[MR] How hard does it hit?

[Steven Chang]

Actually, the way I see it. Since we are talking about thrusting, the only
thing that really matters is the surface area of the impact tip, the force
behind it, and angle of impact. If we are going straight in perpendicular to
the surface, the smaller tip will always have the greater force per square
inch.

Weight of the blade is neglegible because you have the weight of the entire
body behind it. It doesn't matter if you are pushing a blade with a blunt
tip an inch in diameter or a wooden dowel with the same surface and
diameter, the result is the same.

However when we are going in at an angle, it depends on the flexability of
the material because the force is not distributed evenly anymore.



On 11/27/06, Aedan Aylwyn <aedan at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > wow, that is quite a response to a simple mathematical problem, my
> friend.
>
>
> Ok, then how about the problem with asking mathematical (therefore
> typically
> precise) questions with very broad assumptions?  In this case, the use of
> precision seems to be intended to imply an accuracy that I just don't see.
>
> If you want to ask "how would you measure how hard any given blade hits",
> that is (to me) an entirely different question.  And from this one would
> hope to perhaps gain a number of data points that show the range of
> "hardness of hit" for various blade/hilt/tip/flex combinations.  Perhaps
> we
> could even coin a new unit of measure rather than using the out of period
> "newton".  "Blade X is rated at 230 agrippas".
>
> It's the comparison of two hugely different categories that "set me off".
> Because while you state you have no hidden agenda, asking for a comparison
> is having an agenda of "this" versus "that", however unconscious.  Plus,
> it
> is exactly this type of broad categorization that is then typically
> followed
> with "don't you agree that X is safer" or "this is why Y should be
> banned".
> I've had to fight that fight too often.  Sorry if I'm a little touchy
> here.
>
> I actually like the boring history section.  It is information like that
> that give folks a better understanding of not only where we are but how we
> got there.  And while it's a lot of (in this case) typing, explaining what
> you're looking for, where you got your numbers and what assumptions are
> being made help others answer the questions more accurately.
>
> Aedan
>
>
>
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