What are the Dumbest Weapons? (hexbear.net)

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I gotta go with nunchuks. Anything you sling around on a chain seems silly to me. It seems like nunchuks are only good weapons against the unarmed. Anyone else has more range, usually something sharp in play and there isn't a limp chain in the middle reducing the force of your strikes.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah it's really not exclusively an anglo thing. All cultures have mall ninjas.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also fighting and war through history has ranged from serious trying to kill each other and doing a little show to impress the fellas. Depending on material circumstances of the time.

For every silly weapon made to be shown off there's also something like the Iklwa (Zulu short stabbing spear) for killing.

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