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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Hunga Munga, or about the last thing you'd want to see pelted at you

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Hunga Munga, or about the last thing you'd want to see pelted at you

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10370803

From a great article on the hunga munga:

The “Hunga Munga” or Mambele originates from Africa, and is a genre of knives which were used in both hand-to-hand combat, and for throwing over long distances.

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  • swab148@lemm.ee
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    You know what my knife needs? MORE KNIVES

    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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      The yo-dog of knives. Besides Swiss Army knives anyway.

  • the dopamine fiend@lemmy.world
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    The last thing you would see pelted at you.

    • Case@lemmynsfw.com
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      I mean, I’m sure if I threw it it would go wide by a large margin regardless of target.

      Collateral damage might be a problem though.

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    generally built with an iron blade, a reward site and a curved section towards the back of the weapon

    To be allowed to access the reward site, you have to catch it by the handle, or something.

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    I had no idea AI had been used back then to design weapons.

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