CURSED Mall Ninja weapons

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@shadiversity 2 жыл бұрын

Just to clarify, the comments about virginity were a joke, I was a virgin until I was married and proud of it. So people, protect your virginity until marriage and if you need any help with that I do suggest you buy some Mall ninja weapons, it's one of the few things they can properly protect.

@warcraftfan5 2 жыл бұрын

Based

@smartsmellafartfella1922 2 жыл бұрын

Based

@Cruzifix777 2 жыл бұрын

its 6:20am at work and the first thing I hear is this joke about virginity and now my head hurts cause I laughed a little too hard.

@kelmnon1393 2 жыл бұрын

Is it sad that I heard the joke and thought he was saying a virgin in combat?

@FernandoHernandez-jw4yy 2 жыл бұрын

This comment is pure gold.

@aricblackwood5563 2 жыл бұрын

The life of Shad is the story of an edgy teen who studies the blade to the point where he started to make money

@RorikH 2 жыл бұрын

Shad is me in ten years and I'm not sure of that's a good thing or a bad thing.

@quincyames2014 2 жыл бұрын

who is good at photoshop

@jakethefox9439 2 жыл бұрын

So... Shad is basically Raiden

@stcredzero 2 жыл бұрын

The highlight is when he loses his virginity? Shad should write a "Suburban Fantasy" story with Isekai elements where a Mall Ninja gets pulled into a fantasy world! Put in those sensible hard magic rules and lots of Shad-isms, and that could be a HOOT!

@bakerboy8910 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@CWJester 2 жыл бұрын

Haha when I was younger my sister gave me this double bladed, double sided knife which imo was weird but I was like "Thanks, I'll use it to open packages I guess - I like my longsword Opa gave me years ago though!" My grandpa on my moms side was German and would make me longswords of different designs, send them over (even against my parents wishes lol) and I loved all of them. In 2012 when I got into longsword fencing he made me a blunt fencing longsword, and a feder which I still use it for sparring to this day. He's since passed away so no more swords but they're like treasures to me.

@jewelscoop3570 2 жыл бұрын

Please upload a video of these! Id love to see the construction and different takes on swords! It would definitely be a treat!

@L1VE3V1L Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. That’d be cool to see.

@overkill_716 Жыл бұрын

That's really cool

@Helperbot-2000 Жыл бұрын

The grand blacksmith from a far away land making you special weapons to take on your foes!

@tabkg5802 Жыл бұрын

Virgin normal gifts vs Chad Swords

@PatricTheSpartian Жыл бұрын

I used to work with a guy, and he told me he was really into tactical training. I first thought it was some airsoft kind of deal with him, but he showed me a video of himself training: he was alone in the woods, wearing a black "tactical vest", smacking trees with two of those "Zombie Slayer" neon-green-type mall ninja swords. We didn't talk much after that.

@rplanet_ua Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@Brandon_metab 4 ай бұрын

I went larping with a cousin I never see, this was years back and he’s about ten years older. I didn’t know what larping was but I was excited to spend time with him until this goof pulled out foam swords and cloth bean bag magic spells. His village people emerged from the trees in their renaissance attire with shields and bows and staffs and poles and spells and capes and my only option was to play along with these grown adults throwing fire spells at eachother pretending to burn to ash. I love him but, Coworker > Cousin.

@nf4866 Ай бұрын

@@Brandon_metabthat's a totally different thing though. Generally mall ninjas or people into bullshido think they have some type of real martial arts skills. Larping is just people having fun. It's no goofier than getting on your playstation and pretending to be spiderman for 4 hours.

@snrkybrd 25 күн бұрын

@@Brandon_metabyea that's just good fun dude. LARP stands for Live Action Role Playing. You're not gonna be using real swords and spells 😂

@lokdog257 2 жыл бұрын

Shad is just a grown up, historically accurate mall ninja

@tbishop4961 2 жыл бұрын

I guess shad didn't think it was funny 🤣

@lokdog257 2 жыл бұрын

@@tbishop4961 he admitted ad much himself, saying that the "mall ninja" was the first step many take on becoming master of the blade.

@tbishop4961 2 жыл бұрын

Ah. I may not have paid attention the entire way

@petrpodskalsky1785 2 жыл бұрын

@@lokdog257 maybe some of the mall ninjas weren't lying when they said they were studying the blade...

@Broockle 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the legendary historical mall ninjas of Mesopotamia. It is said they had to defend their malls from leagues after leagues of unsatisfied rice thrasher buyers and angry karens.

@doctorsnakeeater1997 2 жыл бұрын

"There is some validity and effectiveness to bladed shovels." *A thousand Kriegsmen rejoice.*

@edmundscycles1 2 жыл бұрын

*happy gasmask noises*

@christopherbilko9243 2 жыл бұрын

Nato countries standardized both the multipurpose combat shovel, but also the multipurpose combat knife

@eviltwinzak 2 жыл бұрын

FOR THE EMPEROR!

@Somewhat-Evil 2 жыл бұрын

Then immediately revert back to being doomful penitent battle-junkies. 💀

@insectslayer1374 2 жыл бұрын

**breathes heavily with trenching intent**

@awesomeblader45 2 жыл бұрын

The Karambit is actually a traditional Indonesian knife, that has essentially become mall ninja'd. Its original purpose was a farmer's cutting tool roots, rice, and threshing. When it became popular outside Indonesia, it was turned into a "combat knife"

@skiffy8121 Жыл бұрын

my adhd addled brain"its a fidget toy"

@tabithaalphess2115 Жыл бұрын

I actually gave my brother one a few Christmases ago, and he uses it as a fidget toy

@skiffy8121 Жыл бұрын

@@tabithaalphess2115 eyy, not alone. and also nunchucks and scythes are also under the classification of "farming tools we used as weapons when we had nothing else" as they had metal chains

@B4dr4bbit Жыл бұрын

Good to know.

@aizenimpirius818 Жыл бұрын

They're still highly effective. That's the one problem I have with your statement. There is martial arts designed around them from Indonesia.

@WaywardRobot 2 жыл бұрын

What's funny about these is that the best swordsmen in anime usually have very plain, functional and worn down swords. Hajime Saito carried a generic nameless sword, Kenshin had a banged up reversed-blade sword, and Hiko Seijuro had a completely unadorned sword.

@jacobesterson Жыл бұрын

Those are some very limited examples. Those are all Rurouni Kenshin swords. Bleach is a good example to the contrary, and Ichigo's Shikai is close to Cloud's buster sword levels of "realism." Granted, on second thought Bleach also has plenty of sword designs that aren't absolute trash, and Ichigo's Bankai is significantly better than his Shikai. One Piece is entirely hit or miss, with the vast majority of it's swords designs being fine. Meanwhile Mihawk's sword is off in the corner *literally T posing.* Demon Slayer is another very popular anime that doesn't go crazy with the sword designs, and Attack on Titan has crazy swords but they're well explained and it makes some sort of sense under the circumstances. I'd like to say "I could go on" but most anime I've come across just doesn't go crazy with the swords. Bleach is probably the worst offender and it doesn't even come close to Monster Hunter. I'm starting to think video games are more of a culprit than anime after close consideration.

@Dovakhin94 Жыл бұрын

Yea the main dude from bleach in his final form only has a black Nodachi.

@DIEGOLOKO82 Жыл бұрын

@@jacobesterson Naruto has the worst swords ever though, those things are ugly, useless irl and mostly pointless

@Karak-_- Жыл бұрын

And then there's Guts. With a slab of iron, too big and heavy to be called a sword. A sword that was impossible to wield, forged to slay foes that didn't exist.

@SleepyOcto Жыл бұрын

@@DIEGOLOKO82 Naruto is particularly egregious since several of them aren't even swords but Naruto pretends they are. The Kabutowari is literally an axe and hammer chained together, the Samehada is a spiked club, and the Shibuki is a fucking roll of paper on a stick, and yet all three of them are referred to as swords.

@axelthegreat9 2 жыл бұрын

I love how shinobi, thousands of years later, are completely misunderstood by most people. They did their jobs perfectly.

