I feel you. I know how many hits I can get in just stabbing at unexpected moments at long range with my sword, with a spear it would be plenty easier.

Like anything before the Roman Empire could be called a real empire ;)

Have you ever fenced against a spear?

Debatable, considering that with relativity and all one might age slower, thus pushing into a lower age braked.

Disclaimer a: Great shower thought! Disclaimer b: I am really bad a physics, make me rip if needed.

Klingt nach einem Fall von “Eine Metrik setzt ein schlechtes Ziel”. Ertüchtigt jemand sich mit dem dedizierten Ziel, den Test zu bestehen wird der Test wertlos.

Seemingly pointless tasks such as washing sand!

Toxicologists and medical scientists looking for data on humans suddenly having to learn Japanese (or German) …

Tough luck, this might affect his grandkid, not the kid. Epigenetic imprinting (the semi-permanent kind) is done during oogenesis, which if I am right occurs during pregnancy.

Context?

Ich werde dir ein Hochwähli geben, nur um deinen Plan zu durchkreuzen.

Und für den Fall, dass das dein ursprünglicher Plan war, werde ich ihn dir danach gleich wieder wegnehmen, so dass du weder noch bekommst! Muhaha

No.

Absolutely, but this is an age where muzzle loaders were still a thing (I know, it’s lever action) AND she is posing for a cool photograph.

Well, it may not be a banger, but it certainly was a banger.

Tell me you wouldn’t hold it any different

Die oberen Uhrzeiten sind als Zahl schön/interessant (1234 als Zahlenfolge, 1337 ist das Wort Leet in Leet-speak, 2222 besteht nur aus Zweien, und so weiter). Die untere Uhrzeit repräsentiert die Buchstaben “ACAB” (gemäß ihrer Position im Alphabet) und wird gerne von Menschen zur pauschalen Verunglimpfung anderer Menschen benutzt, oftmals mit dem Vermerk, dass diese anderen Menschen andere Menschen pauschal verunglimpften.

Meine Fresse, hat der Mann denn keinen Anstand?

Goodbye

I once read a fairly interesting take on this: Historical settings are often chosen to wrap the story in a certain context in order to allow the reader to picture the style and theme without having to establish and explain a new setting first, so basically you skip on world building. If you read an analogy to Zeus you will immediately have an image in mind as well as a bunch of characteristics, no need to establish that beforehand.

Now, considering this it makes sense to choose a setting people already know - the 16th centruy Ottoman Empire is certainly interesting, but the average reader might know next to nothing about it and you have to explain everything first.

Why are these three settings used so much? Well, it’s positive feedback! Literature, Theatres and Video Games will select something well known and it receives popularity. In addition, a piece of media using a less-popular setting will have to a) compete with other media to become popular and b) provide plenty of worldbuilding in order to have the setting make sense. A piece of media that both establishes a “new” setting AND is very popular is going to be rare, making the entry of a new mythology/historical setting into mainstream difficult.

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