Timeline for What kind of arrow would knock someone over?
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| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:49 | comment | added | JBH | Oh, no argument at all. The reason I remarked about the importance of the blunt weapon is that a fair number of shows (e.g. Mythbusters) and YouTube videos have proven that there's pretty much no momentum you can apply to a sharp something that will knock someone off their feet. Momentum is equally important to the blunt projectile, but not independently important. | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:22 | comment | added | Zeiss Ikon | @Rebar I'm confident that a two meter spear that can stand up to being launched from a scorpion will mass more than a kilogram. Just the blunt head would be close to that figure. | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:22 | vote | accept | Rebar | ||
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:21 | comment | added | Zeiss Ikon | @JBH But yes, you need both: enough momentum to impart some minimum velocity to the target warrior, and a way to avoid "wasting" that momentum by punching a hole right through (though punching a hole is historically more effective at discouraging enemies). | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:20 | comment | added | Rebar | Do you know how much such a spear would weigh? | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:17 | comment | added | JBH | The most important statement in this answer is, "load it with a blunt head spear." | |
| Dec 6, 2022 at 19:13 | history | answered | Zeiss Ikon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |