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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Smooth Groove on August 21, 2007, 11:00:13 PM

Title: Japanese people are weak
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 21, 2007, 11:00:13 PM: This is what happens when you eat raw fish instead of beef. You get your tooth pick arms broken by a toy.

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TOKYO - Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Distributor Atlus Co. said Tuesday it will remove all 150 "Arm Spirit" arm wrestling machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms grappling with the machine's mechanized appendage.

"The machine isn't that strong, much less so than a muscular man. Even women should be able to beat it," said Atlus spokeswoman Ayano Sakiyama, calling the recall "a precaution."
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"We think that maybe some players get overexcited and twist their arms in an unnatural way," she said. The company was investigating the incidents and checking the machines for any signs of malfunction.

Players of "Arm Spirit" advance through 10 levels, battling a French maid, drunken martial arts master and a Chihuahua before reaching the final showdown with a professional wrestler.

The arcade machine is not distributed overseas.
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: brawndolicious on August 21, 2007, 11:56:56 PM: I remember playing one of those when I was about 9. I was able to beat the final boss.

There's no way it can break an arm, it doesn't do any sudden movements and it doesn't go 180 degrees.
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: Ichirou on August 22, 2007, 12:02:21 AM: THEY HAVE ONE OF THOSE AT THE LOCAL ARCADE!!!!

I'M GOING TO GO TODAY BEFORE IT GETS TAKEN AWAY!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: Synbios459 on August 22, 2007, 12:10:27 AM: Are you kidding, any western woman could kick any Japanese guys ass!
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: Ichirou on August 22, 2007, 12:21:01 AM: Quote from: Synbios459 on August 22, 2007, 12:10:27 AM
Are you kidding, any western woman could kick any Japanese guys ass!

I'd like to see you try to beat one of those machines, Synbios.
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: BlackMage on August 22, 2007, 12:21:24 AM: Quote from: Synbios459 on August 22, 2007, 12:10:27 AM
Are you kidding, any western woman could kick any Japanese guys ass!

i'd say they are about equal.
Title: Re: Japanese people are weak
Post by: Beezy on August 22, 2007, 01:46:46 AM: Quote from: Ichirou on August 22, 2007, 12:21:01 AM
Quote from: Synbios459 on August 22, 2007, 12:10:27 AM
Are you kidding, any western woman could kick any Japanese guys ass!

I'd like to see you try to beat one of those machines, Synbios.
So wrong! :lol