Very excited for the film... Also quite nervous about the UK premiere this Thursday, as I've been asked to be part of a small demo team at the premiere representing the Shaolin school I train with. We've had less than two weeks to prepare. Gulp. 

Worth also noting that the Yoga “wheel pose” is known as a bridge in gymnastics. I come from a martial arts background and am definitely more familiar with the name “Bridge” - a “backbend” is often (but not always) the name for a transition to a bridge from standing that involves bending backwards and catching your…

It’s worth talking about how this impacts refilling a motorcycle tank as well - since motorcycle tanks don’t generally have filler pipes, with the fuel cap leading directly into the main tank, you actually have to hold the pump nozzle “floating” in the mouth of the tank in order to brim the account, otherwise the pump…

Yes! I'm glad someone else agrees. It makes them look like siblings, or just one character in different costumes (with wigs?) 

And, while the turtles are now Rangers, the Rangers are now ninjas. Which is fun, but, well, we’ve seen that before.

Probably not an issue for a robot, but speaking for humans, bent knees probably represent a better ready position for sword play - it means you’re ready to launch to attack/retreat, or even absorb the force of a strike when you block. 

Came into the comments for this, thank you for backing up the pedant in me. 

Nanquan - and many traditional styles - are more generous and the competition rulebook often states that the thighs should be "approaching parallel". That said, my Shaolin shifu often says that you should be able to balance an open bottle of water on your thigh in stance, something that I don't dare try. 

There are also other sports with squat-like movements where you may want to practice squats to a particular depth. In wushu - especially taijiquan and changquan - the competition wubu stance requires:

My advice is: avoid all animals, carcasses, and meat if you’re that petrified of diseases crossing over. Bats are no more culprits of major outbreaks than dogs or geese or pigs. Fundamentally the point is its racist to point to particular aspects of Chinese culture that may have contributed to current outbreaks and…

Cool man. But unless you're campaigning for game to be banned internationally, I don't think you should point fingers at "bushmeat" (such a fucking racist phrase. You wouldn't call someone shooting deer for the meat in America "bushmeat", would you?) 

Cool story. Now unless you avoid all contact with all non-human animals, please shut up about it. Considering recent outbreaks have included influenzas breaking over from pigs and birds to humans, it kind of is racist to condemn Chinese folk for eating or otherwise having close interactions with animals that…

Capcom, not Konami. 

I wonder if it was licensed individually or as part of a "bundle" of shows from a single rights holder? 

Ten to fifteen thousand hours?

Dude, if you’re going to go there, then I hate to break it to you, but Santa Claus was in fact real - Saint Nicholas of Myra was a Pope of the early Church, and most scholars of antiquity agree that there was a “historical” Jesus (and not solely one of scripture).

No, historians are very much in agreement now: King Arthur was not a real person, and entirely a folkloric and literary invention. 

Except that they only have one female fronted film out to date, and only one TV series that’s already come out (now cancelled), with male-led casts outnumbering ensembles, and men outnumbering women in the ensembles two or three to one. That pattern doesn’t look to be changing enough with upcoming shows and movies.

Yes - and I’m excited for many of these. But Wandavision and Hawkeye are both co-headliners with a male hero, while Tigra & Dazzler were (officially) the only double act of two women (admittedly Black Widow is effectively a team up between two female characters who’ve shared the moniker). Still, I’m holding out for an…

I was really intrigued by Tigra & Dazzler, and it doesn't seem like a good look for Marvel to be axing some of their only female-fronted properties. Oh well.