Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Sep 27, 2015, 11:32:57 PM
I understand what you mean, when I first saw the word "hearts", I was a bit surprised but was quick to accept it and realized how much it made sense. Plus it makes them more 'alien' biologically speaking.
I'm having a bit of a hard time accepting it. I understand the logical benefits to having redundant organs but when I think of Yautja, I think of what came before this newer stuff. From what I remember, physiology was never really explored but I do know that the Predators are more or less considered something superhuman, definitely somewhere above peak human.. and if you count the games, definitely superhuman. I mean for God sake, one of them tanked a bazooka point blank in a comic. But hey, this new stuff is supposed to ignore everything which came before.
I suppose I just didn't want an explanation and never really asked for one.. But, it's now there.
I think I am going to wait for Shane's movie or something.. I mean if he decides to explore Predator physiology (I doubt it) and uses this due to a Fox mandate or something, then I'll accept it. It just... I know they're aliens but it just makes me raise an eyebrow even though it does make sense.
I guess it's the Klingon association with those things.
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Sep 27, 2015, 11:32:57 PM
Also, you know how it "willed its hearts to stop", have you heard of the old comic "Predator: Captive"? Where a live Predator was captured and studied (more like HE studied the humans since he freely left his cell and returned), in this comic, the Predator faked its death by laying down and all of its vital signs were blank and the humans thought it was dead (apart from the head of security guy who asked "what if its playing Possum?")
I never really read Predator: Captive but I had seen a video of it online. My memory of it is really vague but I do know what you are talking about. Controlling one's vital stats isn't all that unusual. I've heard things where people who were in a deep meditative trance were able to do some wild things with their bodies such as slowing down their breathing, lowering their heart rates, increasing body temperature.. that sort of stuff. Call it extreme self discipline, call it mind over matter.. Whatever. So I don't see anything out of the unusual for Predators to do something like that. Shit if we can do it, why can't they?
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Sep 27, 2015, 11:32:57 PM
As for your second question, I am not too sure how long a human has lasted, but the mental image of a Predator taking a moment to just take a deep breath is becoming hilarious. "*huff* *huff*, give me a moment, Elder, *huff*"
According to this link.. If a human was in peak condition, and I mean peak condition.. we could do some INSANE things.. and that's just with one heart going for us!
http://ashotofadrenaline.net/18-of-the-most-inspiring-feats-of-human-endurance/