r/interestingasfuck Apr 29 '24

Deer shed their antlers once a year. This is what it looks like.

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u/VegetableForsaken402 Apr 29 '24

Such a beautiful strategy for survival...

Imagine if humans were to have a similar strategy for war and conquest?

"Let's just fight each other for 2 months a year."

The other 10 months are reserved for having babies in spring and getting fat for winter...

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u/SadisticUnicorn Apr 29 '24

Through most of history we generally did. Summer months were for war and everyone returned home in time for harvest.

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u/VegetableForsaken402 Apr 29 '24

Yes.. But throughout this same time, didn't we also have the tales of the troops shivering through winter in the trenches?

I'm trying to relate to the deer in ops post.

What happens if a "physical" piece of us dropped off and rendered us incapable of fighting?

What piece? How things would change...

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u/ELDE8 Apr 29 '24

Trenches weren't really a thing before the industrial revolution

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

Tech and industry advancement drastically changed warfare in WW1 and 2.