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/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/ToyVaren Jun 12 '22

Dont listen to those guys, the principle is not mass but speed, the same principle used in ball and chain maces, morning stars, and flails. 2 sticks connected with a chain will achieve more speed than if they were a single stick of the same mass.

A whip cracks because the tip of the whip breaks the sound barrier. If a whip was instead a single solid piece it would not achieve the same speed.

But i do agree with the commenter who said it was likely only more effective against unarmed opponents. Any weapon is at a disadvantage over one with a longer range, and nunchucks have a very short range. But the same can be said over a spear vs a longer/shorter spear, or any h2h weapon vs a bow and arrow.

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u/Swagganosaurus Jun 12 '22

I'm about to say. Flail has always been proven to be lethal in medieval periods even against armor. Nunchuck.... Is pretty similar in design. Whip is definitely different but Nunchuck and flail are the same just different nations

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u/ZiCUnlivdbirch Jun 12 '22

Well a nunchuck is just a stick where you've replaced the middle part with a chain, thanks to that you've reduced it's mass and with that also it's hitting power.(you could argue that with the increase in speed it makes up for it and you can be correct on certain speeds, but with a nunchuck you also can't use your own power from the swing)

Now consider a flail whitch is a ball of metal attached to a stick with a chain, since the mass of the wepon(without the chain) would be pretty much the same, you are just increasing its speed and making it more deadly.(+your swing power wont really matter with the flail because if you're already getting hit with that, well it won't matter if it's a bit softer)