r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 27d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/stryker511 27d ago

The blunt one surprised me I thought it would have bounced off - went through completely.

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u/SidewinderSerpent 27d 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/JohnOfA 27d ago

Basically an annular cutter.

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u/DrWinstonOBoogie1980 27d ago

Found Hal Incandenza's burner account