@AsukaLangleyS02 2 жыл бұрын

Thousands of years later? Which would imply multiples of thousands. They're like 800-years-old if that.

@axelthegreat9 2 жыл бұрын

@@AsukaLangleyS02 ehh, my bad. I am extremely bad at time scales. Should've said hundreds. Point still stands though.

@plzletmebefrank 2 жыл бұрын

@@AsukaLangleyS02 Weren't there Chinese assassins that have similarities to Shinobi that existed before them?

@AsukaLangleyS02 2 жыл бұрын

@@plzletmebefrank Maybe, but this man said shinobi so he's definitely talking about Japanese people.

@lootownica 2 жыл бұрын

*found on the internet "What if every country had their own ninja, but we know only about japanese ones, because they were the worst?"

@CaptRobertApril 2 жыл бұрын

One important aspect of mall ninjitsu is that real swords are bloody expensive, whereas the typical mall ninja katana is well within the reach of someone working the third shift at Taco Bell.

@htenerf137 2 жыл бұрын

Until you’re an adult and you’re emptying your parents basement of $500 of worthless mall knives that you, if you’d saved, you could’ve spent on a real sword. Lol. When I look back and do the math I for sure cringe.

@InfernosReaper 2 жыл бұрын

@@htenerf137 yeah, it's pretty bad. Hell, for $500, you could've taken up friggin' bladesmithing and made your own damn weapons at that point

@sofiadragon6520 2 жыл бұрын

@@htenerf137 As a crafty adult, I did much the same with all the toy- grade crafting tools I had. Wobbly plastic loom, sewing kit more interested in being pink and making a shelf look cute than making something, scissors that I wouldn't use on paper as an adult let alone fabric... If I'd saved up I could have gotten something really great. But on the other hand, I might not have gotten that into the hobby if I didn't have those cheap things to practice on, and being able to blame the cheap kit came in handy when my initial attempts were utter garbage. 😅

@yharim180 2 жыл бұрын

500 DOLLARS? Damn, you could buy a real nice high-end arming sword (I am generic) with that.

@cherrybramble 2 жыл бұрын

@@InfernosReaper i'm young and new to sword enthusiasm, so I know i will eventually have to pass through the mall ninja phase if i'm not there already, but i'm prepared to fall to the dark side, and have promptly picked up the skillsets to *make* my shitty mall ninja weapons out of trash and hot glue rather than wasting my limited funds.

@SharkSprayYTP Жыл бұрын

For mall ninjas its not about what is the best weapon, its all about the drip.

@TheVallin Жыл бұрын

As long as that drip isn't your own blood. XD

@SharkSprayYTP Жыл бұрын

@Nikolay Kotykhov that too.

@anitanielsen1061 Жыл бұрын

As somebody whose first visit to Spirit Halloween was last fall to do my first anime cosplay, as Ichigo, I 💯 confirm this!

@117johnpar 2 жыл бұрын

The mall part also comes from the fact that, At least in the US, There are a lot of shops in malls or even markets that sell these kitch blade trinkets.

@ryanalex4671 2 жыл бұрын

So one idea I had, if Shad sees this, is that there’s a mod called Fortified Whiterun that addresses some of the things Shad says in his Whiterun video. I’m not sure how much Shad still plays Skyrim but I think it would be cool if he reviewed the mod that was most likely made by a fan of the channel

@nick_steele9790 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@JayAndNightASMR 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a few fan mods can make skyrim so much better

@batguy39 2 жыл бұрын

Gaming video lesgoo

@mrexists5400 2 жыл бұрын

he hearted it! he likes the idea of taking a look at the very least!

@Brunozamp 2 жыл бұрын

There is also a fortified windhelm, but I think it's a WIP

@trevorjrooney 2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling the manufacturers of these metal art pieces recognize that there's a non-zero chance one of their customers uses one of these weapons on someone and intentionally designs them to be so ineffective to prevent excessive harm.

@memitim171 2 жыл бұрын

While ineffective against anyone with a real weapon or sometimes just a brain, some of these things would make savage wounds that are difficult to put back together if you actually stabbed someone with them...the weapon itself would probably fall apart in the process...but still.

@samuraijackoff5354 2 жыл бұрын

@@memitim171 I’d think you’d harm yourself more than your opponent.

@LenoViburnum 2 жыл бұрын

@@samuraijackoff5354 Worth it. You die, the enemy dies- It's a win-win

@korigamaru 2 жыл бұрын

The four point knife with the skull gave me an idea for a RPG character: an necromancer Rogue, whose personality is literally of a Mall ninja, but cultuates a ton of evil gods just to have their sacrificial daggers. None of them are very deadly, but he has so many of them that he seems dangerous.

@raxusveritas Жыл бұрын

I literally had an npc in a game 2 years ago but he was a merchant

@Perktube1 2 жыл бұрын

I remember there was a big ninja trend in the early eighties. There were ninja magazines, crappy ninja to's, straight swords, even a tv show starring Lee Van Cleef as a ninja going around solving crimes.

@MrSkerpentine 3 ай бұрын

surprised you didn’t mention Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

@sludgefactory241 2 ай бұрын

Yessir! God I remember that. Ninjas were fucking EVERYWHERE in the 80s. American ninja, TMNT, ECT. Good times man good times

@alicepbg2042 2 жыл бұрын

the advantages of using a shovel as a weapon, is that you can just dig the grave for your enemies right then and there.

@edmundscycles1 2 жыл бұрын

A Shap entrenching tool is very effective hand to hand .

@alexsm3882 2 жыл бұрын

mUlTeTaSkEnG

@MOZZQUESTVANYALI 2 жыл бұрын

Another great advantage is how satisfying the whack sound is

@edmundscycles1 2 жыл бұрын

@@MOZZQUESTVANYALI get it right and it goes THWACK" !

@patximartel 2 жыл бұрын

this is literally the monk's spade principle.

@AnotherDuck 2 жыл бұрын

The quartz dagger looked really cool. And I doubt someone with the craftmanship to actually produce that piece of art would think it's a practical weapon.

@joaosturza 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, gemstone knifes are actually quite a common thing to carve semi=precious stones into, I once saw an amethyst dagger if I'm not mistaken, glass/crystal translucent handles were popular in middle eastern knives and those were actualy sold as weapons

@AnotherDuck 2 жыл бұрын

@@joaosturza I've seen a few daggers with translucent blades, mostly said to be letter openers. The handles aren't going to take nearly as much damage as the blade, and I've seen handles of a lot of various precious and exotic materials. As long as the tang is sturdy enough, you can put almost what you want on the handle. But I wouldn't try butter.

@GaldirEonai 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've seen agate letter openers before. Beautiful and useful in its intended purpose but obviously not a viable weapon beyond maybe one desperate stab if you've got nothing better.

@randomcomment3164 2 жыл бұрын

It's a glass dagger teleported from Tamriel.

@mr44mag 2 жыл бұрын

@@randomcomment3164 So.... malachite? Once you mention Tamriel all bets are out the door when it comes to how metal behaves.

@TotemoGaijin Жыл бұрын

Man, I never saw any mall cops when I was a teen, but there was absolutely a "weapons" store that had me all kinds of excited whenever I went, lol. In addition to mall ninja, I was also a mall crocodile dundee with my bowie knife, lol.

@ryanvandoren1519 Жыл бұрын

That's not a knoife.. THATS a knoife :D

@windminion 2 жыл бұрын

39:55 The problem with bladed shovels is that those blades are likely to quickly go dull if they're regularly used as a shovel... Which are still lethal ! But it's not a wise use of budget.

@jadedoptimistt 2 жыл бұрын

Just sharpen a shovel at that point

@jqfreezy53 Жыл бұрын

Actually as someone who has an entrenching tool and uses it regularly, it’s a lot easier to dig with a sharpened one so you will see a lot of people sharpen theirs just for digging and it gives the after effect of having a good improvised weapon, you can see military units who actually train to throw them as improvised throwing axes if they have no other weapon since you do keep it so sharp.

