He broke them all

Sgt 127 said:
The vast majority of those “destruction tests” simply prove you can destroy a tool by using it outside of its design parameters.

I’m now going to do a ball peen hammer test by striking the horn of my anvil with the wooden handle of the ball peen hammer. See? It broke.

I’m going to test this 12 Gauge shotgun by filling the barrel with concrete and firing a round. See? It failed.

I’m going to test the structural integrity of this F35 Fighter by flying it into the ground at a 60 degree angle. See? It failed.

Im going to heat his crow bar until it looses its magnetism and then try and pry off the door of the safe. See? It bent. Failed.

Utterly stupid. Impractical. No bearing on the real world.
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Disagreed.

While it is possible to have a test that is as you describe, many are not what you are describing.

When does a given knife fail? How far can it bend before it takes a set? Does it bend or just snap?

That is valuable information, if you don't want to know those limits, then deny yourself the information. You are entitled to your opinion.

I suppose some people never use knives outside of their exact ability, cut pie, make wood shavings etc.. that is perfectly fine. Yay for you.

Others color outside the box, I happen to like knowing what a given item will take.

I watch phone drop tests, I like to know how durable a phone is before I get it. Is a phone meant to be dropped? No. If you never drop your phone who cares how durable it is, right?

Accidents happen, situations happen, things experience use that it may not be intended for, how does any given item perform under those circumstances? I like to know.

To each his own.
 
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I believe the degree of bending/prying abuse a blade can take (especially a "Survival" type knife) does indeed have practical applications.
Hammering into concrete or wedging in a grate and smacking it with a hammer, not as much.
The only thing this guy is going to hurt is himself when he opens up an artery screwing around with sharp stuff.
 
He bought'em guess he can break them. But I'll pass on those knives I like. Ofcourse I know they can break if I try hard enough at it.
 
soc_monki said:
While it's fun to watch someone actively try (and succeed) in destroying knives, it's only entertainment. If you use a knife as it's supposed to be used I doubt you would ever break them, or at least very rarely.

Just watch DBK. They do some ridiculous stuff with knives, but on a whole most stuff survives. You'd probably never baton through a frying pan, or shoot a knife with an air rifle, but it's fun to laugh at. And Mikkie has a kick ass band.
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I love DBK,they do ridiculous stuff but those guys are hilarious to me.I almost fell out of my chair and died from laughter when dude dresses up as Survival Lilly..lol
 
Non-knife people will take advice from those videos whether we tell them about it or not.

Most Knife people won’t take advice from those videos.

As a non-knife person, you don’t even begin to understand the value in a knife that costs more than about $50, and personally I didn’t get understand the value in spending more than $10. $15 was expensive.

I say let the videos be made. People can believe what they want to believe, say what they want to say, and break their own knives if they want to.

Also, I second the DBK choice. Just the most entertaining I’ve watched so far.
 
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