations tomorrow. 


*Got reservations at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, about 4 blocks from Dragon Con.*

Got tickets and a Room at the Westin through Hotwire. Really looking forward to the con.

As long as he doesn't burn "BAD MOTHER F*****" on the staff, we'll allow it.

Now I want a staff that has BAD MOTHER F***** in Ogham or Futhark engraved/burned into it.

Besides, any inaccuracies in the New York described in the book are explained away by the fact that is isn't New York. It's the Marvel Universe New York. It's an alternate timeline, and not every thing is going to line up.

As for physics of bending a manhole cover, Spidey could do it. His hand and arm strength are capable of lifting and throwing several ton armored cars and helicopters. By using both arms, he creates a natural lever to apply that tremendous force to a very small area. The steel would bend before snapping if the force was applied relatively slowly. And you can crush the wood and lead in a pencil causing it to break with two fingers, you just have to apply more force than a normal person can with their hand. For an example, use a pair of vice grips to crush a number two. Only two points of contact with a contact width roughly equal to a finger and thumb, but the pencil will break if you squeeze it enough.

This should be in Media

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,14940.0.html

Your yardstick is a valid one, but combat is well, combat. Accidents can happen. The Duke in question broke his arm while using a new titanium vambrace, since it happened he went back to steel. And the gulf war injuries were possible when anyone is in a press of people with uneven footing. In either situation though, the people involved were not yahoos engaging in combat in an irresponsible manner. They were both authorized fighters using armor that conformed to kingdom and society standards.

It's much less dangerous than other sports, but we are hitting each other with sticks in a forceful manner. I love it, but there is a certain level of danger inherent in the activity.

I just received a PM from a relatively new board member about the Intro thread.... He stated that it seems to have devolved into something like Weird instead of introductions, and decided to do intros through PM instead.

It might be time to cut off the current thread into something else and start fresh, since Maple Syrup cotton candy isn't that welcoming (certain fetishes aside )