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<blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2880112" data-attributes="member: 13164">Shouldn't that comparison be between a half-full bottle and an empty bottle?&nbsp; The whole point of the mercury is that it's a lot denser than iron, its density at room temperature measuring at 13.534 g/cm³.&nbsp; Adding a channel for mercury actually makes the entire weapon heavier, and the idea behind the weapon is that the extra shifting weight is supposed to make a telling blow be more telling, but it's more difficult to get that blow in due to the shifting mass (high critical multiplier, low threat range).&nbsp; It's also more difficult to use than a regular sword for those who aren't trained to use it (extra nonproficiency penalty).New experiment: Take two durable plastic bottles.&nbsp; Fill one completely with water, then fill the other 2/3 of the way with water and add 1 kg of mercury.&nbsp; Try swinging them around to feel how the shifting weight affects ability to use effectively as a weapon, then find some trusting dupe to get whacked a few times and report which hurts more.&nbsp; I'd be interested in hearing the results of that. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="genshou, post: 2880112, member: 13164"] Shouldn't that comparison be between a half-full bottle and an empty bottle? The whole point of the mercury is that it's a lot denser than iron, its density at room temperature measuring at 13.534 g/cm³. Adding a channel for mercury actually makes the entire weapon [I]heavier[/I], and the idea behind the weapon is that the extra shifting weight is supposed to make a telling blow be more telling, but it's more difficult to get that blow in due to the shifting mass (high critical multiplier, low threat range). It's also more difficult to use than a regular sword for those who aren't trained to use it (extra nonproficiency penalty). New experiment: Take two durable plastic bottles. Fill one completely with water, then fill the other 2/3 of the way with water and add 1 kg of mercury. Try swinging them around to feel how the shifting weight affects ability to use effectively as a weapon, then find some trusting dupe to get whacked a few times and report which hurts more. I'd be interested in hearing the results of that. ;) [/QUOTE]

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