On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 hlg@pacbell.net wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> So, all you Potters with Lexan windows, put your boats in a circle and
> hunker down if the Indians attack with arrows. If they have rifles, just
> put on your Kevlar vest and keep sailing.
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> Harry
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> Sorry, I meant to say "Native Americans."
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> Bill Blohm wrote:
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> >I'd like to point out something about bullets that a lot of
> >people tend to forget. You can fire a gun at a bullet-proof
> >vest and the vest will stop it. But fire an arrow, and it will
> >go thru like a knife thru butter. The bullet mushrooms and that
> >spreads it's force out, the arrowhead doesn't mushroom and
> >apparently better retains it's small point of impact, thus
> >pushing and then slicing through (if a broadhead). Just something
> >to keep in mind when thinking about "my friend fired a XX and it
> >didn't go thru."
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