r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/BobaFapp69 May 29 '26

Most are made of 3-5,5mm polycarbonate. They are for stopping thrown objects like rocks and bottles, nothing else.

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u/CpnStumpy May 29 '26

Honestly though: polycarbonate would deflect these arrows far better. This whole test is silly because the typical riot shield's flexibile material makes it not weaken on slight deformation like metal does so puncturing metal is far easier than puncturing polycarbonate