Hollywood - Knives worse enemy?

[justjed]

A tool is anything that has the potential to do work, but still requires a hand-brain interface to realize that potential. Even monkeys can use a rock to open a seed pod. And tomorrow, I might use that same rock to break your nose.

 

[jill jackson]

Well okay, but the knives I buy for weapons, that I carry hiking and out and about, that I will never use unless it's as a weapon. To me are purely weapons. It's my intent in my eyes that make them weapons.

 

[W. Anderson]

So all knives and guns are weapons. Because you can kill with them. If that's all that makes a weapon then everything is a weapon
A rock, trash can, rubber gloves, toothpicks, a sack of door knobs and certainly automobiles

Its all about intent. If you carry it for the purpose of stopping a human or animal it is a weapon. A sack of doorknobs is absolutely a weapon if you have it to cause damage to life or limb. Context, man. Context.

 

[W. Anderson]

I like weapons, I hike a lot in remote areas. I arm myself with a firearm designed as a weapon, a knife I consider a fine protective weapon. I often carry another knife as well, to cut things with, in order to keep my weaponized knife keen and sharp. These items make me feel, prepared and capable. I like that feeling.

Yep, I do this. Work knife on the left and defensive knife on the right. Feeling prepared and capable is nice.

 

[W. Anderson]

But target pistols are not weapons? There intended purpose is to shoot papper target's. So not a weapon

No a target pistol is not a weapon unless you use it as one, or intend to do so. Eye of the beholder.

 

[DocJD]

So, in conclusion; a lemon meringue pie is not food or a weapon until I decide to either eat it or shove it into somebody's face .

 

[justjed]

Exactly. YOU make the decision on what task you assign to any inanimate object, whether within design parameters or not.

 

[justjed]

A thing is what it is, just a thing, but it has absolutely zero value until someone uses it. And that value is subjective, based on the opinion of the user as to its suitability for the task for which it was used. Put that tool down, and it becomes just a thing, until called upon to be used again, the only lasting values being the sentiment of the memory of having used it. The tool knows nothing.

 

[W. Anderson]

On topic: I do not feel that Hollywood demonizes knives or firearms, really. They're used by both the good and bad guys pretty equally. I can't think of a modern example where a knife is demonized, although I'll admit that I dont really watch movies often.

 

[Dean51]

Hollywoods not the worst enemy but they play a part.
Main stream news media is not with out fault.
Some knife makers and their customers play a bigger role in why the non knife public views knives as weapons.

I remember when knife users simply opened their knives and used them. Now days people talk of whipping out and deploying their knife, and the resounding clank when it opens, just to cut a box or their lunch.
Mall ninja knives with no purpose, other than tacticool foolishness.

Videos of over weight gentleman slicing hanging meat and balistic gelatin torsos.

Knife names certainly don't help public opinion any.

Combat
Urban Camo Combat
Wolfhawk
Strikar
Parasite
Tactical Automatic
Tactical Service
Eviction
Skull Tactical
Tactical Response Automatic
Godfather
Piranha Virus, Bodyguard, Toxin
Stitch
Praetorian
Breacher
Panzer
Marauder
NAVWAR
Imortal
Chaos
Warcraft
Zombie

 

[stabman]

Knife names certainly don't help public opinion any.

Combat
Urban Camo Combat
Wolfhawk
Strikar
Parasite
Tactical Automatic
Tactical Service
Eviction
Skull Tactical
Tactical Response Automatic
Godfather
Piranha Virus, Bodyguard, Toxin
Stitch
Praetorian
Breacher
Panzer
Marauder
NAVWAR
Imortal
Chaos
Warcraft
Zombie

So now words are the worst enemy of knives?
Quick, time to ban words everybody! The solution has never been more obvious!

 

[shinyedges]

The worst enemy of knives is ignorant people.

 

[stabman]

The worst enemy of knives is ignorant people.

No, the worst enemy of knives is glass cutting boards.
Which are bought by ignorant people...so I guess you are right as well.

 

[shinyedges]

No, the worst enemy of knives is glass cutting boards.
Which are bought by ignorant people...so I guess you are right as well.

Oh yea there is glass and ceramic plates and cutting surfaces Which I've cut on before KNOWING they were bad for my edge I blame my damn knife hobby syndrome which prompts me use my carry knives even though I have excellent kitchen knives just feet away!

 

[shinyedges]

But some how my cpm steels don't crumble away and they live to cut another day, albeit, a wee bit duller But the happiness I get using my knives is worth it!

 

[stabman]

Oh yea there is glass and ceramic plates and cutting surfaces Which I've cut on before KNOWING they were bad for my edge

I was at a friend's house, and had to cut something. I didn't cut it on the counter, because I didn't want to gouge the counter.
But hey, there's a cutting board right over there...
"Clink!" There goes part of the edge on my beautiful knife.

So I check what gives.
"Glass? A GLASS cutting board? Who the %$#@ would make a GLASS cutting board!?!?!?"
I honestly did not know that such a moronic thing existed, so I assumed the cutting board had been made of plastic.

Glass cutting board can be added the list of the world's worst swear words, so vile that I will only use it in the direst of situations.
Like if we're all gonna be nuked, and I see the missile coming in. Appropriate last words would be "Oh, glass cutting board."

 

[shinyedges]

I was at a friend's house, and had to cut something. I didn't cut it on the counter, because I didn't want to gouge the counter.
But hey, there's a cutting board right over there...
"Clink!" There goes part of the edge on my beautiful knife.

So I check what gives.
"Glass? A GLASS cutting board? Who the %$#@ would make a GLASS cutting board!?!?!?"
I honestly did not know that such a moronic thing existed, so I assumed the cutting board had been made of plastic.

Glass cutting board can be added the list of the world's worst swear words, so vile that I will only use it in the direst of situations.
Like if we're all gonna be nuked, and I see the missile coming in. Appropriate last words would be "Oh, glass cutting board."

Glass cutting board is up there with sock sheaths.

 

[stabman]

Glass cutting board is up there with sock sheaths.

True, the sock sheath is another invention it boggled my brain to witness.

 

[justjed]

That's how you know you're still normal.

 

[palonej]

Your CPM steels didn’t crumble when used???
I sliced a pizza for me and my sons on Football Sunday with a Ti Millie and it’s edge actually burst into flame.....Gasbagger was right!!!

Maybe it was because I used a chopping motion???

But some how my cpm steels don't crumble away and they live to cut another day, albeit, a wee bit duller But the happiness I get using my knives is worth it!