I generally try and avoid leet speak, but in this case…. WTF!???!!!11
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August 2, 2008 at 4:01 pm
WTF is an acronym, not leet speak.
August 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Reminds me of Bioshock…
August 2, 2008 at 4:30 pm
yeah… me too :s
August 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm
That pic reminds me of Donnie Darko for some reason.
August 2, 2008 at 5:04 pm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8&fmt=18
August 2, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I believe these are sabers, not rapiers.
August 2, 2008 at 7:00 pm
no theyre rapiers.
not sabres
August 2, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Hm, you say rapier. I don’t think you know what a rapier is.
August 2, 2008 at 8:33 pm
www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/martial_arts/images/sabre.gif
thats a saber
this is a rapier
www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/ranking/gunimage/rapier.jpg
theres a difference
and its mostly the width of a blade and the curve usually found on a sabre.
no wiki required
August 2, 2008 at 8:34 pm
@ wookie
i dont think yo know what a rapier OR a saber is.
August 2, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Those are not rapiers.
They are either fencing sabers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fencingsabre.jpg
August 2, 2008 at 11:17 pm
@ TrikYodz
Did it ever occur to you that modern fencing sabers are different from the historical version? Clearly not, or you wouldn’t be making a fool of yourself here.
August 3, 2008 at 12:01 am
wat
August 3, 2008 at 12:09 am
dude
theyre the same exact thing.
August 3, 2008 at 12:15 am
like they prolly want to call it a saber so they sound like a bad ass when they say “oh i fight with a saber.”
that thing is more of a rapier than a saber.
if you want to say its a saber that theyre holding. go a head
but dont try to correct people (the OP) when theres no way to even tell the difference.
August 3, 2008 at 2:02 am
arent they fencing foils? like practice swords?
August 3, 2008 at 3:17 am
what the fuck is leet speak?
August 3, 2008 at 11:45 am
the standard fencing foil has a square cross section that tapers to the point, which is then covered by a button.
The saber is a triangular cross section that narrows about 2/3 of the way down to just kind of a strip of metal, and then the button.
An epee is a heavier, flat V shaped cross section that tapers all the way down to the button.
Each of these styles of modern fencing have their own specific rules. These rules also cover the types of guards allowed in competition. The saber guards are as you see here. The foil guard resembles a shallow bowl, while the epee guard is a deeper bowl, almost bell shaped. I, personally, would hesitate to call them practice swords because no one really uses REAL swords any more (except for oriental martial arts, the random psychopath, and historical reenactors).
August 3, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I’ve been fencing competitively for 5 years. I don’t fence saber, but know enough to tell these are sabers.
August 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm
ITS A CONSPIRACY I TELL YA
okay i digress
August 3, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I used to fence as well. Those are sabres. If you disregard the width of the blade and compare it to the link that TrikYodz provided, you will realise that they both have edges with which to slash.
The modern epee used in fencing is the counterpart of the rapier used in the past. It has a point for stabbing. rapiers may have edges, but only to ensure that opponents or enemies cannot grab the sword by the blade.
August 4, 2008 at 9:11 am
i don’t get it. which one is playmate of the year?
November 18, 2008 at 9:12 am
I love this post, the comments are awesome… the Knocked Up and 40 Year Old Virgin guys couldn’t script it better