• NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Went on a crazy ride finding a definitive answer. Just counting the metal parts, zero calories… But Its possible the leather wrap on the handle could add up to 400

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      1 day ago

      Yeah, I mean, considering that those really look more like dirks or something, if it was real swords with leather-covered handles, my instinct is that #1: 400 calories would be more than one sword and #2: you would be dead before you could expend those calories. Did your research confirm that? I may need to take that research ride too.

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          24 hours ago

          Ooh… very good point! And the caloric value would depend on the quality of the sword’s overall craftsmanship. It is more likely that a fine swordsman for the king and his retainers would use a quality leather that would be well-oiled and certainly more supple, which would mean there is a direct correlation between the quality of the sword and its caloric value.