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| − | A '''rubber hose''' is a rarely-seen [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It uses the [[whip]] [[skill]]. | + | A '''rubber hose''' is a rarely-seen [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It uses the [[whip]] [[skill]], and is made of [[plastic]]. |
==Generation== | ==Generation== | ||
Rubber hoses are not randomly generated, and only appear in the [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]] of [[Keystone Kop]]s. | Rubber hoses are not randomly generated, and only appear in the [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]] of [[Keystone Kop]]s. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Strategy== |
| − | Rubber hoses do more damage than the [[bullwhip]] against small and large monsters, and are not rendered ineffective by thick-skinned monsters. | + | Rubber hoses do more damage than the [[bullwhip]] against small and large monsters, and are not rendered ineffective by thick-skinned monsters. Despite this, it is still an unremarkable weapon that lacks the bullwhip's other utilities (e.g., disarming monsters). Players that seek it out at all use it for [[polyfodder]], or else some novelty purpose as with most [[junk]]. |
| − | == | + | ==History== |
| − | + | The rubber hose first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. | |
| + | |||
| + | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
| + | {{encyclopedia| | ||
| + | The Kops are a brilliant concept. To take a gaggle of inept | ||
| + | policemen and display them over and over again in a series of | ||
| + | riotously funny physical punishments plays equally well to the | ||
| + | peanut gallery and the expensive box seats. People hate cops. | ||
| + | Even people who have never had anything to do with cops hate | ||
| + | them. Of course, we count on them to keep order and to protect | ||
| + | us when we need protecting, and we love them on television shows | ||
| + | in which they have nerves of steel and hearts of gold, but in | ||
| + | the abstract, as a nation, collectively we hate them. They are | ||
| + | too much like high school principals. We're very happy to see | ||
| + | their pants fall down, and they look good to us with pie on | ||
| + | their faces. The Keystone Kops turn up--and they get punished | ||
| + | for it, as they crash into each other, fall down, and suffer | ||
| + | indignity after indignity. Here is pure movie satisfaction. | ||
| + | The Kops are very skillfully presented. The comic originality | ||
| + | and timing in one of their chase scenes requires imagination | ||
| + | to think up, talent to execute, understanding of the medium, | ||
| + | and, of course, raw courage to perform. The Kops are madmen | ||
| + | presented as incompetents, and they're madmen rushing around | ||
| + | in modern machines. What's more, the machines they were operating | ||
| + | in their routines were newly invented and not yet experienced | ||
| + | by the average moviegoer. (In the early days of automobiles, | ||
| + | it was reported that there were only two cars registered in all | ||
| + | of Kansas City, and they ran into each other. There is both | ||
| + | poetry and philosophy in this fact, but most of all, there is | ||
| + | humor. Sennett got the humor.) | ||
| + | |[ Silent Stars, by Jeanine Basinger ] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{nethack-366}} | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
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| Name | rubber hose |
| Appearance | rubber hose |
| Damage vs. small | 1d4 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d3 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | whip |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 3 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 20 |
| Material | plastic |
A rubber hose is a rarely-seen weapon that appears in NetHack. It uses the whip skill, and is made of plastic.
Generation
Rubber hoses are not randomly generated, and only appear in the starting inventory of Keystone Kops.
Strategy
Rubber hoses do more damage than the bullwhip against small and large monsters, and are not rendered ineffective by thick-skinned monsters. Despite this, it is still an unremarkable weapon that lacks the bullwhip's other utilities (e.g., disarming monsters). Players that seek it out at all use it for polyfodder, or else some novelty purpose as with most junk.
History
The rubber hose first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Encyclopedia entry
The Kops are a brilliant concept. To take a gaggle of inept
policemen and display them over and over again in a series of
riotously funny physical punishments plays equally well to the
peanut gallery and the expensive box seats. People hate cops.
Even people who have never had anything to do with cops hate
them. Of course, we count on them to keep order and to protect
us when we need protecting, and we love them on television shows
in which they have nerves of steel and hearts of gold, but in
the abstract, as a nation, collectively we hate them. They are
too much like high school principals. We're very happy to see
their pants fall down, and they look good to us with pie on
their faces. The Keystone Kops turn up--and they get punished
for it, as they crash into each other, fall down, and suffer
indignity after indignity. Here is pure movie satisfaction.
The Kops are very skillfully presented. The comic originality
and timing in one of their chase scenes requires imagination
to think up, talent to execute, understanding of the medium,
and, of course, raw courage to perform. The Kops are madmen
presented as incompetents, and they're madmen rushing around
in modern machines. What's more, the machines they were operating
in their routines were newly invented and not yet experienced
by the average moviegoer. (In the early days of automobiles,
it was reported that there were only two cars registered in all
of Kansas City, and they ran into each other. There is both
poetry and philosophy in this fact, but most of all, there is
humor. Sennett got the humor.)
