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sublimegamer
· 7 years ago
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If slashing doesn't work, won't he just get stabbed?
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kurama_otsutsuki
· 7 years ago
When you are rushed, most people panic and go for a slash rather than a stab. In the time it takes for them to realize it's futile it'll be too late.
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i_
· 7 years ago
I'd assume that something that can handle being slashed by a box knife can handle a few stabs.
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kurama_otsutsuki
· 7 years ago
Unlikely. The shirt looks like it's made to take the pressure of the knife over a large area but if the pressure is put into a small area it would still go through. It might weaker it a bit though.
i_
· 7 years ago
A slash IS a lot of pressure on a small area. That's kinda how you cut things. And with a box knife specifically, you have to initiate the cut with the point. If the point's not breaking through now, it's unlikely it will break through in a real stab.
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kurama_otsutsuki
· 7 years ago
When you hold a knife for a slash it takes the entire pressure of the blade ~evenly on an area but with a stab the tip hits first. Think the difference between a belly flop and a swan dive.
i_
· 7 years ago
Not with a box knife.
kurama_otsutsuki
· 7 years ago
Box knives are still angled =P
i_
· 7 years ago
They have a flat blade. You can't slash with a flat blade unless you begin with either a hack or a stab. A box blade is too small to hack, so you must initiate with a stab.
metaanalysis
· 7 years ago
Imagine dropping a pairing knife on your forearm, blade side horizontal, from about 6 inches. Probably be fine. Do it point side down and you'll need a bandaid.
i_
· 7 years ago
Not with this fabric.
i_
· 7 years ago
And your analogy is completely irrelevant to our argument.
steve_rogers
· 7 years ago
We're one step closer to Kingsman
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222daisy
· 7 years ago
I prefer chain mail
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