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[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Everyone has a plan until they get hit by a rock.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Everyone wants to be tall, but they forget that Goliath went down after being hit with a pebble.

[–] Viking_Hippie 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

With apologies for the pedantry, the sling stone was more likely "from the size of a billiard ball to a tennis ball.” and capable of “slightly less stopping power than a .44 magnum cartridge.”

So yeah, being tall doesn't stop you from going down from the equivalent of being shot in the head..

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Exactly. Sling yes, pebble no

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To a giant, that's a pebble. 😌

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

most pistol bullets are pebble sized for humans

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So you're telling me that dwarfs are immune to a thrown brick?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

lower centre of gravity, less chance of toppling over

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

You want to fall over. The more energy goes into moving you, the less energy goes into destroying you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

If you try to throw a brick at Bridget Powers, she'll fucking stab you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I mean... more than Goliath.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What if your plan includes getting hit with a rock

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No but it just includes it, as part of it, not as the ultimate part

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

They better have some paper with them, or they're beat.