PDA

View Full Version : Which is stronger SWORD OR BULLET?

image4you2see
12-09-2006, 03:57 PM
http://www.nothingtoxic.com/uploads/e4b496cc51cb1e9a221056092252129d.wmv
kaptainkimball
12-10-2006, 10:38 PM
that was sweet
midwestdsm
12-10-2006, 11:02 PM
thats amazing
Gear_Head
12-10-2006, 11:38 PM
what did they expect would happen?

:arts:
mitsu90
12-11-2006, 08:17 AM
:lame:
image4you2see
12-11-2006, 08:29 AM
:input: :lame:
kaptainkimball
12-11-2006, 08:34 AM
what did they expect would happen?

:arts:



i dont know, maybe break the sword? :2thumbs:
Scorched_Earth
12-11-2006, 08:38 AM
The sword wouldn't break.

The sword is most likely sergical steel and the bullet is most likely lead.
Have you ever heard that you can penetrate a bullet proof vest with a knife. The knife has such a small are that you are putting all the force on it spits the kevlar.
kaptainkimball
12-11-2006, 08:43 AM
he asked what did we think would happen...one of the 2 were gonna break...thats kinda like watchin a football game and when one of the teams looses, you come out with...Well, what did you think was gonna happen...
Fowlermonkey
12-11-2006, 08:54 AM
what did i think was gonna happen? the bullet was gonna stop and go grab a heineken and take the sword to see casino royale
NO RTR 7
12-11-2006, 10:06 AM
what did i think was gonna happen? the bullet was gonna stop and go grab a heineken and take the sword to see casino royale


which is a good movie, by the way.
Gear_Head
12-11-2006, 04:30 PM
i dont know, maybe break the sword? :2thumbs:

Maybe I should have elaborated a little more. Bullets sometimes won’t even penetrate a windshield, let alone a frigin inch to inch and a half of steel. When you point a bullet made of lead directly at the sword, of course the bullet is not gonna win. Now if Mr. Miyagi wants to hold his word up and see if he can hit my bullet in mid air...then I will be impressed.
mitsu90
12-11-2006, 07:22 PM
:input:
:2thumbs:
Pyro
12-11-2006, 09:07 PM
Well duh, you shoot it with anything made to peirce steel it'd just going to break the sword, actually, it might not break the sword since it can't put full force onto a flat spot and it might just bounce off but not cut in half.
scorp28
12-12-2006, 01:47 AM
The sword is most likely sergical steel


The sword was probably made the way they have been made in Japan for centuries. Using multiple metals (soft and hard) which are heated and folded over onto themselves many times creating thousands or even millions of laminations depending on how many times it was folded. Ancient Japanese swords made in this way were known to maintain a razor sharp edge through multiple fights but were soft enough not to break when struck by another sword.
Chefasaurus
12-12-2006, 03:05 AM
Surgical steel is one of the lowest grades of steel for knife/swordmaking....


That was Damascus steel... Damascus is the folded steel, that gives each blade a "grain" effect, and no two blades have the same grain.


All of my knives for work are Damascus steel, made by a Japanese company called "Kasumi"... http://www.cutleryandmore.com/kasumi.htm?brand=22



That was a cool vid, though... testament to the swordmaker's skill.
badbu68
12-12-2006, 10:59 AM
That was Damascus steel... Damascus is the folded steel, that gives each blade a "grain" effect, and no two blades have the same grain.

Yes and no.

Traditionaly they are made using different hardness of steel pounded together.

They fold several steel portions a prescribed amount to remove the impurties and adding carbon to get it to the right hardness. Once this is achieved, they pound the several grades of steel together, form it, then bake it in clay (tempering) causing the crystalization of steel to form called the nie or hamon line.

Then again, what do I know. :evil:
badbu68
12-12-2006, 11:14 AM
http://media2.compfused.com/comp/58oxdwc/mgun.wmv
Fowlermonkey
12-12-2006, 03:31 PM
Yes and no.

Traditionaly they are made using different hardness of steel pounded together.

They fold several steel portions a prescribed amount to remove the impurties and adding carbon to get it to the right hardness. Once this is achieved, they pound the several grades of steel together, form it, then bake it in clay (tempering) causing the crystalization of steel to form called the nie or hamon line.

Then again, what do I know. :evil:
wow, i was scrolling down to say that myself, though not quite as detailed....good lookin out ;)