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by forgot_account 2127 days ago
>>>I know the word and its meaning and my initial reaction was negative because I thought "this has very little metaphorical value for a physics engine." You think of kinesis, movement, reactions.... Rapier is - to me - just an inanimate object.

I looked at is as implying lightweight, nimble, and functional efficiency for small-scale uses, much like its namesake. I would assign much different metaphorical implications to something named "Zweihander" (Germanic two-handed sword) or an even more esoteric French polearm name such as "Bec de corbin" (a name probably only known to hoplophiles).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJBGlChcXU?t=546

https://myarmoury.com/othr_aa_bec.html