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These guys know what they are doing, but what about the accumulated strain on the arches if others imitate this? If this becomes popular, I fear for the future of one of our natural wonders.

These arches fall apart naturally over time. If others imitate this, I worry that the accumulated strain might accelerate the process, causing injury and destroying the arches for future generations.

Three out of four of the Mamas and Papas grew up in areas with cold winters. The Beach Boys for the most part grew up in California. The "enchanting quality," as another poster put it, of the mamas and papas version comes from their having spent their formative years freezing for half or more o...

@TheWiindigo I fully agree with the right to privacy, but within the context of what I consider as the three divisions of sentient beings. 1). The individual 2). The individual and his/her friends/family 3). The community of sentient beings throughout the Universe. I.e., I would never cont...

The Spiritual forms a common heritage that belongs to everyone, and no part of it should ever be kept from the wider world. It's inspiring that these dances are on Youtube, and hopefully others like Shalako, Kachina, and the Hopi Snake dance will soon follow. No one owns God: only through graci...

Mankind's spiritual heritage is something we all own in common -- no one has the right to keep any part of it away from the rest of the world. If we don't share our spiritual insights graciusly with one another, we will never acheive the spiritual understanding necessary to solve the world's pro...

I grew up with the cartoon and the original toys, but Blade became my favorite villain from the franchise as soon as I saw him, as well as my favorite MOTU action figure (even above Trapjaw!). @Titanium0X, as best I understand it, there were plans to add more figures from the film to the toy lin...

Langella's Skeletor is easily on the short list of greaest villains of all time, up there with Ledger's Joker and MacDermit's Palpatine. He WITHOUT DOUBT saved the Masters of the Universe franchise, turning it from a corny cartoon with a short run that most of us would have felt embarrassed to a...

@DidaDragan I do see what you mean. However I think new henchmen give the impression that Skeletor actually has many more henchmen than shown in the cartoon (Skeletor even has an army here after all). Moreover none of the original villains are defined by ancient weaponry to anywhere near the de...

As depicted here, the fight would never end -- both are too powerful. There are only two possibilities for a decisive victory. Either He-Man uses cryptonite (Superman's only weakness), or Superman discovers He-man's secret identity and defeats Adam quickly before he can raise the Sword of Grays...

Langella's Skeletor was a fantastic villain, among the greatest cinematic villains of all time in my opinion -- EASILY up there with Ledger's Joker. This role alone legitimizes the film, and provides what legitimacy there is to the entire Masters of the Universe franchise.

I saw this movie a million times, and I never saw this scene -- but it's absolutely unnecessary! Even as a child, I noticed that they threw Skeletor into the pit WITH his copy of the Cosmic Key! Skeletor didn't have to survive the fall for there to have been a sequel, he could have escaped any ...

Way to go man! But remember, you will be in the spotlight, and your actions on this date will reflect upon US servicemen in general. So show the world what a great bunch of people we have in our armed forces, and more importantly, have a great time!

We study history that we may learn from the past, not to blame -- or credit -- living people for the deeds of those long dead. You are responsible what for YOU are doing to make the world a better (or worse) place -- the deeds of others should make you neither ashamed nor proud, no matter how cl...

I'd say the real differences between the US and Canada are not between the US and the English speaking parts of Canada, but between the US and the French speaking parts of Canada -- Quebec Province outside of Montreal in particular. I contend there are three main national groups north of the Mex...

Japanese whaling clearly violates the spirit of the moratorium -- the statements of international lawyers to the contrary are pedantic drivel. Even aside from that, killing such advanced creatures goes against anything remotely resembling decency or morality. And as for this incident plenty of ...