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imagine a 800 pound man trying to take a on the -er .(toilet)
imagine a 3-foot tall man walking in a 6-foot room.
imagine a bed that needs to hold a 800 lb man
he might even break the remote watching his tv
he can't have a cat he'd smash it trying to pet his pet

I think they usually live in pretty Spartan conditions. Also, it's not like they're really lacking in dexterity; they're excellent shots, and they're fast as eldar.

Space Marine's don't weight 800lbs. They're big and have XBAWKS HUEG muscles, but they aren't fat. They could well weight a ton in their armour through.

Anyways, different chapters have different ways of spending time when they're not fighting. Mostly training, prayer, scholarly arts (the Blood Angels are supposedly really artsy), and in the case of the Dark Angels, naked water polo and kinky roleplaying.

Darn if only the sob coppyed the dark aingels i would so join in.

Wait, seriously? That is odd, even for the Dark Angels. Atleast the Space Wolves are straight forward (drinking, fighting, praying, drinking).

Iron Lords don't need anyhting special, they get everyting they need from their planet. They use the materials to make themselves "Men of Iron".

MC

Everyday living items = expensive = heresy. At least thats how the IG works. Maybe they store it all in their shoulders.

Yeah, their personal lives aren't really that exciting (excepting, of course, the Dark Angels). No wonder so many turn to Chaos.

Shelegelah wrote:Yeah, their personal lives aren't really that exciting (excepting, of course, the Dark Angels). No wonder so many turn to Chaos.

Burn the heretic.
Kill the mutant.
Purge the one enjoying himself.

Maybe they enjoy recreational activities...like playing dodge ball, or seeing who can throw the cultist as far away from the edge of the cliff as possible?

JEB_Stuart wrote: or seeing who can throw the cultist as far away from the edge of the cliff as possible?

Unless they're Dark Angels. They have competitions to see who can look enough like a woman to seduce an Ultramarine.

Waaait, Cheese, I don't get it! You can't be serious, and it bothers me that I don't understand.

No, he really is serious. You'd be amazed at how evocative a Dark Angel in a dress is. Oh wait... Aren't they always in dresses?

Cheese Elemental wrote:Space Marine's don't weight 800lbs. They're big and have XBAWKS HUEG muscles, but they aren't fat. They could well weight a ton in their armour through.

A ton, Really? I mean you say they are less 800 pounds so that means their lifting more than three times their own bodyweight if they weigh a ton in their armour. I mean maybe they can lift three times their own body weight, but somehow I doubt they like to walk around in it all day.

A ton, Really? I mean you say they are less 800 pounds so that means their lifting more than three times their own bodyweight if they weigh a ton in their armour. I mean maybe they can lift three times their own body weight, but somehow I doubt they like to walk around in it all day.

Well, if you're referring to the fact that their armour weighs so much, they're not really 'carrying' it around. It's more like an exoskeleton than anything else, there are servos and other strength-enhancing mechanisms that should help negate the massive weight. Otherwise, how could normal inquisitors and the like wear it?

Presumably there's a lot of metal and stone in their personal knick-knacks, both to withstand the added stresses imposed by the over-muscled users and to last.

"This stainless steel toothbrush was once used to scrub the emperor's second favorite field latrine. Truly it is a privilege to carry it - I taste the privilege every time I brush"

Scott-S6 wrote:Presumably there's a lot of metal and stone in their personal knick-knacks, both to withstand the added stresses imposed by the over-muscled users and to last.

seriously? Now, I dunno about you, but I have the manly might to make an egg EXPLODE IN AN EXPLODEY FASHION any time I handle or cook with one. Does this mean I regularly accidentally break one, because I'm just so AMAZINGLY STRONG? no. that's not how muscles work. Weight lifters don't accidentally rip the doors off their car by accident because they're just so huge, finesse is a part of being so physically fit. In fact, I would argue a space marine would be MORE graceful than the classiest of dancers, having enhanced reflexes, sense of balance and motor functions.

whatwhat wrote:A ton, Really? I mean you say they are less 800 pounds so that means their lifting more than three times their own bodyweight if they weigh a ton in their armour. I mean maybe they can lift three times their own body weight, but somehow I doubt they like to walk around in it all day.

