Posted on 06/15/2009 12:12:09 PM PDT by pissant
The first “anti-stab” knife is to go on sale in Britain, designed to work as normal in the kitchen but to be ineffective as a weapon.
The knife has a rounded edge instead of a point and will snag on clothing and skin to make it more difficult to stab someone.
It was invented by industrial designer John Cornock, who was inspired by a documentary in which doctors advocated banning traditional knives.
Mr Cornock, 42, from Swindon, said that the knife will cut vegetables, but will make it almost impossible to stab someone to death and will reduce the risk of accidental injuries.
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UK a nation of eunachs.
lmao
So I guess any kind of meat is out of the question then? So much for a nice juicy steak for dinner.
I don’t know about the UK, but lawn darts are pretty much “out-lawed” here in the U.S.
Probably illegal anyway.
Effective December 19, 1988, all lawn darts are banned from sale in the United States.
Knives of Islam - only useful for slitting a helpless victim’s throat.
I hate to think of what the Duke of Wellington would say - or do - if confronted with modern-day Britain.
WE GOTTA SAVE THE CHIL'REN!
It appears they have successfully saved their subjects from knives, but when will the “anti-stab” screwdriver and anti-stab scissors be available; or the “anti-pound” hammer?
I reckon sharp sticks are are next on the list.
The latest brainstorm from the Spork Demilitarization Bureau.
Those knives will stab just fine, imo. Particularly the bottom one.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/02/2261965.htm
I’ll bet it can saw somone’s head off though.
Next up; a knife that you will be able to cut soft butter with, but impossible for a criminal to use to slash a neck, or a suicidal person to slash their wrists.
Terrorists are going Arab Street!
It will take them much longer to behead you.
The cost to video the event is getting expensive.
I’ll bet it can saw somone’s head off though.
Dont worry there will so be a law banning the modification of these knives into semi-autocratic pointed knives..
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