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Greece naming their AD system after a guy who is famous for having a weak point for projectiles and was killed by one (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by liquorice@lemmy.world [B] to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why not dip your hand in the water also? What was the issue with doing that?

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (1 child)

You still wouldn't get the bits of ankle covered by the fingers

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[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Could've just tossed his ass in, he'd be invincible, he'd manage...

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[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago

Oh no, those are exactly the kind of twists the ancient Greeks loved: invincible doesnt mean unable to drown.

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[–] guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 3 points 3 days ago

I think it was actually that you wouldn’t be harmed, but by being fully submerged, it would kill the person going in.

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