Comment on we love those power laws

essell@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If only I had some sort of mechanical machine that would lob this 300 kg nuclear bomb 90 m away at my enemy. One day science will catch up to man’s dreams, one day…

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  • thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nuke hurling trebuchets are an underexplored fantasy tech.

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  • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nuclear artillery shells are an actual thing, though.

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  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To be safe, make it a 90kg nuclear bomb 300m away!

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• GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  However, depleted uranium tipped arrows sound very cool.

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• puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They just have to make small adjustments

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  Also gamma radiation is good at “piercing” platemail armour.

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• K0W4LSK1@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Until they make the Fat Man

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  • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The real life version of that: …wikipedia.org/…/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)

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    • ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      One of the hallmarks of a bad weapon: significant overlap in maximum range and minimum safe distance

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      • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just mount it on the back of a spot robot similarly to youtu.be/0rliFQ0qyAM 😂

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    • K0W4LSK1@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lol fucking america of course its already made

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      • Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peacock

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• Kedly@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What about uranium armour tho?

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