Roller skate sword fighting: apparently it’s a real thing that people are doing, as evidenced by these videos from the CRABS Historical Fencing society in Nova Scotia (there must have been some pretty wild sword battles in Nova Scotia’s past). I’m a great roller skater, but there’s no doubt in

Back with another size comparison visualization, this is a video from MetaBallStudios (previously) comparing the sizes of numerous weapons from pop culture, from tiny rings and handguns to massive space station sized superweapons. Obviously, comparing a rifle directly to the Death Star would be like comparing apples to an orchard,

This is a video from the fun/destruction loving Aussies of Youtube channel How Ridiculous destroying a variety of different objects with their katana machine, a rotor that spins its sword blades at 750km/h (466MPH). Plus they filmed the action in 6000FPS ultra-slow motion to capture all the details. Honestly, the

This is a video of Lady Pinto Bean demonstrating her prowess with the blade, engaging two foes at once and easily cutting them both down. The way she slices through their legs — my goodness! Obviously, Lady is definitely the dog you want in your adventuring party. And she is

Presumably in an attempt to audition for the Ninja Turtles, this is a super short video of a man’s impressive spinning and flipping (plus knuckle cartwheel) routine while holding two swords. Are those real swords? I don’t think so. “Not bad, but fighting Shredder and the Foot Clan requires actual

This is a graphic created by Carrie Patrick comparing the weights of various swords to common household objects like cans of chili, loaves of bread, boots, and children. Children thankfully not being that common a household object in my home aside, I learned a lot by looking at the chart.

This is a video of Jill Bearup discussing and demonstrating how to carry a sword in the back of your dress in the event you may need to slice and dice your way through a formal gathering. According to Jill, the ideal dress for concealed sword carrying has a relatively

This is a video of samurai descendant Kaito Suiju, master of the Hisui school of battōjutsu and instructor at Hisui Tokyo, discussing and rating “the realism of katana sword scenes in movies, including skills of actors, the way they hold and train with the swords, as well as the choreography