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	== Real Life ==		== Real Life ==
	Obsidian blades can have edges that are only a few hundreds of atoms wide, while the sensor needle of scanning tunneling microscopes tapers down to a single atom at the tip. STM's aren't very useful as weapons, but obsidian was and is a choice material for making extremely sharp arrowheads and knives -- obsidian scalpels can be so thin that they slice right through nerve cells, allowing incisions to be made without requiring anesthesia. Many an archeologist has reached a hand into a cache of artifacts and only realized that there were obsidian blades inside when said hand came out with several fresh cuts.		Obsidian blades can have edges that are only a few hundreds of atoms wide, while the sensor needle of scanning tunneling microscopes tapers down to a single atom at the tip. STM's aren't very useful as weapons, but obsidian was and is a choice material for making extremely sharp arrowheads and knives -- obsidian scalpels can be so thin that they slice right through nerve cells, allowing incisions to be made without requiring anesthesia. Many an archeologist has reached a hand into a cache of artifacts and only realized that there were obsidian blades inside when said hand came out with several fresh cuts. First hand accounts tell that the Aztec Macuahuitl (which had obsidian blades) could kill a horse in one blow. Of course, obsidian is so sharp because it's a type of volcanic "''glass''", so it very brittle and breaks quickly. Of course if you want to leave bits of glass in a wound to make the target bleed out faster that's a good thing, but against armor? especially steel? It's not.

	Some would have you believe that katanas are sub-mono-molecularly sharp (cf. [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20]]). They are wrong.		Some would have you believe that katanas are sub-mono-molecularly sharp (cf. [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20]]). They are wrong.

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	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.

	The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion ~~more durable~~, ~~cheap~~ mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, [[Awesome\|''each'']].		The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion cheaper, stronger mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, [[Awesome\|''each'']].

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	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.

	The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion more durable, cheap mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, ''each''.		The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion more durable, cheap mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, [[Awesome\|''each'']].

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	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.

	The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion more durable mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, ''~~a piece~~''.		The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion more durable, cheap mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, ''each''.

1d4chan>Avatar of Khorne: /* Warhammer 40,000 */

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Warhammer 40,000

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	{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}		{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}

	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry. The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.

			The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and Imperial [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well. How much does the Imperium treasure its mono-molecular blades? A pair of PDF scouts who found an [[STC\|Standard Template Construct]] printout that detailed how to fashion more durable mono-molecular blades were awarded with the governorship of a planet, ''a piece''.

1d4chan>Newerfag at 08:43, 16 December 2012

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	Obsidian blades can have edges that are only a few hundreds of atoms wide, while the sensor needle of scanning tunneling microscopes tapers down to a single atom at the tip. STM's aren't very useful as weapons, but obsidian was and is a choice material for making extremely sharp arrowheads and knives -- obsidian scalpels can be so thin that they slice right through nerve cells, allowing incisions to be made without requiring anesthesia. Many an archeologist has reached a hand into a cache of artifacts and only realized that there were obsidian blades inside when said hand came out with several fresh cuts.		Obsidian blades can have edges that are only a few hundreds of atoms wide, while the sensor needle of scanning tunneling microscopes tapers down to a single atom at the tip. STM's aren't very useful as weapons, but obsidian was and is a choice material for making extremely sharp arrowheads and knives -- obsidian scalpels can be so thin that they slice right through nerve cells, allowing incisions to be made without requiring anesthesia. Many an archeologist has reached a hand into a cache of artifacts and only realized that there were obsidian blades inside when said hand came out with several fresh cuts.

	Some would have you believe that katanas are sub-mono-molecularly sharp (cf. [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20]]).		Some would have you believe that katanas are sub-mono-molecularly sharp (cf. [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20]]). They are wrong.

	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==

1d4chan>Not LongPoster Again: More content.

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More content.

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	~~{{stub}}~~		'''Monowire''' weapons (also called ''monofilament'' or ''mono-molecular'', depending on the setting) are a common class of soft sci-fi close-combat weapons. The idea is that, since blades cut better when their edge is thinner, blades one atom thick are the ultimate in slicing tools (short of energy weapons like lightsabers). Some blades of this type may be monomolecular only at the edge, while others are more like a long polymer string or sheet, never more than one atom thick.

