An entire generation of geeks has clearly finally been given the reins of all the science and technology in Japan. The space agency of the country is aiming to build a solar power station in space. Their desire? To create an orbital maser cannon a renewable resource that can be harvested a near unlimited amount of times (in the relative future).
This can only end in battles between gigantic robots. But for Pete’s sake, whatever you do, make sure Cobra Commander does not hear about this news.
A 29-year-old worker and avid Gundam collector, who was still living at home in Kobe with his mother (which, apparently, are not one and the same), set fire to his room, intending to kill himself when his mother threw out some of his Gundam models that he had built.
Of course, he realized that he didn’t want to die, and so he managed to escape from the house without any injuries, as did his mother, who is clearly and obviously a screaming banshee of a woman. The entirety of the house burned down, though, and the man was arrested for the arson. His words to describe his actions?
“Since my Mom threw out my plastic Gundams, I figured I may as well die.”
Oh, that’s just deliciously sad and pathetic. I wish I could have that emotion bottled up and placed into an aerosol spray bottle so that I could spread it on crackers.
A man in America is constructing his own gargantuan piloted robot, no doubt to repel an invasion by nefarious foreign powers with their own mechanized monstrosities. And by foreign power, I totally am talking about Japan.
U.S. Army mechanic Carlos Owens put his skills to good use, developing freedom’s last hope since 2004, starting from a scale model made of wood and later moving up to cold, unfeeling metal. America’s defender is powered by a complex (but freedom-infused) network of hydraulic cables and cylinders, and stands 18 feet tall.
18 feet might not sound like much compared to the nearly 60-foot-tall Gundam at Odaiba, but Owens’ masterpiece possesses several key advantages even at this early stage. That complex (freedom-infused) hydraulic network allows the machine to move its arms and bend its knees, allowing it an unsurpassed degree of agility. So far we only observed the Gundam twisting its head, likely to gaze across the seas at its rival. Advantage: no one, since nothing is complete.
Clearly, the next step would be to place “Neo” before every country’s name, and flee to space. Everything after that will be epic.
