the human penis.
lots of aids.
lots of aids.
Inteligence...........................................
Explosives..
Which includes everything from Gunpowder in a bullet, TNT, to a nuke (even though nukes didn't even kill that many people)
Which includes everything from Gunpowder in a bullet, TNT, to a nuke (even though nukes didn't even kill that many people)
black plague
Inteligence u nubs, though i am talking of inteligence for evil
Too many posters here without a clue as to what a weapon (that would be the topic of discussion in the OP) is.
Religion, mind, naturally occurring disease, etc.
None of those things are weapons. Period.
Religion, mind, naturally occurring disease, etc.
None of those things are weapons. Period.
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2X4 with a rusty nail sticking out
Swords were used for thousands of years. And they killed millions.
whatever they used before swords was used a lot longer.General-Idea wrote:
Swords were used for thousands of years. And they killed millions.
disease can be a weapon, ancient armies would throw corpses down wells to infect the enemy people, rather than attempt to fight them head on. The technique (or similar) was used at least until the 1700's and probably later.
Re-read what I posted.S.Lythberg wrote:
disease can be a weapon, ancient armies would throw corpses down wells to infect the enemy people, rather than attempt to fight them head on. The technique (or similar) was used at least until the 1700's and probably later.
I said naturally occurring disease. Besides, I addressed the corpse/carcass throwing in an earlier post. The numbers killed by that are minuscule in comparison to other weapons.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Perhaps intentionally, but that method is what initially brought the plague to Europe, and unleashed smallpox on Native Americans, and we know how that ended.FEOS wrote:
Re-read what I posted.S.Lythberg wrote:
disease can be a weapon, ancient armies would throw corpses down wells to infect the enemy people, rather than attempt to fight them head on. The technique (or similar) was used at least until the 1700's and probably later.
I said naturally occurring disease. Besides, I addressed the corpse/carcass throwing in an earlier post. The numbers killed by that are minuscule in comparison to other weapons.
If you're looking for something that exists solely as a weapon, then I'd have to say the firearm or bombs (it would be hard to determine the kill count of either one)
Swords. gas chambers,
Swords proportionally, or the AK47 numerically.
So...FEOS wrote:
If disease accidentally kills millions (say, the Black Death in the Middle Ages) then it is by definition not a weapon--man did not use it against another man. For a bug to be considered a weapon, it must be employed by man with the specific intent of harming his fellow man. For example, the smallpox-laced blankets given to the Native Americans. In that case, smallpox was indeed used as a weapon. Smallpox infestations wiping out entire communities in the Middle Ages...not a weapon.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
A prime example of "too little statistical information" is found in a book titled "Armies of Pestilence: The Impact of Disease on History" by R. S. Bray. I also recommend it to anyone who thinks that disease is not a weapon, even if mostly accidental.B.Schuss wrote:
There is simply too little statistical information available to tell, and the "human factor" isn't even taken into consideration...
Just saying disease--specifically, naturally-occurring disease--is a weapon shows a clear misunderstanding of what a weapon is (and what it is not).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/weapon
Not all-encompassing, but a good framework from which to proceed when you're talking about whether or not something is a weapon.
Bottomline: Just because something caused massive death (ie, swine flu in the early 1900's) does not mean that it is a weapon. It has to be packaged in some way so that it may be used intentionally by one against another.
If a gun accidentally discharges and kills a man, it's not a weapon?
No, but good catch on my argument.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
So...
If a gun accidentally discharges and kills a man, it's not a weapon?
What was the gun designed for? The taking of life. The same cannot be said of naturally-occurring disease.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
I have a desire to say Mustard gas of ww1. However, I'm far more inclined to say swords/knives. Nice thread as well. Better than all those, Which is the best weapon in BF2?!
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djphetal wrote:
the index finger.
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
In history.... probably the maxim guns used in WW1.
Now a days........ridiculous, politically motivated sanctions.
Now a days........ridiculous, politically motivated sanctions.
I thought they were designed to sell more games like bf2 or cod4.FEOS wrote:
No, but good catch on my argument.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
So...
If a gun accidentally discharges and kills a man, it's not a weapon?
What was the gun designed for? The taking of life. The same cannot be said of naturally-occurring disease.
Disease. Helped the Euros no end in their conquest of 'the new world'.
Yes it is. Disease can be used for whatever purpose. MRSA, SARS, can all be seen as weapons.Gawwad wrote:
It's not a weapon.nighthawk843 wrote:
Disease is the greatest weapon in history. It has killed billions and will continue to do so.
The most dangerous weapon in history is the female menstrual cycle.
The AK47 is truly a weapon of mass destruction. Forget Nukes and shit - people get killed by this rifle all over the world.DonFck wrote:
AK47. That's my guess.
Most manufactured, most sold, most used in politically unstable countries.
Or the lack of it,..toutinette wrote:
Inteligence...........................................