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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 47 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month 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..

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

Exactly. Sling yes, pebble no

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To a giant, that's a pebble. 😌

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

most pistol bullets are pebble sized for humans

Most pistol bullets are shot from pistols, not slings.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lower centre of gravity, less chance of toppling over

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I mean... more than Goliath.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if your plan includes getting hit with a rock

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

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