"The World's Worst Weapons"

Type 97 Chi-ha · 02-02-2013, 11:33 AM

A book I picked up on a lark yesterday. I thought it would be of interest here because of two of the listings:

1) Nunchucks: Flashy but ineffective and very difficult to use. They were derived from an Asian farmer's tool and only existed because subjugatred farmers weren't allowed real weapons. (I remember reading on this forum that this was the case with the sai.) People who try to use them end up hitting themselves. (But I guess it wouldn't be a big problem for a Turtle for obvious reasons.)

2) Throwing stars and shuriken: Ineffective because they are difficult to throw, let alone hit a target, and could only stick if they hit the target just right. They turned out to be more of a distraction than a real offensive weapon.

By the way, on a non-ninja related note, another ineffective weapon was the dog mine used by the Soviets in World War 2. They were supposed to run under German vehicles and blow them up, but often the dogs would run under Soviet tanks as well, blowing them up. Poetic justice, if you ask me.

02-02-2013, 11:33 AM	#1
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	"The World's Worst Weapons" A book I picked up on a lark yesterday. I thought it would be of interest here because of two of the listings: 1) Nunchucks: Flashy but ineffective and very difficult to use. They were derived from an Asian farmer's tool and only existed because subjugatred farmers weren't allowed real weapons. (I remember reading on this forum that this was the case with the sai.) People who try to use them end up hitting themselves. (But I guess it wouldn't be a big problem for a Turtle for obvious reasons.) 2) Throwing stars and shuriken: Ineffective because they are difficult to throw, let alone hit a target, and could only stick if they hit the target just right. They turned out to be more of a distraction than a real offensive weapon. By the way, on a non-ninja related note, another ineffective weapon was the dog mine used by the Soviets in World War 2. They were supposed to run under German vehicles and blow them up, but often the dogs would run under Soviet tanks as well, blowing them up. Poetic justice, if you ask me.