@liquidsleepgames3661 Жыл бұрын

@@jqfreezy53 no one has time to sit there and hack away at roots.

@Gutslinger Жыл бұрын

@@liquidsleepgames3661 ...is that an attempt at a rebuttal? Lol

@liquidsleepgames3661 Жыл бұрын

@@Gutslinger no

@LaineyBug2020 2 жыл бұрын

The bladed shovel is more of a multitool than a primary weapon. 1st use: compactable shovel, 2nd use: Hatchet/Axe for chopping wood, clearing brush, some edges have a 3rd use as hand saw, sometimes there's even a cheeky little bottle opener. Last use on the list is back up self defense weapon.

@professorwizard8916 2 жыл бұрын

Shovel knight would be proud

@Enchie 2 жыл бұрын

Basically if the engineer core gets ambushed, it wouldn't be a absolute massacre, just mostly a massacre.

@coreytaggart128 2 жыл бұрын

Shovel in a trench where you are dealing with knives, 1/2 axe vs knife. Sill would take bayoneted on rifle as short spear. But weapon of last resort shovel or sharpened shovel?

@Zolwiol 2 жыл бұрын

@@coreytaggart128 Shovels are great. Shovels are the quintessence of civilization. With a shovel, you can dig a hole just deep enough to hide yourself. Or if you gather a bunch of people with them, you can dig a fine trench. If you change your viewpoint a little, you can even dig a tunnel. You can smash a sturdy enemy trench with mining tactics (not that they get used often). A shovel is a good friend to any and every type of soldier. And a shovel is the best gear for a close-quarters fight in a trench. Longer than a bayonet, simpler to handle than a rifle, sturdier than any other tool. Not only that, but they are extremely cheap and easy to make, so they're perfect for mass-producing. Plus, I don't have to worry much about damaging my mind. This is it. The ideal piece of equipment. This is the point humanity was meant to reach. Civilization has developed the shovel as its implement.

@jamesharding3459 2 жыл бұрын

As it turns out, if you don't mind a little bit of grit in your potted meat, you can even open a tin with a shovel. I traded for some decent food, OK? Ratpacks might be edible, but they sure as hell don't taste like it.

@nimarus3118 2 жыл бұрын

19:08 When I worked at Little Caesars, we had a regular customer who dressed like that. Black leather trench coat, knee pads, bullet resistant vest, straight ninja-like blade on his back, bear mace, and other stuff all over him. Everyone called him Blade, because that was the look he was going for, the Wesly Snipes Blade. Just glancing at him, you'd figure he had some kind of mental issue or something. In reality, it would be more accurate to say that he was either a person who just didn't want to fully grow up or just liked the concept of wearing functional larp gear as his everyday outfit. He's also a nice guy and our store manager always liked talking with him. I think he may have also volunteered for some kind of community work. Kind of cringy at times, but an all-around okay person.

@Gebunator 2 жыл бұрын

I can relate. I do airsofting and I honestly spend more money on actual tactical gear that has no benefit in the hobby of slinging biodegredable biopellets at each other. Seriously, I've fully kitted out Osprey carrier with a goddamn shotgun sheath on the back. For same reasons I have a BB six shooter and damned full length double barrel shotgun. It's for the cool factor. Hell, I'd wear that osprey outside hobby because looks cool and is oddly hella comfy to wear. All that gear and lugging around "real steel" machinegun (Real steel in this case denoates accurate size and weight) IS a good work out though..

@marxist-leninist-protagonist 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who carries around a katana umbrella, oh but I get it.

@bradmerilic6848 Жыл бұрын

I would always start singing the Highlander theme when I saw one of those cats.

@bigvideosfordumdums3264 Жыл бұрын

I love how mall ninja "combat scythes" look nothing like an actual war scythe. (Think spear with a crescent-ish blade)

@thomasthecoolkid7228 5 ай бұрын

They're basically fantasy scythes

@thomasgrable1746 Жыл бұрын

The trench shovel or spade is a proven weapon from WWI. I do have doubts about those depicted with folding heads and tubular metal handles. The Russian Spetsnatz shovel is an effective tool for digging as well as hand-to-hand combat, and can be thrown to good effect. Cold Steel makes a nice one of these.

@wea69420 Жыл бұрын

I have one of those folding shovels, and it was my brother's before it was mine. He did quite a bit of digging over the years with it doing field work, and it held up just fine. He was pretty bad at taking care of tools too, and when I received it it was still pretty solid for being held together by essentially a couple sections of threaded pipe. Long story short those shitty looking folding shovels are better than they seem

@abstractapproach634 10 ай бұрын

They work well on raccoons too, and making the rest of the campsite think your crazy. You could ask me how I know, but the context is obvious .... my kids call it a harpoon now, I think I wasn't allowed to shoot my firearms for some reason ..... like my life wasn't in danger, but my kids couldn't sleep and they were trying to get into the extra tent ..... the trench shovel seemed appropriate .... either way I missed (pretty close though, scared them off real good)

@minecci258 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as he said " in fiction, sometimes the impractical designs are justified from the context of the fantasy world itself" i was waiting for the plug for his book

@egregiouscharles9702 2 жыл бұрын

That one set of brightly colored weapons doesn't look too bad. Medieval people would have _loved_ those bright colors as long as the steel was still good.

@Deadly_DoRight 2 жыл бұрын

Hello stranger! 👋

@egregiouscharles9702 2 жыл бұрын

@@Deadly_DoRight Hi! 😄

@kellynolen498 2 жыл бұрын

@@egregiouscharles9702 Howdy 👋

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@@kellynolen498 Hi!

@meddle333 Жыл бұрын

Re: the karambit/curved type.. as others have mentioned, I've found it really is exceptional as a work knife. Whether it's small plastic bags or a bundle of plant material or even just as a box cutter, IMHO it goes far and beyond the usual straight blade. For example if you imagine cutting a bit of string, it's far more unlikely to slip off the tip of the blade.. ykwim? And regarding the ring, I definitely wouldn't consider it essential or anything, but considering the blades usefulness in a work capacity, the ring can absolutely come in clutch if your hands are wet or excessively dirty or whatnot. Thats something I read before I got it, and it turned out 100% true in my experience. Just wanted to add my two cents! Totally recommend trying one out if any of that stuff applies to anyone. 😄👍

@lancenethken5299 2 жыл бұрын

Okay but if I’m honest I would totally love to play with those mall ninja weapons, I wouldn’t feel bad abusing them and I could just slice watermelons and whatever else for hours😂

@IllustriousCrocoduck Жыл бұрын

More like minutes lol. Many of us have experienced a blade break on the first hit (often from "cutting" something preposterous. Like a coconut.

@zyxaqc 2 жыл бұрын

"Shovels can be effective weapons." Shad is a Soldier main confirmed.

@KamenRiderRaiden 2 жыл бұрын

Me: _recalls that one catty fight where the girl _*_THROWS_*_ a shovel_ I mean, the statement aint *_WRONG_*

@jakemyers5764 2 жыл бұрын

Or he's from Kreig

@lukesomers2031 2 жыл бұрын

Or he's old enough and hardcore enough to have played beyond dark castle kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7mAbNamnNXPeKM.html

@swordofstabbingold 2 жыл бұрын

Plains of passage.

@archer9480 2 жыл бұрын

@@jakemyers5764 Guardsmen tested, Kreig approved!

@Driftingsiax 2 жыл бұрын

“Bladed” shovels were commonly used as weapons in the trenches of WW1, it was practical because most soldiers already carried them and close up (in a trench) they were much more effective than bayonets. So as mall ninja as they may seem at first glance there is historical combat doctrine built around the spade. They were used as weapons in real war, only about 100 years ago no less! doesn’t get more legitimate than that.

@TheBottegaChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the chinese Monk's Spade weapon.

@mmacd316 2 жыл бұрын

They still issue e-tools (basically a foldable shovel) in the US Army. The Green Berets used it as the special weapon in deadliest warrior.

