• toynbee@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      In a book series I read as a kid, part of the story is set near Zeus’ abode. Zeus being, among other things, a thunder god with a significant ego, objects to anything being louder than he is. Unsurprisingly, however, he has no problem with generic violence, just with gun-based, IE loud, combat.

      The solution his guards find is to use gyrojet rounds, which are said to whistle rather than bang. Rare in real life (I think I saw Ian fire one once), they’re common in this world. I always thought that was a cool little detail.