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r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26
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That arrow wasn't blunt, it was concave. The shape allowed the edges of the tip to punch a hole through the shield.
29 u/lemmin9 May 29 '26 So the result is a blunt object filled with armor debris and slowed down by the initial impact on the shield impacting on the body. It goes "boink"? 21 u/Generic_Solution May 29 '26 ...yea sorry. I just really love a good "boink" 4 u/belac4862 May 29 '26 Honestly that's a decent use of a good meme!
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So the result is a blunt object filled with armor debris and slowed down by the initial impact on the shield impacting on the body. It goes "boink"?
21 u/Generic_Solution May 29 '26 ...yea sorry. I just really love a good "boink" 4 u/belac4862 May 29 '26 Honestly that's a decent use of a good meme!
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...yea sorry. I just really love a good "boink"
4 u/belac4862 May 29 '26 Honestly that's a decent use of a good meme!
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Honestly that's a decent use of a good meme!
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u/SidewinderSerpent May 29 '26
That arrow wasn't blunt, it was concave. The shape allowed the edges of the tip to punch a hole through the shield.