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That is a excellent point, I hadn't thought of that, I just assumed all humanoids are about the same, but your totally right

All the extra pointy bits could be good for puncturing multiple organs at once

Physics does not work that way, you insolent fool!

Regardless of Klingon muscles, the fact that the blade sticks out sideways from the handle creates a lever arm that tends to make it droop due to gravity whenever it's held horizontally. Even if Klingon hands are different, they're not that different that it's somehow advantageous to keep torquing upwards so the blade points at the opponent instead of the floor.

Tuvok to B'Lanna said the same thing (before turning into a Klingon warrior)

Yeah it often is described by Klingons as a monastic weapon, meant to teach a lesson or discipline while training with it. I don't think the idea is for like a formation of Klingons to march into battle all wielding Bat'leths.

You train with a Bat'leth and then when a real battle comes you are more prepared to fight with other weapons, or even unarmed. It even makes sense in that the Bat'leth is a very complex object. I can totally see how simply trying to spar with it would force you to think more about all the different ways you can use the thing in your hands to your advantage.

I rest my case, your honor.

Give it to a bunch of bored monks. If they could make something as useless as two chained sticks into a cool weapon..

Basically dark age knights could have beaten Klingons in battle.

It’s a Mek’leth (modified in PIC S03), which he has stated before is his preferred weapon. He even uses it in The First Battle of Deep Space Nine to defend against the attempted Klingon invasion.

Have you seen olive oil prices lately? You enemies blood is definitely cheaper.

Olive oil is too thick and will go rancid and harden. Use mineral oils

I think this is one of those times when there's really no substitute for producing your own.

If you can't get fresh, instant is fine

I've definitely heard of people using it. Although I've also heard an oil with a higher smoke point may be better.

If using your enemies blood, yes. A electric sharpener alone.... not so much.

Didn't Rob Stark ruin his sword hitting a tree? Or maybe Caitlen kinda forgot about valerian steel?

That's still a relative statement right? It may not lose its edge as quickly as others, but eventually it's going to happen.

See, that makes sense why it's a less than ideal design. We have weird weapons here on earth that have significance, but aren't ideal designs. The batleth is more of a hungamunga than a longsword :)

Ok, so it's made of carbon fibre. But that can't be the only ingredient.

Probably, though the scene that came to mind for me was from the DS9 episode where Worf, Kor, and Dax find the sword of Kahless.