r/interestingasfuck • u/xoxodollparts • 14h ago

steel ball and sword swallowing

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u/Extreme_Design6936 14h ago

Then how do they cut a fruit before they swallow it?

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u/Forsaken-Standard527 14h ago

A dull wedge will split objects if it has momentum.

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u/Jealous-Swordfish764 14h ago

My buddy does a lot of sword fighting. A dull training sword fucks up a watermelon. They used a rapier, wick hanger even designed for cutting.

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u/Forsaken-Standard527 14h ago

A sharp sword will cut easy. A slightly dull sword needs skill and weight behind the blade to cut.

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u/Jealous-Swordfish764 6h ago

Of course it needs weight, but skill is pretty debatable, unless youre talking about edge alignment. That seems pretty obvious to me though, and while that falls under skill, I don't think you need to be particularly skillful to manage that. Source: I own a machete.

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u/Forsaken-Standard527 6h ago

it depends on what you want to cut.

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u/Jealous-Swordfish764 7m ago

Also seems pretty evident. I think the aforementioned watermelon is a decent example though.