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Anon didn't like Dune

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Laze guns interact with the sheilds causing basically the destructive power of Tsar Bomba+, but knives/swords (when used properly, as Gurney Halleck taught Paul to do) pierce the sheilds. Read the book nerd.

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It has been a while, but I'm pretty sure the bladed weapons are needed because the shields specifically block objects with high kinetic energy. I also recall one of the houses on arakis getting bombed, but only after they were able to turn off the protective barrier. I might be mixing up Sci fi books, though.

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- You’re not - it’s pretty explicitly the point. The technological arms race has gotten so advanced that everyone has devolved into fighting with knives.
  
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  And even then, the training focuses on slow, deliberate moves, as even a fast knife can be deflected.
  
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  The shields don't just protect against kinetic weapons, they also tend to cause energy weapons to blow up in a thermonuclear explosions iirc
  
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- Yes it is because of shields. Laser fire on shields makes a nuclear explosion and I think most fast projectiles are reflected.
  
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  Also don't personal shields attract the worm?
  
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The movie had its problems and I've never read the books but even I know the answer is because the shields don't stop slow moving objects otherwise you wouldn't be able to pick up a cup. It's even explained in the film, admittedly very briefly.

But then again that's also how personal shields work in Stargate

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- Have they considered that poison gas also moves slowly?
  
  And napalm?
  
  They sure as hell don't mind war crimes.
  
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  That's a plot point in the series, yes
  
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- Also a laser hitting a shield causes a massive explosion, which could be at the shield or laser gun. Bullets get stopped and a laser would likely kill either user if many kilometers away, or both of closer.
  
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  No could be, it's at the shield and source.
  
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- They even had a little rhyme/phrase to help them remember to stab their opponents slowly.
  
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Sucks for him - I literally can't stop jerking myself over the movie. It was soo gooood. Oh. Time to clean up again.

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- Making sardukar groans the whole time
  
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- you talking about the movie or Zendaya?
  
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  Or Timotheeeee Chalameee?
  
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