08-09-2006, 11:04 AM
I never said this fun discussion SHOULD be scientific. I was simply warning the someone or sometwo (don't remember who) that made the reference to a "scientific" discussion. Making long, detailed and impressive refereneces to japanese sociology, technology, or history is of no help. Just pure academia.
My cents worth: I believe a roman legionary would win and I certainly would root for him. Indeed since we are just having fun I would imagine greek (byzantine) fire used too. Not only I would expect the samurai to be gutted but a gladius or run thru by a pilum, but charred too! I never was fond of this samurai japanese stuff. Of course it is a 100% emotional feeling, nothing scientific at all.
My cents worth: I believe a roman legionary would win and I certainly would root for him. Indeed since we are just having fun I would imagine greek (byzantine) fire used too. Not only I would expect the samurai to be gutted but a gladius or run thru by a pilum, but charred too! I never was fond of this samurai japanese stuff. Of course it is a 100% emotional feeling, nothing scientific at all.
Jeffery Wyss
"Si vos es non secui of solutio tunc vos es secui of preciptate."
"Si vos es non secui of solutio tunc vos es secui of preciptate."