Physics question

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Does Ben Carson's knife account hold up?

[snooper2]

1. I could duplicate it mythbusters style...but he said it broke or some shit

It doesn't really matter...


mumble mouth won't be around or in the news in a couple more months LOL

[jberryhill]

2. As a physics proposition?

If you are referring to the Trump demonstration that it "can't happen", then sure it can.

We don't know anything about the knife or the belt buckle. Cheap knife? Big buckle? Sure.

The real question is who gives shit about Carson's fabulous stories. His biography, like those of other Biblical characters, isn't meant to be taken literally.

Here's your knife:



And here's your belt buckle:



Have at it.

Will it break? Probably.

[Buzz Clik]

9. ,,

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[unc70]

10. Carson described it as a camping knife

Those knives are a lot sturdier than the one you show. Even the folding "scout" style are quite sturdy.

[longship]

3. Lying liars are gonna lie.

(To roughly quote Al Franken.)

No physics required. (And I graduated in physics.)

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. I think it's bizzare (as usual w/ rightwingers) that one's viability as a cadidate rests on the need

...for a story about an attempt to stab someone to be true.

[jberryhill]

14. Trump nailed that one pretty good

Yes! Yes! I DID try to kill my mother with a hammer! Elect me!

What a farce.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I just took a good physic...

which is pretty close to any of Carson's stories.

[unc70]

6. Breaking the blade? No.

It really isn't much about physics, just common sense. Breaking the blade with a thrust against a large solid object is nearly impossible. It would deflect to the side.

The belt buckle would not be very solid. It would give some against the stomach, reducing the force.

When Carson was challenged on his story, he said he had thrown the knife. The odds are really against a thrown knive having the right angle or the force to break the blade.

[yardwork]

8. He said he threw the knife and it broke in the belt buckle?

[unc70]

12. Yes, Carson said he THREW the knife

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-stabbing_563c1115e4b0b24aee49cb2f

It is the kind of fantasy story a little kid would tell.

[yardwork]

15. Carson has narcissistic personality disorder, imo.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. I'll take a stab at it.

Just kidding.

[packman]

13. Puns 101

Ben will never buckle down under pressure when put under the knife

[Buzz Clik]

11. Carson is a compulsive liar.

The Republicans don't seem to care.