TITLE:        Why Medieval Weapons Are Better Than a Glock Against a Shield 🛡️
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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HOOK (first 3 seconds spoken):
If you fire a Glock at a Roman shield, [music] you might think the bullet would

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FULL SCRIPT:
If you fire a Glock at a Roman shield, [music] you might think the bullet would go right through. But, Roman shields were made of wood, leather, and metal designed to absorb the energy of arrows and swords. So, when a bullet hits the shield, it penetrates [music] the outer layers, which slow it down before stopping it completely. But, if you swapped your Glock for a falx with a curved tip, you'd be able to strike the warrior behind the shield without even penetrating it.

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TIMED:
[000.00] If you fire a Glock at a Roman shield,
[001.96] [music] you might think the bullet would
[003.24] go right through. But, Roman shields
[005.16] were made of wood, leather, and metal
[007.24] designed to absorb the energy of arrows
[009.16] and swords. So, when a bullet hits the
[010.96] shield, it penetrates [music] the outer
[012.56] layers, which slow it down before
[014.20] stopping it completely. But, if you
[015.68] swapped your Glock for a falx with a
[017.24] curved tip, you'd be able to strike the
[019.00] warrior behind the shield without even
[020.72] penetrating it.
