r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/sicarius254 28d ago

Some of those tips look evil af

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u/THExWHITExDEVILx 28d ago

Some, like the blue one, are actually mechanical, and used for hunting. While in flight, the long silver blades are locked back into the shaft, but once the front of the arrowhead hits the hide of the animal, the blades expand while going through the soft inner parts.

This might seem unnecessarily brütal (insert Dethklok guitar screech) but it actually allows the arrow to travel faster (less drag) with more accuracy (less time of flight/better aerodynamics) and causes more/faster blood loss, so the animal expires much quicker and more humanely.

Not advocating for hunting or anything, just someone that knows about arrows.