@IstvanThree 2 жыл бұрын

Germans on the WW2 eastern front liked their sharpened spades way more than the bayonet for CQC - especially in confined environments. On the western front there were less "to the last man" fights - good for both sides. But I wonder about the Marines over in the pacific - they also had bloody hand to hand brawls pretty often. And of course, the Death Korps use them, so: Case closed 😉

@surprisedchar2458 2 жыл бұрын

I mean you can still bonk a guy pretty well with a spade either way.

@kaltaron1284 2 жыл бұрын

I did my service in 2000 in the German army and although we didn't train with them as weapons we were still told that the foldable shovel is a decent melee weapon when absolutely needed. Not that you should of course. The examples in the video would still be mall ninja weapons as they aren't really good as shovels and have far too many edges and holes.

@MoritzKrog 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding using shovels as weapons: when I was in German military service in 2000, we were actually training with these. Not in a very serious way, mind you. But with a sharpened edge, they actually can do some damage, when you strike someone with it. There are of course more effective weapons than this, but if you need a shovel anyway, might was well learn how to use them in combat.

@Reyd_01 2 жыл бұрын

I'll take that shovel against anyone in the comments with their "styles"

@TheNextWednesday 2 жыл бұрын

@@Reyd_01 Glock Makes a shovel. Entrenching Tool.

@myronplatte8354 Жыл бұрын

Russian special forces can do some quite deadly things with shovels.

@Sr_ECO Жыл бұрын

Most people with shovels probably have the ones who are large and made specifically for digging, and i assume the ones you trained with were like the ones used in WW1, so i don't think it really applies your training in those type of shovels

@abstractapproach634 10 ай бұрын

I like mine, good for missing attempts to harpoon raccoons, scaring said raccoons and probably other campers (weird looks next day), but turning children's tears into laughter! Conservatively must have gone 4 meters up several times, landing on asphalt parking pad many No brand or anything but was Army Surplus (like the store) mist expensive solid one available ..... and well tested as mentioned above *I am very happy with it* I think prepper and historical weapons fans have much overlap, many if us have trench shovels. *That being said, unless I am throwing it I have no reason not to prefer a bayonet in any case I can conceive*

@wastelander138 2 жыл бұрын

Man, watching Shad get hyped over finding pieces if crap to rip into is a joy 🤣

@NiyumiGoldpetal 2 жыл бұрын

I love how so many mall ninja weapons are incredibly flashy and brightly colored when the LAST thing any ninja/shinobi would EVER want is to be spotted as a ninja.

@saturnalia91 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried to use a weapon with spikes coming out every which way? 😂Just looking at those weapons make me afraid of even coming near it. Someone from my high school knew I used to do martial arts, so he asked me to show him how to use some of his... stuff. He got annoyed when I held his decent knives the right way (not backwards). Holding it backwards might look neat, but if you're trying to attack, you have a much larger arc. By the time your blade reached me, your opponent could have knocked you out several times over. Needless to say, trying to swing his weapons (if they could have even retained an edge) might have killed the user before the opponent. Stupid toys are completely unable to be used in any real combat situation. TL;DR, keep weapons simple so they can be used. Don't try to look cool.

@boek2777 2 жыл бұрын

Having cool weapons might keep low level intruders from attacking (seeming to be 'extreme' may scare of most people). I personally have an old and dirty fireman ax from about 1780. It's an extremely bad and heavy weapon (4 kg) but sharpening it in public is a way to scare of most people. If some hostile would arrive, i would obviously choose another "decoration' to defend myself. Don't underestimate the power of seeming dangerous but prepare for the time when actual violence is needed.

@karvast5726 2 жыл бұрын

Do you really think these people are trying to mimic history accurate ninjas lol,i'm not sure they are that smart to do that,btw fun fact for you,history is blurred about ninjas we are not even sure if they even existed

@saturnalia91 2 жыл бұрын

@@karvast5726 Well we know espionage existed, and that at least is accredited to the ninja. As for any martial art (ninjutsu) accredited to them, that more than likely does not exist, and is, instead, an amalgamation of preexisting martial arts. They may or may not have done assassinations as well, but naturally we have next-to-no data about that. And as for assassinations, if it was done correctly, there would be no need for any fancy footwork, blocking, parrying, etc. So a martial art for ninjas would have essentially been if they failed, and if you did hire one for such an act, you'd be hoping they didn't fail, defeating the purpose and need of a martial art. As for a tool for the job, small, easily hidden, and simple would have worked the best, completely disproving anything fancy immediately.

@karvast5726 2 жыл бұрын

@@saturnalia91 i can imagine the ninja's would have looked like everyone else back then to blend in,probably completely different from what the movies are telling us

@angelocosentino9903 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Trench Shovels/ Entrenching Tools (E-Tools) are incredibly effective at breaking through tree roots and rocky soil. There have also been recorded accounts of them being used effectively in melee fighting since World War 1.

@MediumRareOpinions 2 жыл бұрын

In a trench fight its also likely to be close at hand, sometimes you fight with the weapon you can *reach*

@platonicrhino6842 2 жыл бұрын

you should see the videos of russian soldiers throwing them like axes

@raifthemad 2 жыл бұрын

In soviet army during ww2 and throughout soviet times, they were also known to be used against civilian non combatant targets, since shooting them would be waste of ammo, because those people didn't fight back.

@sik3xploit 2 жыл бұрын

@@raifthemad That's assuming the conscript even had ammo.

@raifthemad 2 жыл бұрын

@@sik3xploit Well some of them certainly did, otherwise why carry a firearm if no one has ammo for it.

@MrAkka00 2 жыл бұрын

A german officer, Hermann Balck, once wrote that during World War I, on the eastern front, their Upper Silesian Jager battalion members could easily turn an entrechment tool into a deadly battle axe in a matter of seconds.

@FettTheWatcher 2 жыл бұрын

As a former mall ninja you must know that nunchucks were made that way so you could fold them and hide them in robes/clothes to sneak them in and bash someone around in close quarters.

@KurNorock 2 жыл бұрын

The folding camping/trenching shovels are legit. I keep one in my jeep for camping/off roading usage. Not only have I dug my jeep out of mudholes, but I've also chopped down a tree with it for fire wood. And trust me. The moment you hold one in your hand you realize how devastating a weapon it could be. A lot of men lost their lives to trench shovels in various wars.

@liquidacid1983 2 жыл бұрын

I also have a tactical shovel which I do use. Mine is just a collapsible shovel with a bladed side and a side with saw teeth for cutting brush or branches. It works great and saves a lot of space/weight in my pack. Which is always nice especially when jumping. Never used it on a person but I'm sure you could easily crack someone's head right open with it if you tried.

@coliander4180 2 жыл бұрын

A 'tree' tree, or a sapling?

@legostarwarsindianajones3071 2 жыл бұрын

I mean it’s soldier’s stock Meele in tf2

@LedosKell 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a folding shovel with the Punisher skull slapped on it. This adds nothing to what you're saying, I just wanted more people to know it exists.

@captainalex157 2 жыл бұрын

The Death Korps of Krieg approves of this statement.

@DaSpooge 2 жыл бұрын

I love how this video was just an excuse for Shad to travel down memory lane back to his own days as a mall ninja.

@7ShadesOfBlue 2 жыл бұрын

I actually own the bladed throwing cards. But not because it's a throwing card... it fits in my wallet and the cut out shape of the spade makes a fantastic bottle opener that's always in my wallet when I need it!

@RaveRaptor7 2 жыл бұрын

The thing about the hook knife is that it's actually designed for a very specific style of martial art, and even then they're shortening the blade and adding weird embeleshments to them. It's for the Silat martial arts so it's bizarre seeing people use those knives without knowlege of how it's actually used.

@abstractapproach634 10 ай бұрын

Karambit right? yeah I thought their popularity was odd as well. Many reviewsputting them in top tens good ol 440 "UAE" m7 style bayonet or 1095 ka-bar does me quite well. Daily the ka-bar for prying, can opening, and general stuff one maybe shouldn't use a knife for. I use the cheapo chinesium bayonet for any hacking and carving needs (nice hilt for many solid purchases/grips) but mostly for food prep while camping (it is stainless) I'd like to try powder steels some day, but still expect a form that can peirce or slice with a reinforced point and spine. Karambits seem to wide a thin for the abuse I put a blade through.

