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Real life gun blade

January 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you ever suspected that some RPG weapons are silly? In particular, we might point towards certain popular Japanese RPGs for the Playstation – games in which our hero tends to wave around a huge sword and shoot people with it. No one would actually have such a weapon in real life, right? It would […]

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Blackbeard’s actual sword+2 found

January 17, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Ah, okay, Blackbeard’s actual sword may not have been a +2 magic sword. However, over at Time over 6,000 people have Facebook liked the news of the discovery and that suggests to me that Edward Teach’s sword has some power. Edward Teach – better known as Blackbeard – was one of the first pirates to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: pirates, swords

Camera attached to sword

December 29, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video is from a camera attached to a sword tip. It’s facing back the way; towards the person holding it. The result is impressive as the sword blade remains your constant and the world view spins. If you like the music then it’s Right Round (featuring Ke$ha) by Flo Rida.

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But wait! There’s more: A Two Handed Great Sword

May 8, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Just when you promised yourself you’d never be drawn in by watching another infomercial – someone comes along to demo a two handed great sword. There are some things to know about this video. They like to use hunks of meat to show off the destructive power of the two handed great sword. Might not […]

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Yes; this is ace – an umbrella broadsword

March 30, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

My friends would love this as a birthday present. ThinkGeek has a totally awesome umbrella broadsword in their shop. It has a push button opening mechanism. It has a shoulder strap aka the scabbard. The umbrella itself is black but with a silver interior. This is ace.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: swords

The Zanpakutō of the Shinigami and Vizard

August 27, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Bleach is great, but it has an ever-expanding cast list I do sometimes struggle with the names. Combine that with the names of the  Zanpakutō, and it quickly gets complicated! I’m up to 234 of the anime and, with some research, have put together a list of Shinigami, Vizard, and the Zanpakutō we know about. […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: anime, bleach, swords

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