Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1968file-textcross-posted to: RoughRomanMemes@kbin.social
arrow-up1968imageTELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: RoughRomanMemes@kbin.social
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-22 years agoIt’ll take them a single step on them to understand these were used in wars. That they are no longer used because they were probably banned for human rights violations.
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 years agoYou jest, but people actually did (and do!) use them in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
minus-squarebraxy29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agothanks for the link, surprisingly interesting read.
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoI knew this didn’t seem right for a kids’ toy. Why would anyone want to inflict so much pain to innocent children?
minus-squareCrack0n7uesday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThey were replaced by the ones that blow up instead. Less pain but more instant death.
It’ll take them a single step on them to understand these were used in wars. That they are no longer used because they were probably banned for human rights violations.
You jest, but people actually did (and do!) use them in wars:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
thanks for the link, surprisingly interesting read.
I knew this didn’t seem right for a kids’ toy. Why would anyone want to inflict so much pain to innocent children?
They were replaced by the ones that blow up instead. Less pain but more instant death.