My buddy loaned me his infinity q80 while my car was in the shop.
It feels way better going down the highway at 80 mph in that than in an aveo. 
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I donāt need to do this ever again, but I judge vehicles based on how to sleep in them, not on mileage efficiency or cool factor.
Get the boring ones to blend in parking lots and camp sites, old jeeps are the best.
The ancient Romans knew all of this already. They had to train soldiers to stab because a humanās natural instinct is to slash. Stabbing is an offensive move intended to kill whereas slashing is more defensive in nature. Itās why, if someone stabs someone else, he is either trained or crazy.
Iāve heard the best vehicle for sleeping is an AMC Gremlin, because they multiply in size and number if you get them wet. But itās just a rumour.
The problem with them is I kept having to reset the clock when I got off-shift after midnight and was hungry.
Yes, in an edged weapon course I took years ago, the instructor talked about this. The stab is much more effective at stopping a threat compared to a slash/cut (takes a lot of time to bleed out), but piercing is aberrant/repellant to our nature, unless youāre a psycho or well-trained, as you said.
He told the story of Romans and (maybe?) the Spartans, who used long spears with just the right blade length to get to vital organs. Quick, deceptively non-dramatic pokes compared to big slashes with a blade ā generally more effective.
His other tip: if you get in a knife fight, you will bleed, even if you āwin.ā Taught us a lot about where to take the cuts. He was a fun guy: ex combat vet, current motorcycle gang member. He had some stories.
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Iām going to share how it feels to be stabbed, vs doing the stabbing, since this is about psychology, not the tactical life.
So being stabbed is pretty fast and quiet - especially since it always happens in high-adrenaline situations.
Iāve been stabbed multiple times, but this was the worst one. Normally when you go around with a knife, you carry it like this.
But sometimes people get lazy and walk around corners swinging shit like this because they are distracted and charging around a corner or staircase.
Itās especially fun when the guy does this.
Itās hard to see, but he did the shark cut, which is where the top tip is sharpened, which is great for strawberries, but also a huge red flag to work with.
This is the actual knife, since I demanded it instead of suing him or the workplace. Kind of a memento mori thing.
Being stabbed is not like the movies, it feels hot, and you ignore it. Then you get cold. Really cold, and notice blood.
Afterwards, anytime you stretch or lift, that scar tissue reminds you something has been there.
So basically try not to get stabbed.
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Gladiators were fat too
Stabbed onceā¦sliced once. Stabbing was excruciating while healing but didnāt feel it
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Yeah, people donāt realize itās not a duel based on video games. Someone can stab you 10 times without you noticing.
After a gun fight, shooting, etcā¦ weād check each other for bullet wounds. The stabbing I didnāt feel until I inadvertently put my finger in the hole.
That moment when you feel bark or sand halfway through is the worst.
My hand got sliced by a razor blade a guy was trying to cut me with while I was beating on him. I think he was trying to protect his face and I dragged the butt of my hand over the blade as I was punching him.
It didnāt matter. It certainly didnāt change the outcome. I didnāt even notice until I was washing up and the soap was stinging where it cut.
Was actually a puncture wound. About 1" across and round. Finger went all the way in.
What did you get stabbed with then if itās that size? I was referencing envelope shaped wounds.
I didnāt cut him with no knife.
I cut him with these.
-holds up hands
I was on my porch reading the bible.
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Whelp, apparently you have a few flavors popping up to choose from.
Also your edged weapons instructor is an idiot.
Iāve never been stabbed in the literal sense, but I can tell you that being punctured by barbed wire, although shallow, hurts like absolute hell. Iām sure itās because itās rough enough without a sharpened edge to sort of tear its way in vs cut.
Oh, and fish hooks. I feel those fuckers every time.
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