@etazeta674 2 жыл бұрын

Very few people have the balls to admit they were a mall ninja at any part of their life. Respect Shad 👊🏻

@timothybarrett7626 2 жыл бұрын

I can happily say i was to poor to be one so i had time to actually learn about swords before i ever had the money to get one

@Sorcerers_Apprentice 2 жыл бұрын

It's not shameful to be a mall ninja, it's shameful to remain that way.

@GrandDukeMushroom 2 жыл бұрын

In elementary school i posed doing some dragon ball z attacks and the pictures turned out horibly stupid lel i learned my lesson

@carter2865 2 жыл бұрын

He has 5 kids so he's safe.

@Wolffur 2 жыл бұрын

"While you were out partying, I studied the blade" - Mall Ninjas

@Zyrdalf 2 жыл бұрын

I almost became a mall ninja when shopping for a machete to trim some plants. Luckily I relied completely on reviews. There is a surprising lack of good machetes on Amazon.

@pandoratheclay 2 жыл бұрын

Lack of machetes in Amazon, ironic

@sonoftheviper__4304 2 жыл бұрын

Go to a military surplus, plenty of cheap bladed hunks of iron

@danpit2001 2 жыл бұрын

ontario knife company has good ones

@44WarmocK77 2 жыл бұрын

Found one that - does work good enough on smaller branches, and I could strike a ferrorod with it as well. Not great, definitely not worthless, but there's still room for improvement so to speak. xD

@jesseperkins7601 Жыл бұрын

These are very amusing my friend keep it up!

@Merkwerkee Жыл бұрын

I've seen Shad do a couple videos now on Mall Ninja weapons, but I think it would be objectively hilarious to see him do a video on historical Mall Ninja weapons. I'm thinking specifically of the nobleman who mounted two flintlock pistols to a boar spear but I'm sure there are many other examples

@spacedinosaur8733 2 жыл бұрын

“The path of the Mall Ninja is a journey to many abilities some consider to be...unnatural.”

@raycearcher5794 2 жыл бұрын

What could be more natural than SHARK FIST

@sebastijanglozinic8630 Жыл бұрын

Not the least of which is the infamous aura of cringe! Which makes all enemies within visual range cringe, thus leaving them open to your lighning fast teleportation attack.

@janneaalto3956 2 жыл бұрын

I was more of a mall handyman, with a deep-pocketed jacket literally filled with tools. Though having a small anvil and a large hammer where someone once tried to punch me was very satisfying. Also when our class made a trip to the parliament and I had to unload everything at the security checkpoint, the usually-stoic guards made some priceless faces as the pile kept on growing.

@williamjenkins4913 2 жыл бұрын

The bad ass hero extended disarm scene is always my favorite.

@vseslavkazakov356 2 жыл бұрын

sigma rule #454: carry an anvil in your front pocket

@Iliadic 2 жыл бұрын

The living version of the "Impossible amount of weapons" guy/girl

@Rydax 2 жыл бұрын

...Why did someone want to punch you?

@janneaalto3956 2 жыл бұрын

@@Rydax Because he was an asshole. Assoles don't need more incentive than that.

@matthewlong9369 Жыл бұрын

At 10:54, the smaller knife in the saya was a real thing. If memory serves, they were called yamagatana (山刀) and were used as utility knives. They could be used for anything, but apparently a common use was to treat medical problems in horses, although, as I know nothing about horses, I am not sure of the details.

@fenrirmp4472 Жыл бұрын

I love the restraint he has while trying to be kind... then we see the polite failure of kindness. Lmao

@skyfiresage5980 2 жыл бұрын

If you're carrying a shovel onto a battlefield as part of your standard kit you might as well put a combat edge on it. Its already there. Never gonna be a primary weapon but if that's all you got left its still a force multiplier over a bare fist

@foxyfoxington2651 2 жыл бұрын

It's still a stick.

@tylercoon1791 2 жыл бұрын

@@foxyfoxington2651 a stick with a wide metal edge

@eyflfla 2 жыл бұрын

I worked trail crews and we kept edges on our shovels. When you're shoveling through roots and what not, it helps.

@thepaleone2369 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. the thing putting those shovels into mall ninja territory (I'm my opinion). are the extra bells and whistles apart from the blade. those bells and whistles usually have nothing to do with anything battle related. like bottle openers, or unscrewable handles which hold things like knifes (usually low quality and blunt) and stuff like screwdrivers. "oh this Christmas present needs batteries, give me one second, let me just screw open my combat shovel and get out my fillips head" xD

@MistaOppritunity 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah that's the mantra all military equipment should have. Why do you think the MRE spoon has a confirmed kill? That thing is fucking meaty.

@MultiNaruto900 2 жыл бұрын

"Shovels can be effective weapons!" Spoken like a true Kriegsman!

@Delvien 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure some tech priest will discover power shovel dark age technology and the deathkorps will be first on the list to receive them.

@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308 2 жыл бұрын

Also, if you read all quiet on the western front, you’ll come to the same conclusion. They kill a lot of people with those shovels.

@HarverTheSlayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@Delvien Not if the Iron Warriors get them first!

@danielhardman234 2 жыл бұрын

They indeed are, however an unending rolling barrage before a bayonette charge is better!

@MultiNaruto900 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielhardman234 Good sir, it has come to my attention that you have misspelled "during" as "before". I can assure you, fellow citizen of the most glorious Imperium of Man, our God-Emperor shall protect the brave Death Korps of Krieg through the artillery!

@JayRev_Music 2 жыл бұрын

Just discovered ur baddass channel! Love it.

@chrisblakley3467 3 ай бұрын

Love the video! Funny and informative.

@natp8387 2 жыл бұрын

Shad: "I think there's some validity to bladed shovels!" World War 1: On the battlefield more people were killed with sharpened trench shovels used as axes than by bayonets or other knives.

@SonsOfLorgar 2 жыл бұрын

It's also a perfect self defence implement with plausible deniability for a professional driver, especially in rural areas or in areas that gets snow or sand drifts. An infantry shovel/spade will have 3 uses for such a driver, nr2 will be especially versatile if the tool is sturdy enough to be used on local trees as an axe: 1) call of nature miles from any rest stop. Dig a latrine pit and cover it up afterwards. 2) get the vehicle unstuck/clear the road blockage 3) self defence, and the short handle means it isn't as unwieldy inside a car/truck cabin as many other implements and it won't leave irritant residue as pepper spray will. It's primary nature as a digging tool also means cops won't harass you over having it in easy reach.

@sholahverassa8582 2 жыл бұрын

@@SonsOfLorgar I actually own such a shovel of, I believe, Russian design?.. It folds and can easily fit in a backpack, so I take it on camping trips. Works well as a shovel, sturdy and sharp enough to work as a hatchet as well. I'm pretty sure, I wouldn't like getting hit by such.

@MrAranton 2 жыл бұрын

When I was in the military, basic training did include whacking dummies with our trench shovels. Which - considering how much of dumpster fire most other aspects of the service was - gives me pause in regards to their validity as weapons....

@sholahverassa8582 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrAranton Well, range alone makes them better than knives in this regard... I gotta say, nowadays if you find yourself on the battlefield without a proper ranged weapon, you are pretty screwed anyways, so with a shovel you'll at least be able to dig yourself a nice grave.

@delvint9966 2 жыл бұрын

The russians still equip them to their soldiers, the US army has started to as well...alot of the newer e tolls which is just entrenching shovles for the US army, have edges now, including a serated edge on one side.

@commanderkruge 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a request for one of your next books: Create a utterly useless weapon, like a Batleth or that Shark thingie and have a character insist to use it. With all the consequences.

@benjaminjohnson4929 2 жыл бұрын

This deserves more likes

@darthnihilusthebestsith 2 жыл бұрын

First fight: character gets in danger, someone else saves him and tells him not to be dumb. Second fight: character is still dumb and dies.

