Dr. Nick Riviera Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 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.He said: “It can never be a totally safe knife, but the idea is you can’t inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone.”The knife is expected to sell for around £40-50 and has been tested with “very favourable” results by the Home Office’s Design and Technology Alliance - set up to research products that can deter crime.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/c...icle6501720.eceNow, If I'm not mistaken, this is the worst example of logic ever portrayed by mankind. my question to you is; Who would be stupid enough to buy one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yeah man, how the f**k could you merk someone with that. What the f**k were they thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 If they were in Tescos and I was shopping for knives and they were the same price as regular ones, I'd buy them.Just to be safe if a baddy broke into my house in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 i believe i can stab someone with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'm pretty sure they'd still be pretty good at slicing someones throat open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 "designed to work as normal in the kitchen but to be ineffective as a weapon."I call bullshit. It's a knife. It has a f**king sharp blade on it. How can that be considered ineffective as a weapon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 An end to knife crime!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 If they were in Tescos and I was shopping for knives and they were the same price as regular ones, I'd buy them.Just to be safe if a baddy broke into my house in the middle of the night.So then you couldn't stab said baddie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Home Office’s Design and Technology Alliance - haha, brilliant! A team of specially selected superheros?It's pretty ridiculous - fair enough about the idea, but how long is it going to take for 'sharp' knives to be completely filted out of production and more so out of peoples homes? How often to people actually buy knives?!It's pretty stupid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 If they were in Tescos and I was shopping for knives and they were the same price as regular ones, I'd buy them.Just to be safe if a baddy broke into my house in the middle of the night.How so, generally people who are going to break into your house, come prepared, with screwdrivers, and possibly their own knife, their not going to sort through your cutlery first, go "Ooh hes a safety conscious fella, best leave nice and quick before he beats us with a non slip bathmat" whereas if Im in my house, and i hear someone in the garage, I will go downstairs grabbing whatever thats big and or sharp that I can find. If some ones in my house and I feel the need to defend myself, I want a 12 foot lance,with a laser sight,that spits flames out the end of it. not an anti stab knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yes! Finally a purchasable item which makes sense in everyday life!A piano with special anti-strangle strings would be a good idea too, I dread the day my mother kills me with her piano. That's why I don't have a guitar, it's a deadly weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 anti stab screwdriver next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 And it'll make the knife throws at the circus redundant. No one ever thinks of the circus people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'd like the panel to recognise my motion for anti shoot guns™, perhaps if I'd have spearheaded this initiative earlier in my career, we may have been able to save Tupac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Surely any parents buying this would half have to suspect their kids of being potential murderers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 And Biggie, up there in the ghetto in the sky. R.I.P brothas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 we can walk the street safely again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 anything with x amount of force will easily rupture skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Powell Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Pointless.There are loads of objects out there capable of doing the same job as a knife; Screwdrivers, Machetes, Normal cutlery knifes? and broken bottles etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Pointless.That's the general idea, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 So we can carry these freely in the town centre day or night on show? Cause clearly if i did, I would be only going to be cooking, not out to intentionally stab anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Hannah Shucksmith is heading over with an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Pointless.That's the general idea, yeah. But what the shit, you could still stab someone with that, or slice them up pretty bad, how very very stupid. Also, if someones going out with the intention of stabbing somebody, there not going to carry one of them. The same for those kids who only carry a knife for protection, "i think ill take a butter knife out with me, i dont actually want to stab someone." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 That's the general idea, yeah.I wish I'd been aware that this had been posted so I could've locked this there and then. Nothing else needs to be said after that, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I know which one I'd prefer to be stabbed with. Being cut with, I'm not fussed.I wonder what they expect everyone to do with that what must be, well, at least HUNDREDS of stabby style knifes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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