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Anon misses the classic design (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 75 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Interesting question.

The stick design provides leverage for throwing longer distances, but at the cost of additional weight and length, and has been considered obsolete by western countries since the Second World War and Cold War periods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Ah, then why not throw them with a sling? All the extra leverage with none of the extra weight, and it's more or less silent. Imagine a barrage of grenades coming in from 200 yards at 60mph.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You could even give it some sort of rocket propulsion.

[–] Rednax@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

That sounds complex. Just put some gunpowder at the rear end of the grenade, and stuff it in a small tube. You could make this small enough to stuff the tube under the barrel of your gun, or big enough that it can function as a small artillery piece.

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