@pearse9116 2 жыл бұрын

The character is called Mol N'inja

@jamesharding3459 2 жыл бұрын

I know what I'm asking the DM to help me with next time we meet.

@Sparkfist 2 жыл бұрын

So the character is disarmed and has the weapon destroyed every battle?

@MattWells 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget sword canes!! I loved this, such great content; additionally I've placed your book in my cart for my next Audible credit as well.

@GaldirEonai 2 жыл бұрын

37:57 : That's not _just_ "a gun attached to another gun". That is the legendary Zip 22, widely considered to be the single worst handgun ever mass-produced. It was only ever bought _ironically_ :P.

@reighzhor1058 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I would buy one ironically...

@hairypancake 2 жыл бұрын

If they're lucky they might get 2 or 3 shots out of that 15-ish round banana mag.

@Vanastar 2 жыл бұрын

Gun Jesus has an episode on it.

@spvillano 2 жыл бұрын

Nah, the epic worst was the RG23, a .22LR revolver notorious for launching its own barrel downrange and single action mode jamming, due to the sheet metal sear/cylinder lock being too long. Think they sold for something like $10 - $20, decades ago. Then, there was the Tangfolio Giueppe .25 ACP, bought one in Alabama in '82 for $35, first one went back with an inoperative safety - all safeties, half cock and lever safety being broken. FIE Titan also were rebranded models of the same pistol, with slightly better quality control. The good old Saturday Night Special days, where the firearm was as great a risk to the wielder as to the target. I keep one of each in my collection for the same reason he keeps the mall ninja toy swords about, a warning to future generations to get quality, not cheap junk.

@ebreshea 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vanastar AKA Ian McCollum from "Forgotten Weapons" and sometimes "InRangeTV" for those who don't know.

@RaginKavu 2 жыл бұрын

Shad has evolved from Mall Ninja to Sword Enthusiast. Now, he's finally ready to the next step, and become a Shovel Knight!

@Blondie42 2 жыл бұрын

He could try for being a cast iron skillet 🍳 "shield" defender, like Flynn in Tangled, if being a knight doesn't . . . pan out. 😎

@Iliadic 2 жыл бұрын

And then, a Hollow Knight.

@ashcartoa6143 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, YESSSSS! Shovel knight was so much fun.

@spvillano 2 жыл бұрын

@@Blondie42 cast iron can easily shatter upon impact, shovels won't shatter on impact. Although, I did once jump from a gasoline filled trench I was grading out to chase a fire commissioner that was smoking a stogie near with a 10 pound hammer. Nobody thought that hefty fellow could move so quickly! He stayed away from the hole, which was all I wanted, as being on fire has long been something I've actively tried to avoid.

@Blondie42 2 жыл бұрын

@@spvillano Someone doesn't have a sense of humor. The original comment contained one and I added to it.

@indigo_alligator4081 Жыл бұрын

Combat shovels are actually pretty useful because you can use the serrations to saw through tree roots and what not, and the sharp side doesn’t do a horrid job chopping firewood. Not my first choice as a deadly weapon but they’re nice to have if you’re camping

@VileHearts Жыл бұрын

This video is absolute gold lol well done

@AlricOfRahls 2 жыл бұрын

Shovels are a valid improvised weapon. There are a lot of Stalingrad accounts of especially soviet troops sharpening entrenching shovels for very close quarter urban combat. And in small rooms and corridors those would be better than knives, at the very least in my opinion.

@JayAndNightASMR 2 жыл бұрын

Shovels are just big sticks with a piece of metal on the end

@nobsherc 2 жыл бұрын

That and shovel was the most lethal weapon in WWI, where you already had it in hand for digging trenches

@KazonNystrom 2 жыл бұрын

There was a scene in ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ where Ernest Borgnine teaches new arrivals to forget their serrated bayonets and use their shovels in enemy trenches-and demonstrating why.

@galiantus1354 2 жыл бұрын

@@KazonNystrom I literally watched that movie for the first time ever yesterday. I love how that scene specifically addresses the difference between the academic study of warfare, and the practical reality of being a frontline soldier.

@HandleMyBallsYouTube 2 жыл бұрын

@@nobsherc The most lethal weapon? I think that would be the artillery, considering you know the trenches were there to protect against artillery, not against shovels. I'm pretty sure the most common cause of death for troops in ww1 was getting hit by shrapnel.

@sophia-helenemeesdetricht1957 2 жыл бұрын

36:05 - The tiny curved knife with the ring is a take on an Indonesian Kerambit. It's used in pencak silat, the Indonesian martial art, and it's used mostly for what I refer to as "spicy grappling." It's surprisingly good for controlling limbs (multiplying force on pressure points, you're the last person I have to explain that to), or failing that, severing tendons and ligaments, which... feels like an academic difference.

@corruptangel6793 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it would be a good assassination blade too, for when you come up behind people and cut the throat or go for the brainstem. Though, and that point, any decent knife would probably be just as practical.

@sophia-helenemeesdetricht1957 2 жыл бұрын

@@corruptangel6793 it's not really long enough for that. It's good for cutting into places where you could hook against something solid and lead the person around. Or, if you don't much care about noise and mess, you could go for a major artery cut and bleed the person out. But largely, no. It's not a good assassination weapon.

@michaelsommer5255 2 жыл бұрын

Originaly it is a tool like a sickel and the ring is meant for the finger to hang the knife down, while grabbing and tie together the cutted herbs or rice straw, without putting the knife down...and like every tool, you could use it as weapon. Is it the best weapon ever? Don't know, but you don't want to mess up with people, who know how to slice with a sharp knife. And sickels are very mean weapons.

@foogod4237 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, these sorts of blades look cool partly because the blade curves forward, unlike other knives, but pretty much all other knives curve the other direction for a reason, because they actually _work better that way._ Knives are always more effective when slicing (cross-cutting) than when chopping (push-cutting). If the blade edge curves in a convex way, it makes it easier to slice across the target and penetrate more easily (regardless of the angle of incidence). If it curves in a concave way like this, then the knife cannot move in a slicing manner easily, and the knife design actually forces you to basically "chop" through whatever you come in contact with instead, which is much harder, and your knife swing will more than likely just get caught on something and stopped, or at least require a more force to cut through things than necessary. (I think some people also think they must be effective because they look like animal claws, but claws are typically used for a very different purpose than knives. Predators use their claws to try to grab onto their targets and pull them closer or hold them (i.e. grappling), so the claws are actually designed to be good at puncturing and grabbing, but _bad at cutting_ (because if they just cut right through, they wouldn't be able to hold onto them)..)

@JimFinley11 2 жыл бұрын

Positioning it with the blade down enables you to use it as a very quick stabbing weapon (if the curvature of the blade isn't too extreme) with a hammer-blow strike with the fist. It also allows for raking the blade up and across in a slash without leaving your torso wide open the way you would if you were slashing down with the blade pointing up.

@onikoneko Жыл бұрын

All I can remember about combat shovels is a brief section in All Quiet on the Western front where new soldiers are told to forget about their bayonets, and if things devolve into close combat, their shovels will save their lives.

@clusterflood Жыл бұрын

i absolutely love how you can really tell how much fun he's genuinely having. good stuff

@Steamrick 2 жыл бұрын

I see no problem with bladed shovels. Utility as a weapon aside, they're great multipurpose tools for digging, substituting as an axe or heavy knife, etc. Certainly something a soldier that expects to have supply line troubles would want strapped to his pack. Or, in more civilian context, something to take along on a camping trip.

@TresTrefusis 2 жыл бұрын

@@annoyanceking Just don't skimp on quality. there are a *lot* of crappy folding shovels out there. I usually just buy military surplus. They're usually dependable, and usually fairly cheap too.

@TresTrefusis 2 жыл бұрын

@@annoyanceking Nice, Gerber makes good stuff. I went with my old model from the Marine Corps and have a WWII one as well, not sure who made either, the WWII one is straight, doesn't fold, but has sharp enough edges. The other folds like you were talking about and you're right, it's good for starting a hole, good for digging trenches for runoff around the tent too.

