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[–] Successful_Try543 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Killing with style taken litterally.

Were their stili really that long? I only recall depictions where a stilus is about the size of a pencil, which makes sense as it is intended for witing on not for stabbing someone in a metre distance.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, they're just that big in the meme so you can see what they are. Such stili were generally only a little longer than a pencil, though made of metal and potentially sturdy enough to dig into wood or lead, not just wax, so potentially a little legitimate stabbing potential there.

[–] Successful_Try543 5 points 7 hours ago

Well, ... in the right hands, even a pencil isn't harmless.