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[–] iAvicenna 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

so you are telling me yeeting a claymore and a baby require the same effort?

[–] problematicPanther 3 points 1 week ago

claymores have that pommel which will make it easier to wield than a baby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems to be a bolonese spada due mani, from late XV century, not a claymore

[–] iAvicenna 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

hmmm bologneseeeee

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, because throwability is influenced by rigidity. A live baby would be all floppy.

Maybe an embalmed one though?

[–] iAvicenna 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what if you yeet like olympics hammer throwers and let rotation take care of unrigidity?

[–] problematicPanther 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

this reminds me that they had to change the rules in javelin throwing, apparently the athletes used to throw javelins like that.

[–] iAvicenna 2 points 1 week ago

oh yes the method which caused injuries in the audience