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over 1 month, 25 days
(Feb 4, 2024 – Mar 30, 2024)
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São Paulo, Brazil
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USER: is there a slashing weapon that can only inflict cutting damage? Not piercing or bludgeoning, just slashing/cutting
CHATBOT: Most slashing weapons are designed to primarily deliver cutting damage, but in a real-world context, it's challenging to create a weapon that is physically incapable of inflicting any kind of piercing or bludgeoning damage under all circumstances. Here are some weapons that are primarily designed for slashing: 1. **Katana**: This Japanese sword is optimized for cutting thanks to its curved blade. However, with precise technique, the tip can also be used for thrusting attacks, which creates piercing damage. 2. **Scimitar**: Similar to the katana, this Middle Eastern sword has a curved design that facilitates cutting. Nonetheless, certain scimitar designs can still be used for thrusting. 3. **Machete**: This tool and weapon has a broad, heavy blade for cutting through vegetation and is not designed for piercing. However, if used with the end of the blade or if the flat is used to strike, it could still cause a blunt force impact. 4. **Falchion**: A one-edged sword of European origin that resembles a machete, designed primarily for slashing. It usually has a broader tip, reducing its ability to pierce compared to other swords. 5. **Saber**: Another curved sword, generally used for slashing, especially by cavalry. Its cousin, the cutlass, has a similar function. Despite their design for slashing, all of these weapons have mass and edges or points, which make it theoretically possible for them to cause piercing with a thrust or bludgeoning if the flat of the blade or the pommel is used to strike. In a controlled environment, such as a test cutting (tameshigiri) with a katana on tatami mats or bamboo, the user can ensure that only cutting damage is done. However, in practice, especially during combat or diverse usage, achieving pure cutting without any incidental piercing or bludgeoning is very difficult due to the dynamics of physical interactions. If you're considering fantasy, video games, or role-playing games where weapons can be imbued with magical properties or have certain constraints on their usage, you could certainly imagine a weapon enchanted or designed in such a way that it can only deal slashing damage. However, in the real world, physics doesn't generally provide for a weapon that is capable of only one type of damage under all conditions.
USER: i mean, is there something with a square blade? With no pointy tip whatsoever?
CHATBOT: Ah, I understand your question better now. If you are looking for a weapon with a blade that's designed without a pointy tip to exclusively slash without the ability to effectively pierce, one can consider something akin to a "slapjack" or "sap" in terms of design concept but with an edged weapon approach. One such weapon might be a type of cleaver or a broad, straight-edged sword with a squared-off tip. These would be optimized for slashing and would be very unlikely to cause any piercing damage because they lack a pointed tip. Here are a couple of examples: 1. **Meat Cleaver**: While primarily a tool for butchering meat, a meat cleaver is designed with a squared-off tip and a hefty blade. If used as a weapon, it would be much more effective for slashing due to its broad cutting edge and would be very unlikely to pierce. 2. **Chinese Dao**: There are variations of the Chinese dao that have very broad, squared-off tips, making them primarily slashing weapons. Some of these might still have slightly tapered tips, but they are generally not designed for thrusting. 3. **Fantasy or Custom-made Weapons**: Although less common, some fantasy weapons or custom-made blades might be designed with a purely squared or blunt tip that eliminates the possibility of piercing. It should be noted that even with a squared-off tip, the edges of such a weapon could still cause a form of puncture or chopping wound if driven with sufficient force, but this would be more akin to a deep cut rather than a traditional puncture wound caused by a dedicated piercing tip. Additionally, any heavy object, including these types of weapons, could still be used to administer bludgeoning damage, especially if the flat of the blade or the pommel is used in a striking manner.