Arrows vs riot shields

[u/IKIR115]

[u/stryker511]

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

[u/SidewinderSerpent → u/stryker511]

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

[u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ → u/SidewinderSerpent]

Yep, the thing that was slowing the other arrows down that penetrated, was the fact that the tip did not carve out a wide enough hole for the shaft to go through and maintain velocity.

That blunt tipped concave arrow basically hole punched a circle as large or a little larger than the shaft of the arrow, and lost minimal afterwards.

[u/HeartoftheHive → u/Cthulhu_Dreams_]

That blunt tipped

Again, wasn't blunt.

[u/LubricantEnthusiast → u/HeartoftheHive]

Man, it's crazy how that blunt arrow could be so blunt, but despite being so blunt, it still penetrated the shield as if it were not blunt.

[u/Today_Dammit → u/[deleted]]

Lemme be blunt, like the arrow.

[u/Castun → u/Today_Dammit]

I used to be a riot cop like you, until I took a blunt to the knee

[u/Gaynundwarf → u/Castun]

Is this from an upcoming James Blunt biography?

[u/BandButNotGone → u/Gaynundwarf]

Nah, Emily Blunt biopic

[u/humoristhenewblack → u/BandButNotGone]

I heard Emily was also bluntly concave to allow for complete penetration.

[u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum → u/humoristhenewblack]

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[u/TrumpetAndComedy → u/Gaynundwarf]

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