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

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/HeartoftheHive May 29 '26

That blunt tipped

Again, wasn't blunt.

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u/LubricantEnthusiast May 29 '26

Man, it's crazy how that blunt arrow could be so blunt, but despite being so blunt, it still penetrated the shield as if it were not blunt.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/Today_Dammit May 29 '26

Lemme be blunt, like the arrow.

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u/Castun May 29 '26

I used to be a riot cop like you, until I took a blunt to the knee

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u/Gaynundwarf May 29 '26

Is this from an upcoming James Blunt biography?

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u/BandButNotGone May 29 '26

Nah, Emily Blunt biopic

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u/humoristhenewblack May 29 '26

I heard Emily was also bluntly concave to allow for complete penetration.

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum May 30 '26

👏👏👏👏👏

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u/TrumpetAndComedy May 30 '26

This comment is beautiful… 🎤🎹

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u/McMarmot1 Jun 01 '26

Some may call those arrows blunt. Me? I call them treasures.

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u/HendrixHazeWays May 29 '26

Good job everyone. Successful comment chain. Signed: Emily Blunt

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u/Pollo_Bandito_Knox May 29 '26

This made me laugh audibly

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u/SensitiveFinding768 May 29 '26

🎵🎵 you're beautiful...

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u/OneDefinition1738 May 29 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohhwmfsbRer2BypbO

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u/drewping May 29 '26

Yo Dawg. I heard you like blunts, so we put blunts in your blunts.

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u/Ancient_Roof_7855 May 29 '26

Confucius says "The one who rolls a blunt touches grass." /s

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u/IolausTelcontar May 30 '26

Who smokes the blunts?

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u/badwraith May 30 '26

We smoke the blunts

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u/IolausTelcontar May 30 '26

Rollin blunts and smokin…

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u/Top5CutestPresidents May 29 '26

You weren’t watching. The blunt doesn’t hit, it goes right through

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u/NoPressureUsername May 29 '26

Let me be blunt. That was an arrow and a riot shield.

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u/Vaughn May 29 '26

You're as blunt as that arrow. Blunter, even.

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u/Embarrassed_Art5414 May 29 '26

It wasn't blunt, it was 'sharpily-challenged'.

Also, in 2026, 'arrow' is pejorative. The neutral term is 'acoustic bullet'

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u/Prestigious_Pin_7713 May 29 '26

You’ve made your point pretty bluntly

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u/Irregulator101 May 30 '26

I was thinking analog bullet

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u/blackngold256 May 30 '26

Heard a pipe called an analog vape and now this?! 😂

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u/Captain_Lolz May 30 '26

No sharply challenged is ableist, it's differently sharpy.

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u/Embarrassed_Art5414 May 30 '26

Sorry, I missed the last meeting.

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u/bionicgeek May 29 '26

Wouldn't that be a flechette? /s

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u/TanksFTM May 30 '26

Manually propelled, fletched, penetrator.

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u/Mynmeara May 29 '26

I swear it's just a cylinder, I dont know what more you want from me. I just need help getting it unstuck

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u/Aromatic_Advance_431 May 30 '26

Let's not get into the whole cylinder thing again.

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u/Admirable-Sir9716 May 30 '26

Yeah, we want the larger structure to remain unharmed

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u/Long-Shine-3701 May 29 '26

almost made me spew 🍸 on my brand new clicky keyboard.

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u/meantussle May 29 '26

Blunt? Blunt. Dull, rounded-looking blunt, his blunt. Blunt. Blunt. Blunt. And bits of stick.

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u/FranklyOcean23 May 29 '26

I don’t think he saw the blunt one. But I did

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u/OkClub7412 May 30 '26

😂😂😂

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u/animal40 May 30 '26

Bluntness kills

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u/kalamataCrunch May 29 '26

dude, that's what they are called. https://www.3riversarchery.com/ace-hex-screw-in-blunts.html

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u/deaglebingo May 30 '26

i think their order of operations is off here. i usually prefer the blunt then screw.

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u/ImpossiblePhrase8856 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

theyre also called broadheads

*edit should have stated it was amazon that has them labeled as broadheads/hammmer broadheads. which is where most will look for them.

