Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoIf I go crazy will you still call me Superman?slrpnk.netimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1238file-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up1238imageIf I go crazy will you still call me Superman?slrpnk.netSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squaremr_account@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·3 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-up27·3 months agoI argue that the entire history of weapon development has been “figure out better way to throw better rock”.
minus-squareofficermike@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoFor conventional weapons, sure. But I don’t think your description fits flamethrowers, sonic, or laser weaponry.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months ago flamethrowers Flamethrowers use oil products, which are part of petrochemistry. “Petro” comes from the Greek word for “rock”.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoplankto-rock, if we want to pedant (and we do)
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoFlamethrower - throw burning rock Sonic - throw tiny rocks Laser - throw even tinier rocks
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoYou could even argue that throwing rocks is (one of) the human superpower(s).
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”.
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
You could even argue that throwing rocks is (one of) the human superpower(s).