Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - has anyone seen the "deadliest warrior" show ?

M ELEY · 28th July 2009, 05:14 AM

I personally like it, despite it's limitations. As a collector whose occupation is in medicine, I can appreciate the sort of CSI effects being displayed. I particularly like when they demonstrate different weapon attacks on that fake torso complete with circulating blood. Gory, but it gets the point across. I have only caught a few episodes, but in general, they seem to be fair with their opinions...but opinions they are. No one would really know who would win a real fight between the two protagonists, even if one culture possessed superior weaponry or armor. Adaptation and strategy have a huge affect as well, after all. So an Apache war club bounces off a gladiator's helmet? That same club delivered to the neck or face would be devastating...

28th July 2009, 05:14 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,072	I personally like it, despite it's limitations. As a collector whose occupation is in medicine, I can appreciate the sort of CSI effects being displayed. I particularly like when they demonstrate different weapon attacks on that fake torso complete with circulating blood. Gory, but it gets the point across. I have only caught a few episodes, but in general, they seem to be fair with their opinions...but opinions they are. No one would really know who would win a real fight between the two protagonists, even if one culture possessed superior weaponry or armor. Adaptation and strategy have a huge affect as well, after all. So an Apache war club bounces off a gladiator's helmet? That same club delivered to the neck or face would be devastating...