r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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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"?

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u/Zeekr0n May 29 '26

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 May 29 '26

Are riot shields typically made of cheap metal like that? i dont think so

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u/BobaFapp69 May 29 '26

Most are made of 3-5,5mm polycarbonate. They are for stopping thrown objects like rocks and bottles, nothing else.

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u/CpnStumpy May 29 '26

Honestly though: polycarbonate would deflect these arrows far better. This whole test is silly because the typical riot shield's flexibile material makes it not weaken on slight deformation like metal does so puncturing metal is far easier than puncturing polycarbonate