Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoIf I go crazy will you still call me Superman?slrpnk.netimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1307arrow-down1imageIf I go crazy will you still call me Superman?slrpnk.netSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremr_account@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up68·2 months agoDon’t even need to go that far. History has shown us that just throwing a non-radioactive rock at someone is a weakness
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 months agoI argue that the entire history of weapon development has been “figure out better way to throw better rock”.
minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agoIt’s funny when you learn that an ‘advanced weapon’ in hypothetical interplanetary warfare is ‘fling an asteroid into their planet’.
minus-squareofficermike@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 months agoFor conventional weapons, sure. But I don’t think your description fits flamethrowers, sonic, or laser weaponry.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months ago flamethrowers Flamethrowers use oil products, which are part of petrochemistry. “Petro” comes from the Greek word for “rock”.
minus-squaremr_account@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoLiquid dino-rock
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoplankto-rock, if we want to pedant (and we do)
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoFlamethrower - throw burning rock Sonic - throw tiny rocks Laser - throw even tinier rocks
Don’t even need to go that far. History has shown us that just throwing a non-radioactive rock at someone is a weakness
I argue that the entire history of weapon development has been “figure out better way to throw better rock”.
It’s funny when you learn that an ‘advanced weapon’ in hypothetical interplanetary warfare is ‘fling an asteroid into their planet’.
For conventional weapons, sure. But I don’t think your description fits flamethrowers, sonic, or laser weaponry.
Flamethrowers use oil products, which are part of petrochemistry. “Petro” comes from the Greek word for “rock”.
Liquid dino-rock
plankto-rock, if we want to pedant (and we do)
Flamethrower - throw burning rock Sonic - throw tiny rocks Laser - throw even tinier rocks