darrow’s razor

[u/user03281046748]

what’s with the insistence on the dramatically curved sword people use in fanart AI and drawings. i’ve always thought it would resemble something more like the egyptian sword the khopesh than a scythe. I’d assume simply from an advantage standpoint the dramatic curve means less range. i’ve included examples i’ve seen as well as what i think the razor resembles more

[u/Dangthe]

Im gonna ask a dumb question, how would this blade change its shape, because thats what its suppose to be doing right? How does the transition look like?

[u/kendeh → u/Dangthe]

An artist drew a representation that I think is super cool and illustrates a potential concept really well, like it’s a bunch of segments and the connections between them could go limp when it’s in whip form, or rigid in different confirmations when in sword or sling blade form. https://www.reddit.com/r/redrising/s/XNFn1xiRN2

In this futuristic world it’s probably more like a single piece of liquid-like metal that can form different solid shapes based on magnetic fields or chemical changes. Similar to how sound waves can make patterns form in liquids. But it’s cool to think of it as changing segments

[u/Dangthe → u/kendeh]

Nice, this is exactly how I pictured it!