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Applied strictly, this probably means that some Olympic sports require a license (hammer throw, discus throw, shot put and javelin)
by Rexxar 11y ago
Applied strictly, this probably means that some Olympic sports require a license (hammer throw, discus throw, shot put and javelin)
- adrianN 11y agoI'm pretty sure carrying a javelin around in Germany gets you in trouble. The police can get you in trouble for carrying around pocket knives if the blade is too long or locking.
- vetinari 11y agoMy brother used to carry gladius (in a pouch, on his back, to and from training). No cop stopped him to ask about it, ever.
- adrianN 11y agoJust like cops rarely stop you if you're cycling without lights after dark. If they have a reason not to like you they can still use that to slap a fine on you.
- jon-wood 11y agoHowever, I'm pretty sure if he'd started waving it at people in the street they'd have become quite a bit less lenient about the fact he was carrying a weapon around.
- Bouncingsoul1 11y agoAnd of course also Icehockey,Football and a lot more. The german law is bit more specific about it (the exact amount of Joule is 7.5) http://www.dsb.de/media/PDF/Recht/Waffenrecht/Verwaltungsvorschrift/Verwaltungsvorschrift.pdf http://www.dsb.de/media/PDF/Recht/Waffenrecht/Verwaltungsvor... e.g. the weapon/weaponlikethingy must have a muzzle. Also the Intention of usage is considered, so if you produce a hammer with the sole purpose to throw it at me, if may offend German law.
- amalcon 11y ago8 Joules is a really small amount of energy. I wouldn't be surprised if an average healthy child could put that much energy into a ball by kicking it. A quick back-of-envelope calculation says a 0.45kg ball (FIFA standard ball) traveling at 6m/s (~13MPH) has more than 8 Joules of energy.
- revelation 11y agoThen again, a ball is an awfully heavy and big projectile.