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Decimation was way worse than reduction by a tenth. It was a punishment in the Roman army where the offending unit was divided into groups of 10 and each group
by furyofantares 1y ago
Decimation was way worse than reduction by a tenth. It was a punishment in the Roman army where the offending unit was divided into groups of 10 and each group had to draw straws. Whoever drew the short straw must be stoned or clubbed to death by the other 9.
If you threatened me with death if I didn't cut off my feet, I wouldn't consider that "reduction by 10%" even if mathematically it might be.
- analog31 1y agoLook on the bright side, it would have been much more harsh, had they worked in binary.
- djoldman 1y agoYep. 10 times worse.
- underlipton 1y agoWould you say it's half as bad as the worst-case scenario?
- Agraillo 1y agoHmm.. Is this my brain inference or the parent comment author' too: "Bright side of life" -> "Always look at the bright side of life" from "Monty Python's Life of Brian" -> plot was taking place during Roman times (mentioned in the GP comment)
- nickpeterson 1y agoCould be worse, you could be stabbed.
- mwcremer 1y agoAt least it gets you out in the fresh air.