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Old 28-January-2006, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Ara Pacis
I like centaurs. They'd be a nice alien. And chances are that if we ever got into a war with them, we'd do better because we could take more acceleration. At least, I think so.
Centaurs aren't that great, really. Too much of a bend required in the spine. Also, not much capability with turning the torso; you can barely turn it, if at all. So what's the point, really? If the only real advantage is the arms, then why bother with the top part? It just seems so... silly and unrealistic to me.
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