with the whole blocking swords thing. most such as the katana are not ment for a full blown block. the tactic was to move out of the way and tilt the blade so when the opponet's sword hits it slides off the side and down , then you come from the other side and slice.
About the whole sword thing, they're mistaking power for sharpness. Weight and mass behind a blunt object is less dangerous than it is behind a sharp one, sharpen those swords up to a ridiculous level and it'll cleave through virtually anything.
what they needed was to have both swords swing at the same time and have the two collide which would be more like a battle situation and a possible result
@fearofgodblablabla yup, even with a different man who is more suited for the heavier sword wont probably be able to slash that fast but maybe with more strength.
The claymore isn't meant for slicing, it's meant for power.
Try holding a sword while someone hits you with a claymore at those speed, your blade will either fly out of your hand, you will drop it, you will be hurt meaning you wont be able to fight anymore (as effective) or you will have a broken hand, which will make you even less likely to be able to fight.
@rjh00 or dead since they're going to be chopping at you and the only thing between the sword and you is our own blade, and if that fails you're in a world of shit.
But what if there were weaknesses in the metal itself? Like...impurities or other issues? Striking a flaw in the blade could cause a cut through, right?
They never compared a rapier and claymore, also the swords were too high quality, a katana of the same period of an IRON viking sword is twice as sharp, if not more.
@DavidUmstattd So your saying Mythbusters are idiots? When they smarter then you, make money by doing these experiments and yet still call them idiots. I love how pathetic you are, please go QQ to somewhere esle, nobody gives a damn about your opinion. kthxbye umadbro?
The movie myth IS busted. Swords of the same type can't cut through eat other, and rapier blades are just crap (the blade is used for sending off thrusts, not slashing, so the scene in the movie is not possible)
Wait, didn't they slice the very first sword they tested?? And then they did the test again with stronger swords and it didn't work... sooo did they just disregard the first results? Or did I like... imagine that happening or something...
@Kairyudragon she's an artist, so she makes stuff like sculptures to be destroyed or models that take the place of humans. and she knows enough physics to help out the others.
no swords are designed to kill people; or in the case of a long/broadsword pierce through armor and kill, or in the case of a 2-handed sword/claymore smash plate armor and kill, almost all straight bladed swords are mostly for stabbing (with the exception of large swords like claymores and zweihander) and almost all curved swords were used for slicing. shields are better at blocking and deflecting sword strikes but get in the way of most swords longer than a gladius and limit you to short swords
Not really. Swords are made to cut through people. But they may of had a weapon for breaking an opponent’s sword. It was a modified parrying dagger with slots to catch an opponent’s sword. And some people think it may have been used to break the sword.
@vampirehunter42 The Main Gauche, Sai, and Tonfa are defensive weapons designed to catch and break sword blades and deliver limited damage (The sai and tonfa are blunt force weapons often used by guards. The Sai, BTW, is of Indonesian origin, and was only introduced to Japan in the 19th century when the empire expanded into Okinawa)
@Tareltonlives Yes, these weapons were able to catch an opposing sword. But there is no evidence, of what I can find, that they were able to break the sword. Though, if you can give a ruff link (or a google search statement) to the evidence I would really like to read it. The main argument I can find on it is that one hand would not be able to apply the force to break the sword. But still being able to hold your opponent's weapon, even for a second, in a battle is long enough to kill them.
@GuitarHeroCustomize Because in a swordfight you are at your weakest when the blade is not in line. In movies they make it seem that with a quick cut you can use a katana to easily slice through another sword. This was a test to see if the sword could 'slice' through another rather than break or 'snap' it. Besides which if you draw the arm back too much to store up get kinetic energy to break a sword you allow more than enough time for someone to make a well timed thrust to catch you out.
Hell, they left out the most obvious conclusion on the swords, of COURSE it can work, not all swords are made from the same quality of material, when they tested against the inferior metal it cut through the sword, Swords cost money so of course soldiers used different kinds AND quality was different
Swinging speeds are sword materials are flawed (one-handed, two-handed along with styles), also not all swords are designed to do that, especially not replicas
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These people arent even using "real" swords. Just modern immitations. How do I know this? Their budget isnt that high. Multiply several thousand dollars by the number of swords they have.
