Katana vs Broadsword...test cutting- National Geographic

kisak · 22nd September 2009, 03:56 PM

While I guess the actual tests themselves might be nice to show if one encounters someone who, for some reason, have gotten the notion that Europeans words are poor cutters, the program it's all taken from seems to have some severe issues though. "The broadsword relies of brute strength"?

I'm also rather sceptical about the whole "x vs y" concept. I don't think I've ever seen anyone propose a scenario/testing setup which manages even partially to eliminate the majority of other factors, without simultaneously being far too narrow in scope to say anything about the performance of the swords in general.

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22nd September 2009, 03:56 PM	#3
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	While I guess the actual tests themselves might be nice to show if one encounters someone who, for some reason, have gotten the notion that Europeans words are poor cutters, the program it's all taken from seems to have some severe issues though. "The broadsword relies of brute strength"? I'm also rather sceptical about the whole "x vs y" concept. I don't think I've ever seen anyone propose a scenario/testing setup which manages even partially to eliminate the majority of other factors, without simultaneously being far too narrow in scope to say anything about the performance of the swords in general.