Comments: 21
joiless [2005-02-18 03:08:21 +0000 UTC]
Anyone attempting to argue real-world physics with a weapon made from a booger-nut with an iron hard spiky exterior is asking to get cracked about the head and shoulders with an iron nut mace, if you ask me. For crying out loud, it's a fantastic thingie.
Besides, getting boomeranged in the back of the skull of this thing when it went bolo-whipping past your dome might be the point of the weapon. Besides, who the hell saw this coming- this thing invades your personal space at probably a ridiculous rate of speed.
And I personally thing it's hellaciously freaking cool. I love natural weapons like this.
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furlong [2005-02-16 10:26:28 +0000 UTC]
i know this toy.. that was just a motherfucking great idea o.o
and i had sent tme on a weapon version of that thign but nuthing came out @_@ yer surely imaginative
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MumboJumbo [2005-02-15 19:49:06 +0000 UTC]
Wow, you have too much time on your hands to think like this eh?!? hehe. Interesting idea to say the least!
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Andrewhuerta [2005-02-13 02:38:46 +0000 UTC]
Thats tight...you get so detailed and creative with your designs. Got any suggestions on books or whatever to help me out, im trying to make an entire world and coming up with fresh stuff is rough.
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Inkthinker In reply to Andrewhuerta [2005-02-14 22:57:18 +0000 UTC]
Hmmmm...
Think about not just how everything in your world looks, but the why and how of it. For example, people in one place always wear a certain style of clothing... but you can add depth to that style by thinking about WHY they dress that way, and HOW that style of dress affects or is related to culture, manufacturing, trade, society and so forth.
I know, that's not very useful...
But anyway, you can use that kind of thinking when designing armor, weapons, tattoos, hairstyles, jewelry, etc.
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grimlohk [2005-02-08 23:52:57 +0000 UTC]
Um, ow? I think this thing would be more dangerous to the user than the enemy. When thrown towards the enemy the rubber would have a slowing effect, making it not hit as hard. (think bungee jumpers, the whole point is that it slows you down progressively) And then the rubber would have an accelerating effect towards the wielder. The moment the nut would be travelling the fastest is when it would hit or pass by the wielder. I think you're better off with a regular old rope or chain for this one. Cuz even if your just swinging it around in circles, once you stop it is going to come whipping back at you. Or something with very minor elasticity...
But whatever dont listen to me, im a dorky physics major. Im sure it COULD be used effectively as a weapon, but a rope or chain would be alot more effecient (and yes ropes and chains have minor elasticity)
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Inkthinker In reply to grimlohk [2005-02-09 03:03:04 +0000 UTC]
Awwww... you're injecting reality into my silliness.
That would explain why the jelly toy Rebecca has doesn't really feel like anything much when you smack someone in the back of the head with it from a distance.
Well... maybe it's most effective when swung laterally? Or used to strangle and grip...
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another-genius [2005-02-08 21:53:27 +0000 UTC]
Dude o_O Awesome concept, t'would be sweet to use if I still did role play stuff. If I get the gumption to draw some characters (And by the means of a Miracle(!) get them online somehow, may I use that as one of their weapons if I do it with style? (With due credit of course ^_^)
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botchiball [2005-02-08 11:00:25 +0000 UTC]
hmm, maybe the seeds need to be of such iron strength because some bird takes them far away before eating them while hanging upside-down from a cliff top and the seeds need to have just the right composition to break open (but not shatter) on impact with the ground ... on the offchance that one of these strange birds drops them. or maybe they are supposed to drop them..
anyway, its a clever idea. i had one of those once (the toy ones), i think they are called "the new age yoyo" and they were supposed to revolutionize the market.. of yoyos.. don't laugh, someone told me this in seriousness.
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therealarien [2005-02-08 01:18:34 +0000 UTC]
thats heaps good, these kind of concepts are always great to oogle at.
and imagine if they were true....ahh
its great creating worlds!
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ClawOfTheFallen [2005-02-07 08:15:59 +0000 UTC]
Very interesting... And creative... In the hands of an skillful warrior it would be a weapon to fear. But I belive that it can be a very fragile weapon if the rubber can be cut, and also that it can be a "double-edged sword". The good things about it is that is very practical to make and not expencive, but the skills of the user must outstand the risks of losing the weapon in the course of battle (anyone with half a brain will take the best opportunity to slash the rubber sap).
I would recommend Users to use two of these weapons at the same time or separately as a reserve. I would say it is a weapon best roled for masters.
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Inkthinker In reply to ClawOfTheFallen [2005-02-07 19:15:17 +0000 UTC]
The way I figure it, the cord can be cut... but only by a very sharp edge, and not too easily. Think gummy but thick rubber...
You're right in that a smart weilder would have one in each hand.
Additional notes: The sap, when processed at the liquid stage with other ingredients, makes an excellent glue. The core of the nut is where most of the weight comes from, and is made of a very dense material, and almost always a perfect sphere (there's uses for them as well).
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