On top of that, they are using a very stiff mechanical swing. Proper technique helps increase cutting power. Proof of concept maybe, but they arent testing this myth as accuratly as they should. I just hope people realize that these swords probably dont represent the real deal.
Yes, but my comment still stands. Even if they used a katana worth several thousand dollars and had someone swing the sword with perfect technique at really fast speeds at the other sword's edge, it probably still wouldnt have sliced through. I think they tested this myth pretty well, but not as well as they could. The results would probably have been the same, but still... Thats what I was trying to say. Edge-edge contact would have helped rather than edge-side.
@CrazzzySerb But that wasn't the scene in the movie. In the movie, the guy was standing there with the sword while someone snuck up and cut it in half.
@CrazzzySerb actually no, did you see the episode with two cars running into eachother 50mph? Jaime said it was going to equal one car crashing into a wall at 100mph, but the two cars crashing did not equal the crash of one car at 100mph. newtons law ftw
@CrazzzySerb It wouldn't, according to Newton's laws. Every action has an equal and oppopsite reaction. They actually proved that when the fans put up a ruckus about Jamie saying in Compact Compact that two cars hitting each other at 50 mph was like one car running into a brick wall at 100 mph. They tested that, and found it to be untrue, that a car hitting a wall at 100mph was significantly more squished than two cars hitting each other at 50mph. You should watch the episode, it's really cool.
@archionblu very true. but those were to like cars (size and weight) but what if to unlike objects collided? the heavier object with the most mass would overcome the smaller and make for one hell of a collision.
I'm confused as to how that would make one sword potentially be sliced by the other. Isn't that the point of swords? To wack them against each other? D=
@CrazzzySerb They could've also just increased the speed of the robot to double. I doubt that it would change anything - and the swords would recoil and snap but not get sliced. Fact of the matter is that should you hold a sword in your hand and block another sword - your hand will recoil too absorbing the impact - and they had the swords mounted dead still in a huge clamp and that still didn't do anything.
@CrazzzySerb Moving both swords at once would not make any difference. If you watch the episode where they test a car hitting a solid wall at 50mph and at 100mph, and two cars hitting each other at 50mph each, you see that the two cars hitting each other at 50mph each is exactly the same as one car hitting a solid wall at 50mph, because even though it is double the mass and speed, it is divided between the mass of the two cars. The same principle applies here.
@CrazzzySerb Old post, but ill think you will find that a sword hitting a stable sword equals the same amount of force as two swords coming together. Why you ask? Because if both swords come to rest they have the same amount of energy loss and momentum change as one sword swinging at the saem speed.
@fradrizzle I don't think that that should really be a myth if it is. With the right accuracy and skill, and a little luck, two bullets can meet just as two cannon balls can meet, or two arrows, or two anything, really.
Of course a bullet could collide with a bullet, why the heck couldn't it? If we can shoot a probe out into space and land it on Mars, you can hit a bullet with another bullet. Besides, it's happened in real life before already
@MrO420o actually, im afraid the katana isnt that brilliant. The Anglo Saxons, vikings etc, made infinately more durable swords. Your average katana will have a blade with a differential temper, which results in a strong, and springy blade, but a brittle edge. A european sword, from the same period would be pattern welded, using several different metals, negating the need for such a high temper, resulting in a stronger blade (due to the forge welding pattern used), and a more resilient edge.
@gregarioushand Or, for that matter, Indian (the best in the world during the medieval era) or Chinese swords. The reason Katanas are so well-forged is to overcome the lack of quality iron and carbon in Japan.
@Tareltonlives The process of smelting is what gives the iron/steel certain characteristics. The quality of iron ore has nothing to do with the resulting purified billet of iron - The iron might take longer to purify, but that's all. Also, theres plenty of carbon in Japan - charcoal.
@gregarioushand I encourage you to look up an article on Japanese swordsmithing. Sure, you can purify any ore, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Raw Japanese iron is very poor.
