I think we all want a reason for swords to be popular again, but is this sci-fi mercury Filled Sword a good justification for it?
Are other sci-fi reasons, and should I make this a series?
I think it was Gene Wolf's shadow of the executioner ( or at least that's what I remember the name of the book and author) that used something like this for an Executioner's sword.
what if you instead of having the mercury flow from handle to tip, you had it flow from spine to edge, providing a second blow after you hit? would that even provide any benefit? or would it just make the blade get stuck in whatever you hit?
I did this with a staff (just a weight inside a PVC tube). It kind of works but you have to completely change your style because it ends up with a weird "flail that stays straight but occasionally gets a really heavy handle" feel to it.
Also way easier to use if you move around a lot. Trying to stand still makes it a LOT worse.
Not exactly sci fi good sir. Their is a video on Scholagladatoria where matt actually pulls out a shark tooth short Indian sword with a mercury beans. They were called tears of Allah in period. It is fantasy historical setting, I can imagine this working in the units also had massive shields cus a shield is better defensive implement than a sword is.The bigger the shield, the less of a defensive implement a sword needs to be. As far as irl goes, the only two scenarios I can things with a renassiance of melee combat is if trench warfare returns or if lightsabers are development and starships are developed. Handweapons seems like they would very usefull is narrow hallways and lightsabers don't have the bulk problem traditional swords do.
As a suggestion, I'd love to see you cover the weapons from Killers in Dead by Daylight. Maybe not all the variant skins for said weapons, but the uniqueness of them could lend well to your analysis videos. Love the content
I would say use compression spring so it moves to the tip on a swing but stays near the guard otherwise. Not sure if that would produce an effect of "recoil" when the spring pushes the weight back down though.
Very nice!
Your thoughts on karambits?
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I think it was Gene Wolf's shadow of the executioner ( or at least that's what I remember the name of the book and author) that used something like this for an Executioner's sword.
what if you instead of having the mercury flow from handle to tip, you had it flow from spine to edge, providing a second blow after you hit? would that even provide any benefit? or would it just make the blade get stuck in whatever you hit?
I was about to say regarding the valve, particularly if you built in an accelerometer-based controller?
Huh, I thought this was gonna be about poisoning the enemy with Mercury lol. Never heard of the whole weight thing
I did this with a staff (just a weight inside a PVC tube). It kind of works but you have to completely change your style because it ends up with a weird "flail that stays straight but occasionally gets a really heavy handle" feel to it.
Also way easier to use if you move around a lot. Trying to stand still makes it a LOT worse.
My wife has excellent tip control
Leaf like grooves in the bevels to help the poison flow along into the edge
Not exactly sci fi good sir. Their is a video on Scholagladatoria where matt actually pulls out a shark tooth short Indian sword with a mercury beans. They were called tears of Allah in period. It is fantasy historical setting, I can imagine this working in the units also had massive shields cus a shield is better defensive implement than a sword is.The bigger the shield, the less of a defensive implement a sword needs to be. As far as irl goes, the only two scenarios I can things with a renassiance of melee combat is if trench warfare returns or if lightsabers are development and starships are developed. Handweapons seems like they would very usefull is narrow hallways and lightsabers don't have the bulk problem traditional swords do.
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Need a left 4 dead 3!
Now, what about the idea of a magically cooled mercury sword? Where it would leave chunks of mercury in its targets
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Question: If it were possible, could the whole blade be made of mercury?
As a suggestion, I'd love to see you cover the weapons from Killers in Dead by Daylight. Maybe not all the variant skins for said weapons, but the uniqueness of them could lend well to your analysis videos. Love the content
I would say use compression spring so it moves to the tip on a swing but stays near the guard otherwise. Not sure if that would produce an effect of "recoil" when the spring pushes the weight back down though.
I've spent all day thinking about this and I think I'm gonna go with "Marconaut" instead of "Marcusholic".
I think that instead of that I would simply use a mace or axe and a shield