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Post by the light works on Jun 18, 2018 16:05:11 GMT
Spike penetration, "borrow" a good size dog, and get a force-meter inside a toy, see what kind of bite force a WolfHusky can manage, then build a replica jaw lie Grant did, and see what it can chew?. and then to really simulate a giant magical snake, get a parrot. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Jun 18, 2018 16:46:59 GMT
Or they could just go to the LA Zoo and see if they can find the bite strength of real world snakes as well as measuring the length of their fangs and getting information as to the largest known species of snakes and the length of their fangs.
(A quick check shows that the largest snake in the LA Zoo is probably a Boa, although San Diego Zoo seems to have an Anaconda)
Starting with real world snakes makes sense, as if such padded armour won't protect against them its not going to protect against anything larger.
Beyond that testing Viking weapons in general makes sense, as these would be the single bladed axe, Sax (short sword or long knife depending on how you look at it), Spear, one handed longsword and bows. This would also allow for testing of padded armours against other types of European weapons, as the rig would be exactly the same.
Heck, if they are testing arrows they might as well test the myth that the Mongols wore silk shirts as these allowed arrows to be more cleanly extracted from a wound and wouldn't leave fragments behind, which could cause infection. (Regardless of if this was true, the REAL reason they wore silk was because it prevented chaffing. The same reason pilots wore silk scarves.)
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Post by ironhold on Jun 18, 2018 16:55:59 GMT
So Ragnar's a go?
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Post by the light works on Jun 18, 2018 17:13:49 GMT
Or they could just go to the LA Zoo and see if they can find the bite strength of real world snakes as well as measuring the length of their fangs and getting information as to the largest known species of snakes and the length of their fangs. (A quick check shows that the largest snake in the LA Zoo is probably a Boa, although San Diego Zoo seems to have an Anaconda) Starting with real world snakes makes sense, as if such padded armour won't protect against them its not going to protect against anything larger. Beyond that testing Viking weapons in general makes sense, as these would be the single bladed axe, Sax (short sword or long knife depending on how you look at it), Spear, one handed longsword and bows. This would also allow for testing of padded armours against other types of European weapons, as the rig would be exactly the same. Heck, if they are testing arrows they might as well test the myth that the Mongols wore silk shirts as these allowed arrows to be more cleanly extracted from a wound and wouldn't leave fragments behind, which could cause infection. (Regardless of if this was true, the REAL reason they wore silk was because it prevented chaffing. The same reason pilots wore silk scarves.) boas and anacondas don't have much in the way of biting ability, since their bite is really only to slow the prey down enough to get a couple coils on it. I think the king cobra is a better example of a large venomous snake. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Jun 18, 2018 17:22:11 GMT
If you can find the story, which isn't included in the link you provided, I'd say there is a fair chance it would be suitable.
It's simple to test, has multiple variations/additions to it regarding padded armours and could provide them with some interesting (and creepy) science about snakes as well as a bit of history. So depending on what they are looking for I'd imagine this might be something they would at least consider. I don't otherwise see any major issues with this.
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Post by the light works on Jun 18, 2018 17:28:22 GMT
I'm also a bit doubtful of whether one can get a snake to bite on a bite strength tester without ethics questions, whereas a dog or parrot bites things for recreation and exercise.
however, most (fanged) venomous snake bites are more of a stab than a chomp, and that might be calculated from strike velocity - though, again, what do you have it strike at without ruffling feathers?
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