Senior Member
Registered: 08-07-06
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Now uggae please read the post above you by fulltit which concludes with MB should get a real Samurai swordsman using a real Samurai sword and test the story / myth on Buster X 5. And answer me with where the MB will get a real Samurai swordsman using a real Samurai sword please.
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Senior Member
Registered: 08-19-05
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Alright, I see your point, lol.
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Senior Member
Registered: 01-31-08
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There is no myth here. Katanass and other swords have been known to cut peoples heads off in one stroke. One of the early posts mentioned the Mythbusters show with the lawn mower blade. Well a lawnmower blade is not a katana. A katana is a very sharp, highly polished blade. The importance of being sharp is obvious but many people forget abtout the polished sides. A blade with rough sides will not cut nearly as well as friction will occur. The rape of Nanking link does work that was mentioned above also. Again there is nothing magical about katanas or samurai. Just a very well built sword with (hopefully) an adept user and cutting someone's head off can be done. As part of their training they do make analogs of human bodies. I suppose if the Mythbusters wanted to they could make their own also. Then they could find an accomplished martial artist and"prove" that it can be done.
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Senior Member
Registered: 06-15-08
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[quote]answer me with where the MB will get a real Samurai swordsman using a real Samurai sword please.[/quote] *points to portal marked "Anime Realm"* Pretty easily. Just bribe someone. *Portal sputters and dies* ...Shoot. Um, bring an electrician.
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Senior Member
Registered: 02-17-08
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In feudal Japan swords were tested on criminals. The top rating was a 5 body blade indicating that it successfully cut through 5 bodies. Also a katana can slice completely through a body from entering at an oblique angle at the shoulder and exiting just above the hip.
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