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Discussion Thread ⛵ Wednesday 28 May 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Did everyone stockpile machetes before they were banned today? It slipped my mind and I forgot to get mine

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This has to be one of the least effective and stupidest knee-jerk reactions I've yet seen. It would be more to the point to ban shopping centres imo. Or teenagers. Machetes are really really easy to make - long grass slasher machine blades make the best ones. This is traditional in the bush for clearing scrub and butchering deer/sheep and opening Queensland Blue pumpkins if you can't find the bow saw. Just screw the blade to a handle of some sort and sharpen. And I don't think they're going to ban council grass mowers anytime soon. Or Bunnings. Or pumpkins.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This reminds me of when my brother made nunchucks from mum's broom handle, a chain and some electrical tape.

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

All of which can be bought easily from Bunnings.

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

You can still buy cleavers, axes etc. Ill thought out kneejerk law I agree!

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why can't they just use a scythe instead? My Stardew Valley player makes it work! /s

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Scythes are a bit different - really thin blade at the end of a long pole. Very specialised for it's purpose - mowing grass really low. A machete is a thickish chunk of metal and quite heavy.

[–] underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

It never even crossed my mind that you could just buy a machete. Clearly an opportunity lost.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spent a bit of time in Machetes R Us on Machete street in the Machete district.

Got some good ones for the collection

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've never been, I'm all about Machete City.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Machete Emporium is okay, but you gotta know the staff to get a deal.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I can hook you up.