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Discussion Thread 🍔 Wednesday 20 August 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sharpened hammers… 🤔

The hot new weapon for the next horror movie

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Was trying to make a TMBG ref. Guess out of sync

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Oops, sorry! I know the band but always miss references because I live under a rock

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trust the good ol' ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that's your jam.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Medieval weapons already had that covered 😬

It was designed to pierce armour

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.