Emerson wave patten?

Also times have led to different warfare, they didn't have the ability back then to turn large areas into radioactive fallout. Air superiority is where it's at nowadays.
 
Gideons said:
Very interesting discussion :) I did find it neat that Emerson does custom knives for some uppers in the DoD. So, what it seems is that as long as knife companies don't use the term "wave" when the patten runs out other companies could use it? Why does the patten run out?
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Are you trolling your own thread?

It is "patent", not "patten". And "patents" last either 14 years for design or 20 years for utility. They "run out" so someone can't develop something useful, like airplanes, lightbulbs or microchips, and then sit on them forever or have a permanent monopoly on their sale.
 
RX-79G said:
Are you trolling your own thread?

It is "patent", not "patten". And "patents" last either 14 years for design or 20 years for utility. They "run out" so someone can't develop something useful, like airplanes, lightbulbs or microchips, and then sit on them forever or have a permanent monopoly on their sale.
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Haha, maybe :P The thread about the customize knives for the DoD I truly did find interesting.
 
RX-79G said:
Are you trolling your own thread?

It is "patent", not "patten". And "patents" last either 14 years for design or 20 years for utility. They "run out" so someone can't develop something useful, like airplanes, lightbulbs or microchips, and then sit on them forever or have a permanent monopoly on their sale.
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Pattens are protective overshoes that were worn in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century. Pattens were worn outdoors over a normal shoe, had a wooden or later wood and metal sole, and were held in place by leather or cloth bands.

Source: Wikipedia
 
There are SOME knives that I wish had a wave on them.....so, if that's what I want...I simply put one on! It's really not all that hard to do. Doing it on your own knives is no problem, but when you start making money doing it for other people...than that's where a problem could happen. IMHO.
 
ursamajor said:
The level of training in Brazil's SF makes OS look like Salvation Army collectors.

All of that is pointless. The level of hand to hand and CQB fighting taught at even the highest levels of the US Military, as severely lacking when compared to say, a Greek or Roman soldier from a couple thousand years ago. The nastiest, most hardcore operator in all of the US Military, would get demolished in a quickness, in a hand to hand, or knife to knife fight, against a competent Greek or Roman soldier in a fight to the death, sans firearms. Even with modern man's size advantage.

It is the evolution of warefare. Martial ability has less than zero significance in winning military conflicts now.
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Size doesn't necessarily translate into strength and endurance. There is plenty of science out there that proves our bodies have been slowly getting weaker through generations because of lack of use and increased technology. While some people may be larger than Greeks and Romans, I truly doubt a significant amount of people in today's military or police force are even nearly as strong as your standard Greek soldier.
 
Murdamook said:
I truly doubt a significant amount of people in today's military or police force are even nearly as strong as your standard Greek soldier.
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True....having been a Greek soldier, I can tell you today's Greeks are not what you see in 300. Not at all.
 
Gideons said:
I hope you aren't talking about the movie 300, because man... that movie is insanely inaccurate.
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Ummm.....yeah, that's what I just said. Greeks today are not AT ALL like what you see in that movie. I am a Spartan and know my history well. The movie is for entertainment with SOME facts. Not only that, but I had the honor of working on the film. I was the creative director for the advertising campaigns for the film....just the first, not the second. I actually own one of the 300 swords that were produced for the film. And no...they are not sharp. I am a body builder, and I can tell you one thing...every year I go to Greece, the men there get smaller and smaller and their cloths get tighter and tighter, and their pants are worn higher and higher. It's rather funny to be honest. Do you believe that film is outlawed in some countries? If you are found with it....they will cut your hands off. That's the world we live in!
 
Sparta, Wisconsin? Let's stay on topic, or we can start another thread arguing the historical accuracy of movies that use CG animation in another section.
 
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