Katana Vs. Water Cutter: Slow Motion Showcase Pt. 2

This is how you prove the superiority of a technology. With laser-like precision cutting. Or, better, laser-like precision non-cutting. On TV. In Japan.

P.S. This is a follow up to Katana Vs. Bullet. That rocked too.

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5 Responses to “Katana Vs. Water Cutter: Slow Motion Showcase Pt. 2”

  1. L. says:

    And if they put the sword on its side?

    July 20th, 2006 at 8:02 am

  2. gavinpurcell says:

    Good question L. Perfect example of how TV in Japan readers are smarter than other Amercian-run Japanese TV blog readers.

    July 20th, 2006 at 8:34 am

  3. Ateo Fiel says:

    The point of the experiment is to show how sharp the blade is, not how tough the metal is. Shooting or cutting the blade from the side would fairly pointless since it is not the flat side of the sword used in combat.

    July 21st, 2006 at 12:48 pm

  4. Never Yet Melted » Water Jet Cutter Versus Katana says:

    [...] We’ve all seen the bullet versus katana videos. The same guys evidently did a more recent Japanse television appearance featuring a test of a katana versus a modern industrial water jet cutter. This one is overly long (6:68 minutes), but the sword’s performance is very impressive. [...]

    August 5th, 2006 at 2:16 pm

  5. pwned says:

    gavin and L got pwned. great explaining to them ateo

    September 18th, 2006 at 10:45 am

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