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Originally posted by SaiKarIt grates me on me a little bit when people romanticize medieval times. A sword may be a more flashy weapon than a gun, but that era was full of nonsenseical and meaningless violence. "Wars would be more fun?" Yeah, there's nothing fun about the guy who owns your land saying you need to go fight in his honor for years at a time. Medival wars were slow, in part because it DID take longer to fight with swords and the general level of technology they had back then.And guns may be the result of manking's laziness, but so was the indstrial revolution. And electricity, not needing to rely on oil and lamps. And the internet, lightspeed communication anywhere in the world. Being able to do stuff faster is the driving force of almost all progress. Welcome to the future.Me says, if you like medival weapons, that's cool. Everyone has their passions. Make training, reenactments, or collecting a hobby. But don't try to use it to impose some sort of whack nostalgia on the present.
Originally posted by drenrin2120Dying by the blade of a sword is, I'd imagine, way more brutal and just out-right disturbing then a gun shot to the head. And half the time you didn't die instantly, you'd be ripped open at the stomach or mortally wounded elsewhere, unable to move on the ground, then trampled on by both foe and allie. If you were lucky, maybe you'd get stabbed through the head, heart or major artery.
"Thermobaric" roughly means "heat and pressure", which is exactly what it creates. In short, the explosion creates a cloud of highly explosive gas, and then ignites it with a second charge. This creates a large fireball which, after being ignited, keeps growing, and produces a lot of heat and pressure, thus burning and crushing everything engulfed by the fireball. This is quite often lethal to anyone within the fireball's large range. Once the fireball has burned up all its fuel, it suddenly contracts. This creates a vacuum. Anyone who, by some good fortune, is still alive when this happens, will have the air sucked from their lungs, or, in some cases, will have their lungs ripped right out of their mouth.
Originally posted by j_masterimagine police standing at a buildings entrance with swords in their hands!A sword isnt gonna stop a suicide bomber, is it?
Probably just person opinion, but I'd prefer that than being shot from some ridiculous distance away by some "gangsta" who thinks that now he's "busted" me his "crew" will think he's a "playa"
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Originally posted by DragoniumI'm such a dumbass.
Originally posted by MeiscoolWe are comparing a sword to a gun, not a naplam implosion to a sword.
Originally posted by MeiscoolAside from that, killing something in a humane way is considered: "A quick, or painless, death usually resulting from a toxin injected into the blood system or a blow to the head."
Originally posted by MeisfoolA gun to the head will cause less pain than a sword to the head, seeing as bullets have less radius and travel faster. A gun to the lung will cause a same speed but less painful death than a blade to the lung. An explosion that tears your body apart will cause less pain and be quicker than a blade hitting you multiple times to tear your body apart.
Originally posted by MeistoolVarious other points which are pretty much obvious and as such will be ignored be Dragonium.
Originally posted by MeisgayThere is no way to say that a sword is more humane than a gun. Saying such is stating a buzzaw is also more humane than a gun.
Originally posted by DragoniumI'd say more, but arguing with you is pointless. It's like explaining A-Level Biology to a duck.
Originally posted by DragoniumMeistool
Originally posted by HackersTotalMassLaserQuoteProbably just person opinion, but I'd prefer that than being shot from some ridiculous distance away by some "gangsta" who thinks that now he's "busted" me his "crew" will think he's a "playa" XD yeah, think about it; at least with a sword you'll have a fighting chance. Though playa doesn't mean bustin caps on someone's crew, that's something else.
Originally posted by DragoniumQuoteOriginally posted by MeiscoolWe are comparing a sword to a gun, not a naplam implosion to a sword.I apologise Meis. I completely understand how Thermobaric weapon could be misread as napalm implosion.[/B]
Originally posted by DragoniumQuoteOriginally posted by MeiscoolAside from that, killing something in a humane way is considered: "A quick, or painless, death usually resulting from a toxin injected into the blood system or a blow to the head."A bullet in the skull doesn't count as a blow to the head, Meis.[/B]
Originally posted by DragoniumQuoteOriginally posted by MeiscoolA gun to the head will cause less pain than a sword to the head, seeing as bullets have less radius and travel faster. A gun to the lung will cause a same speed but less painful death than a blade to the lung. An explosion that tears your body apart will cause less pain and be quicker than a blade hitting you multiple times to tear your body apart.If I were to choose how I would rather die, I'd still go with the sword option. I'd prefer to be found dead with multiple stabwounds than found dead with half my head missing.[/B]
Originally posted by MeiscoolA gun to the head will cause less pain than a sword to the head, seeing as bullets have less radius and travel faster. A gun to the lung will cause a same speed but less painful death than a blade to the lung. An explosion that tears your body apart will cause less pain and be quicker than a blade hitting you multiple times to tear your body apart.
Originally posted by DragoniumQuoteOriginally posted by MeiscoolThere is no way to say that a sword is more humane than a gun. Saying such is stating a buzzaw is also more humane than a gun.People have survived with a bullet lodged into their brain, but have been pretty much hospitalized for life by it. If you aim for another vital organ, there's the chance you'll miss.[/B]
Originally posted by MeiscoolThere is no way to say that a sword is more humane than a gun. Saying such is stating a buzzaw is also more humane than a gun.