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Offline Valten73

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The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« on: February 09, 2007, 02:58:02 AM »
Check this video out. It's a tape of an orangutan beating a monstrous sumo wrestler in a rope pulling contest.

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17021

Now, the orangutan in the video is 4 feet tall and about 180 pounds--which I assume is an average-sized orangutan. So we have a creature who is about the same size as a fantasy dwarf and very strong--much stronger than an average human?

Does anyone see the connection?  :icon_mrgreen:
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Offline patsy02

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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2007, 10:34:07 AM »
It's odd to see how inanely more powerful great apes are compared to humans. Did the orangutan even do a little victory dance at the end?
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2007, 12:30:34 PM »
Go simians!    :closed-eyes:   All the more reason to field my all powder-monkey regiment. Can't beat a horde of fighting monkeys!
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2007, 01:08:02 PM »
I believe I once read that a male Urangutang is actually 4-5 times stronger than an male human and is literally capable of tearing one limb from limb.
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2007, 03:35:04 PM »
You realize that we are all going to have a difficult time getting any beer over at Bugman's now.

It's a pity that the Orangutangs are so threatened.
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2007, 07:16:42 PM »
well the ape would have been in the mud right away without the little wall right... it didn't even pull, anyway a nice piece of american culture  :icon_lol:
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2007, 07:33:23 PM »
Quote from: BAWTRM on February 09, 2007, 01:08:02 PM
I believe I once read that a male Urangutang is actually 4-5 times stronger than an male human and is literally capable of tearing one limb from limb.

That's what I've heard as well. Even more, I've read that a grown-up male gorilla (the big guys) could, with some training, easily lift a tonne - 1000 kg, about 2200 lbs. Fortunately, orang-utans and gorillas are very peacefull.

And we wondered why Grimgor is S5...

Could one of the medics around here perhaps explain why apes beat humans in strength hands down, even though they have a comparable amount of muscles? I'd be very interested in the explanation.
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2007, 12:24:33 AM »
Unfortunately for this little theory, if you look at the way dwarfs are built vs. great apes, dwarfs are not similar at all.

You all know the real answer is Gimli.
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2007, 05:16:18 AM »
Quote from: Gneisenau on February 09, 2007, 07:33:23 PM
Quote from: BAWTRM on February 09, 2007, 01:08:02 PM
I believe I once read that a male Urangutang is actually 4-5 times stronger than an male human and is literally capable of tearing one limb from limb.

That's what I've heard as well. Even more, I've read that a grown-up male gorilla (the big guys) could, with some training, easily lift a tonne - 1000 kg, about 2200 lbs. Fortunately, orang-utans and gorillas are very peacefull.

And we wondered why Grimgor is S5...

Could one of the medics around here perhaps explain why apes beat humans in strength hands down, even though they have a comparable amount of muscles? I'd be very interested in the explanation.

LOL, so gorillas = orcs? I like the analogy!  :eusa_clap:
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2007, 05:17:24 AM »
Quote from: RGB on February 10, 2007, 12:24:33 AM
Unfortunately for this little theory, if you look at the way dwarfs are built vs. great apes, dwarfs are not similar at all.

You all know the real answer is Gimli.

The analogy is supposed to be facetious!  :icon_wink:
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2007, 06:34:37 AM »
Quote from: Gneisenau on February 09, 2007, 07:33:23 PM
Could one of the medics around here perhaps explain why apes beat humans in strength hands down, even though they have a comparable amount of muscles? I'd be very interested in the explanation.

It's a matter of physics- the orangutan's muscle attaches to its arm farther down from the elbow.
A lever is a useful analogy. If you move the point upon which the lever pivots closer to the weight you're trying to lift, lifting that weight will become easier, whereas if you move it farther away, it will become harder to lift.
So while we have a greater range of motion, owing to the nearness to the elbow of our bicep's attachment to the bone, we also sacrifice a great deal of strength that the other primates have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque for more
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2007, 02:01:05 PM »
You also get the fact that humans have sub-concious inhibitors which limit the amount of strength they can use, these inhibitions are lacking in the case of some psychotic people, hence why people under emence pressure can be much  stronger than normal, for example the man under going surgery pre anasthetics would need to be held down by 5 or 6 other men. I would assume that the reason the great apes are so much stronger than us proberably has a lot to do with this.
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2007, 02:37:23 PM »
Quote from: Gneisenau on February 09, 2007, 07:33:23 PM
Fortunately, orang-utans and gorillas are very peacefull.

A common mistake. They're about as peaceful as pandas!

*clears throat*

After dark
The panda stalk
Nightmare creatures, with black hearts

Ravenous teeth
That glow in dark
Feasting on bums that sleep in the park

The pandas are coming!
So hide under your bed!
The pandas are coming!
They'll rip your [beep] to shreds!


A big cookie for the one who knows where this came from :icon_biggrin:
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2007, 03:22:04 PM »
A man with a major phobia of pandas?
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2007, 03:47:20 PM »
The PvPonline comic?
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2007, 08:16:59 PM »
Awww Pandas.

Well, now that we know they're that fearsome what about some elite Panda Guardsmen regiment for the Emperor of Cathay?
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2007, 09:13:34 PM »
General Helstrom:
This is not a rebel song... This is.. the PANDA!

Duuuuuude, The Sifl and Olly Show!!!!

wow, where's my cookie?
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2007, 10:04:04 AM »
Phil got it!



Sorry for the wait - here are three cookies to make up for it!
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2007, 12:28:06 PM »
Quote from: RGB on February 22, 2007, 08:16:59 PM
Awww Pandas.

Well, now that we know they're that fearsome what about some elite Panda Guardsmen regiment for the Emperor of Cathay?

The frequency of which I have thought of this... Not sure if it is a good or a bad thing...
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Re: The origin of Warhammer Dwarves--Orangutans? :)
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2007, 02:39:48 PM »
In black and white? They'd look like a zebra crossing/ police car.
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