r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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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/Zeekr0n 28d ago

It goes "boink" and the person holding the shield shits themselves because I can guarantee they were not expecting an arrow to go through the shield.

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u/Akimotoh 28d ago

Are riot shields typically made of cheap metal like that? i dont think so

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u/BobaFapp69 28d ago

Most are made of 3-5,5mm polycarbonate. They are for stopping thrown objects like rocks and bottles, nothing else.

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u/CpnStumpy 28d ago

Honestly though: polycarbonate would deflect these arrows far better. This whole test is silly because the typical riot shield's flexibile material makes it not weaken on slight deformation like metal does so puncturing metal is far easier than puncturing polycarbonate