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[article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« on: 2013-08-21, 21:10:51 »
Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13233310

"Colin Bickers agreed to make the 60-mile (97km) journey in the five-stone (32kg) suit for a bet at a local pub."

Just for reference, 32kg = 70.4 lbs.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #1 on: 2013-08-21, 22:27:36 »
That takes commitment.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #2 on: 2013-08-22, 01:41:01 »
Man that sets a new standard for awesome keeping of bets.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #3 on: 2013-08-22, 12:51:31 »
I think I found him on facebook.

I sent him a note, but he'll probably never see it, since it's going to the "other" folder. I didn't even know about that folder until I did so, and it told me as such. Now I see that other people have contacted me over the last two years without me realizing it. Yeash...
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #4 on: 2013-08-22, 17:23:16 »
It was for the royal wedding after all...and he raised quite a bit of money for a charity as well.  Good on him.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #5 on: 2013-08-23, 14:20:55 »
As somebody with a suit of armor a bit over 70 pounds .. and somebody who can't walk 60 miles *without* armor (heck I can't even walk 6 miles!)... that man's accomplishment is phenomenal to me. Walking in armor 10 miles for 6 days in a row is pretty wild. I do wonder if he's wearing full hauberk and/or butted or something; just from visual, I'm curious how his armor is 70 pounds.

I had the same thing with that "other" folder on FB.. found a message that was many months old when I discovered it months ago. FB wants to charge you $1 to send a message to someone's regular inbox if you aren't on their friends list. I'm not sure if that's money-grabbing marketing, or a way to cut down on non-friends spam.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #6 on: 2013-08-23, 16:22:59 »
Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-08-23, 14:20:55
As somebody with a suit of armor a bit over 70 pounds .. and somebody who can't walk 60 miles *without* armor (heck I can't even walk 6 miles!)... that man's accomplishment is phenomenal to me. Walking in armor 10 miles for 6 days in a row is pretty wild.

Don't join the Army or Marine Corps then! ;-)
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #7 on: 2013-08-25, 02:42:18 »
Quote from: Ian on 2013-08-23, 16:22:59
Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-08-23, 14:20:55
As somebody with a suit of armor a bit over 70 pounds .. and somebody who can't walk 60 miles *without* armor (heck I can't even walk 6 miles!)... that man's accomplishment is phenomenal to me. Walking in armor 10 miles for 6 days in a row is pretty wild.

Don't join the Army or Marine Corps then! ;-)

They'd never take me. :D
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #8 on: 2013-08-27, 16:38:34 »
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #9 on: 2013-08-29, 16:39:37 »
Right.  lol
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #10 on: 2013-09-03, 22:28:58 »
what if we all got together and walked all the way from baltimore to the M.D. renfaire
still wouldn't be as far.
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #11 on: 2013-09-04, 22:52:22 »
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2013-09-03, 22:28:58
what if we all got together and walked all the way from baltimore to the M.D. renfaire
still wouldn't be as far.

I'm not walking to Maryland from Reno.

 ;)
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #12 on: 2013-09-04, 23:38:12 »
Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2013-09-04, 22:52:22
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2013-09-03, 22:28:58
what if we all got together and walked all the way from baltimore to the M.D. renfaire
still wouldn't be as far.

I'm not walking to Maryland from Reno.

 ;)


MD Renn Faire is in Crownsville, MD, about 20 miles from Baltimore. Or there's some kind of local "M.D. renfaire" in Reno?
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #13 on: 2013-09-04, 23:39:43 »
Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-09-04, 23:38:12
Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2013-09-04, 22:52:22
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2013-09-03, 22:28:58
what if we all got together and walked all the way from baltimore to the M.D. renfaire
still wouldn't be as far.

I'm not walking to Maryland from Reno.

 ;)


MD Renn Faire is in Crownsville, MD, about 20 miles from Baltimore. Or there's some kind of local "M.D. renfaire" in Reno?

I think he was just making a joke Sir James
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Re: [article] Man walks 60 miles in suit of armour to royal wedding
« Reply #14 on: 2013-09-07, 03:08:59 »
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