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Originally posted by SlyC:
But a normal man Jayne's size couldn't be that much over 200 pounds.

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Originally posted by Leiasky:
I don't remember anything saying he was unnaturally heavy or strong.

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Originally posted by Kayna:
Plus, a human being is an awkward size and shape to be carrying. My high school had some weighted, life size dummies...

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
there was an observation by Shepherd Book , " This boy weighs A SOLID TON ! "

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Originally posted by SlyC:
In the "Serenity" movie during the heist Jayne clotheslines a guy so hard he flips completely upside down and then catches him by the feet...
When something that seemingly silly happens I look for an explanation.

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Originally posted by out2theblack:

Well , there was an observation by Shepherd Book , " This boy weighs A SOLID TON ! "

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Originally posted by SlyC:
In the "Serenity" movie during the heist Jayne clotheslines a guy so hard he flips completely upside down and then catches him by the feet...
When something that seemingly silly happens I look for an explanation.

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Jayne’s fighting style mirrors his direct and brutish nature. In Serenity’s bar fight, an anonymous patron takes a swing at Jayne, who, annoyed, blocks and then executes a visceral hammerfist to the crown of the head, all without missing a beat. The instinctual choice of such an inefficient technique emphasizes that Jayne’s fighting style owes more to brute force than precision training, since a targeted blow would have required less force while delivering the same result (1). In “The Train Job” episode, Jayne again eschews formal technique, opting instead to explode out of the saloon swinging a large metal stool at those unfortunate enough to be in his path. Direct, effective, and very much in character.

Jayne is not a completely one-dimensional character, however, for it is his sly humor (and his love for his momma) that endears him to the viewer. When describing how he would kill a man “in a fair fight…or if I thought he was going to start a fair fight,” his glance and subtle grin muster a likable charm that tempers his otherwise offensive demeanor. That whimsical side is mirrored in Jayne’s fight in Serenity’s payroll robbery. As a guard bursts into action, Jayne clotheslines the guard as he runs past, then, as the guard rotates in midair from the force of the clothesline, Jayne grabs him by the ankles and bashes his head into the floor, rendering him hors de combat. The movements are executed through sheer power, from the initial clothesline to lifting the guard by his ankles, but Jayne’s humor slips through because of the patent absurdity of the gravity-defying technique.

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Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:

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Originally posted by out2theblack:

Well , there was an observation by Shepherd Book , " This boy weighs A SOLID TON ! "

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so does my 6 year old brother, that doesn't make him unusually heavy for his size...


I seem to have ramble on a bit, but my point was the phrase "a solid ton" is...

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