Titanium Ice Pick....Suhweet!

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Just received a Titanium Ice Pick from Robert over at Survival Sheath.
WWW.SURVIVALSHEATH.COM is his addy.

I ordered a neck sheath for it as well. It could be converted to IWB with a loop if necessary.

Do I need an Ice Pick? Nope. Probably not. But when has "need" ever come up in my checklist for new gear?

The handle is very comfortable in the hand. Wouldn't hurt to put a little skateboard tape on it. The "blade" portion is about 4.75" long.
Very pointed. I mean VERY pointed.

I realize that the Ice Pick is very specialized. I can deal with that. It wouldn't hurt to have it as a last ditch type sort of tool.
It is so light, you probably won't even notice you have it on.



:) :D :D :)
 
Hey you never know when you might have to fight a robot. Jam that titanium right through it's steel armor and into it's circuit boards.
 
Originally posted by Zytif
Hey you never know when you might have to fight a robot. Jam that titanium right through it's steel armor and into it's circuit boards.
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Funny you should mention that.

I also keep a 16 ounce bottled water on me to protect myself from such.

I also had a priest bless it.
(I am not Catholic, but you can't be too careful.)
 
And if they're water-proof athiest robots, just poke 'em with your titanium icepick.
 
It would be a real thrill to see the titanium pick bend, break or crack when it hit that steel! (I've never seen anyone successfully stab an oak board with a stick of butter at room temperature)
 
That is too funny! Depleted Uranium icepicks would probably be a little difficult to obtain. I bet that would be real expensive. My mother works for the Department of Defense as an ammunition inspector of DU APFSDS ("sabot") rounds. I'll have to see what the going rate would be for a few ounces of the stuff.:eek:
 
She doesn't handle it directly, but she does have to wear a dosimeter. I know Depleted Uranium is not supposed to be radioactive (hence the "Depleted" part), but they make the employees wear dosimeters, and those that do handle it wear respirators with eye protection, gloves, and disposable coveralls. I guess that is to prevent accidental ingestion, inhalation or insinuation of dust/shavings/etc.
 
I'm not sure but I think depleted just means it was taken from toxic waste sites. Like it's the left over stuff. I don't think Uranium is just naturally radioactive. The military uses depleted uranium because it's cheaper than natuaral/pure uranium. And they like the toxic part because it's more destructive. But I'm not an expert on the subject. So I could be totally wrong.
 
I think you would definitely notice a big weight difference of an ice pick made of depleted uranium since it is extremely dense. Depleted uranium is what is left over when most of the highly radioactive types (isotopes) of uranium are removed for use as nuclear fuel or nuclear weapons. The depleted uranium used in armor-piercing munitions and in enhanced armor protection for some Abrams tanks is also used in civilian industry, primarily for stabilizers in airplanes and boats. So, the DU Icepick might not be as versatile a tool. I think I'd rather go for one made out of kryponite, in case superman tries to jack me. :D
 
Uranium is naturally radioactive. Depleted Uranium is obtained from "Green Salts", which is the leftover (no longer radioactive) uranium from reactors. If you've ever seen DU, it's got this strange greenish tinge to it.
 
Why would the military want the "no longer radio-active" uranium? I thought they used DU for anti-tank missles. And I thought the toxic part aided in a more explosive effect. Wasn't that the whole Idea behind DU?
 
It's not the radioactive parts they want. They use it because it high-density and strengh. Used as a projectile, it can penetrate through both sides of a tank without slowing down much. If that projectile is shot through a tank at a high enough speed, it creates enough heat to fry everything inside, and enough vacuum to suck everything out the exit hole. You get the picture.
 
What Burchtree said, except that the penetrator of "sabot" rounds goes white hot when it starts to penetrate armor, melting the armor and itself. When the penetrator, now nearly liquid, enters the interior of the target vehicle, it blows molten, liquid steel and uranium throughout the interior, burning people, wiring, cooking off ammunition, etc. The toxic effects of residual uranium dust was noticed when coalition troops who entered their "kills" got sick from the exposure. Nasty stuff.
 
Interesting about depleted uranium. Now if we can find some depleted kryptonite. Or better yet, radioactive adamantium.
 
I'm sorry I took part in the hi-jacking. Back to your Icepick -- I'll bet it's pant-crapping wicked scary. :)

By the way, what the hell is adamantium?
 
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