The lightsaber equivalent of this: http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/images/swords/519dCi4vUmL__AA280_.jpg
Originally posted by Retired Debater
The lightsaber equivalent of this: http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/images/swords/519dCi4vUmL__AA280_.jpg
No offense, but that would never work.
See, you'd think that two blades would give twice the cutting power. But it wouldn't, since every time you swung it, the energy of the strike would be spread and thus weakened across two cutting edges instead of being focused on one single edge.
The result? A sword that's twice as heavy while offering no extra cutting power.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
No offense, but that would never work.See, you'd think that two blades would give twice the cutting power. But it wouldn't, since every time you swung it, the energy of the strike would be spread and thus weakened across two cutting edges instead of being focused on one single edge.
The result? A sword that's twice as heavy while offering no extra cutting power.
With a lightsaber it would work, though. The blades don't cut.
Also, wouldn't that be a better piercing weapon? It's going through the armor (or cloth or whatever) anyway, and this way produces a bigger entry wound.
Spot on, though.