weaponry
THEN...
- rock thrown at charging animal (defense)
- stick swung at predator (def.)
- sharp•ened stone thrown at prey animal (offense)
- sharp•ened stick flung at prey (off.)
- sharp stone affixed to end of stick with sinew (off. & def.)
- set fire to end of stick or branch [torch!] (o&d)
- much•longer stick or branch, found or fashioned [spear!] (o&d)
- propulsion: throw the sharp thing farther, faster [arrow!] (o&d)
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS LATER...
- bows & arrows
- crossbows (the faster arrows)
- axes, staves (the near bludgeons)
- catapults (the far bludgeons)
- daggers, kris (the intimate blades)
- swords, katanas (the longer ones)
- spears (even longer)
- guns and cannonry (the things with fire)
- bombs and nukes (the ultimate fire)
NOW...
- the weapons can think and act by themselves:
- and have senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.)
- and can fly, roll, run, leap, hack
- and have agency and autonomy
- & minds
Woke up thinking about this, from yesterday afternoon's amazing display in the sky above Aquatic Park — a dancing and writing in the air by flying weapons of awesome destruction.
[ The guy sitting in front of me at the park had a t-shirt with this image on it... ]
