Toa of Nerds

That puts you in the 99th percintile in the nation, good job! I mainly sat back, grabbed some popcorn, and watched the whole BZP vs Hacker saga play out. It was pretty entertaining (and actually inspired an upcoming chapter for my comedy). Other than that, business as usual. Some of us have lives, you know .-don't touch my pocket protector

Since I tend towards science fiction more than fantasy, I like artificial boundaries. Futuristic technology of all kinds fascinates me, so I really liked the artificial boundaries of Metru-Nui (and Metru-Nui as a whole). Specifically, I loved the idea of the chutes. The whole concept was just terrific and rivals some of the best that science fiction has come up with. -don't touch my pocket protector

Just a thought, but the volcano is Mata-Nui's nose, right? So does that mean that the lava is essentially Mata-Nui's snot?But on topic, I think there is some sort of protodermis alloy that is strong enough to surf on lava. The villagers of Ta-Koro did it all the time, so there's no reason why Tahu's swords wouldn't do the same. However, I'm sure that Tahu's elemental powers do increase the metal's heat resistance to even beyond the normal resistance of the metal.-don't touch my pocket protector

I apologize for being late on this chapter, but on Friday my internet inexplicably went out and I only got it fixed today. Next week's product will be on time, internet willing. Product Twenty-One (BZPower Mystery Box) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, Useless BZPower Junk That You Must Have! has always been about sending you random junk that you don’t need.Audience: Yeah!Announcer: However, we’ve never given you an actual random piece of junk.Audience: What?Announcer: That’s right, nobody knows exactly what this is, because it’s completely random! You don’t know what you’ll get and we don’t know what we’ll give you! It’s a brilliant idea!Audience: How is that a brilliant idea?Announcer: Well, think about it. We have you idea what you want. And, quite honestly, you have no idea what you want either.Audience: True!Announcer: So why bother thinking you want something when you could just cut to the chase and roll the dice!Audience: Yeah!Announcer: That’s why we’re introducing our brand-spanking-new BZPower Mystery Box!Audience: Wow! A mystery box!Announcer: While this won’t be the first time you have no idea what you’re doing when you purchase a UZBJTUMH! product, it will be the first time we’ve told you so! And that’s a miletone!Audience: Amazing! We’re watching history here folks!Announcer: Here’s how it works: we simply use Random Word Generator 5000, and send you the first word that pops up in a mysterious box with a question mark on it!Audience: Wow!Announcer: Check out some of the amazing products people have found:GOLD!MONEY!CARIBIEAN CRUISE!(results not typical)Audience: Ah!Announcer: You see, you could get something amazing! Imagine getting a whole box full of gold, and you only paid $19.95!Audience: What a deal!Announcer: Oh yes! This might just be our BEST DEAL OF ALL TIME!!!Audience: The best deal of all time?Announcer: That’s right!Audience: Wow!Announcer: There could be absolutely anything in the box! Gary, put up some more examples!DEAD FROGS!MOLDY CHEESE!BOOGERS!(results much more typical)Announcer (whispering): Um, Gary, was that the wrong slide?Audience: Amazing!Gary: [shrug]Announcer: Um, anyway, all those possibilities for only $19.95!Audience: No way! I want my boogers!Announcer: But that’s not all, because if you call right now, we’ll double the offer!Audience: That’s twice as good as the best deal ever!Announcer: That’s right! You’ll get two mystery boxes, so that means you could get two, um, boogers!Audience: Yay!Announcer: This is a one time offer! So if you like buying things without any knowledge of the stuff you’re purchasing whatsoever, then call right now!Audience: Yeah! Call now and get yo boogers!

-What is your favorite memory of the BZPower of the past?I don't know, posting around, listing to the BZPowercast, getting reviews for things I've written. Nothing specifically jumps out, it's just the whole experience.-What keeps you here?Mainly the community and my current comedy.-How long do you plan to stay here?For the foreseeable future.-don't touch my pocket protector

Oh yeah, go wings! They're very experienced, and even though Linstrom is 40, he's still one of the best defensemen in the game. Datsyuk is, in my opinion, the most entertaining player to watch. You can never count Detroit out, but I think right now Pittsburgh is the team to beat.-don't touch my pocket protectorI had to go and open my big mouth....-don't touch my pocket protector

From what I understand, EP is controlled by destiny and not by chance. What it exactly is we may never know, but without it a lot of things would be different in the Bionicle story.-don't touch my pocket protector

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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. That was a fantastic book, maybe the best I've ever read. It showcases the tragedy of war better than any other book I've read, and the story itself is just brilliant. Really a terrific book that I'd recommend to anyone. :surprised:Wow, you just listed off my reading list. I finished Game of Thrones a week ago, loved reading Ender's Game a year ago, and am planning on reading the Hunger Games soon. That's pretty creepy.-don't touch my pocket protector

Oh yeah, go wings! They're very experienced, and even though Linstrom is 40, he's still one of the best defensemen in the game. Datsyuk is, in my opinion, the most entertaining player to watch. You can never count Detroit out, but I think right now Pittsburgh is the team to beat.-don't touch my pocket protector

Dune. The book was fantastic. The movie was an epic failure of titanic proportions. After I watched that movie I thought to myself, "wow, that movie did absolutely nothing right." The pacing was absolutely terrible. Do date, it is the only movie I've ever seen that was both too fast and too slow at the same time. Every single boring part of the book was displayed to its fullest extent while every good part of the book was skipped. What made it worse was the fact that the book was one of the best science fiction books of all time, and so it wasn't there wasn't a good plot there.-don't touch my pocket protector

It's hard to tell, but I get the impression that the Bionicle world is smaller than our world. If I had to put down an estimate it would probably be in the hundreds of thousands. Of course, there could be whole cultures on Spherus Magna that we've never seen, but from what we know that's my guess.-don't touch my pocket protector

I like the idea. It gives them the recognition they deserve without having confusion as to who is really staff and who's retired.-don't touch my pocket protector

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Just a note, the next chapter will be tomorrow instead of today, so the Easter Special will make sense .-don't touch my pocket protector

I always liked Toa Matau's mask power. I forget the name, but I always thought shape-shifting was an awesome power.-don't touch my pocket protector

Mainly the story. That was what really drew me in to Bionicle, and eventually to this very website.-don't touch my pocket protector

I don't know really know what to say. When things like this come around all I can really do is pray for the family. Rest in peace, Heather.-don't touch my pocket protector

Hmmm, interesting. I'll see what I can think of.-don't touch my pocket protector

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Dude, I just got nostalgia'd. All of that reminded me of why I loved Bionicle. It's pretty sweet, and very well put together. I love it.-don't touch my pocket protector

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He did die, and it was screwed. (Terry did it)Turaga Dume. He was locked away and impersonated, and when he was freed, everyone forgot all about him. I agree, but not before Makuta impersonated him. He could have died after that, but not before.I think a bunch of villagers like Kopeke and Macku could have died and nobody would notice the difference. They really didn't go on to affect the plot in a major way.-don't touch my pocket protector

I really like Dark Mirror. The whole concept really enthralled me, and it was what really got me into serials.-don't touch my pocket protector

You beat me to it Bones. Think about it, the original Toa Mata didn't have knees or elbows, and the original matoran didn't have much articulation at all. In later years the Toa grew to where they had elbow and knee joints, and the matoran gained some posability. Newer Toa essential had two Toa-Mata-limb-sized pieces in each arm and leg. This made the sets much bigger, but it also had the unfortunate effect of giving them gorilla-like proportions.-don't touch my pocket protector