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

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ May 29 '26

Yep, the thing that was slowing the other arrows down that penetrated, was the fact that the tip did not carve out a wide enough hole for the shaft to go through and maintain velocity.

That blunt tipped concave arrow basically hole punched a circle as large or a little larger than the shaft of the arrow, and lost minimal afterwards.

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u/HeartoftheHive May 29 '26

That blunt tipped

Again, wasn't blunt.

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u/LubricantEnthusiast May 29 '26

Man, it's crazy how that blunt arrow could be so blunt, but despite being so blunt, it still penetrated the shield as if it were not blunt.

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u/NoPressureUsername May 29 '26

Let me be blunt. That was an arrow and a riot shield.

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u/Vaughn May 29 '26

You're as blunt as that arrow. Blunter, even.