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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7805415" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>And, there's another point to remember. Instead of eye, let's use heart. It's REALLY hard to stab someone in the heart. All those pesky bones in the way and, even if you do manage to get between those, that heart is a very dense muscle. It takes a considerable amount of force to puncture a heart to the point where you kill someone. </p><p></p><p>Most people who get stabbed die of blood loss. </p><p></p><p>OTOH, if I'm using a high powered rifle, and I hit you dead center in the chest, I'm going to shatter your ribs, perforate the heart with the shards and probably blow a fairly large exit wound right out the other side. Sure, it doesn't throw you backwards, but, it will kill you PDQ. </p><p></p><p>Yes, you can cut someone's head off with a sword. It IS possible. Just incredibly difficult and, outside of ideal circumstances (as in an execution) virtually impossible. Again, a hit with a high powered rifle to the head or neck is likely going to be fatal unless treated in short order. </p><p></p><p>And, again, this is ignoring things like SF weapons where you have a beam weapon that comes with an AI auto aiming system capable of friend/foe recognition and reflexes that make humans seem like sloths. It's not like weapons get less effective over time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7805415, member: 22779"] And, there's another point to remember. Instead of eye, let's use heart. It's REALLY hard to stab someone in the heart. All those pesky bones in the way and, even if you do manage to get between those, that heart is a very dense muscle. It takes a considerable amount of force to puncture a heart to the point where you kill someone. Most people who get stabbed die of blood loss. OTOH, if I'm using a high powered rifle, and I hit you dead center in the chest, I'm going to shatter your ribs, perforate the heart with the shards and probably blow a fairly large exit wound right out the other side. Sure, it doesn't throw you backwards, but, it will kill you PDQ. Yes, you can cut someone's head off with a sword. It IS possible. Just incredibly difficult and, outside of ideal circumstances (as in an execution) virtually impossible. Again, a hit with a high powered rifle to the head or neck is likely going to be fatal unless treated in short order. And, again, this is ignoring things like SF weapons where you have a beam weapon that comes with an AI auto aiming system capable of friend/foe recognition and reflexes that make humans seem like sloths. It's not like weapons get less effective over time. [/QUOTE]
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