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Re:Toledo’s Last Swordmakers by hermitcrab on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:50AM (#28312276)
Wielding a sword in zero-G would be problematic. As you swing the sword, your body is going to torque in the opposite direction (conservation of angular momentum)!
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Re:Toledo’s Last Swordmakers by trhway on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:55AM (#28312323)
>your body is going to torque in the opposite direction.

and it may make sense to have an additional blade attached to the other end of your body. The art of sword fighting in zero G or low G - imagine on Moon like those long high jumps from Crouching Dragon :) - would look different.

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