@Tareltonlives Well, I invite you to read articles concerning the smelting of iron ore throughout the ages. Bog iron is particularly interesting. I've read through innumerable articles on japanese swordsmithing, and it generally fails to pique my interest. I've always much preferred european ironwork. Anyhow, I can assure you that no matter the quality of the ore, its the lengths one goes to, to purify it that is important. Simply put, the Japanese method of smelting and purifying ore was crap.
@Tareltonlives I quote; 'Sure, you can purify any ore'. We've already established the fact that the iron ore has nothing to do with the purity of the resulting metal, I'm afraid that it is you who is not making sense.
@Tareltonlives Care to tell me exactly what flaws you see in my reasoning? Anyhow, you realise you agreed to what I stated in that sentence? You observed that 'you can purify any ore', Therefore, logic dictates that the iron ore has nothing to do with the purity of the resulting metal, smelted from said ore. You also stated earlier; 'That doesn't make sense, as the iron itself was crap.' The Crap iron results from a crap smelting/purifying process... Got all that?
The quality of the ore is meaningless. If you want to smelt iron, your gonna smelt it pure enough. And everyone claims that japanese iron is bad.
It's not. It's pig iron, just like everyone in europe uses. Why do they say it's bad? Because it's often found with veins of tin, which if not smelted properly, produces iron that easily snaps when cold.
But you know what? The Japs figured out how to fix that, just like everyone else. Love ya!
WHY THEY USING KATANAS....THATS NOT EVEN THE SWORD IN THE MYTH !!!!!!!...IN THE MOVIE THEY ARE USING BOTH FRENCH SWORDS....THIS IS VERY INACCURET
Tobius11 2 days ago
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Tobius11 2 days ago
sure...get a blonde to suspect a hidden ejector seat.....
tqexplosion 1 week ago
TBH, if that happened, you would claim your sword was cut cause it happens so fast, so it shouldn't be completely busted
r863sa 3 weeks ago 2
Girls would never notice!! PERFECT!
chetes15 3 weeks ago
Grant says "shord shwing robot" at 2:04
lol
a1344 3 weeks ago
with the whole blocking swords thing. most such as the katana are not ment for a full blown block. the tactic was to move out of the way and tilt the blade so when the opponet's sword hits it slides off the side and down , then you come from the other side and slice.
21526001270528 4 weeks ago
About the whole sword thing, they're mistaking power for sharpness. Weight and mass behind a blunt object is less dangerous than it is behind a sharp one, sharpen those swords up to a ridiculous level and it'll cleave through virtually anything.
xPyroxx 1 month ago
u want me to pay for the diner and a movie? bitch pleas
michelobiu 1 month ago
what they needed was to have both swords swing at the same time and have the two collide which would be more like a battle situation and a possible result
TheSuperrandoman 2 months ago 2
They need to have the swords held up....so they don't bend and avoid the impact throughout
deathmauler181 2 months ago
austin powers at 2:40
YoUrInBaTcOuNtRyNoW6 2 months ago
the different weights of different swords affected the speed of the robot which was calibrated with a katana
Ihdc1 3 months ago
@Ihdc1 But since the other weapons was heavier than the katana the same man would probable not swing the swords faster.
fearofgodblablabla 2 months ago
@fearofgodblablabla yup, even with a different man who is more suited for the heavier sword wont probably be able to slash that fast but maybe with more strength.
uptop84 2 months ago
the different weights of different sword might have affected the eped
Ihdc1 3 months ago
wow thx for ruining all those asian movies with that sword myth :(
watermight 4 months ago
The claymore isn't meant for slicing, it's meant for power.
Try holding a sword while someone hits you with a claymore at those speed, your blade will either fly out of your hand, you will drop it, you will be hurt meaning you wont be able to fight anymore (as effective) or you will have a broken hand, which will make you even less likely to be able to fight.
rjh00 4 months ago 27
@rjh00 or dead since they're going to be chopping at you and the only thing between the sword and you is our own blade, and if that fails you're in a world of shit.
zomgerln 2 months ago
@rjh00 Fly out of my hand? If u dont know how to properly block an attack then that will happen.
