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@126mx It doesn't have to do with the fact it's singlespeed, it's determined by the gear ratio. A relatively low ratio is fast in acceleration at the expense of top speed, a high ratio enables a high top speed at the expense of acceleration. So track racers choose their gear according to their pr...

Fantastic video! Especially like the effect with the two cameras.

@Shippoyasha I totally agree. All three countries had a highly developed culture and intellectuals and craftsmen alike were not too shy to look over the borders of their own countries for inspiration. There was so much intercultural exchange and ideas going back and forth, hardly any single natio...

@BuscoBeast yes several types of two handed sabers were in use by the Chinese military in the late Ming through Qing dynasties and the one Jack uses here is one of them. The shortest example was about 103 cm long, then 110 cm long, then there was a 135 cm long example, a 165 long example, and the...

@TheXanian Three words: Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong.

@sammax189 You dumb ass.

I've seen this man shoot in Korea, and he is VERY accurate with it. He amazed some of the Koreans with his skill as well. I also shoot such a device, but it takes a whole new approach to nocking and aiming. For example, there is no paradox as there would be with normal arrows. Overall a very inte...

OMG so all the guys that put neon lights under their Toyotas after the Fast & Furious series are now going to build fixed gear bikes. "Can't stop, don't want to either" is the dumbest fixed gear oneliner I've heard so far. We can stop, and we often really do want to stop as well when a dumbass c...

@MaoriWithaGun All Ferraris need a key to open the door. It's not like Ferrari exports 10 year old models just for the Chinese market.

Waar was dit concert? Ik kocht een paar jaar terug in Shanghai een CD van een Chinese Shanghai jazz revival band.

Wat een kneus, z'n verdiende loon. Als je op die manier op iemand af komt, ongeacht het beroep van diegene, moet je je voorbereiden op een klap voor je harses. Politie mag best eens van zich afbijten, ze krijgen genoeg shit over zich heen en zijn zwaar onderbetaald voor de risico's die ze lopen.

@whoopiegold I guess so too. Let's do a profile sketch: A white male in his late teens to mid. 20's, of a low class family. He may have dropped out of school, or otherwise feel he has failed in life and is now blaming it on the world. Of shy nature, he is not very talkative in real life but likes...

Schutzgemeinschaft: I'm white but what you say there, that's just sad. Go find your own strength instead of seeking it in some ancient idea that is highly biased. Yes white people may have done more in the past than our current history books mention, but please don't overdo it. We're just one of ...

Pretty good cutting for a sword like that indeed!

@papapupunana No? Really??

One person doesn't know a good movie when he sees one.

@shorerydr10 Let's assume that's what he meant! I think these guys have things pretty well under control though. A wise man once said: "Dying is for fools". WINNING :)

@50nollieman Apart from aerodynamics they make a rather stiff and strong rim. They are far less likely to take a set when landing or riding up and down sidewalks than the narrow rims.