@RhelrahneTheIdiot 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can honestly see the use in something like that even it it looks absurd, kinda like the Swiss Army Knife of big tools

@KermRiv 2 жыл бұрын

Excited krieg noises

@schoolsout15 2 жыл бұрын

Zombie apocalypse weapons have been done to death. That being said, if it happened, I'd actually prefer a shovel to a machete or even a boar spear. And for the longest time, those last two would have been my ideal survival tools. Sure a machete will take more punishment than a sword, and a spear keeps you where the zombies aren't, but a shovel can be used for more things.

@MikeSSDD 2 жыл бұрын

If you didn’t start your sword enthusiasm by buying a mounted “demon sword” from a shop in the mall then I’m sorry 😢 Will also accept a random booth at an organized town wide yard sale.

@legoobi-wankenobi3080 2 жыл бұрын

Flea market "knife" shop

@FallenBenevolence 2 жыл бұрын

Calvary sword from a flea market. I still have it.

@Great_Olaf5 2 жыл бұрын

What about an auction at a Renaissance fair?

@gormauslander 2 жыл бұрын

I started my sword collecting by making wooden ones

@ChitenBugMan Жыл бұрын

Hey Shad, i gotta agree. at 21:00 Thought it was a neat parlor trick staff that would be at least firm enough to go through practicing staff/spearwork.. first time i tried to open it it broke and stopped halfway open... the second one i'd bought, for it had a sale, sliced my hand open.. total Mall Ninja staff, because the ad's showed it as the strongest portable self defense weapon.

@richardcsomor8262 11 ай бұрын

22:18 I don't think any of us were surprised haha :D love your vids mate!

@tirirana 2 жыл бұрын

The problem with the shovels is more the mall ninja quality of the examples. A good military grade folding shovel can be an effective weapon, as well as a tool. The cheap survival ones suck as tools because of the cut outs and are really flimsy and too light and flexible either as tools or weapons.

@matty894 2 жыл бұрын

You can mess someone up with an etool

@jamescheddar4896 2 жыл бұрын

the greatest weapon tool is the cast iron skillet

@ryshellso526 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think autistic mall ninjas are the outdoorsy types, wouldn't expect them to dig a fox hole.

@SnyperMac1 2 жыл бұрын

The karambit is a farming tool the ring is so you can hold onto it between cutting vegetables from their parent plants. There is a martial art from the Philippines for fighting with it, but it still is inherently a farming tool

@unimatrix82 Жыл бұрын

And if you do not know how to handle one someone can disarm you and snap your finger like a twig.

@faxenmacher4633 Жыл бұрын

Pfft. You underestimate farmers. The Grim Reaper himself was quite a corn-feller. Death himself is a mall-ninja-wheat-farming-demi-god.

@skynyrdjesus Жыл бұрын

To be fair though, a karambit has a lot of utility as a defensive offhand weapon in a knife fight because of how easy it is to manipulate. It's not an extremely lethal weapon, but it excels at disarming the main hand by severing wrist tendons during a wrist block.

@faxenmacher4633 Жыл бұрын

@@skynyrdjesus Fair point. I don't particularly want to find out if it's true.

@alphastronghold715 Жыл бұрын

Don’t certain military units legitimately use karambits though? Or am I just misinformed?

@Lowehart Жыл бұрын

I knew a mall ninja when I was a young teen. He had a scar on his side for failing to sheathe his crappy katana when messing around. Just missed it, bounced off the sheathe, into side.

@waynefletcher4259 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a fun video, lots of laughs.

@ragingfurball5419 2 жыл бұрын

In Marine Corps infantry school (called A.I.T. at the time), we were told about one marine that actually got three confirmed kills with an E-tool, aka the little folding shovel. I think it was during the Korean war, but it could've been 'Nam. In short, the enemy charged a trench several marines were in, and this lad didn't have his rifle in hand. So, he grabbed the nearest thing, which was the shovel, and took the head off the first enemy that hopped into the trench before maiming the skulls of two others. We then had to hit practice dummies with a shovel for two hours. So, I guess by old marine corps standards, the shovel/E-tool is considered a viable weapon.

@notgray88 2 жыл бұрын

If you go to your local military surplus store you can pick up a legit used shovel for about $50-70. my local one has about a dozen, albeit all are pretty beat up

@jadedoptimistt 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, if need be a fucking rock is a weapon.

@Zadanoire 2 жыл бұрын

*im about to sound stupid as I don’t have really any level of weapons-based combat experience, but really anything is a weapon if you are angry enough and/or are strong enough.*

@cem19771 2 жыл бұрын

@@jadedoptimistt very true but the E-Tool gives me reach and a serated edge to crack your skull open with!

@cem19771 2 жыл бұрын

I remember those damn dummies! oh the memories.

@PlastoJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Bladed shovels could certainly be a legitimate tool/weapon combo, but the mall ninja factor comes in when design negatively impacts function. For example, the shovel on the far right has a significant curve in the side of the head, which would significantly decrease its carrying capacity compared to the others. Also, none of those shovels have grips at the ends, which would make digging harder since they're not really large enough to push with your foot like a regular shovel. They're really just weirdly-shaped axes at this point.

@TresTrefusis 2 жыл бұрын

Also on the cheap ones the locking nut (if the spade folds) is terrible and usually fails quickly. The entrenching tools we had in the Marine Corps worked well though, and they had edges, though I wouldn't call them "sharp" they would do more damage than your average home depot shovel.

@SilentSooYun 2 жыл бұрын

Second from the left isn't too bad, the rest are hot garbage... those cut-outs would make digging into anything but sand or soft loam impossible. I kinda love the "tactical trowel" though... it's just adorable

@kremlguard9544 2 жыл бұрын

Russian Spetsnaz actually use shovels as weapons. The practice was inherited from Soviet combat engineers in WW2 who were the first ones to breach heavily fortified positions with explosives and PPSH submachine guns.

@shawnwolf5961 2 жыл бұрын

I mean have you seen some shovels? That shovel has more carrying capacity than many standard shovels, so your point here is a moot one.

@maxibillionromani2885 2 жыл бұрын

In “All Quiet on the Western Front”, there’s actually a short paragraph dedicated to the effectiveness of the German shovel in trench combat. Entrenchment tools are not to be underestimated for sure.

@King_of_Hearts 2 жыл бұрын

lmao this showed up in my recommended and im actually reading youre book on my kindle right now

@EchoNoctua 2 жыл бұрын

10:00 - omg I had that the exact styled sword (just in black) when I was younger. Unearthing some of my earliest cringe memories already.🤣🤣

@pedrorodrigues6939 2 жыл бұрын

How could we have lived so long without shad reacting to mall ninja shit ? Need the more

@JewishFrog 2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@SoulieCanolie 2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of (forgets the channel name) reacting to fake konfu (he was a shaolin monk years ago)

@9051team 2 жыл бұрын

@@SoulieCanolie Ranton?

@marvalice3455 2 жыл бұрын

it's shocking, I know.

@northfall_6456 2 жыл бұрын

22:02 I have that exact sword right now! I was given it for my 16th birthday, it just sits on my shelf but I think it looks pretty cool.

@MustelaPutoriusFuro99 Жыл бұрын

Brothers, don't listen to this man, save yourself for your perfect ninja bride. Stay true to the code on your wedding night, and keep quick, never letting her know you were there.

@MJS-lk2ej 2 жыл бұрын

Shovels are quite effective weapons, just look at WWI, trenches were filled with bodies that died from shovels. shovels are no joke.

@samnope7344 2 жыл бұрын

Underestimate a shovel in a fight and it'll bury you

@Ally5141 2 жыл бұрын

not shovels, entrenching tools

@MJS-lk2ej 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ally5141 dude seriously?