TheFatal05 2 months ago
@TheFatal05 okay then u get hit by a sword that heavy when ur holding a katana
starwalker97 1 week ago
@starwalker97 You do not no the basic principles of using a sword, stop trying to argue with me.
TheFatal05 1 week ago
@TheFatal05 u sir no shit
starwalker97 1 week ago
@rjh00 Claymores can still cut, they are just better at a lot of things.
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@rjh00 Exactly.
AnimatedSpider1337 3 weeks ago
GOD WHY?
flyingpotatoofdoom 4 months ago
You can use a sword to break another sword but the aim isn't to CUT it but to SHATTER it.
inq101 4 months ago
Why didn't they ask the real swordsmen to do the job? Machine is still different to a real human.
yojgee 5 months ago
@sportsfan519 the clip is, but the best real is at the side support
oOWinterNightOo 5 months ago
Cheesey lines :)
7JesusLuvr 6 months ago
Why didn't they used the same words againseach other? Claymore vs Claymore, Rapier vs Rapier etc.?
5B0YAKASHA5 6 months ago
Hm, what if a passenger wears a seal belt? :D
MrGGGGIO 6 months ago
But what if there were weaknesses in the metal itself? Like...impurities or other issues? Striking a flaw in the blade could cause a cut through, right?
Crowley4004 6 months ago
dammit, this clip ends exactly half way through the bit I want to cut out so I can reference it at later dates for comedic purposes...
Versudan 7 months ago
They never compared a rapier and claymore, also the swords were too high quality, a katana of the same period of an IRON viking sword is twice as sharp, if not more.
ariandynas 10 months ago
that is really sorta sad that they are destroyin them.
zzbunch 10 months ago
Imagine someone walking past the mythbusters workshop to be tripped by a flying chair :D
actinoidify 10 months ago
Katana's are the BEST!
VanStrykerZ 10 months ago
@VanStrykerZ The best at cutting and slashing. They are no good for anything else. There is no best sword.
Selsiuss2 10 months ago
i want more sword myths
tehkill3r 11 months ago 15
It broke either way. It does count you idiots.
DavidUmstattd 11 months ago
@DavidUmstattd So your saying Mythbusters are idiots? When they smarter then you, make money by doing these experiments and yet still call them idiots. I love how pathetic you are, please go QQ to somewhere esle, nobody gives a damn about your opinion. kthxbye umadbro?
MoonDragonid 10 months ago
@MoonDragonid im just going to refer you to the comment i made on your last comment to him, HES RIGHT.
mopopo11 9 months ago
@DavidUmstattd if it makes you feel anybetter your right dont listen to moon go see what i did to his first reply to you on the last video
mopopo11 9 months ago
Surely they should have re-calibrated the machine for the different fighting styles that go with the different types of sword.
fearthegeeklord 11 months ago
@fearthegeeklord Fighting style has nothing to do with this myth. Myth is sword cuts sword, not western style cuts eastern style.
Selsiuss2 10 months ago
The movie myth IS busted. Swords of the same type can't cut through eat other, and rapier blades are just crap (the blade is used for sending off thrusts, not slashing, so the scene in the movie is not possible)
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twannanakashima 1 year ago
Wait, didn't they slice the very first sword they tested?? And then they did the test again with stronger swords and it didn't work... sooo did they just disregard the first results? Or did I like... imagine that happening or something...
kyrakun 1 year ago
What does the girl even do? Is she like a scientist or something for them?
Kairyudragon 1 year ago
@Kairyudragon she's an artist, so she makes stuff like sculptures to be destroyed or models that take the place of humans. and she knows enough physics to help out the others.
WthameXt 1 year ago
@WthameXt Ah, alrighty then. That would explain it. Thank you. :)
Kairyudragon 1 year ago
@Kairyudragon She's part of the build team. She's basically an engineer like Tori and Grant.
