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> 2. "Some turn anti-clockwise" Surely the best rebuttal of this particular point is: Some people are left-handed.
by mnw21cam 5y ago
> 2. "Some turn anti-clockwise"
Surely the best rebuttal of this particular point is: Some people are left-handed.
- Bobylonian 5y agoThe best rebuttal would be if someone would actually just carry a sword(not to mention about getting in proper medieval outfit of a fighter) on those circular stairs and then when resting and catching breath thought about advantages of sword fights on STEEP staircases, regardless of their direction...
- simias 5y agoI feel like right-handed people would prefer anti-clockwise stairs though, because if you're carrying something heavy it's usually harder to climb up than down, and in my experience is more comfortable to carry a bulky object on the outside of the spiral case than on the inside. And as far as I know right-handed people have always been more common than lefties, so having more clockwise than anti-clockwise staircases is counterintuitive to me.
- the_af 5y agoHow is that a rebuttal? You plan your castle's military features (assuming you do plan them, which sort of begs the question) with the majority of attackers/defenders in mind. Or do you mean "if the mason who planned the castle was left-handed, he would have built anti-clockwise stairs"?
- Bobylonian 5y agoDo not know about staircases, but the toilets on top of the walls is great way to use butts. The only issue is getting to toilet fast enough, but we can come up with theory that people in medival ages were quick runners to toilet...
- the_af 5y agoI like how your comment ties in with "rebuttal". I think we can all agree -- without a trace of irony -- that toilet technology is way more important and has a greater impact on society than warfare.