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Whip it like Indy
How can my accidental time travelers determine the year using star/stars?Reversal of Human Sexual DimorphismIf people had magic powers, how would it affect slavery?Is the whip sword feasible?With current technology, genetically modified virus able to end mankindIn a world where asymmetric cryptography is common place in day to day life, what could stop somebody from generating a new key?How do you keep magical creatures trapped in a closed village while allowing for expansion?How effective would a sword connected to the user's wrist by a whip be?How could an acid-cow make a barrier against acidic milk by synthesizing PTFE, and what would it line?How to have a robotic whip move effectively?
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Is it possible to use a whip to seize things or persons like depicted in the Indiana Jones movies (e. g. the whip is wrapped around a root so he can swing over an abyss)?
For example a slave trader using a whip to recapture escapees, or is this only possible with bolas or a lasso.
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Is it possible to use a whip to seize things or persons like depicted in the Indiana Jones movies (e. g. the whip is wrapped around a root so he can swing over an abyss)?
For example a slave trader using a whip to recapture escapees, or is this only possible with bolas or a lasso.
reality-check weapons slavery
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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– Cee Mon
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Is it possible to use a whip to seize things or persons like depicted in the Indiana Jones movies (e. g. the whip is wrapped around a root so he can swing over an abyss)?
For example a slave trader using a whip to recapture escapees, or is this only possible with bolas or a lasso.
reality-check weapons slavery
asked 9 hours ago
Cee MonCee Mon
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Is it possible to use a whip to seize things or persons like depicted in the Indiana Jones movies (e. g. the whip is wrapped around a root so he can swing over an abyss)?
For example a slave trader using a whip to recapture escapees, or is this only possible with bolas or a lasso.
reality-check weapons slavery
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
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– Alexander
9 hours ago
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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2
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
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– Alexander
9 hours ago
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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2
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
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– Alexander
9 hours ago
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
$endgroup$
– Alexander
9 hours ago
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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– Cee Mon
8 hours ago
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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This is called "Bullwhip Cracking". It's not easy but definitely possible. You can see this demonstrated in this youtube video, and you can see the swinging from a tree branch in this video.
As far as capturing people (especially escapees who are running away, and have arms to grab at the rope when it hits them), a lasso or bolas would be much easier. As for extreme punishments, bullship cracking (depending on the whip's design and material) could wrap around an arm or leg resulting in as much as broken bones.
answered 7 hours ago
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This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
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– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
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The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
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– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
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The short answer is...yes
In an article by Wired Magazine, these instructions are provided:
- Skip the toys.
Look for a 6- to 8-foot-long whip with a braided core. The best are made from kangaroo hide.
- Take your stance.
Imagine you're straddling railroad tracks. The whip should travel parallel to the rails, and the target should be a bit closer than the length of your whip. Use caution: The tip can cut to bone.
- Load and lock.
Stretch the whip out in front of you, arm extended and pointed at the object. Now yank your hand up to 12 o'clock. The whip will fly over your hand and unravel behind you.
- Throw down.
When you feel a tug, lower your forearm — easy now, let the whip do the work. It'll roll forward just to the side of your body. As it unfurls, squeeze the handle.
- Crack and drag.
The tip will extend just beyond the target; as it recoils, it'll wrap itself around the object. Pull the remote toward you slowly. Next lesson: cracking open a beer.
Swinging from a whip involves the same basic principles. Even a child can do it: https://youtu.be/hSV-XIxSwHM
Snaring a captive would (I imagine) follow the same methodology and would not incorporate any cracking. Whip cracking can split flesh to the bone; as you can see in the video above, merely snagging is a fundamentally different (and gentler) technique. A whip is probably not the most ideal instrument for this purpose, however. Bolas and lassos have several advantages, including reach, but there is actually a weapon specifically designed for this purpose: it's called the man catcher. You can see a video on the subject HERE
answered 7 hours ago
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
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Yes
This is called "Bullwhip Cracking". It's not easy but definitely possible. You can see this demonstrated in this youtube video, and you can see the swinging from a tree branch in this video.
As far as capturing people (especially escapees who are running away, and have arms to grab at the rope when it hits them), a lasso or bolas would be much easier. As for extreme punishments, bullship cracking (depending on the whip's design and material) could wrap around an arm or leg resulting in as much as broken bones.
answered 7 hours ago
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This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
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– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
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The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
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– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
add a comment |
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Yes
This is called "Bullwhip Cracking". It's not easy but definitely possible. You can see this demonstrated in this youtube video, and you can see the swinging from a tree branch in this video.
