https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-1358127 Isegoria Sun, 20 Jul 2014 13:39:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35559#comment-1358127 I didn’t realize that the last sword duel in France was fought in 1967. Zut alors! Socialist politician Gaston Defferre insulted René Ribière, got challenged, and then won.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-1357939 Grasspunk Sun, 20 Jul 2014 11:59:33 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35559#comment-1357939 It is like watching fencing, then watching old duels with real swords. When the weapons are real the combatants are more distant and go only for forearm hits.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-1356908 Marc Pisco Sun, 20 Jul 2014 04:28:28 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35559#comment-1356908 I hadn’t thought of it that way, but that’s alarmingly true.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-1350971 Isegoria Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:00:05 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35559#comment-1350971 Motorcycles are a great example of something that feels fairly dangerous while being really, really dangerous.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/electric-knives/comment-page-1/#comment-1350831 Marc Pisco Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:56:54 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35559#comment-1350831 You can’t make it safe to ride a sportbike at three-digit speeds on public roads.

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