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From: gaynor@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Silver)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Flails
Message-ID: <3728@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 16:50:29 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 21 16:50:29 1985
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DDT   Black Flag   Raid   Borax   These are a few of my favorite things.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe a flail is an evil-looking medieval weapon.
I think it's composed of a handle, with a(some) spiked-ball-and-chain(s)
on the end  viz

                _____
              _/_    \____  \ | /
             / / \__      `--(*)--
            / /     \__     / | \
           /A/         \
          /C/           |
         /M/            \ | /
        /E/            --(*)--
       /_/              / | \

I think the trick to using one effectively was to swing the balls around
until they gathered sufficient force, and then to transfer as much of that
force to your ( opponent | mother-in-law | Pee-Wee Herman )'s face.
<:-D  -{chortle chortle}

Silver.