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

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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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.

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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/LongfellowSledgecock May 29 '26

It's what comes up if you look for "blunt arrow head" on Amazon.

It's obviously not blunt but it ain't exactly pointed so, idk man.