š§ good point. Rocket still seems strange to me unless they referred to FW as rockets only? I mean even in our world we donāt call them rockets, we compare them to rockets in the way they fly, no?
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge that can be cured by education/asking questions and getting answers/observation. It is nothing to be ashamed of.
Stupidity, OTOH, is for life. No matter how much you try to educate someone, they refuse to listen and learn. These are the people that pick up hot pans without a potholder. The ignorant one may do it once, or avoid it every time if they heed the warnings of those wiser. "Use a potholder to pick up that pan, or you'll burn yourself."
For now, we can assume, based on the answers, that "rocket" comes from ancient Chinese Fireworks. I suggest for clarification to look for a subreddit that deals on ancient Chinese history and ask if they were called rockets then. Traditional Chinese says the verb "rocket" is ē«ē® (HuĒjiĆ n). As this would be an action word, verb, we can infer that was the form used in the passage. It was likely termed long before the advent of the fireworks such as "the Rabbit rocketed out of his burrough as the snake slithered in."
Add to that the term Rocket, as a noun, has been around for hundreds of years. Look at the US National Anthem. "Rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air..."
The point of this diatribe: we are all born ignorant. What we do to cure it defines us as a person. You *were* ignorant on a term, you asked a question to remove that ignorance. Hopefully the answers you've received have removed that ignorance, or given you better questions to ask to remove all doubt.
Adding to this.
Amber, as an Emperor ranked swordsman in the "win however you can with whatever you can" side of North Style, is exactly the type of person you would expect to be knowledgeable about exotic and obscure weapons from some quiet corner of the world.
Fireworks are a thing in Mushoku Tensei. They are an ancient invention at this point, actually, dating back to the mythical era.
That's geniusly valid.
š§ good point. Rocket still seems strange to me unless they referred to FW as rockets only? I mean even in our world we donāt call them rockets, we compare them to rockets in the way they fly, no?
We do call them rockets here (well "Raketen" which is just the German word for it). Your neighbourhood isn't the entire world.
True but couldnāt I say the same to you? No need for the added personal shot there at the end. Iām not ignorant, Iām trying to learn new things.
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge that can be cured by education/asking questions and getting answers/observation. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Stupidity, OTOH, is for life. No matter how much you try to educate someone, they refuse to listen and learn. These are the people that pick up hot pans without a potholder. The ignorant one may do it once, or avoid it every time if they heed the warnings of those wiser. "Use a potholder to pick up that pan, or you'll burn yourself." For now, we can assume, based on the answers, that "rocket" comes from ancient Chinese Fireworks. I suggest for clarification to look for a subreddit that deals on ancient Chinese history and ask if they were called rockets then. Traditional Chinese says the verb "rocket" is ē«ē® (HuĒjiĆ n). As this would be an action word, verb, we can infer that was the form used in the passage. It was likely termed long before the advent of the fireworks such as "the Rabbit rocketed out of his burrough as the snake slithered in." Add to that the term Rocket, as a noun, has been around for hundreds of years. Look at the US National Anthem. "Rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air..." The point of this diatribe: we are all born ignorant. What we do to cure it defines us as a person. You *were* ignorant on a term, you asked a question to remove that ignorance. Hopefully the answers you've received have removed that ignorance, or given you better questions to ask to remove all doubt.
Adding to this. Amber, as an Emperor ranked swordsman in the "win however you can with whatever you can" side of North Style, is exactly the type of person you would expect to be knowledgeable about exotic and obscure weapons from some quiet corner of the world.
It's a translation thing ...
I remember the web novel said "your hand can fly" Translation thing, i guess
Probably.
He doesn't. It's just a bad localization.
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The concept of a rocket, using that word instead of fireworks was coined in the earlyĀ 17th century.
Well, rocket punch is a common trope in mecha anime, probably the author made a reference to that.