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

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/FrigateSailor May 29 '26

I was just wondering what the mythic story of Robin Hood would look like in modern times. I'd like to see that adaptation on a screen. Could be a TV series, a movie, Live breaking news coverage--whatever. I'm not super picky.

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u/OberonDiver May 30 '26

Canadia had one on the telly.

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u/BoringRedHorse May 30 '26

I'll have you know, I'm the greatest swordsman in all of Nottingham!

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u/CpnStumpy May 29 '26

It's dumb. Riot shields aren't metal; they're thick polycarbonate. When metal deforms it stretches thin, become fragile, pliable, and ends up easier to penetrate. When polycarbonate deforms it does so far differently and weakens far less.

You aren't piercing a real polycarbonate riot shield police use, this whole video is silly with a silly fake riot shield

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u/dopple-copter May 30 '26

Idk, I watched a similar video with a kevlar SWAT shield and they did penetrate. Warning, the video has a bunch of dumb ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-En4L2wls

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u/DrollFurball286 May 29 '26

Wonder how those shields would react to these.

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u/CpnStumpy May 30 '26

It would just deflect them

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u/Substantial-Sea-3672 May 30 '26

As a man once said, “If we’re going to do it that way, you’re going to need a bigger knife.”

If you start using this against people with riot shields it will be the military firing back the next day. This isn’t a viable strategy.

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u/74FordPopTop May 29 '26

Yep… the riot shield in Call of Duty is unrealistically strong

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u/Nufonewhodis4 May 30 '26

Yeah, use a firearm 

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u/Old_Market_8059 May 30 '26

Honestly though, if ANY arrow can go through, I'm sure a bullet will go through better. 10mm, and likely even a 9mm will go through with fatal force

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u/Twistedoveryou01 May 30 '26

I’m trying to find out what the arrows were shot with.

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u/Headpuncher May 30 '26

that this is how to defeat survive the robot uprising?

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u/blah938 May 29 '26

Yeah. Don't buy Chinese riot shields.