i'm wondering what it is and what it does... the name does not disclose much.

It is another name for the degreif stick, a tool used by admins to instantly destroy any block they right-click on.
It is pretty much just a modded wood stick, how it got the nickname "rapestick" I have no idea.

thank you blake... I have no idea as the name either...

it rapes everything

jonas_747 wrote:

it rapes everything

^ This.

The first time I heard it being called that was when I was helping zach clear out another underground floor for the dome. (The old dome that was smaller :3)

And like Blake said, it's basically a normal stick (crafted the same, looks the same, stackable, etc.) but when you use right click on a block with a stick when you're an admin, it automatically deletes that block from existence. It doesn't give you the ore or anything.
And in case you're wondering, no, it doesn't have a durability bar. It's everlasting.
(And it works on all blocks, including adminium, but not items like coal or bread)

Also, it used to be so if you used it on a chest, it would also destroy all the items inside, but I think hey0 fixed it so that now all the items just spill out on the floor, as if you had done it normally with an axe.
(except it doesn't drop the chest block :3)

it's pretty much just an incentive to becoming a mod, as it allows you to increase your mining rate by 95%. and yes, i know, rape sticks dont drop the ore. but you can still switch to a diamond piick when you find ores............ unless you actually want cobblestone. its also cool for getting rid of leaves faster and stuffs.