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a fist-sized argument that always wins, then disappears in a puff of regret
means A small explosive device, typically thrown by hand, that detonates after a short delay to scatter shrapnel or blast force over a close-range area.
from From French grenade, meaning 'pomegranate' — that fruit packed with seeds — borrowed from Spanish granada and ultimately Latin granatum, 'full of grains/seeds' (from granum, 'grain,' a cousin of English 'corn' and 'kernel'). Soldiers looked at the early powder-stuffed iron balls bristling with potential and saw the same seed-crammed fruit; the deadly weapon and the sweet fruit share a name to this day.
- name origin
- named for pomegranate, packed with shrapnel like seeds
- fuse delay
- typically four seconds from spoon release to boom
- cook off
- soldiers count down to deny enemies a throwback
- pineapple look
- old grooves aided grip, not fragmentation control
- safety pin
- the pin does nothing; the lever holds everything
mk 2 grenade — us pineapple grenade used since 1918, standard in wwii and beyond
f1 grenade — soviet defensive grenade adopted 1940, used by ussr and warsaw pact
mills bomb — british hand grenade designed 1915, first mass-produced grenade in wwi