not2sharp
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Hey, those darn things can be made to cut.
:thumbdn: Read more here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060320/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_shiite_holiday_5
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Security Tight As Shiites Gather at Shrine (flogging selves with cheap knives)
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Hey, those darn things can be made to cut.
:thumbdn: Read more here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060320/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_shiite_holiday_5
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Well Frost Cutlery oughta be happy about that
However, it has been my experience that the shear force of air and gravity alone on these blades cause them to fall apart in mid air. I guess it's a built in safety catch. You can't hit yourself TOO hard with these POS' or you'll break your knife and look like a mook
Jake
However, it has been my experience that the shear force of air and gravity alone on these blades cause them to fall apart in mid air. I guess it's a built in safety catch. You can't hit yourself TOO hard with these POS' or you'll break your knife and look like a mookJake
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Maybe we should send Dave/Satori and or Cliff Stamp over and see if we can get them to switch to cheap boom boxes and cement blocks. That looks painful
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Shiites....hmmmm. What would they be if they lost one of their eyes (i's) doing this self flaggelation?
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not2sharp said:Hey, those darn things can be made to cut.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060320/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_shiite_holiday_5
n2s
It's a wonder that they haven't beaten this one fellow for using a real U.S.A. SABER to flaggelate himself.
It appears that there are several Atlanta Cutlery Products in use there.
Guys you are looking at it from the wrong perspective. The participants need to draw blood but they don't wan't to incapacitate themself after one cut.
That's why they use dull blades, it looks impressive, the cuts are bloody but shallow, and they wan't to survive to do it again next year.
So they need to use low grade knives with dull blades.
Maybe we could all chip in and send them some high quality cutting steel. Then we can see how long they will cut them self with those knives, if the first cut sinks in 2 inches deep.
That's why they use dull blades, it looks impressive, the cuts are bloody but shallow, and they wan't to survive to do it again next year.
So they need to use low grade knives with dull blades.
Maybe we could all chip in and send them some high quality cutting steel. Then we can see how long they will cut them self with those knives, if the first cut sinks in 2 inches deep.
