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Nastiest close-combat weapon in a movie...

posted 9 years ago by audiograve
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...ever. Light/plasma/whatever-string?? Just be careful... come on!! Why do japanese guys in movies always have to be so evil?

[–] Studman_Productions 9 years ago

Yeah that weapon is sick! Does it have an official name?

[–] crazyhellboy 9 years ago

That was the same weapon that killed that Black drag queen LOL!

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[–] SpiltPersonality 8 years ago

It would be a 'mono-filament whip' if you care for a descriptor. Naturally, an official name would be a brand-name if such a thing really did exist.

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[–] lukekywalkrawakenz 8 years ago

Like the other poster said, it's a mono-filament and it basically is a whip made of atoms...that's why it's so 'sharp' as it's 'edge' is only an atom across. I've also heard it being called a nano-molecular filament garrote.

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[–] DracTarashV 9 years ago

They're so evil cuz the white men says so!!!

That aside, it's called a monomolecular wire - common in the world of science fiction. Nasty weapon indeed, albeit pretty cool.

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[–] audiograve 9 years ago

Was this weapon invented by William Gibson (the authour of the story)? Is that where you got the name from?

[–] DracTarashV 9 years ago

I read an article on the short story+movie and - voila - the name of the weapon was mentioned. And no, Gibson didn't invent it.

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[–] vn2-15-60493 9 years ago

I remember it having been intruduced in pop culture in Cyber City Oedo 808. Maybe it had been used before.

[–] highway_demon_77 9 years ago

Also used in the Pen&Paper RPG Shadowrun which is heavily inspired by Gibson.

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