Comments on Puzzle #2871: Ready?...
By Helen (elena9)
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#1: Minnie Fuerstnau (m.fuerstnau) on May 29, 2008
Next in the series... fun to do! Thanks.#2: Katydid (kmeifert) on May 29, 2008
What exactly is the difference between an epee and a foil? I've always wondered while doing crosswords.#3: Helen (elena9) on May 29, 2008
I'm a fencer at Northwest Fencing Center, so of course, I had to make a fencing puzzle. Here's a bit of an intro to fencing: There are three different blades in modern fencing. The epee is a stiff blade with a large bellguard to protect the hand. The foil is a lighter blade with a smaller bellguard. In foil and epee touches are scored when the tip of the blade makes contact, not the side. Only the torso is target area in foil. In epee, the entire body is target, so any touch counts. The foil was considered the "practice" blade, while the epee is more like the "real thing". The saber blade historically comes from fencing on horseback. Horses were very valuable, so no one wanted to risk stabbing the horse. Today in saber, touches can only be scored above the waist. Touches can be scored with the side of the blade or the tip, and the saber has a very large bellguard to hide the hand. That's basically the most important differences between the blades.#4: Sylvain "WCPman" (qwerty) on May 31, 2008
very interesting but what about the big two handed blade of the medieval time. It was all about brute strengh since it was not that cutting at the time :)#5: Arduinna (arduinna) on Jun 6, 2008 [SPOILER]
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Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Debra Greene (dlegreen) on Jun 9, 2008 [SPOILER]
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Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#9: Helen (elena9) on Jun 19, 2008
Yeah, I never expected such a good conversation. Fencing has become really popular, especially after a U.S. women's saber fencer won the gold at the last Olympics. Some people do olympic fencing and others end up doing classical fencing, which is more like real "sword-fighting". It's a funny sport because it doesn't have the reputation of soccer or gymnastics, but it seems like everyone that i talk to has tried fencing or knows someone who fences. I think it's a fun way to get off the couch (or computer chair) :)#10: Gypso (Gypso) on Jun 21, 2008
Off the couch, yes, Helen.#11: Jota (Jota) on Dec 3, 2008
But the computer chair? Let's not take this too far. ;-)
Ditto # 10#12: Jota (Jota) on Dec 3, 2008
Ditto # 10#13: Jota (Jota) on Dec 3, 2008
Ditto # 10#14: Jota (Jota) on Dec 3, 2008
Ditto # 10#15: Jota (Jota) on Dec 3, 2008
Ditto # 10#16: Nancy Snyder (naneki) on Dec 3, 2008
LOL Jota#17: Jota (Jota) on Dec 4, 2008
I got a little bit carried away!#18: Sarah Andrews (sarah) on Jan 4, 2009 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#19: Jota (jota) on Jan 4, 2009
Sarah: cant' you go back?#20: Jota (jota) on Jan 4, 2009
Happy New 2009#21: Jota (jota) on Jan 4, 2009
Happy 2009 ... ?#22: Sarah Andrews (sarah) on Jan 5, 2009
Jota, I moved 1000 miles away from there.#23: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Aug 9, 2019
Very easy but great image. Sarah, what does the "# 2" signify?#24: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Aug 9, 2019
Is it just me or do others feel like multiplying two binomials? In what order should we do it? I know First Outer Inner Last. (a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd
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