The word for today is caltrops, brought to you by the (admittedly terrible looking) movie Death Race, whose trailers are omnipresent.
For those of you not in the know, a caltrop is a weapon that is shaped like a jack, only with sharpened ends. It's been used to slow the advance of horses, infantry, and in modern times vehicles with pneumatic tires - or at least so says wikipedia.
I learned the term playing AutoDuel on the Commodore 64 - a long time ago. It's served as a sort of touchstone in my circle of nerd friends. Any time there's a police chase, or just the need to discourage someone from driving in your yard, the trusty caltrops is the way to go.
All of that to say that I'm considering seeing the movie just in case the caltrops make an appearance.
2 comments:
Yeah, if I see or hear one more trailer for Death Race, I'm going to do something that involves a lot of damage and a caltrops. I'm usually a big fan of the oil slick, or even the heat sinking missiles in the headlights, but now I'm seriously considering adding a caltrops to my next car. Cause you never know when you will get caught in a death race.
Anyway, this comment to your post had a point, and that was that if you're looking for some good "words of the day" or just some silly, sick, and wonderfully immature entertainment, you can sign up the for the Urban Dictionary word of the day...www.urbandictionary.com
I thought I was pretty educated, but then I learned about the "Yellow Eyed Brown Trout." I'll let you take a guess on that and you can look it up, but be warned, it's not for anyone easily offended by grotesque descriptions of bodily functions.
For me it was always caltrops = ninjas
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