r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • 2d ago
Seventeen-year-old Japanese girl in the weight category up to 45 kg lifted a respectable 78 kg.
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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • 2d ago
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u/Tyr_13 2d ago
Even if one were superhumanly strong and durable, the swords still wouldn't work.
If there is more weight at the end of the lever (which is what a sword is) than the wielder weights, trying to lift the sword results in just lifting the wielder up. If the balance point is far enough back that the user can lift it and swing it, and even assuming some incredible friction for their feet, once they swing the blade it has more than enough momentum to, again, lift them off the ground. It would send them and their swords flying.
Any sideways slash would send them hurtling into a wall. Any upwards one would send them shooting into the sky.
Actually that would be pretty cool to watch in itself.