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Spinning discs
« on: June 22, 2021, 10:42:53 pm »
Spinning discs


Spinning discs are a type of spinner/flywheel weapon. They are usually round, but can be square. They can be horizontal, but most are vertical. Many-toothed versions are known as saws, and work by cutting instead of kinetic energy transfer.

Advantages
  • A disc is a very MoI-efficient shape.
  • Discs are less likely to break from an impact than bars/blades are.
  • If they get the right hit, powerful vertical discs can knock lighter opponents into the air.
Disadvantages
  • Like other spinners, spinning disks are complicated, making them sometimes unreliable.
  • Disc spinners are generally at a disadvantage when they clash with bar spinners, as bar spinners usually have much more reach and less central mass in the gaps between the teeth, meaning that disc spinners are more likely to take damage to their discs from bar spinners than the other way around.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2023, 12:08:22 pm by Dutch »

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