>>19379881 >>19379881It's not about how quickly you understand things, it's about the level(s) of understanding you CAN reach.
This looks stupid to you because my IQ is higher than yours.
Your IQ is too low to have ever contemplated thrusting an AWL through each of somebody's eyesockets,
but into their brain on second thrust in order to dig around in there.
You never looked at an awl and thought
"a long enough one of these would be perfect for digging around in somewan's brain after blinding them".
Blades are low IQ for combat because cloth of any real thickness prevents slicing.
That's why plate armor replaced mail. Crossbow bolts pierce mail easily.