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Originally posted by Ripsaw
I'm going to call out two statements made in this thread.
The first is that the PSI generated by a blow from nunchaku is similar to that of a stick. That would be acceptable if both the speed and mass of both weapons were identical. However, the nunchaku is moving significantly faster than the stick based on the pivot point. If someone more versed in physics could lend a hand I'd appreciate it. Either way, sticks hurt, chucks hurt.
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Yes chucks do travel faster due to the pivot point which would generate more force than a stick. That is the point of flail weapons. In contrast the pivot point also means at the point of contact more of the generated force is bounced back ("every action has an equal and opposite reaction"). So chucks produce more force but lose that force on contact. I dont have access to the knowledge about which would do more damage based on these principles. Others might know.