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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl
One possibly realistic alternative though would be a triangular carbon nanotube wire with sides one hundred micrometers long. It would be strong enough to be a weapon and you could actually see it. Each point of the triangle could be 1 nanometer in thickness.
The utility of the weapon would be in the creation of a superior lasso rather than the creation of a superior blade or lasso. When the carbon nanotube wire wraps around a target, it would cut into the target until the target was cut in half. Of course, untangling it afterwards would be nearly impossible, so the wire would have to be disposable (and would presumably have something that would allow it to decay to prevent hazardous conditions).
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Walter Jon Williams had something like that in
Voice Of The Whirlwind. it is explicitly noted that this is a weapon that can be more dangerous to the wielder than the opponent if you don't know what you are doing.