	~~'''Monowire'''~~ weapons ~~(also called ''monofilament''~~ or ~~''mono~~-molecular'', ~~depending on the setting)~~ are ~~a common class~~ of ~~soft sci-fi close-combat weapons~~. ~~The idea is~~ that~~, since blades cut better when their~~ edge ~~is thinner, blades one atom thick~~ are the ~~ultimate~~ in ~~slicing tools~~ (~~short of energy weapons like lightsabers~~). ~~<s>Expect one-stroke battles where~~ the ~~two combatants rush past each other, sheathe their mono-swords~~, and ~~one of them splits in half.</s> Ever heard~~ of a ~~parry, moron? Despite what dumber~~-~~than-hell Hollywood portrays, edge on edge sword~~-~~play is pretty rare as it damages both blades~~.		Settings with monomolecular weapons may or may not explain how blades one atom or molecule thick manage to hold together for any reasonable length of time. The answer usually involves hand-waving about a stabilizing force field or an exotic or otherwise non-natural molecular bonding. Alternatively, they may explicitly declare that such weapons are extremely delicate, requiring frequent replacement of the blade. Blades that are only monomolecular at the edge are more easily justified: the material may be extremely chip-resistant (in order to be able to be sharpened so much in the first place) or tempered so as to resharpen itself via flaking (i.e. a blow to the edge causes the material to flake, exposing a fresh cutting surface underneath). If the blade is made well enough, it may be so sharp and smooth that only another monoblade can concentrate the energy of a blow enough to damage the edge -- anything duller will simply be sliced cleanly.

	~~Settings with weapons~~ of ~~this type may or may not explain how blades one <s>atom</s> molecule thick manage~~ to ~~hold together for any reasonable length of time. The answer usually involves hand-waving about~~ a ~~stabilizing force field or something (an exotic or otherwise non-natural molecular bonding is~~ the ~~most probable)~~. ~~Alternatively~~, ~~they may explicitly declare that such weapons are~~ extremely ~~delicate, requiring frequent replacement of the blade. Realistically though if the blade could~~ be ~~even sharpened to~~ that ~~degree~~, ~~that particular hurdle would be self resolved (anything hard enough~~ to be ~~sharpened to~~ a ~~mono-molecular level is not going to chip easily), skirted (like if the edge was tempered in such~~ a ~~way to resharpen itself via flaking) or outright null (~~only ~~a mono-molecular blade~~ would ~~be able to concentrate enough kinetic force to deform another~~--~~--see parrying~~).		== Real Life ==
			Obsidian blades can have edges that are only a few hundreds of atoms wide, while the sensor needle of scanning tunneling microscopes tapers down to a single atom at the tip. STM's aren't very useful as weapons, but obsidian was and is a choice material for making extremely sharp arrowheads and knives -- obsidian scalpels can be so thin that they slice right through nerve cells, allowing incisions to be made without requiring anesthesia. Many an archeologist has reached a hand into a cache of artifacts and only realized that there were obsidian blades inside when said hand came out with several fresh cuts.

			Some would have you believe that katanas are sub-mono-molecularly sharp (cf. [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20]]).

	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==

	{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}		{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}

	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry. Astartes combat blades and ~~the~~ teeth ~~of chainswords~~ are ~~supposed~~ mono-molecular as well.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry. The edges of [[Space Marine\|Astartes]] combat blades and [[chainsword]] teeth are said to be mono-molecular as well.

1d4chan>Avatar of Khorne: Some major revisions

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	'''Monowire''' weapons (also called ''monofilament'' or ''mono-molecular'', depending on the setting) are a common class of soft sci-fi close-combat weapons. The idea is that, since blades cut better when their edge is thinner, blades one atom thick are the ultimate in slicing tools (short of energy weapons like lightsabers). Expect one-stroke battles where the two combatants rush past each other, sheathe their mono-swords, and one of them splits in half.		'''Monowire''' weapons (also called ''monofilament'' or ''mono-molecular'', depending on the setting) are a common class of soft sci-fi close-combat weapons. The idea is that, since blades cut better when their edge is thinner, blades one atom thick are the ultimate in slicing tools (short of energy weapons like lightsabers). <s>Expect one-stroke battles where the two combatants rush past each other, sheathe their mono-swords, and one of them splits in half.</s> Ever heard of a parry, moron? Despite what dumber-than-hell Hollywood portrays, edge on edge sword-play is pretty rare as it damages both blades.

	Settings with weapons of this type may or may not explain how blades one atom thick manage to hold together for any reasonable length of time. The answer usually involves hand-waving about a stabilizing force field or something. Alternatively, they may explicitly declare that such weapons are extremely delicate, requiring frequent replacement of the blade.		Settings with weapons of this type may or may not explain how blades one <s>atom</s> molecule thick manage to hold together for any reasonable length of time. The answer usually involves hand-waving about a stabilizing force field or something (an exotic or otherwise non-natural molecular bonding is the most probable). Alternatively, they may explicitly declare that such weapons are extremely delicate, requiring frequent replacement of the blade. Realistically though if the blade could be even sharpened to that degree, that particular hurdle would be self resolved (anything hard enough to be sharpened to a mono-molecular level is not going to chip easily), skirted (like if the edge was tempered in such a way to resharpen itself via flaking) or outright null (only a mono-molecular blade would be able to concentrate enough kinetic force to deform another----see parrying).

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	{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}		{{Main\|Monofilament Weapons}}

	The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry.		The [[Eldar]] and [[Dark Eldar]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use guns that shoot monowire nets that slice up infantry. Astartes combat blades and the teeth of chainswords are supposed mono-molecular as well.