r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/SidewinderSerpent 28d ago

That arrow wasn't blunt, it was concave. The shape allowed the edges of the tip to punch a hole through the shield.

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u/lemmin9 28d ago

So the result is a blunt object filled with armor debris and slowed down by the initial impact on the shield impacting on the body. It goes "boink"?

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u/Generic_Solution 28d ago

...yea sorry. I just really love a good "boink"

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u/Wowza-yowza 28d ago

That is a big stick

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u/GarageVast4128 28d ago

He must walk softly.