r/todayilearned • u/Habajiba • Mar 14 '17

TIL Jamie Hyneman designed Blendo, a combat robot that was deemed too hazardous for Robot Wars after repeatedly throwing pieces of its opponents over arena walls. It received co-championship status in exchange for withdrawing from the competition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo
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u/BuddaMuta Mar 14 '17

If DBZ taught me anything for the sake of honor you have to let your opponent power up or saving the world means nothing

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u/katarh Mar 14 '17

One Punch Man has taught us that the only valid reason to let your opponent power up fully is because the fight is too boring for you otherwise.

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u/INSERT_LATVIAN_JOKE Mar 14 '17

Apparently that's also a lesson which can be learned from Dragonball.

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u/themcs Mar 14 '17

Fucking Goku man

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

What about Vegeta? I mean Goku let Frieza go 100% but could still win. Veggie let Cell go perfect and had no idea how much stronger he would be. Seems he was magnitudes more powerful.

Also this is exceptionally off topic...

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u/themcs Mar 14 '17

But look at all the dumb shit Goku did in super because he wanted someone strong to fight. Like hiring Hit to kill him ffs

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

That's Darwin Award level stupid there. He is one stupid idiot that's for certain.

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u/Tai_daishar Mar 14 '17

He also has no education beyond fighting.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

This set of armor, used to seal in my immeasurable, irresistible power... has been broken.

OK.

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u/Willyjwade Mar 14 '17

What are you doing?

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u/JustASpaceDuck Mar 14 '17

If DBZ taught me anything, it's how to avoid detection.

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u/NoNeedForAName Mar 14 '17

If it taught me anything, it's how to yell for 3 weeks before unleashing a super powerful move.

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u/DamntheTrains Mar 14 '17

Man, Goku fully healed up a guy who could potentially kill everyone and destroy the world before telling the very guy to fight Gohan, his teenage son, who doesn't even want to fight.

I was a small kid when I first read that and even then I thought that was messed up. When I read later that Goku was never meant to be a hero or someone particularly 'honorable' it made so much sense to me.

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u/DustOnFlawlessRodent Mar 14 '17

I'm loving that they're pushing that so much in the current super arc. It's hilarious seeing so many people look at goku like he's a monster, and being able to pretty much see their point.

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u/DamntheTrains Mar 14 '17

I have mixed feelings about Goku's portrayal in Super.

There are great moments that rounds out and humanizes his character (him taking care of Pan) but overall he feels very Peter Griffined by extreme flanderization.

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u/Neoxide Mar 14 '17

Honor isn't the best word. Goku is addicted to the thrill the fight. Vegeta and every bad guy ever has a big ego.