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Category: Geeky
May 29, 2012
Radcliffe Heraldry
This post isn’t actually about running, but I wanted to share it anyways. On my trip to Londom for the Virgin London Marathon, I happened upon a gentleman named David Linstead in a market who made coat of arms plaques. It took him only a few minutes to research what the Radcliffe Hearaldry would l have looked liked. I have wanted one for a while, so I commissioned him to make one for me. It arrived in the mail recently. He also sent me a certificate explaining everything. The banner at the bottom says “virtus propter se” which roughly translated[…continue reading]
October 4, 2011
But can they run?
When I was much younger, I played a tabletop game called Warhammer 40k. I recently stumbled upon a wiki with information about the lore of this piece of my childhood. The most famous ‘human’ fighting force in this hellish, science-fiction future are the Adaptus Astartes or Space Marines. These fictional warriors are given implants and intense hormone training to become unstoppable warriors. Until I read this wiki page about them, I didn’t realize the proportions of how large these sci-fi warriors would be. Take a look at the size comparison on the bottom. The ‘Average human’ at 5’9″ is about[…continue reading]
