'Two by two, hands of blue.'

You can learn to play drums from practicing on Rock Band, to an extent. What you CAN learn is how to coordinate your two hands and one of your feet, which allows you to play simple backbeats. What you won't learn is hi-hat pedal usage, the difference between a ride cymbal and a crash cymbal (not to mention when to use them), and how to control your volume and tone with the drums.

So yes, you CAN learn to play a little bit of drums from Rock Band, but it doesn't translate over to anything close to a performance level.

DrumMania drums, on the other hand...

That said, this is obviously staged/edited/he's played drums before.

I have several versions.. all awesome.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
LOL. I can just picture you 'shopping that with love.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I'll get you red-faced yet, it's just a matter of getting you all excited somehow... Hmm, maybe a new avatar.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, Gwiz. You make me blush. Er, not really. I don't have enough shame to blush.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I bet that towel comes right off (and that bong lights right up).

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

LOL. I can just picture you 'shopping that with love.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I'll get you red-faced yet, it's just a matter of getting you all excited somehow... Hmm, maybe a new avatar.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, Gwiz. You make me blush. Er, not really. I don't have enough shame to blush.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I bet that towel comes right off (and that bong lights right up).

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

I'll get you red-faced yet, it's just a matter of getting you all excited somehow... Hmm, maybe a new avatar.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, Gwiz. You make me blush. Er, not really. I don't have enough shame to blush.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I bet that towel comes right off (and that bong lights right up).

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

Oh, Gwiz. You make me blush. Er, not really. I don't have enough shame to blush.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
I bet that towel comes right off (and that bong lights right up).

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

I bet that towel comes right off (and that bong lights right up).

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

The only things I have equipped right now are a towel and a bong.

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

Yes, I'm proud of my two-hander. What sort of weaponry are you wielding on this fine evening?
I'm certain it's poisonous and deadly.

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

Your staff is so big it needs two hands to hold!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
"Staff" is probably the correct terminology. Incidentally, would you like to touch my staff?

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
Oh, well, do you happen to be wielding a.. rather large wand?

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
What a coincidence, I had just got my Wizard Hat out..

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
A robe

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
So... what are you wearing?

Trying to calculate the odds of those two hands being dealt is really irrelevant, and it misses the significance of the video. At the time the video starts most of the X to 1 possibilities are canceled out, because neither player would be continuing unless they had good cards.

The significance of the hand is how extremely lucky both players were.

When the last card was turned over (an Ace of Diamonds) it was the best possible card for both of them. For Mabuchi it gave him the extremely rare hand of four aces, there was only one possible hand that could have beaten him, unfortunately the AD also gave Phillips that hand. A Royal flush is the rarest hand in the game.

As Mabuchi sat there after the river was turned over he wouldn't have been thinking there is only one hand that can beat me and that would make this a 1 in X billion event therefore the odds of me losing are 1 in X billion. If Phillips hadn't looked at his cards the odds would be 1 in 2162, but as I said most of those possibilities are cards that Phillips would have already folded.

I personally think everyone watching this should flag it on YT.
THis is the most dangerous video I've ever seen. You know how many people will try this?? First of all, isn't the magnetron leads also connected to some very large high-voltage capacitors? I'm pretty sure those will kill you with two handed discharge. (You;re probably ok poking around with one hand).

Also microwaves are very dangerous. Aren't most of the studies coming out now showing the cell phones cause DNA damage to children. It might not be ionizing, but I'm pretty sure it wrecks DNA, unless it is too tuned to vibrating water, and hence all the water absorbs all the energy.

Anyways, for sure all the idiots around the table watching it would have their eyes cook. Also the energy falls off as 1/distance^3

I myself have no experience, though I have some friends into Judo and other such stuff. A good amount of Aikido is legit, but the stuff I always see seems to be so obsessed with form that they forget about practical application...especially the videos of Aikido instructed by Westerners, lol. That's cool stuff though, I really wish I had the time to start picking up something as a way to get some exercise and whatnot, but college and I don't get along none too well right now, haha.

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
I have to agree with those Kokyunage(breath throw) like a ki ball. Most Kokyunage can be done more effectively with a goshinage. You think aikdio is bad... you should check out Aiki Jutsu... I was almost thrown out of the seminar for laughing out loud when he did a hocus pocus pin... with no hands.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
>> ^NordlichReiter:
>> ^dannym3141:
Just looking on that above post, i saw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX-hGLuheDc&feature=related
How on earth is that taken seriously? I understand the intention of demonstrations, and how they can be changed or manipulated to suit a situation, however these people are simply falling over for him. He moves his hand towards them and then literally flop down like a house of cards.
The knife one was alright, and elements of it could definitely be used in a real situation.

That is Ukemi, and that is what gives Aikido a bad name. We could argue all day.
In a lot of these movements particularly sankyo nage there is immediate pain, and flopping down will let the other guy know that it hurts... like hell.
Ukemi is an integral part to practicing safely, in this way every one can live though 2 hours on the mat.
When you are more experienced you can go as fast as you like so long as you are ready for the injuries that will come with that.
In a real situation you do what you were trained to do, in my training I would reach for a weapon.


I believe he was mentioning the throws that were totally unrealistic, like the one where they each have two hands on an arm, and he just tosses them by swinging his arms and stepping forward. Most of Aikido is bullshit, learn Judo.

I have to agree with those Kokyunage(breath throw) like a ki ball. Most Kokyunage can be done more effectively with a goshinage. You think aikdio is bad... you should check out Aiki Jutsu... I was almost thrown out of the seminar for laughing out loud when he did a hocus pocus pin... with no hands.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
>> ^NordlichReiter:
>> ^dannym3141:
Just looking on that above post, i saw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX-hGLuheDc&feature=related
How on earth is that taken seriously? I understand the intention of demonstrations, and how they can be changed or manipulated to suit a situation, however these people are simply falling over for him. He moves his hand towards them and then literally flop down like a house of cards.
The knife one was alright, and elements of it could definitely be used in a real situation.

That is Ukemi, and that is what gives Aikido a bad name. We could argue all day.
In a lot of these movements particularly sankyo nage there is immediate pain, and flopping down will let the other guy know that it hurts... like hell.
Ukemi is an integral part to practicing safely, in this way every one can live though 2 hours on the mat.
When you are more experienced you can go as fast as you like so long as you are ready for the injuries that will come with that.
In a real situation you do what you were trained to do, in my training I would reach for a weapon.


I believe he was mentioning the throws that were totally unrealistic, like the one where they each have two hands on an arm, and he just tosses them by swinging his arms and stepping forward. Most of Aikido is bullshit, learn Judo.

>> ^NordlichReiter:
>> ^dannym3141:
Just looking on that above post, i saw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX-hGLuheDc&feature=related
How on earth is that taken seriously? I understand the intention of demonstrations, and how they can be changed or manipulated to suit a situation, however these people are simply falling over for him. He moves his hand towards them and then literally flop down like a house of cards.
The knife one was alright, and elements of it could definitely be used in a real situation.

That is Ukemi, and that is what gives Aikido a bad name. We could argue all day.
In a lot of these movements particularly sankyo nage there is immediate pain, and flopping down will let the other guy know that it hurts... like hell.
Ukemi is an integral part to practicing safely, in this way every one can live though 2 hours on the mat.
When you are more experienced you can go as fast as you like so long as you are ready for the injuries that will come with that.
In a real situation you do what you were trained to do, in my training I would reach for a weapon.


I believe he was mentioning the throws that were totally unrealistic, like the one where they each have two hands on an arm, and he just tosses them by swinging his arms and stepping forward. Most of Aikido is bullshit, learn Judo.