Yes, that seems fair. These are not tests to see how much force is required to break the knife. The spine whacks seem pretty hard, but within what I'd expect a good lock/knife to withstand.
I can't think of any real-life situations where I'd be giving the knife this kind of abuse, but it could be an indication that long-term heavy use, not abuse, would also cause the knife to fail. Middling short-term abuse can be a proxy for long-term use.
The cutting at the beginning of the test is especially interesting. It puts a lot of pressure on the pivot, and it loosened right up, probably contributing to the lock failure. The tip seemed to break off too easily.
To some extent, I don't really care. I don't like the Manix 2, but I love the Manix, which I would guess would pass this testing easily.
The Military, another favorite, might fail, especially the tip pry test, but I don't care because a thin tip is very useful. There is a strength trade off, but for me the extra utility of a pointy point outweighs the loss of strength. I don't see any extra utility in the Manix 2's tip to offset its quick breakage, but maybe it is tempered harder than the Grip and so the extra utility would be better edge holding. Don't know.
It seems iffy that the Military's liner lock would stand up well, but in normal use it does everything I need and it's easy to use.
The tests are interesting and fair, but not scientific. Still, it gives everyone some useful information that will be more relevant to some than others.
