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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fury on September 19, 2006, 07:51:38 am

Title: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Fury on September 19, 2006, 07:51:38 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNiX_l-HEGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sHTJAKN-5k

Says it all I think. :p
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Colonol Dekker on September 19, 2006, 07:56:44 am
[non pirate] Surely a gun would win everytime?[/non pirate]

[pirate] ARggh never, and dont call me Shirley !! [/pirate]
Title: Re: Sword vs... an' really bad eggs. What're ye lookin' at, we'll keel-ha
Post by: Mefustae on September 19, 2006, 08:21:18 am
Japanese TV rocks!

Edit: Ach! Where is that cool music at the tail-end of the of the second clip from? I've heard it before, but for the life of me I can't remember the damn movie. A thousand gold doubloons to the man who can name that movie!
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: BlackDove on September 19, 2006, 08:24:07 am
That was awesome.
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: ZylonBane on September 19, 2006, 09:25:25 am
[non pirate] Surely a cannon would win everytime?[/non pirate]

[pirate] ARggh ne'er, an' dont call me Shirley !!  Aarrr! [/pirate]
It's "Arrrr", dumbass, not "Argh"
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Drink up me hearties, yo ho! Cannon
Post by: Colonol Dekker on September 19, 2006, 09:27:53 am
My pirates in dire pain yee scurvy curr, hold thy tongue or ye're me new cabin lad.......  ;7

Plus i got 3 months on you lad, Respect my piratey authority....

fpr your benefit > ARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr -ad infinitum
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: asyikarea51 on September 19, 2006, 09:30:12 am
Those clips give me a new reason to avoid swords... O_o
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: Ashrak on September 19, 2006, 10:25:41 am
slived a bullet in half with no trouble
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: Christopherger on September 19, 2006, 11:33:31 am
There be nowt afore and aft o' any decent pirate dog more handy than a fine blade, albeit a cannon full o' grapeshot to fend off boarders! Avast and Belay!

All hands to make sail! Last scurvy dog aloft gets a rope's end, Curse yr eyes! :)
Title: Re: Cutlass vs, and a bottle of rum! Shiver me timbers! Cannon
Post by: Flipside on September 19, 2006, 01:07:42 pm
Ye'll feel the Curly end o' my Cutlass ye Land Lubber!
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Drink up me hearties, yo ho! Cannon
Post by: Christopherger on September 19, 2006, 03:36:03 pm
Thar be narry a blade nor a man jack alive can take a blade to Captn. CrisGer on his own deck nor any othern live to tell thee tale, By Garn! An calln this here old sea dog a lubber'g get ye a slow keel hauling by the Lights! Come aboard and
ye'll be o're the side afore ye can say Ben Gunn!
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: IceFire on September 19, 2006, 10:21:37 pm
Captain'o'th'Black.  Err..

So...anyone remember that scene in Indiana Jones.  Its the funniest gun vs sword moment ever and in the runnings for funniest gunplay moment period (tied with the first episode of Firefly where Mal shoots the fed).
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Mars on September 19, 2006, 10:25:26 pm
Yeah... I have far more confidence in a gun then a sword... mostly from that scene, and logic
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: NGTM-1R on September 19, 2006, 10:28:02 pm
slived a bullet in half with no trouble

'Course, that just means you're hit twice.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Blue Lion on September 19, 2006, 10:28:49 pm
You mean this clip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk0uMuaoixo
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Mars on September 19, 2006, 10:29:57 pm
Yeah, that's the one  :D
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: IceFire on September 19, 2006, 10:41:26 pm
Yep!
Title: Re: Cutlass vs. Cannon
Post by: Mars on September 19, 2006, 10:42:52 pm
slived a bullet in half with no trouble

'Course, that just means you're hit twice.

And even if it didn't it means that your sword now has a large dent in the edge.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: kode on September 20, 2006, 11:04:25 am
slived a bullet in half with no trouble

'Course, that just means you're hit twice.

And even if it didn't it means that your sword now has a large dent in the edge.

I'm not too sure. lead isn't really that hard a metal.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Janos on September 20, 2006, 11:19:14 am
slived a bullet in half with no trouble

'Course, that just means you're hit twice.

And even if it didn't it means that your sword now has a large dent in the edge.

I'm not too sure. lead isn't really that hard a metal.

heavy

speed

momentum

*dunk!*
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Flipside on September 20, 2006, 11:19:52 am
Looking at the sword afterward with the first shot, it looks like it's hardly lost any edge at all, the steel has whitened from the heat slightly, but those swords are easily tempered enough to keep an edge after that.

What I found interesting was, on the second one, you can see what looks like the shadow of the rifling on the wall behind the sword ;) Also, I know it would be impossible to target, bu I wonder how the sword would have fared at something other than point blank against that gun, it was constantly being hit in the same spot on the blade.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: karajorma on September 20, 2006, 12:19:37 pm
Edit: Ach! Where is that cool music at the tail-end of the of the second clip from? I've heard it before, but for the life of me I can't remember the damn movie. A thousand gold doubloons to the man who can name that movie!

Van Helsing : Journey to Transylvania. I downloaded the soundtrack just for that song :)

'Course, that just means you're hit twice.

Yep. I spotted that rather major drawback right at the start. Unless you can hit the bullet dead centre the majority of the bullet is barely deflected and hits whatever is directly behind the sword. i.e the swordsman.

Nonetheless, very cool :yes:
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Col. Fishguts on September 20, 2006, 12:22:40 pm
Lead is soft enough to be cut by the hardened steel of the katana. I'd like to see the same expriment with a high-powered full metal jacket bullet from an assault rifle ;7
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: NGTM-1R on September 20, 2006, 12:25:08 pm
It was jacketed ammo, the last lead rounds for the M2 Browning were used up during Korea. That leaves incendiary, armor piercing, and tracer. It's obviously not incendiary or tracer. Damascus steel is pretty tough.

But you'll notice that the sword actually only stood up to two or three hits, too; it snapped pretty quick.

Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: karajorma on September 20, 2006, 01:32:03 pm
It snapped on the 7th hit from the look of it. I doubt that there are many things that size that would stand up to that kind of attack for longer.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Unknown Target on September 20, 2006, 05:48:52 pm
Let's see that Katana stand up to this guy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf2s6kRhOMM&NR

Or this sniper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyP2vT0dwSY&NR
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: NGTM-1R on September 20, 2006, 06:43:33 pm
Actually the real problem is that, since the bullets will disperse radially under any circumstances, you could posistion the sword to intercept the first, and if you were lucky it might catch the second too, but the odds of the third getting sliced too are extremely low.
Title: Re: Sword vs. Gun
Post by: Polpolion on September 20, 2006, 09:19:55 pm
Let's see that Katan stand up to this guy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf2s6kRhOMM&NR

Or this sniper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyP2vT0dwSY&NR

:eek: