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I don't like Gail Simone but she's absolutely right.
If a single Superman punch doesn't make her bleed, yet a bullet is shown to penetrate her skin, all else being equal, that would have to mean that the bullet produces more pressure than Superman's fist.
Lol. Fiction Writers. Rarely well informed.
Originally posted by Reacting2
I know about his blunt force durability, but he seems to be weak when it comes to sharp objects..
There is no such thing.
Pressure is what produces cuts.
A planet exploding produces a shit ton more pressure than something like a bullet.
Seriously, words like 'blunt' durability vs 'piercing' durability have no basis in reality. Likewise the word 'sharp' vs 'blunt' isn't really meaningful either, as those terms are relative.
A sword maybe considered 'sharp' to us, but it will be considered 'blunt' to something that is smaller than the width of the sword's edge.
Can a hammer cut better than a sword? Yes. Provided that it is swung with enough force to overcompensate for the fact that it has a greater striking area. Since Pressure is simply Force divided by Area.
Originally posted by CosmicCometthe sword would still cut better if it was swung with as much force as the hammer. 😬Can a hammer cut better than a sword? Yes. Provided that it is swung with enough force to overcompensate for the fact that it has a greater striking area. Since Pressure is simply Force divided by Area.
your argument is flawed tbh, pressure indeed cause cuts but its related to the sharpness in order to find what will cause cuts.
throwing a basket ball will not cut you, but throwing a needle with much less pressure will.
you make no sense
Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
the sword would still cut better if it was swung with as much force as the hammer. 😬
Idiot. I didn't say SAME force.
If they are swung at the same force, obviously the one with the smaller surface area provides more pressure. Since pressure is just a matter of force divided by area.
I said you have to swing the hammer with enough force to OVERcompensate for the fact that its surface area is wider.
your argument is flawed tbh, pressure indeed cause cuts but its related to the sharpness in order to find what will cause cuts.
You're not even understanding basic arithmetic. Your comprehension is flawed, and that has nothing to do with me.
Force and Area are both the components that determine Pressure.
It's a matter of simple division. Ergo, more pressure, easier penetration.
throwing a basket ball will not cut you, but throwing a needle with much less pressure will.
You aren't even using the terminology right.
A needle is not going to produce a cut if it produce LESS pressure than a basket. Pressure is what causes the cut in the first place. You mean FORCE.
The needle can be thrown with a lot less force than a basket and still cause a cut, but if the basket is thrown with more force, it can compensate for its greater surface area.
you make no sense
You're dumb as phuck.
Originally posted by CosmicComet
Tell me, what, exactly, did you not understand?Is simple arithmetic too difficult a concept to grasp?
Piercing durability exist weather you like it or not.
a hammer cannot cut like a knife can, if the hammer had enough PSI applied to it( like the psi on the tip of a sword when pressure is applied), it will destroy the object you are trying to cut unless its HUGE
so no a hammer will not cut hulk better that a sword,
taking a large chunk out of hulks body is not "cutting" him
Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
Piercing durability exist weather you like it or not.
No. It does not. It's basically a misconception that has propagated since the early DnD days.
PSI is PSI. Everything produces PSI.
Pressure is the only thing (disregarding heat for a second), that causes damage in the first place. Force does nothing if its applied over too wide an area.
There is no magical, unexplained quality about a sword or a knife that makes for better cutting ability. It's just easier to do with a smaller surface area.
a hammer cannot cut like a knife can, if the hammer had enough PSI applied to it( like the psi on the tip of a sword when pressure is applied), it will destroy the object you are trying to cut unless its HUGE
What, exactly, is your point meant to be?
What you aren't understanding is that a cut is not determined by how thin the area of damage is. A cut means penetration period.
If a hammer and knife are both swung in such a way that the pressure is equivalent, then the end result is simply that the hammer will produce a wider cut than the knife would. This is actually preferable, obviously, since its more damage.
Oh, and one more thing. PSI is a unit of pressure. You wouldn't be 'applying pressure' on the sword to produce PSI, moron, you're applying Force to produce PSI.
so no a hammer will not cut hulk better that a sword,
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A hammer will cut the hulk butter than a sword if its swung with enough force to produce more pressure than a sword.
That's it. Pressure is what determines penetration in this situation.
taking a large chunk out of hulks body is not "cutting" him
Yes. It is.
Cutting is breaching the skin by the base definition. That's it. And taking away chunks of something comes by way of a 'cut' being produced in the first place.