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
just give me all those good quality katana !!! I need them and your just breaking it X(
RYUNOMI13TADEH 1 year ago
no swords are designed to kill people; or in the case of a long/broadsword pierce through armor and kill, or in the case of a 2-handed sword/claymore smash plate armor and kill, almost all straight bladed swords are mostly for stabbing (with the exception of large swords like claymores and zweihander) and almost all curved swords were used for slicing. shields are better at blocking and deflecting sword strikes but get in the way of most swords longer than a gladius and limit you to short swords
dragonrose1371 1 year ago
Not really. Swords are made to cut through people. But they may of had a weapon for breaking an opponent’s sword. It was a modified parrying dagger with slots to catch an opponent’s sword. And some people think it may have been used to break the sword.
vampirehunter42 1 year ago
@vampirehunter42 The Main Gauche, Sai, and Tonfa are defensive weapons designed to catch and break sword blades and deliver limited damage (The sai and tonfa are blunt force weapons often used by guards. The Sai, BTW, is of Indonesian origin, and was only introduced to Japan in the 19th century when the empire expanded into Okinawa)
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives Yes, these weapons were able to catch an opposing sword. But there is no evidence, of what I can find, that they were able to break the sword. Though, if you can give a ruff link (or a google search statement) to the evidence I would really like to read it. The main argument I can find on it is that one hand would not be able to apply the force to break the sword. But still being able to hold your opponent's weapon, even for a second, in a battle is long enough to kill them.
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carlienapier 1 year ago
Umm that rapier got raped. How does that not count? It was split in three. I know it's not technically a slice, but come on. That thing was scrap.
GuitarHeroCustomize 1 year ago
@GuitarHeroCustomize Because in a swordfight you are at your weakest when the blade is not in line. In movies they make it seem that with a quick cut you can use a katana to easily slice through another sword. This was a test to see if the sword could 'slice' through another rather than break or 'snap' it. Besides which if you draw the arm back too much to store up get kinetic energy to break a sword you allow more than enough time for someone to make a well timed thrust to catch you out.
muresug 1 year ago
Hell, they left out the most obvious conclusion on the swords, of COURSE it can work, not all swords are made from the same quality of material, when they tested against the inferior metal it cut through the sword, Swords cost money so of course soldiers used different kinds AND quality was different
Asigot 1 year ago
Making it snap from the rebound is almost as good as cutting through it....
darknessesbane 1 year ago
0:46 Grant's wearing jamie's helmet
Brok3nC4rrot 1 year ago
Swinging speeds are sword materials are flawed (one-handed, two-handed along with styles), also not all swords are designed to do that, especially not replicas
darkshadowstorm 1 year ago
did the adjust the rig to spin the claymore at 48mph?
tacoman375 1 year ago
@tacoman375 No -- that would skew the results
2fHk4OiSKV1yF7jgs5n3 1 year ago
0:48 lokk at the helmet. :)
gus23a 1 year ago
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These people arent even using "real" swords. Just modern immitations. How do I know this? Their budget isnt that high. Multiply several thousand dollars by the number of swords they have.
On top of that, they are using a very stiff mechanical swing. Proper technique helps increase cutting power. Proof of concept maybe, but they arent testing this myth as accuratly as they should. I just hope people realize that these swords probably dont represent the real deal.
LotusDragon09 1 year ago
@LotusDragon09 Did you even watch parts 1-4? Or did you just watch this and start spewing shit out'cha mouth?
OrderlyDeity 1 year ago
Yes, but my comment still stands. Even if they used a katana worth several thousand dollars and had someone swing the sword with perfect technique at really fast speeds at the other sword's edge, it probably still wouldnt have sliced through. I think they tested this myth pretty well, but not as well as they could. The results would probably have been the same, but still... Thats what I was trying to say. Edge-edge contact would have helped rather than edge-side.
LotusDragon09 1 year ago
The one that they really needed to test for the sword myth was the thickest/heaviest blade (claymore) vs. the lightest/thinest blade (rapiere)
ShadowWolf289 2 years ago 3
should be the strongest sword vs weakest sword
bobbyshallunite 2 years ago
Both swords should meat half way. They should try to hit each others swords. That would be double speed and power.
CrazzzySerb 2 years ago 42
good sugestion, maybe email mythbusters with that idea.
