Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 年前TELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1855arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: RoughRomanMemes@kbin.social
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minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-21 年前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.
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 年前You jest, but people actually did (and do!) use them in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
minus-squarebraxy29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前thanks for the link, surprisingly interesting read.
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 年前I 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-up5·1 年前They 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.