So, hypothetically speaking, let’s say a grown adult and a 5 (and a half!) year old boy got into a water fight. Each are armed with a similar water pistol. This treatise will attempt to outline the various advantages the adult would have in such a fight.
- Physical
- Faster acceleration and top speed. This helps both in pursuit as well as retreat
- Quicker reaction times
- One negative would be that the adult’s larger body size could be a hindrance for hiding / ambushes as well as presenting a larger surface area for opposing water shots
- A surer aim
- Mentally
- A stronger grasp on when to refuel. You definitely don’t want to be shooting blanks when a raging opponent is bearing down on you firing hot lead err water err cold err more room temperature I guess.
- Socially
- Whereas a 5 year old will get soundly rebuked for shooting a water pistol inside, a grown adult can more easily get away with it (while still getting yelled at, of course)
- Tactically
- The typical 5 year old does not have a solid grasp on certain key military tactics, such as:
- The art of ambush
- The importance of maintaining and securing the high ground (like say, a raised front porch)
- The art of taking cover behind various poles and objects (though he might hypothetically try to take cover behind his sister, as if that might stop
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All in all, I think that with said advantages, an adult would be able to escape a water fight with a 5 year old almost completely dry, while such a 5 year old would be soaking wet from head to toe.
Did I miss any advantages?