QVC Accident Video

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I heard that there is a video floating online from a QVC knife sgment gone bad. In the segment, a host, while attempting to prove the strength of a stainless sword snaps the blade and injures himself. Can anybody here give me the link to that? Thanks
 
Tom Odell does the PAX network I believe and I do believe he's on tonight at 1am. Yup I have never seen that vid but it is both funny/ironic(cuz the crappy sword did what crappy swords do...fail) and disturbing that this could have happened at home with some kid and it could have been worse.
 
barrabas74 said:
Tom Odell does the PAX network I believe and I do believe he's on tonight at 1am. Yup I have never seen that vid but it is both funny/ironic(cuz the crappy sword did what crappy swords do...fail) and disturbing that this could have happened at home with some kid and it could have been worse.
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Goes to reiterate that those cheap swords are for display, not use. Reminds me of the old saying about not using wood guns in ernest. I am going to share that video with a friend who believes those things are high quality, and are capable of taking force.

Thanks. You would think these guys know the limits of their merchandise.
 
Well, better he tried slamming the side of a blade on a table, rather then depending on offering the side of the blade in a live blade parry.

Did the guy get cut or is he a drama queen?
 
LOL! That is priceless.

Way those guys slaw some of those knives around I would say they were long overdue.
 
Did anyone ever hear how bad he was injured? I love showing that video to people who think those swords are cool.
 
I just re-watched that video today, along with the GI Joe redubs. One of my favorite internet moments.
 
mp510 said:
I heard that there is a video floating online from a QVC knife sgment gone bad. In the segment, a host, while attempting to prove the strength of a stainless sword snaps the blade and injures himself. Can anybody here give me the link to that? Thanks
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The sword didn't snap because it was made of stainless steel!:rolleyes:
It snapped because it's a cheap wall-hanger! You're not supposed to use it. It's designed to hang on a wall and look pretty! It's designed so that people who don't know a damn thing about swords can look at it and be impressed! ...... "Ooooo, so pretty!":mad:
 
He seemed like he was just being a wuss. There's no way that thing cut him real bad just bouncing into him like that.

Plus did you see how poorly the grind is on that sword? You can see how it's not straight or anything . What junk. ;)
 
Monocrom - Actually the sword did snap because it was made out of stainless steel, which is the main reason why it is a cheap wallhanger. Stainless steel, characterized as such due to its chromium content, is much more brittle than high carbon steel. The chromium bonds between the grain of the steel, making it shinier and more resistant to corrosion and rust, but also weakening the bond between the grain, thus making it brittle. Although this is okay in knives, when the blade is of a longer length, like that of a sword, it is much more likely to shatter like glass upon impact. Although I have seen one or two exceptions to this rule, for safety's sake no form of stainless steel should be taken seriously when in a blade of a length greater than two feet.
 
I love the dumbass that comes on afterwards and says "we may need emergency surgery in the studio."
 
Monocrom said:
The sword didn't snap because it was made of stainless steel!:rolleyes:
It snapped because it's a cheap wall-hanger! You're not supposed to use it. It's designed to hang on a wall and look pretty! It's designed so that people who don't know a damn thing about swords can look at it and be impressed! ...... "Ooooo, so pretty!":mad:
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Definetely didn't word it right. I should have said what you said. My fault.
 
Yeah, what is with the idiot that comes on after the guy and looks like he's really uneducated?
 
Joe Dirt said:
Yeah, what is with the idiot that comes on after the guy and looks like he's really uneducated?
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Thats Odell. As in " Odell, I think I'm hit pretty bad Odell"

HAHHAHAHA - I love to rewind right up to the snap and replay it over and over and over - ahahahahahahaha

What a numbnutz - why would you rap a sword on a corner of the desk regardless if its cheap or not. Thats the best way to snap any sword if it takes too strong a hit there. :D
 
GFarrell3 said:
Thats Odell. As in " Odell, I think I'm hit pretty bad Odell"
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No kidding. The funny part is, he just comes out and says "Uh..uh..we..uh, may need some emergency surgery in the studio :thumbup:. "
 
JackFuller said:
Monocrom - Actually the sword did snap because it was made out of stainless steel, which is the main reason why it is a cheap wallhanger. Stainless steel, characterized as such due to its chromium content, is much more brittle than high carbon steel. The chromium bonds between the grain of the steel, making it shinier and more resistant to corrosion and rust, but also weakening the bond between the grain, thus making it brittle. Although this is okay in knives, when the blade is of a longer length, like that of a sword, it is much more likely to shatter like glass upon impact. Although I have seen one or two exceptions to this rule, for safety's sake no form of stainless steel should be taken seriously when in a blade of a length greater than two feet.
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Actually no, the sword did not snap just because it was stainless steel. The sword snapped because it is a poorly made, cheap decorative sword. Even if it was a carbon steel that would make no difference, with a cheap wall hanger like that.
 
My favorite is when he's like "The nice things about these swords is (snap) OOHHH that hurt, that hurt big time."
 
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