As far as capturing people (especially escapees who are running away, and have arms to grab at the rope when it hits them), a lasso or bolas would be much easier. As for extreme punishments, bullship cracking (depending on the whip's design and material) could wrap around an arm or leg resulting in as much as broken bones.
answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
2,3018 silver badges17 bronze badges
$endgroup$
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This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
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– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
1
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The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Yes
This is called "Bullwhip Cracking". It's not easy but definitely possible. You can see this demonstrated in this youtube video, and you can see the swinging from a tree branch in this video.
As far as capturing people (especially escapees who are running away, and have arms to grab at the rope when it hits them), a lasso or bolas would be much easier. As for extreme punishments, bullship cracking (depending on the whip's design and material) could wrap around an arm or leg resulting in as much as broken bones.
answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
2,3018 silver badges17 bronze badges
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Yes
This is called "Bullwhip Cracking". It's not easy but definitely possible. You can see this demonstrated in this youtube video, and you can see the swinging from a tree branch in this video.
As far as capturing people (especially escapees who are running away, and have arms to grab at the rope when it hits them), a lasso or bolas would be much easier. As for extreme punishments, bullship cracking (depending on the whip's design and material) could wrap around an arm or leg resulting in as much as broken bones.
answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
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answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
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answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
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answered 7 hours ago
cegfaultcegfault
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2,3018 silver badges17 bronze badges
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This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
1
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The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
This would even fit in somehow - breaking the leg of an escapee, so even if he manages to pull the whip off before being dragged back, he would be quite handicapped by then. Is that only possible with special constructions or all whips? Or asked the other way round: Could you with such a whip only break limbs or could you, depending on how you swing/use it, either just grab someone or break the bone with the same tool? That would be extremely powerful then...
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
1
1
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The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
The second video is extremely cool because he manages even to unloose the whip with just one move
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
7 hours ago
add a comment |
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The short answer is...yes
In an article by Wired Magazine, these instructions are provided:
- Skip the toys.
Look for a 6- to 8-foot-long whip with a braided core. The best are made from kangaroo hide.
- Take your stance.
Imagine you're straddling railroad tracks. The whip should travel parallel to the rails, and the target should be a bit closer than the length of your whip. Use caution: The tip can cut to bone.
- Load and lock.
Stretch the whip out in front of you, arm extended and pointed at the object. Now yank your hand up to 12 o'clock. The whip will fly over your hand and unravel behind you.
- Throw down.
When you feel a tug, lower your forearm — easy now, let the whip do the work. It'll roll forward just to the side of your body. As it unfurls, squeeze the handle.
- Crack and drag.
The tip will extend just beyond the target; as it recoils, it'll wrap itself around the object. Pull the remote toward you slowly. Next lesson: cracking open a beer.
Swinging from a whip involves the same basic principles. Even a child can do it: https://youtu.be/hSV-XIxSwHM
Snaring a captive would (I imagine) follow the same methodology and would not incorporate any cracking. Whip cracking can split flesh to the bone; as you can see in the video above, merely snagging is a fundamentally different (and gentler) technique. A whip is probably not the most ideal instrument for this purpose, however. Bolas and lassos have several advantages, including reach, but there is actually a weapon specifically designed for this purpose: it's called the man catcher. You can see a video on the subject HERE
answered 7 hours ago
Jon.D.Jon.D.
1714 bronze badges
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The short answer is...yes
In an article by Wired Magazine, these instructions are provided:
- Skip the toys.
Look for a 6- to 8-foot-long whip with a braided core. The best are made from kangaroo hide.
- Take your stance.
Imagine you're straddling railroad tracks. The whip should travel parallel to the rails, and the target should be a bit closer than the length of your whip. Use caution: The tip can cut to bone.
- Load and lock.
Stretch the whip out in front of you, arm extended and pointed at the object. Now yank your hand up to 12 o'clock. The whip will fly over your hand and unravel behind you.
- Throw down.
When you feel a tug, lower your forearm — easy now, let the whip do the work. It'll roll forward just to the side of your body. As it unfurls, squeeze the handle.
- Crack and drag.
The tip will extend just beyond the target; as it recoils, it'll wrap itself around the object. Pull the remote toward you slowly. Next lesson: cracking open a beer.
