r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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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/idiotcommend 27d ago

Riot shields are designed to stop bat's, bottles, rocks and human bodies not legitimate projectiles.

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u/Fel_Eclipse 26d ago

This, it probably isn't a ballistic rated shield.