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NewbSaibot
Profile Joined May 2004
3849 Posts
November 26 2006 09:04 GMT
#201
I find it hard to believe anyone here has ever defended themselves against baseball bat or knife attacks, so it's funny watching everyone present this moment by moment timeline of exactly what will happen when 1 swings or the other, but the biggest crux of this stupid argument is the fact that both men are equally skilled. Theres not going to be a wild crazy swing that misses and is followed up with a stab to the gut, because the batman would already see this coming. Therefore all you can look at is the weapon. A baseball bat by itself is more damaging in one hit than a knife against anything. Against a tree, against bricks, against a car, and against the human body. You place a baseball bat and a knife side by side on a table and give someone one hit against an object and ask them which of the items will do the most damage, what do you think theyre going to pick? A knife cant do shit unless used repeatedly, i.e. multiple stabbings. All it takes is one hit from a baseball bat ANYWHERE on the body and you are essentially worthless at this point. You arent going to block a bat with your arm, because your entire arm is going to cave in and your whole body is going to contort to the impact and flail over on the ground as the bat moves through you like a battering ram.
I went to the chippy last night and only orderd chips because I knew I could get fish from her bushy plate.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36402 Posts
November 26 2006 10:06 GMT
#202
i agree with newbsaibot

after getting hit once by someone who isn't a weakling swinging with a bat, you are basically incapable of doing anything else. all these people saying "absorb" or "block" the bat swing simply have never taken a bat to the arm or side before. yeah ok, you'll block it with your arm, which will shatter into many pieces and you'll still be able to run and stab the bat guy, sure.

and theres no fucking way he's going to miss with the bat. i mean you're not fucking mario or ryu from streetfighter, you are normal human being who cannot move fast enough to dodge a bat.

this is whats going to happen. bat guy walks up to you, swings, hits you, you maybe or maybe not get off a slash or stab at his arms or shoulder or leg or whatever. once you get hit once and some bones break or you are stunned, its over because the next time you're getting hit in the head.
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AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
November 26 2006 10:13 GMT
#203
i'm not about to read through 11 pages, but i can tell you i've been cracked with a bat before and it didn't kill me. with a knife, you could just lunge and one cut to the throat = gg. plus, there's a longer swing time with a bat.
r.i.p. Bud Shank May 27, 1926 - April 2, 2009
Freezer_au
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
Australia1461 Posts
November 26 2006 10:15 GMT
#204
Anyone remember the scene from Pulp Fiction where he chooses the Samarai sword over the other weapons? :D
AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
November 26 2006 10:21 GMT
#205
samurai sword > chainsaw ez
r.i.p. Bud Shank May 27, 1926 - April 2, 2009
NewbSaibot
Profile Joined May 2004
3849 Posts
November 26 2006 10:27 GMT
#206
On November 26 2006 19:13 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
i'm not about to read through 11 pages, but i can tell you i've been cracked with a bat before and it didn't kill me. with a knife, you could just lunge and one cut to the throat = gg. plus, there's a longer swing time with a bat.
Ok so you've been hit by a bat (we'll go ahead and assume it was by a very strong martial arts practitioner), have you ever been stabbed with a knife? Theres only two places youre going to die relatively quickly when stabbed with a knife, the heart or the neck. And whaddya know, those are two of the most difficult if not down right impossible places to successfully and coordinately pinpoint a strike.
I went to the chippy last night and only orderd chips because I knew I could get fish from her bushy plate.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17082 Posts
November 26 2006 10:29 GMT
#207
But don't you get +10 style points from using the knife? I mean, it even has a sexy name. It's not just any knife, it's a butterfly knife. Goddamn, if I were the batter I'd shit my pants just going up against such a sexy weapon.
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AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
November 26 2006 10:36 GMT
#208
On November 26 2006 19:27 NewbSaibot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2006 19:13 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
i'm not about to read through 11 pages, but i can tell you i've been cracked with a bat before and it didn't kill me. with a knife, you could just lunge and one cut to the throat = gg. plus, there's a longer swing time with a bat.
Ok so you've been hit by a bat (we'll go ahead and assume it was by a very strong martial arts practitioner), have you ever been stabbed with a knife? Theres only two places youre going to die relatively quickly when stabbed with a knife, the heart or the neck. And whaddya know, those are two of the most difficult if not down right impossible places to successfully and coordinately pinpoint a strike.


no, i've never been stabbed. i'd be dead. my point exactly. and how hard is it to stab someone in the neck? i don't really know how to argue that, i'm missing how it's so hard.
plus, the first thing i would do is get the bat out of the other guy hand's (which would be alot easier than trying to take a knife)
r.i.p. Bud Shank May 27, 1926 - April 2, 2009
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 26 2006 10:50 GMT
#209
On November 26 2006 18:04 NewbSaibot wrote:
I find it hard to believe anyone here has ever defended themselves against baseball bat or knife attacks, so it's funny watching everyone present this moment by moment timeline of exactly what will happen when 1 swings or the other, but the biggest crux of this stupid argument is the fact that both men are equally skilled. Theres not going to be a wild crazy swing that misses and is followed up with a stab to the gut, because the batman would already see this coming. Therefore all you can look at is the weapon. A baseball bat by itself is more damaging in one hit than a knife against anything. Against a tree, against bricks, against a car, and against the human body. You place a baseball bat and a knife side by side on a table and give someone one hit against an object and ask them which of the items will do the most damage, what do you think theyre going to pick? A knife cant do shit unless used repeatedly, i.e. multiple stabbings. All it takes is one hit from a baseball bat ANYWHERE on the body and you are essentially worthless at this point. You arent going to block a bat with your arm, because your entire arm is going to cave in and your whole body is going to contort to the impact and flail over on the ground as the bat moves through you like a battering ram.


Thats the stupidest experiment ever. Its not about who will do more damage against a wall. If you honestly believe that if someone takes a knife and is allowed to stab anywhere they want -- and that the victim will not die and will not be significantly hurt, then I don't have any further words to waste on you.

A baseball bat against a person who doesnt strike back, wont dodge, and wont block will one hit ko. almost certainly the person will survive - may even avoid brain damage and have nothing worse thatn a serious concusion. A knife will kill.

But thats beside the point. These guys arent knights, and they arent going to take turns like some retarded version of roshambo. Both will try to block, and both will try to dodge.

The crucial thing to note is that the knife-wielder is the attacker, while the bat-wielder is the defender. I will go for the aggressor in this fight to the death.

To calm all doubt. I will stand face to face with you. Right up close. Just try to hit me hard. Like siege tanks against zealots.
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uhjoo
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)1740 Posts
November 26 2006 10:57 GMT
#210
why do i find this thread so damn hilarious

it's literally rolling on the floor laughing hilarious
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Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
November 26 2006 10:59 GMT
#211
hmm

i'd go with bat, by the time you get close eneogh to stab, your gonna get smacked somewhere with a freaking bat.

the knife wielder isnt super man. hell if he was i'm sure he could just be like i'm super man and the other guy would shit himself to death.

if you get hit with bat, it hurts. you slow down/stop/get stunned, get hit again, hurts more

rinse and repeat


btw i think flipping the bat would work best
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Mortality
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States4790 Posts
November 26 2006 11:17 GMT
#212
GoogleFight is flawed. See here for this proof as to why:
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=m-16&word2=knife
Even though this Proleague bullshit has been completely bogus, I really, really, really do not see how Khan can lose this. I swear I will kill myself if they do. - nesix before KHAN lost to eNature
ZaplinG
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States3818 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-11-26 11:32:18
November 26 2006 11:28 GMT
#213
Knife takes more skill than a bat to do damage

I choose the bat.

Unless the person with the knife is very nimble and the person with the bat has 20/120 vision and not wearing his glasses.
Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free
miyavi
Profile Joined September 2006
Canada245 Posts
November 26 2006 11:28 GMT
#214
even skill level, person with a bat will have reach advantage so therefore bat>butterfly knife
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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-11-26 11:33:56
November 26 2006 11:33 GMT
#215
On November 26 2006 20:28 ZaplinG wrote:
Knife takes more skill than a bat to do damage

I choose the bat.

Unless the person with the knife is very nimble and the person with the bat has 20/120 vision and not wearing his glasses.


How much skill do you think it takes to stab someone?

I'll say it again. If knife fighter gets close, its gg for the bat guy.
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
November 26 2006 11:34 GMT
#216
On November 26 2006 19:59 Yogurt wrote:

btw i think flipping the bat would work best


nice.
r.i.p. Bud Shank May 27, 1926 - April 2, 2009
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-11-26 11:36:49
November 26 2006 11:36 GMT
#217
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
NewbSaibot
Profile Joined May 2004
3849 Posts
November 26 2006 11:41 GMT
#218
On November 26 2006 19:50 fusionsdf wrote:
A baseball bat against a person who doesnt strike back, wont dodge, and wont block will one hit ko. almost certainly the person will survive - may even avoid brain damage and have nothing worse thatn a serious concusion.
You obviously have absolutely no concept of human fragility, so i too am done with this conversation.
I went to the chippy last night and only orderd chips because I knew I could get fish from her bushy plate.
ZaplinG
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States3818 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-11-26 11:46:20
November 26 2006 11:45 GMT
#219
On November 26 2006 20:33 fusionsdf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2006 20:28 ZaplinG wrote:
Knife takes more skill than a bat to do damage

I choose the bat.

Unless the person with the knife is very nimble and the person with the bat has 20/120 vision and not wearing his glasses.


How much skill do you think it takes to stab someone?

I'll say it again. If knife fighter gets close, its gg for the bat guy.


With a knife, its up to luck whether or not you hit something important with your stab

With a bat, you can hit anywhere and just cause massive destruction.

Guy with the bat just cant let the knife man get close. Thats what the battle would be about.
Don't believe the florist when he tells you that the roses are free
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 26 2006 11:47 GMT
#220
On November 26 2006 20:41 NewbSaibot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2006 19:50 fusionsdf wrote:
A baseball bat against a person who doesnt strike back, wont dodge, and wont block will one hit ko. almost certainly the person will survive - may even avoid brain damage and have nothing worse thatn a serious concusion.
You obviously have absolutely no concept of human fragility, so i too am done with this conversation.


Um what? I've been there while someone got struck in the head with a baseball bat.

And that still has absolutely nothing to do with the problem. Both can take out the other in one hit. Im going to assume you believe this.

That doesnt matter. The point is that the batter has a minimum range while the knife fighter doesnt. The max range for the bat isnt long enough to make him invincible. All of his attacks are easier to read than knife attacks.
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
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