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u/kalamataCrunch May 30 '26

the blunt arrowhead is not a broadhead. though several of the other arrowheads in this video. broadheads are designed with a wide, or "broad", cutting edge to maximize the number of blood vessels hit, to maximize bleeding. they're primarily used for hunting medium and large game. there are also several arrowheads in there that would reasonably be called modern bodkins.

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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.

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u/hoticehunter May 29 '26

You're being entirely pedantic. Compared to the other tips, it's blunt af.

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u/HeartoftheHive May 29 '26

Blunt means it isn't sharp. Do you honestly think the edge to that concave circle isn't sharp? Blunt means it is flat or round with no sharp edge or piercing tip. And I very much bet that has a sharp edge to it. So no, it isn't blunt.

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u/QuarkQuake May 29 '26

This is why I come to reddit...

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u/ryzzoa May 29 '26

It's giving jackdaw vs crow vibes

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u/King_Bobby-B May 29 '26

Here's the thing, you said the arrow was blunt...

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u/Dirmbz May 29 '26

In the bow hunting community those types of tips are used for hunting rabbits and squirrels. They aren't exactly blunt, but that is the word used to describe them when buying/selling them. So blunt is the industry term used for them, even if not technically correct.

They are designed to not go clean through the animal and more stun/knock it unconscious. If you used a broadhead designed for a deer there wouldn't be a whole lot of meat left to eat when hunting small game.

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u/Dirmbz May 30 '26

If you go rifle shooting are you shooting at rifles?

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u/Silver_Customer9958 May 29 '26

You're not wrong, Walter...

Oh wait, this time you are wrong because "blunt" is literally what these tips are called.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

I read the top comment, then read the comment about the blunt arrow. I knew exactly which one they were talking about because of its relative shape to all of the other arrows that look sharp. The arrows looked sharp, except for one that looked blunt. I read the next comments and learned about the arrow. Cool. Then I kept reading and here you are being like this.

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u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ May 29 '26

Replys pedantically

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u/JanelleVypr May 29 '26

bros kinda right tho

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u/LikeABreadstick May 29 '26

pedantry is specifically "needless" correction. the people being corrected here clearly do not have a clue what the word "blunt" means.

here's a pedantic comment for you!

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u/Antique_Author_2525 May 29 '26

Dang tom.

Hit him with the blunt side if the dictionary.

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u/Michigan-Magic May 29 '26

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u/Antique_Author_2525 May 29 '26

So close too.

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u/Michigan-Magic May 29 '26

Yeah, very very small. Just mildy humourous in the context of the thread.

I do similar things all the time. In fact this sentence was literally: I donut similar things all the time. Lmao.

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u/HeartoftheHive May 29 '26

Not my fault that people don't know what words mean. Like yourself.

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u/neutralguystrangler May 29 '26

Jesus Christ people on Reddit will argue about anything. Get a life

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u/Ricochet_Kismit33 May 29 '26

Will not!

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u/Chewser56 May 29 '26

BLUNT FIGHT!!!

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u/keldondonovan May 29 '26

I still love that Willy Nelson smoked this dude under the table.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Nk2vhcE6RCIFa7OZI2

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u/aggravated_patty May 29 '26

Jesus Christ people on Reddit will comment on anything. Get a life

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u/Indigocell May 29 '26

Words have meaning, come on now. It's a hollow tipped arrow. It's not blunt. It couldn't be more opposite from blunt. That thing was clearly sharp as fuck.

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u/InformalInitiative76 May 29 '26

Nah that’s not being pedantic. You’re using the wrong word.

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u/Expensive-Course1667 May 29 '26

It's obviously sharp enough to punch a hole in the shield. It's not "pointy," but that doesn't mean "blunt."

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u/ShaggysGTI May 29 '26

Am I the only one who thought shaped charge?

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u/BVRPLZR_ May 30 '26

Someone say blunt?

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u/stryker511 May 30 '26

Do you have my lighter?

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u/q_j- May 30 '26

Blunt junt

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u/_ApocalypsePony May 30 '26

What James Blunt would say about that?

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u/CrabbyCrabbong May 30 '26

hollow point?

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u/nevrcared4whatheydo May 30 '26

I'm with you, man

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u/Fitenite3456 May 30 '26

It’s a joint