Whip

Whip Manufacturing Object type Weapons Skill used Manufacturing weapons Time 1.5 day(s) Materials 50 grams of wood 120 grams of leather Tools stone, bronze or regular hammer Rot and repair Rot 17 points per day per day of use: Unknown (hard) Repair 180 points per hour

Holdable object General properties Attack 12 Skillweight 70% Weight 170 grams Visible yes

Real-life context

A whip is a tapered flexible length of either a single cord or plaited (braided) leather or other material, commonly with a stiff handle. Whips are used to produce a loud sharp sound—a "crack"—to drive or direct livestock or harnessed animals.

When rapidly shaken at the base, whips "crack" and make a loud noise because their tails have broken the sound barrier.

Other devices made of straps and used to strike human beings or animals as a means of control or punishment or torture are sometimes also called whips—though they do not crack. These may include riding crops, horse whips, and various flogging instruments.

The above information was taken from the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip.