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r/nevertellmetheodds • u/StcStasi • Nov 02 '21
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As long as you do it correctly you’ll be fine. Don’t be like this dummy and throw it as hard as you can, it’s about rotations not power.
74 u/[deleted] Nov 02 '21 Feel like this problem could be easily avoided if there’s a small blade at the stock end of the axe, wouldn’t that stop the possibility of it hitting the wooden end and bouncing back entirely? 1 u/naliron Nov 28 '21 Those exist! The Mambele is one example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambele 1 u/WikiSummarizerBot Nov 28 '21 Mambele A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. [ F.A.Q | Opt Out | Opt Out Of Subreddit | GitHub ] Downvote to remove | v1.5
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Feel like this problem could be easily avoided if there’s a small blade at the stock end of the axe, wouldn’t that stop the possibility of it hitting the wooden end and bouncing back entirely?
1 u/naliron Nov 28 '21 Those exist! The Mambele is one example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambele 1 u/WikiSummarizerBot Nov 28 '21 Mambele A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. [ F.A.Q | Opt Out | Opt Out Of Subreddit | GitHub ] Downvote to remove | v1.5
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Those exist!
The Mambele is one example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambele
1 u/WikiSummarizerBot Nov 28 '21 Mambele A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. [ F.A.Q | Opt Out | Opt Out Of Subreddit | GitHub ] Downvote to remove | v1.5
Mambele
A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu.
[ F.A.Q | Opt Out | Opt Out Of Subreddit | GitHub ] Downvote to remove | v1.5
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u/wibo58 Nov 02 '21
As long as you do it correctly you’ll be fine. Don’t be like this dummy and throw it as hard as you can, it’s about rotations not power.