@Damo I never said I didn't believe the guy was a maniac, I said I have a hard time believing that A) a person can go nine days "without any sleep" and still be able to function in any meaningful way, B) a man exists who can kick another man, along with his chair, desk, and workstation (all of which probably weigh a minimum of a couple hundred pounds) with such force that they fly 2-3 meters across the room (even if this took place on an ice skating rink you'd have a hard time pulling this off), and C) that a guy was kicked from behind with the force of a full team of Clydesdales, and yet instead of his head whipping backwards like you'd expect, it flew forward and smashed into his computer that was also traveling forward, and resulted in what I'm assuming is an old monitor with a thick glass screen being cracked through, and yet the guy didn't suffer a massive concussion and pass out.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, and the book seems like a fun read, I just find these particular details to be a little hard to swallow.
@PlywoodStick Umm yes I know. Where did I say that I thought it was Shigeru Miyamoto? I wish it was about him though, that would be a hilarious counter to his overt friendliness and positivity.
Am I the only one who's bullsh*t detector went off while reading that excerpt about Miyamoto? First of all, if you went nine days without sleep, you would likely be unable to concentrate on menial tasks like tying your shoes or remembering to stop at a red light, let alone complex programming or whatever the guy was doing. There's no way anyone's building a video game with nine days of no sleep.
And really? Miyamoto kicked him so hard that both he and his desk went 6-9 feet across the room? So then after the guy's head cracked his monitor, did Miyamoto use his laser gaze to fuse the glass back together, and then put on a cape before flying off to fight Lex Luthor?
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@Blastcorp64 Right? I'm just amazed that more people weren't left scratching their heads at the physics of that story.
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@Damo I never said I didn't believe the guy was a maniac, I said I have a hard time believing that A) a person can go nine days "without any sleep" and still be able to function in any meaningful way, B) a man exists who can kick another man, along with his chair, desk, and workstation (all of which probably weigh a minimum of a couple hundred pounds) with such force that they fly 2-3 meters across the room (even if this took place on an ice skating rink you'd have a hard time pulling this off), and C) that a guy was kicked from behind with the force of a full team of Clydesdales, and yet instead of his head whipping backwards like you'd expect, it flew forward and smashed into his computer that was also traveling forward, and resulted in what I'm assuming is an old monitor with a thick glass screen being cracked through, and yet the guy didn't suffer a massive concussion and pass out.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, and the book seems like a fun read, I just find these particular details to be a little hard to swallow.
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@PlywoodStick Umm yes I know. Where did I say that I thought it was Shigeru Miyamoto? I wish it was about him though, that would be a hilarious counter to his overt friendliness and positivity.
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Am I the only one who's bullsh*t detector went off while reading that excerpt about Miyamoto? First of all, if you went nine days without sleep, you would likely be unable to concentrate on menial tasks like tying your shoes or remembering to stop at a red light, let alone complex programming or whatever the guy was doing. There's no way anyone's building a video game with nine days of no sleep.
And really? Miyamoto kicked him so hard that both he and his desk went 6-9 feet across the room? So then after the guy's head cracked his monitor, did Miyamoto use his laser gaze to fuse the glass back together, and then put on a cape before flying off to fight Lex Luthor?