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[–] lama@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

If only there was already a Greek mythological shield which offered divine protection that they could have named this after...

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Technically true: the success rate of hitting missiles with missiles will never be 100%. And even if the defender is successful he will have lost at least 2 missiles for each one incoming. Which is a win for the attacker.

The name is quite fitting.

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm starting a business selling cheap attack drone swarms. Think I'll call it... Heel.

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 hours ago

I'm pretty sure that market is already oversaturated

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 49 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Why not dip your hand in the water also? What was the issue with doing that?

I think it was actually that you wouldn’t be harmed, but by being fully submerged, it would kill the person going in.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You still wouldn't get the bits of ankle covered by the fingers

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Could've just tossed his ass in, he'd be invincible, he'd manage...

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Or just hold him upright and dip both his feet in the water first before flipping him upside down to flip again.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 18 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Eh, just wait for the hair to grow out, then hold the baby by the hair, dip it, then you shave the hair off.

Boom, done.

[–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

They all lived on islands. Surely they had fishing nets close by? Put baby in a net, dip and strain like baby is some freshly cooked noodle.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

Unless your kid's name is Samson

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, just throw your baby in a bath of blood, what could go wrong?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 hours ago

Babies float and naturally hold their breath. Just grab them before they get upset and you’ll be fine.

[–] GargleBlaster@feddit.org 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

But wouldn't that double the invincibility and cancel out so you get a guy that can be harmed everywhere except the heel?

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, so you dip them, switch heels and dip again, then hold both and dip again. Then you get full coverage.

[–] GargleBlaster@feddit.org 9 points 17 hours ago

Or just chuck them in completely

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 17 hours ago
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 29 points 18 hours ago

So... The heel is netanyahu's mood on any given day? Yknow, killswitch and all that?

[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world 21 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

We saw that the Nazisraeli system can be overwhelmed by quantity- and guess who’s one of the foremost producers of drones in the region? Why it’s ole’ Türkiye, Greece’s archnemesis! Achilles Shield is right, lol

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

In case anyone thinks "archnemesis" is a hyperbole.

EU warna Turkey after violating Greek airspace 141 times in one day.
Article Link.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Considering Turkey carried out a genocide on the Greek people of Asia Minor I would hope nobody doubts that.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I thought Greece was broke as fuck. They're buying missiles now?

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago

I think you'll find, much like dessert, there's always room for war

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

Well, an almost invincible guy that had only this one weak spot...

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 3 points 21 hours ago

No one tell them!