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From: ncg@ukc.UUCP (N.C.Gale)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Blunt Weapons
Message-ID: <5158@ukc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-May-85 18:29:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: ukc.5158
Posted: Thu May 23 18:29:55 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 19-May-85 08:22:06 EDT
Reply-To: ncg@ukc.UUCP (Nige Gale)
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Kent at Canterbury, UK
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Keywords: cheap, easy
Attitude: Silly



The preceding article to this was the winner of all those who posted
answers to my original question "What is the point of a blunt weapon?"
I had only intended to include the relevant bit, but I sent it by mistake
and rn won't let me cancell it.

My thanks to all the others who troubled to make suggestions.

Another good answer was that the equivalent weight axe must be wielded
in one plane, so that the force of the blow is directly behind the
cutting edge. The flat of the blade would not do so much damage, as
(a) it is slowed by more wind resistance (not much), and (b) the force
of the blow is spread over a wider area.

But cheapness has to take the prize -
a blunt weapon can be made of anything (lead, for example)

-Nige Gale