MetalManDan7 2 years ago
@CrazzzySerb But that wasn't the scene in the movie. In the movie, the guy was standing there with the sword while someone snuck up and cut it in half.
david96888 1 year ago
@david96888 i understand that but i want to see it cleenly brake rather then snap brake :)
CrazzzySerb 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb actually no, did you see the episode with two cars running into eachother 50mph? Jaime said it was going to equal one car crashing into a wall at 100mph, but the two cars crashing did not equal the crash of one car at 100mph. newtons law ftw
mrjunebuguitar 1 year ago
@mrjunebuguitar yes i did but about a month after my comment was posted.
And i am not i big fan of that Newton guy xD
CrazzzySerb 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb haha ya that physics stuff is confusing
mrjunebuguitar 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb It wouldn't, according to Newton's laws. Every action has an equal and oppopsite reaction. They actually proved that when the fans put up a ruckus about Jamie saying in Compact Compact that two cars hitting each other at 50 mph was like one car running into a brick wall at 100 mph. They tested that, and found it to be untrue, that a car hitting a wall at 100mph was significantly more squished than two cars hitting each other at 50mph. You should watch the episode, it's really cool.
archionblu 1 year ago
@archionblu very true. but those were to like cars (size and weight) but what if to unlike objects collided? the heavier object with the most mass would overcome the smaller and make for one hell of a collision.
Bmwood121 1 year ago
I'm confused as to how that would make one sword potentially be sliced by the other. Isn't that the point of swords? To wack them against each other? D=
LadyLatias 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb No. Go check the car thing they did. Even if both cars drive towards eachother it dosnt double the effective output.
Devext 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb "meet"
pearsonacad 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb yea, but it wasn't like that in the movie...
Krazlo 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb that would be "meet"
Omeganueva 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb no, they'll be hitting with the same force, the 3rd law of motion states that for every action there is an equal opposite reaction
they just cancel it out
kimot01 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb They could've also just increased the speed of the robot to double. I doubt that it would change anything - and the swords would recoil and snap but not get sliced. Fact of the matter is that should you hold a sword in your hand and block another sword - your hand will recoil too absorbing the impact - and they had the swords mounted dead still in a huge clamp and that still didn't do anything.
4lm4pN 1 year ago
@CrazzzySerb Moving both swords at once would not make any difference. If you watch the episode where they test a car hitting a solid wall at 50mph and at 100mph, and two cars hitting each other at 50mph each, you see that the two cars hitting each other at 50mph each is exactly the same as one car hitting a solid wall at 50mph, because even though it is double the mass and speed, it is divided between the mass of the two cars. The same principle applies here.
Selsiuss2 10 months ago
@CrazzzySerb newtons 3rd law
1gn1s 9 months ago
@CrazzzySerb watch the episode where they crash two cars into each other.
beruit6 9 months ago
@CrazzzySerb
No it wouldnt. Newtons Laws ;)
Arkanai 8 months ago
@CrazzzySerb Old post, but ill think you will find that a sword hitting a stable sword equals the same amount of force as two swords coming together. Why you ask? Because if both swords come to rest they have the same amount of energy loss and momentum change as one sword swinging at the saem speed.
AnAtheisticAbomb 5 months ago
@CrazzzySerb It wouldn't double the speed and power because of Newton's third law.
inkbot2000 4 months ago
@inkbot2000 this is correct mr friend
baileys60 4 months ago
@baileys60 mr friend? is that an expression?
inkbot2000 4 months ago
@inkbot2000 lol was ment to say my friend, i was fucking stoned yesterday bro!
baileys60 4 months ago
they should see if a bullet could collide with another bullet like in the movie wanted
fradrizzle 2 years ago 35
they did that one. it was cool. I think they tried it last season.
artfan101 2 years ago 2
They've already been there and done that
Ickuarous 2 years ago
and before, in The Shadow
sturnfield7783 2 years ago
@fradrizzle already been done.
Selsiuss2 1 year ago
@fradrizzle well atleast they did the curving bullet thing but ur right they should test that
ericaretardo 1 year ago
@fradrizzle they've done that - they fuse together
thissk8er 1 year ago
@thissk8er That was a period musket pellet, not a bullet I think.