No. The armour's servos carry it's entire weight, and likely moreso; enhancing a marine's already formidable strength. And there's no way a marine in his armour would way a literal ton; the density required for a relatively man-sized suit of power-armour to weigh that much is astronomical. Besides, If a naked marine weighed more than 500 lbs I would be absolutely shocked.

Cheese Elemental wrote:in the case of the Dark Angels, naked water polo and kinky roleplaying.

Cheese, stop projecting. Just because you want someone to relate to doesn't mean you need to drag a perfectly good chapter through the mud

You can't drag them down if they weren't there in the first place.

Scott-S6 wrote:
"This stainless steel toothbrush was once used to scrub the emperor's second favorite field latrine. Truly it is a privilege to carry it - I taste the privilege every time I brush"

Lol you must be joking, the empra probly had a whole titan kitted out as his bathroom for when hes on the move.

The Defenestrator wrote:
seriously? Now, I dunno about you, but I have the manly might to make an egg EXPLODE IN AN EXPLODEY FASHION any time I handle or cook with one. Does this mean I regularly accidentally break one, because I'm just so AMAZINGLY STRONG? no. that's not how muscles work. Weight lifters don't accidentally rip the doors off their car by accident because they're just so huge, finesse is a part of being so physically fit. In fact, I would argue a space marine would be MORE graceful than the classiest of dancers, having enhanced reflexes, sense of balance and motor functions.

Not because they're strong, because they're heavy. They're taller and wider than a normal human and they're bone and muscle density is higher as well. Anything like chairs, beds, etc is going to be rather over-engineered.

Plus, both the long life-span of a marine and the grim-dark styling of the 40K universe require everything to be rather over-specified in terms of materials. "Bench made of wood? - I demand it be made of stone and titanium. And put some skulls on. And an eagle. And some more skulls." (whereas everything a guardsman gets need only last a couple of years as most of them won't last that long).

And lets not forget that their utensils, cups, toothbrushes, etc need to be acid resistant....

Oh yes, I forgot about their acid spittle... I've heard of that quite a few times, but never actually read it in a codex. I wonder when it first popped up?

Shelegelah wrote:Oh yes, I forgot about their acid spittle... I've heard of that quite a few times, but never actually read it in a codex. I wonder when it first popped up?

I hear that the acid spit is quite a problem for the Dark Angels during 'fun time'.

Oh dear... That's quite the terrifying mental image...

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Shelegelah wrote:Oh yes, I forgot about their acid spittle... I've heard of that quite a few times, but never actually read it in a codex. I wonder when it first popped up?

I hear that the acid spit is quite a problem for the Dark Angels during 'fun time'.

Tingly!

"Oh, Brother Asmodai! Yes, spank me! I've been heretical!"
"Feel the Emperor's judgement, Azrael!"
"Oooh, yes! Purge me! Purge me!"

I'm am now incredibly disturbed.

That has to be the funniest thing I've ever read on this website. I'd signature it if it wasn't so incredibly deviant... Oh wait, I play Slaanesh. Okay, sigged.

so Cheese, why do you hate the Dark Angels so much? Tell us what did they do to you, did they beat you in an important game? because something is causing this deep seeded hatred of them.

I nearly swallowed my tongue trying not to laugh.

Scott-S6 wrote:Plus, both the long life-span of a marine and the grim-dark styling of the 40K universe require everything to be rather over-specified in terms of materials. "Bench made of wood? - I demand it be made of stone and titanium. And put some skulls on. And an eagle. And some more skulls." (whereas everything a guardsman gets need only last a couple of years as most of them won't last that long).

"And some rivets. But, no spikes, they're evil."

yeri wrote:so Cheese, why do you hate the Dark Angels so much? Tell us what did they do to you, did they beat you in an important game? because something is causing this deep seeded hatred of them.

Belial forced himself on me.