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Quote[/b] (71-hour Ahmed @ Jan. 23 2003,11:57)]Greek soldiers - hoplites? - with all those huge spears - why? can't you just hit the tips with a sword and cut them off
I'm sorry, but my friend and I had to laugh at you for that one. Have you EVER tried to cut wood with an axe? A light axe? Heavy axe?

Probbaly not.

Hard wood that has something to rest on (ie. a stump or table or something) may take a few whacks, but hard wood that is free floating in the air isn't going to break, it's going to move. So, your weapon will be far away from you where you can't defend yourself and his buddy is going to stick his lance through your head.

In short, no you can't chop the damn thing in half.

k.