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The spiked form of cilice, fashioned from a rose plant, that Pynchon’s character experiences appears to be based on those used by the 20th century Opus Dei. The cilice has been interpreted as a deliberate narrative device to muddy the historical accuracy of the novel and point to the relevance of historical slavery in the contemporary United ...
This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts released by Warner Bros. feature a range of characters which are listed and briefly detailed here. Major characters from the franchise include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester the Cat, the Tasmanian Devil, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, and ...
A demi-gaunt is a type of plate armour gauntlet that only protects the back of the hand and the wrist: demi-gaunts are worn with gloves made from chain mail or padded leather. The advantages of the demi-gaunt are that it allows better dexterity and is lighter than a full gauntlet, but the disadvantage is that the fingers are not as well protected.
Wrist-mounted dart gun A dart gun concealed under the wearer's sleeve. Uses wearer's nerve impulses to fire armour-piercing or cyanide-tipped darts. [7] [11] [8] [1] Safe-cracking device Shows an X-ray of the lock mechanism as well as the combination status. It is concealed within a cigarette case. [60] Spy camera A mini-camera imprinted with ...
Health trackers worn on the wrist could pick up Covid-19 days before symptoms even appear, research suggests. ... (52%) had worn their device for at least 29 consecutive days and were included in ...
Burrow ended his fourth season having completed 66.8 percent of his passes for 2,309 yards. He recorded 15 touchdowns and six interceptions in 10 games.
The straps could be studded, or more extremely, spiked. [6] Caestūs were usually worn in pairs. In Roman gladiator contests, cestus-fighters were probably matched against others of their kind; the cestus was effective protection and weaponry against other cestus fighters, and possibly against armoured gladiators equipped with other weapons. [ 7 ]