Modern products that would be in trouble if wuxia martial arts really existed?

[Ken Cheng]

I imagine that if people in the real world could practice 1 Yeung Finger and/or 6 Mak Divine Swords, the manufacturers and sellers of can openers (both manual and electric) would be *so* out of luck.

Any others?

[PJ]

No need for barbers when Zen Masters can shave your head flawlessly in one touch.

Why use umbrellas when you can walk out of water completely dry?

And really, why do you need anything when you can achieve any task as your heart so desires?

[Ken Cheng]

No need for barbers when Zen Masters can shave your head flawlessly in one touch.

I passed by a place the other day that offered a full shave for about $7. I could almost imagine getting lathered up on the chin with shaving cream and then letting SWORD GOD Zhuo Bufan take a swipe at me.

[goodrick]

The airline industry would be completely out of business with people flying around

[PJ]

people flying around

Never happened in Jin Yong universe. Closest thing is leaping.

[Ken Cheng]

Never happened in Jin Yong universe. Closest thing is leaping.

Yeah, and not even Sek Por Tin had Boeing 747 range.

[GuGu]

but i can't imagine someone like xf purchasing a ticket and waiting in line to get on an airplane when there's an urgent matter he has to take care of. he'd jump on the closest horse and ride as fast as he could.

[Ken Cheng]

but i can't imagine someone like xf purchasing a ticket and waiting in line to get on an airplane when there's an urgent matter he has to take care of. he'd jump on the closest horse and ride as fast as he could.

He could always hijack the plane and fly it there himself.

James Bond does it all the time.

[GuGu]

He could always hijack the plane and fly it there himself.

James Bond does it all the time.

xf flying a plane? ummmmmm which part of china will be destroyed?

[PJ]

but i can't imagine someone like xf purchasing a ticket and waiting in line to get on an airplane when there's an urgent matter he has to take care of. he'd jump on the closest horse and ride as fast as he could.

In fact they can outrun a horse, as Golden Wheel Monk showed in ROCH.

[GuGu]

In fact they can outrun a horse, as Golden Wheel Monk showed in ROCH.

then why do they use horses when they can outrun them?

[PJ]

then why do they use horses when they can outrun them?

They usually don't.

[GuGu]

They usually don't.

yes they do. when they travel they always have a horse.

*damn the 60 second rule*

[PJ]

yes they do. when they travel they always have a horse.

Not the super elite fighters.

And if they did, it's because they don't want to exhaust unnecessary energy. But when they need to, they can run faster than the horse.

[Banh Mi]

I'd be curious about the potential of the ice based skills. To instantly freeze water.

Sailing would be considerably easy with palm wind, wonder how it would do for renewable energy.

Terrorism would be crazy though with poison skills

Han Solo will be out of a job because no one would need anaesthetics.

The olympics would be obsolete.

The UFC would be awesome.

[kidd]

None of the modern products will be in trouble because these martial arts can only be learned by some highly skilled, super talented elite group. We ordinary people still need those modern products.

[Extremer88]

The martial arts "Shen Zhaojing" as demonstrated by Ding Dian on Di Yun. I reckon it could be very useful in saving people.

[goodrick]

Never happened in Jin Yong universe. Closest thing is leaping.

Never knew we were strictly talking about Jin Yong universe in this thread. I have definitely seen a lot of non-Jin Yong wuxia dramas where there was clear and distinct flying around

[Cesare]

then why do they use horses when they can outrun them?

Outrunning a horse takes a lot of stamina even if you can do it...;-)
Unless there's an emergency, it's better to let the horse do all the running...;-P

[Bubblegum]

Any others?

Taser guns maybe, because hitting on the person's acupressure point will also immobilise them.