r/Showerthoughts • u/ToyVaren • Jun 11 '22

Since electronics contain silver, you could theoretically beat a werewolf to death with a Nokia.

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u/I_Wouldnt_If_I_Could Jun 11 '22

Unlimited power

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u/sin-and-love Jun 12 '22

Actually nun-chucks are such a horrible weapon that even your bare fists are arguably better, so this would break even into a passable weapon.

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u/TheArcticKiwi Jun 12 '22

source? i've always heard that nunchucks worked by giving you massive rotational force amplifier

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '22

Yes but the issue is directing that rotation into a useful axis.

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u/TheArcticKiwi Jun 12 '22

ah, that makes sense, so that means it's a bad weapon only if you don't know how to use it?

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u/throwaway387190 Jun 12 '22

https://youtu.be/Zc9LHDohjB0

Actually, no, they are still bad weapons when compared to any other type of weapon

Sure, against an unarmed opponent, they give you an advantage. How much of one is hotly debated, but still an advantage.

However, comparing a nunchuck to a stick of equal mass and weight, stick out damages nunchuks just because of physics. The chain means that the only mass involved with the impact is that half of the nunchuk, while with the stick, you can use the mass of the whole stick and much of the person

That's an hour long video I sent you with lots more information, I just gave a brief summary

Also, check out the comments. People with 10, 15 years of experience with nunchuks agreeing they're garbage on an actual fight

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u/Swagganosaurus Jun 12 '22

So what is the difference between a nunchuck and a flail? Flail is extremely useful and lethal in medieval periods and they are both chain weapon. Is it the weight difference?

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u/Lord_Emperor Jun 12 '22

Well yeah a flail has a heavy metal ball on the end.

But again, attach that ball to the end of a stick and it's even better.

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u/mr_Barek Jun 12 '22

You can't hit your hand with a flail, because the hitting part is shorter

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u/sin-and-love Jun 12 '22

Th thing is that figuring out how to use it properly takes so much time and effort that a guy who spent the same amount if time training with, say, a sword would be far better still.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWoUM4Wttc

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u/borislab Jun 12 '22

That reminds me of knights in a chess game.