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[–] 78 points 2 years ago (10 children)
  1. Chainmail provides little to no protection against impact damage. As we saw in Fellowship, evil beings who attack heroes in bed use slashing attacks with broadswords or similar weapons. While it might prevent cuts, it’s basically like being beaten with an iron rod that will break bones and rupture organs. It is unsuitable as armor. That’s leaving aside weapons like maces, hammers, and clubs, or a Seal Team Six scenario.
  2. It’s aluminum. Or aluminium, if you’re that kind of person. This is basically a blanket designed by Jony Ive. It doesn’t warm. It doesn’t protect. But it’s thin and lightweight. Which is the opposite of what you want in a weighted blanket.
  3. You can buy weighted blankets that come in a variety of weights and warmth characteristics for a fraction of the time investment used to make this. The money you save could be used to buy a home security system that includes a minefield or electric fence. If you’re impressed by what a claymore sword can do to an orc, wait until you see what a claymore mine can do.
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  • [–] 103 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know #1 is a joke but for everyone else in history that's why people wore the aketon, or gambeson or padded/quilted tunic under mail. Provided impact protection and made mail more comfortable!

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago

    And the combo of padding + rings was more effective against cutting and blunt weapons than either on their own! And it was easy to maintain, repair, and the mail could be transferred from person to person with some addition or subtraction of rings.

    Just all around quality protection.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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    [–] 50 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Too bad aluminum will oxides and cause black stains on the bed sheets

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pure diamond chainmail for if you really wanna be cold. 10x more effective at heat transfer than copper

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

    Every time I've messed with chain mail it's always felt like it's ripping out my body hair. This looks like torture.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is why chainmail is always used with a liner. I imagine the guy in the posts uses a sheet or a thin blanket beneath

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    hear me out: tungsten chainmail blanket

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Magnesium chainmail if you're sleeping on the surface of the sun or next to my tiny girlfriend

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Thank you for spelling aluminium correctly.

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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Also protects you from random stabbings at 4 am

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    Well, not only men can be on the spectrum!

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    He is now prepared for the 3am eldenring boss.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    nice work, but the guys got some pretty stupid ideas on what 'a man' is

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (6 children)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I can't judge. I do weird/benign shit like this too. I might even enjoy this if given the opportunity to try it.

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