Swinging from a whip involves the same basic principles. Even a child can do it: https://youtu.be/hSV-XIxSwHM
Snaring a captive would (I imagine) follow the same methodology and would not incorporate any cracking. Whip cracking can split flesh to the bone; as you can see in the video above, merely snagging is a fundamentally different (and gentler) technique. A whip is probably not the most ideal instrument for this purpose, however. Bolas and lassos have several advantages, including reach, but there is actually a weapon specifically designed for this purpose: it's called the man catcher. You can see a video on the subject HERE
answered 7 hours ago
Jon.D.Jon.D.
1714 bronze badges
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The short answer is...yes
In an article by Wired Magazine, these instructions are provided:
- Skip the toys.
Look for a 6- to 8-foot-long whip with a braided core. The best are made from kangaroo hide.
- Take your stance.
Imagine you're straddling railroad tracks. The whip should travel parallel to the rails, and the target should be a bit closer than the length of your whip. Use caution: The tip can cut to bone.
- Load and lock.
Stretch the whip out in front of you, arm extended and pointed at the object. Now yank your hand up to 12 o'clock. The whip will fly over your hand and unravel behind you.
- Throw down.
When you feel a tug, lower your forearm — easy now, let the whip do the work. It'll roll forward just to the side of your body. As it unfurls, squeeze the handle.
- Crack and drag.
The tip will extend just beyond the target; as it recoils, it'll wrap itself around the object. Pull the remote toward you slowly. Next lesson: cracking open a beer.
Swinging from a whip involves the same basic principles. Even a child can do it: https://youtu.be/hSV-XIxSwHM
Snaring a captive would (I imagine) follow the same methodology and would not incorporate any cracking. Whip cracking can split flesh to the bone; as you can see in the video above, merely snagging is a fundamentally different (and gentler) technique. A whip is probably not the most ideal instrument for this purpose, however. Bolas and lassos have several advantages, including reach, but there is actually a weapon specifically designed for this purpose: it's called the man catcher. You can see a video on the subject HERE
answered 7 hours ago
Jon.D.Jon.D.
1714 bronze badges
$endgroup$
The short answer is...yes
In an article by Wired Magazine, these instructions are provided:
- Skip the toys.
Look for a 6- to 8-foot-long whip with a braided core. The best are made from kangaroo hide.
- Take your stance.
Imagine you're straddling railroad tracks. The whip should travel parallel to the rails, and the target should be a bit closer than the length of your whip. Use caution: The tip can cut to bone.
- Load and lock.
Stretch the whip out in front of you, arm extended and pointed at the object. Now yank your hand up to 12 o'clock. The whip will fly over your hand and unravel behind you.
- Throw down.
When you feel a tug, lower your forearm — easy now, let the whip do the work. It'll roll forward just to the side of your body. As it unfurls, squeeze the handle.
- Crack and drag.
The tip will extend just beyond the target; as it recoils, it'll wrap itself around the object. Pull the remote toward you slowly. Next lesson: cracking open a beer.
Swinging from a whip involves the same basic principles. Even a child can do it: https://youtu.be/hSV-XIxSwHM
Snaring a captive would (I imagine) follow the same methodology and would not incorporate any cracking. Whip cracking can split flesh to the bone; as you can see in the video above, merely snagging is a fundamentally different (and gentler) technique. A whip is probably not the most ideal instrument for this purpose, however. Bolas and lassos have several advantages, including reach, but there is actually a weapon specifically designed for this purpose: it's called the man catcher. You can see a video on the subject HERE
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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The last video I know but I guess a whip would look way more dynamic if slaver just grabs the whip from his belt and lets it snap through the air instead of running behind the escaping slave with a mancatcher.
$endgroup$
– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
One of the slavers will definitely have bolas but I want to equip them individually, or at least not all the same. And a whip can be used more versatile than a mancatcher - both to catch and to punish. And it takes less space. Because of the whole punishing thing it's even linked to slavery and has a more vile connotation than a lasso which I always connect with cowboys somehow. But maybe I'l have one or two mancatchers that the trek carries around.
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– Cee Mon
6 hours ago
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Recapturing escapees - does the slave trader want to sell them or bury them afterwards? Whip's end has a lot of energy, at full strength it will definitely split human skin.
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– Alexander
9 hours ago
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@Alexander Assuming that escapees are punishid by lashing anyway... the idea was to hit the person not with the end but to leave enough space allowing the end to coil around the leg or torso - I didn't know that this does this much damage. But on the other hand- on first glance it is stupid to damage the ware but keep in mind how many slaves died due to the terrible "living" conditions on the ships to America. So I guess the slavers put up with some small scars on the leg - doesn't lower the prize for a cheap workforce
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@Alexander Depending on how serious the injuries would be. And probably what kind of slave (workforce, teacher, sex or house slave)
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