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Easy-X
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PostPosted: 11:55 - 22 Mar 2024    Post subject: Japanese Sword Making Reply with quote
Veritasium do a quick overview:

https://youtu.be/Tt6WQYtefXA

If you've ever wondered things like "why are Japanese swords curved?" or "where do the Japanese get iron from?"
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PostPosted: 00:24 - 23 Mar 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well that didn't take long...

How did Veritasium get SO MUCH wrong in their katana video?!

Content Warning: may contain autism.
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PostPosted: 15:37 - 23 Mar 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote
Easy-X wrote:
may contain autism.


Sword nuts almost have a patent on autism.
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 23 Mar 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote
Didn't LindyBeige say that back in feudal times, Japanese swords were not all that, or did I mis-remember?
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 23 Mar 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote
First post: very interesting.
Second post: lost interest in less than one minute
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 24 Mar 2024    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx1138 wrote:
Didn't LindyBeige say that back in feudal times, Japanese swords were not all that, or did I mis-remember?


They were shite at deflecting the two physics packages the Americans pitched at them.
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