Talk:Fukiya

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One such poison, aconite, could kill the victim before he even had time to open his mouth.

This sounds very dubious to me. While aconite is quite fast-acting, the prospect of a subcutaneous dose killing or even incapaciting the victim within a couple of seconds seems rather implausible. This claim needs either cites or removal. --Calair 02:19, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dart Length?

Unlike American style blowguns, the Fukiya has no mouthpiece: instead, users wrap their lips around the pipe. The darts used in the Fukiya were called Fukibari. Traditionally, fukibari are two inches in length. It consists of a 4 foot tube blowgun, with darts around 20cm (eight inches). Need a citation for an accurate dart length, Wraithcraze 09:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)