Cyborg smack-down

Flex, Sept, 2008 by Greg Merritt

Best known for articles like "How to Turbocharge Your Lawnmower," Popular Mechanics came up with a surprisingly cool comparison in the vein of the enduring Superman versus Batman argument. To determine which is superior, the article analyzes each of the six Terminator models featured in the three T movies and current TV series. In a robotic battle royal between the sextet, Popular Mechanics postulated it would be a close fight, but the shape-shifting T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day is "the most dangerous and capable Terminator in history." Maybe, but come game time, it didn't deliver. Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 punked the T-1000. Our advice: always bet on Arnold.

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