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07-23-2009, 01:12 PM | #1 |
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On June 1, 1951, US Air Force Colonel John Paul Stapp sat in a sled that was poised on a 610-metre deceleration track. Moments later, rocket thrust blasted him down the track and into a braking system. For a brief instant, Stapp endured 48 times the force of gravity, or g?s, with a rate of onset at roughly 500 g?s per second. As his own volunteer subject, the colonel became known as the world's fastest man when on December 10, 1954, he took a bone-and-tissue-punishing 839-metre sled ride at Holloman Air Force Base in the US. In less than a tenth of a second, rockets on back of the sled sent the vehicle at 19 g?s with more than 18,000kg of thrust. Stapp's ride hit 1018 km/h - nearly supersonic speeds - before coming to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, pushing him to 40 g?s. And, for an instant, his 76kg body weighed over 3 tonnes. The colonel literally saw red for eight minutes as his eyeballs pushed against upper eyelids, tugging at their attachments. He also suffered double vision for 20 minutes. Some more... |
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07-23-2009, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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"The term 'Alpha Male' can be defined in both a classical and modern sense. The classical definition derives from the animal kingdom and represents a physical form of dominance over other males. The alpha male lion, for example, claims sexual rights to all females, fights off other male lions to enforce it, eats first after every hunt and dominates a vast territory of land for hunting rights"
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Err, hmmm, great ?
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07-24-2009, 03:19 AM | #5 |
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Thread title just says ALPHA, now I get It ' Alpha Male '.
I've read about John Paul Stapp before, defo. one mad M/F at times.. |
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I know a hell of a lot of 2nd in command people that are simply fantastic at what they do, but have no desire to be in charge. I also know a lot of people who operate just out of the lime-light, letting alpha-male wannabes knock themselves out before nipping in and getting what they want. Bit like the clever monkeys letting the alpha-male defend the pack, get into the blazing fights but then quietly shagging away while the alpha-male sleeps. Depends if it is a perceived social position in the heirarchy that you crave from your peers - or the actual rewards Being so one-dimensionally an alpha male is also a weakness. More than one way to skin a cat. D.
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07-24-2009, 05:35 AM | #8 |
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I love this thread.
Fucking legendary. Amusing that we can spend 3 pages debating why someone I have never even seen post before has been banned, and yet someone comes up with something truly funny and worthy of dicussion, and non of us get it... haha! Matt |
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07-24-2009, 05:59 AM | #9 |
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What, you've never seen Squeeze or Hoop's post ??
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This is after all an off-topic discussion...listen in... I assume he means squeeze |
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Take Hyenas for example ... that is a purely matriarchal society, where the females have bigger "dicks" than the subservient males. And how do you explain the Amazons ? Still flawed ? D.
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See "cuckold" above ...
Being the Alpha member of a social pack gives you a clear position or pecking-order in the heirarchy (through strength and social connections), but does not necessarily guarantee you will have sole rights for mating with who you choose. But if all you are interested in is that preceived social position ... Hyenas humble Lions in efficiency, and regularly bully them. Hyenas also have a top dog (alpha female is actually the correct techincal term) in their social pack. And they decide who mates with them. How is that different to your definition of "Alpha" ? And the Amazons ?? From the Greek, and giving the name to the South American one-breasted warriors ?? D.
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More general ALPHA pics: Guy saving women from certain death in a makeshift harness takes real balls TRUE ALPHA behaviour Aware he is a fictional character but an ALPHA one at that Here is a true ALPHA pic And another one I like since I spend a lot on protein powder too. |
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Your fault lies in not differentiating from actual Alpha members and the perceived traits of an Alpha member.
Any numpty can mimic Alpha traits. Seriously, why do you think BMW sell so many cars ? ["Hey, Alphaboy you're driving the Ultimate Driving Machine"] Physique and ability to fight does not make you Alpha. To be truely an Alpha male you require social skills/graces and a bit of the grey stuff. Protein powder can't help you there. In fact, you can quite easily be an Alpha male without dangling from a rope and flexing muscles. A normal bloke/lady plucking that woman from the water is equally as brave and selfless in their actions without worrying about Alpha posturing. Most Alpha male wannabes are more interested in each others "Alphaness" then any of the girls will be. Maybe Helen, as a member of the fairer sex, could comment ? D.
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Guy from rope- Risks his own life with a makeshift rope to save someone he doesn't even know. Ali-Shows his dominance in the environment of boxing knocking the fuck out of GF. The bodybuilder one there is playing on the role of how females are viewed in some parts of society (HUGE NO SEXISM HERE). All of these represent ALPHA traits and them being carried out. |
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Fair enough
To me ALPHA is just a greek letter, maybe better if you say "Alpha traits" .. I'm off to kick a few hyenas .... D.
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