HollyTheFireNinja 1 year ago
@fradrizzle I don't think that that should really be a myth if it is. With the right accuracy and skill, and a little luck, two bullets can meet just as two cannon balls can meet, or two arrows, or two anything, really.
Raladras38957 1 year ago
@fradrizzle
Of course a bullet could collide with a bullet, why the heck couldn't it? If we can shoot a probe out into space and land it on Mars, you can hit a bullet with another bullet. Besides, it's happened in real life before already
JohnnyBGoode1122 1 year ago
@fradrizzle they have, they tested if bullets will fuse together or something like that.
silverbullet211 1 year ago
@fradrizzle They did this in another episode.
GreyVictory1510 11 months ago
@fradrizzle Already been done. Bullet fusion episode. Confirmed.
Selsiuss2 10 months ago
@fradrizzle they have and it melded together
TrappedMarionette 8 months ago
@fradrizzle easy to say
panosl89 7 months ago
No question - high heel loses every time.
Complexxx123 2 years ago 2
i want katana vs stilleto
whowantsabighug 2 years ago
I'd prefer Katana vs Broadsword/Longsword.
GamingGenius 2 years ago
actually most people would, aside from guns/bows and other projectile weapons the katana is pretty much the most advance weapon there is
look up katana science
MrO420o 2 years ago
@MrO420o actually, im afraid the katana isnt that brilliant. The Anglo Saxons, vikings etc, made infinately more durable swords. Your average katana will have a blade with a differential temper, which results in a strong, and springy blade, but a brittle edge. A european sword, from the same period would be pattern welded, using several different metals, negating the need for such a high temper, resulting in a stronger blade (due to the forge welding pattern used), and a more resilient edge.
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@gregarioushand Or, for that matter, Indian (the best in the world during the medieval era) or Chinese swords. The reason Katanas are so well-forged is to overcome the lack of quality iron and carbon in Japan.
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives The process of smelting is what gives the iron/steel certain characteristics. The quality of iron ore has nothing to do with the resulting purified billet of iron - The iron might take longer to purify, but that's all. Also, theres plenty of carbon in Japan - charcoal.
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@gregarioushand I encourage you to look up an article on Japanese swordsmithing. Sure, you can purify any ore, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Raw Japanese iron is very poor.
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives Well, I invite you to read articles concerning the smelting of iron ore throughout the ages. Bog iron is particularly interesting. I've read through innumerable articles on japanese swordsmithing, and it generally fails to pique my interest. I've always much preferred european ironwork. Anyhow, I can assure you that no matter the quality of the ore, its the lengths one goes to, to purify it that is important. Simply put, the Japanese method of smelting and purifying ore was crap.
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@gregarioushand That doesn't make sense, as the iron itself was crap.
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives I quote; 'Sure, you can purify any ore'. We've already established the fact that the iron ore has nothing to do with the purity of the resulting metal, I'm afraid that it is you who is not making sense.
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@gregarioushand "the iron ore has nothing to do with the purity of the resulting metal" Do you realize what you just said?
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives Care to tell me exactly what flaws you see in my reasoning? Anyhow, you realise you agreed to what I stated in that sentence? You observed that 'you can purify any ore', Therefore, logic dictates that the iron ore has nothing to do with the purity of the resulting metal, smelted from said ore. You also stated earlier; 'That doesn't make sense, as the iron itself was crap.' The Crap iron results from a crap smelting/purifying process... Got all that?
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@gregarioushand All I'm getting is logic spaghetti
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
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@Tareltonlives Hmm. Yes, and it's all your own. Enjoy the bolognese...
gregarioushand 1 year ago
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@Tareltonlives Hmm... Yes, and it's all your own. Enjoy the bolognese.
gregarioushand 1 year ago
@Tareltonlives
Hi! I work in a steel mill.
The quality of the ore is meaningless. If you want to smelt iron, your gonna smelt it pure enough. And everyone claims that japanese iron is bad.
It's not. It's pig iron, just like everyone in europe uses. Why do they say it's bad? Because it's often found with veins of tin, which if not smelted properly, produces iron that easily snaps when cold.
But you know what? The Japs figured out how to fix that, just like everyone else. Love ya!
tschquie 1 year ago