It was only folded so many times because the ore on Honshu is pretty low grade and had to have the carbon worked out of it more than European steel.
Wait, you mean it’s not because it gives me the ability to part steel plate in a single slash?
You only get that when you fold it 69 times.
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It isn’t folded 1000 times, only about 10 times.
In fairness, this would give you 1024 layers ;)
It’s because people want to imagine themselves as a hero, engaging in one on one combat. A knight or samurai.
They don’t want to imagine themselves as a barely trained serf in a block with 30 other people holding 3m long pikes trying not to shit yourself as arrows start to rain down.
Shit, even in one on one martial combat, give me range and I’ll take it. Knife < Sword < Spear < Bow
Knife < sword < spear < bow < trebuchet
Knife < sword < spear < bow < crossbow < trebuchet