@Guderian2 2 жыл бұрын

@@MJS-lk2ej My guess he is referring to the 9-70 Entrenching tool aka Folding Spade issued to the Imperial Guardsmen in Warhammer 40k

@lolmanboss 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, you could use it like an axe since it has a simmilar principle, or in some cases you could ram it into somebody. My dad had one of those and he said he preferred that over a combat knife or bayonett (romanian army during communism). He said that he'd rather use his rifle since he almost never missed his targets (he was the best sniper in his group).

@bloodygypsy3740 2 жыл бұрын

Shad: *laughing at combat shovels* - *Dissatisfied Gasmask noises* Shad: actually, thay might be effective. - *insistent gasmask noises* Shad: i wanna try it out - *heavily biased and excited gasmask noises!*

@LaughingMan171 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, the blade on an entrenching tool is for cutting through roots so you can dig deep enough, or branches to build over ground shelter. It's not the ideal tool for the job, but you can't easily dig a hole with an axe.

@calvertmorris2420 2 жыл бұрын

The Emperor protects

@darrianweathington1923 2 жыл бұрын

@@calvertmorris2420 yes, now kill that chaos titan with that laspistol

@Johan_the_Marshal 2 жыл бұрын

*Happy gasmask noises*

@glenecollins 2 жыл бұрын

I have never actually seen one of the ones that was foldable and or with stuff in the handle that was robust enough to survive a few hits into anything tougher than a plastic fizzy drink bottle

@Arcelux Жыл бұрын

Grats on the 5th kid Shad! Also i think, remembering anime at least, the realest ninjas were in Samurai Champloo! Also the first mall ninja weapon showed, the sword tonfas, that's pretty much Blood Rayne!

@BerserkerForAsgard 2 жыл бұрын

The shovels are quite effective. it basically mimics an axe. usually you use it for camping, so you don't have to bring an axe besides your shovel. and if the shovel is good balanced (like the SPEZNAZ shovel i own) you can even use it as a throwing axe. quite fun while camping :D

@mysite1012 2 жыл бұрын

We have Brandon Herrara for cursed gun images, now we have Shadiversity for cursed bladed weapons images. The circle is complete. Would love to see more of this style of content Shad.

@SonofIiberty 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@macro3751 2 жыл бұрын

There was also metatron with that one vid he made about shitty armour

@Chinothebad 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Shad tackling cursed bladed weapons was something we needed. Now all I want from Shad at this point is covering more cursed weapons and armor images.

@mysite1012 2 жыл бұрын

@@macro3751 The trifecta of cursed warfare.

@mysite1012 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chinothebad That would be amazing.

@noobiesmurf 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Shad measures his skill with a sword by how many kids he has.

@FinalFantasyIXIIII 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I have no kids and I also have no skill with a sword, so he might be onto something.

@libertyprime6932 2 жыл бұрын

He's talking about the other sword ;)

@kentlindal5422 2 жыл бұрын

"Two handed skill 100"

@Iliadic 2 жыл бұрын

Anakin vibes

@gannonruby1119 2 жыл бұрын

It is kinda an effective measurement though

@BruceNJeffAreMyFlies Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of the things, which you see as 'only there to look cool' are actually there so the knife can be used as a tool rather than a weapon. For example; The reverse butterfly knife looks like the non-bladed part is for prying, and then the curved blade at the base is almost certainly for cutting threads or twigs.

@PimpDaddyDisco 8 ай бұрын

I was at Tractor Supply yesterday and they had functional double edge sword reminiscent of a Roman Gladius, as well as a hunting spear, and a scythe

@UltravioletNomad 2 жыл бұрын

Bladed shovels is about as close as any of these get to being actual ninja gear, considering the blades we know call kunia we improvised weapons made from trowels.

@PhantasmPhoton 2 жыл бұрын

weapons were often outlawed by local lords. better get gud with a rake

@randomcrusader5632 2 жыл бұрын

Tactical shovel! It can fulfil all your needs and wants

@Hachizukatenzo 2 жыл бұрын

@@PhantasmPhoton It depends the period. During most of the era of Samurai (let's say prior to the late 16th century), nothing kept you from having a sword or any weapon. Considering you could required to join an army, it was pretty ok. It's mostly When Toyotomi Hideyoshi made it pretty impossible for a commoner to become a samurai and made everyone stuck in his own class forever that these weapons bans appeared. And anyway, a weapon like an armor were expensive things. Not something commoners and peasants could get easily. The real thing concerning the kunai is it was a handy multi task tool that could be turn into a weapon. Let's remember ninjutsu was much more about intelligence gathering and breaking into places than fighting.

@KamenRiderRaiden 2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention even the sort of monks Miroku from Inuyasha was had a weaponized staff with a blade that worked like a shovel/spade in case they needed to bury a body and perform last rites

@Kayla_P99 2 жыл бұрын

I thought this said towel for a second and very confusing for that second

@trixrabbit8792 2 жыл бұрын

Granted I’m a 40 year old vet that lives in the woods. But I once had the dream of being a mall ninja. As many goofy pageants and parades as there are in this country. Someone should start the annual March of the Mall Ninja. Let them gather and be seen. Let them congregate and know they are not alone. Some would do it in jest. Others in Ernest. If furries can do it then by god so can the modern mall ninja.

@onslaughtmp 2 жыл бұрын

Name the time and place and I bet my buddy and I will be there twirling butterfly knives as we get out of the car and walk to the trunk for the "good stuff" lol

@FVCK-TH1S 2 жыл бұрын

Start the movement

@onslaughtmp 2 жыл бұрын

@@FVCK-TH1S there are endless closeted mall ninjas... and I'm sure the Homemade Cool-Ass Weapon community will join our cause as well. Let's get this March going!!!

@FVCK-TH1S 2 жыл бұрын

@@onslaughtmp YEAH! RISE UP!

@onslaughtmp 2 жыл бұрын

@@FVCK-TH1S oh damn... the "my fists are registered as lethal weapons" community just emailed me....

@arcticfox5118 Жыл бұрын

Honestly a bladed shovel is actully a pretty useful tool. A friend got me one few years back as a bit of a gag to keep in my truck. Supriseingly if your trying to dig anything fiberious up having the sharp blades makes it MUCH easier then a standard shovel. Also useful if you need to chop 1 or 2 things but dont want to drag out the axe.....something that as a dump truck hauling various materials happens more often then you would think if you dont want holes in your tarp. They are also quite effective against snakes.

@hypebeastmemer272 2 жыл бұрын

Cleanest transition to a sponsor I have ever seen

@SGT_RPGames 2 жыл бұрын

Just a comment on the shovels. I was in the Army (U.S.) for 18 years and my E Tool (Entrenching Tool) saw a LOT of work as a makeshift axe and also for pounding stakes into the ground. They are sturdy and are useful as "makeshift" weapons but I would not plan on it being a primary weapon

@theTweak0284 2 жыл бұрын

Legitimate question, do you have to constantly sharpen the edges as if you use it as a shovel doesn't the blade get dulled?

@SGT_RPGames 2 жыл бұрын

@@theTweak0284 I sharpened it only if the blade looked damaged, which really only happened if I hit rocks. They're pretty tough

@theTweak0284 2 жыл бұрын

@@SGT_RPGames Thanks for the response. I only ask because when I was in Boy Scouts my troopmaster would throw a fit if we dropped our knife and it went into the dirt claiming "That dulls the blade!". I wasn't sure if that was true in general or more likely because we had cheap $5 knives for the most part.

@arthas640 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard in the Soviet army they did actually plan on their shovels being a backup melee weapon for when they didnt use their knife. I know the special forces actually trained on things like throwing shovels or using them in hand to hand combat similar to how Marines train on bayonets even though they havent done a real bayonet charge since the 50s.

@FoxMarine 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthas640 Although the Marines haven't done a Bayonet charge since Korea, they were used plenty in Iraq and Afghanistan on an individual basis.

@sealpiercing8476 2 жыл бұрын

I like the normal-ish blades that are just blue or whatever. Gold is garish, but blue's alright. Also, as you well know medieval rich weirdos were no strangers to garish even though they might have had more aesthetic preference for functionality. I think a blue sword would've fit right in if it were technically possible.

@ethanmurray5001 2 жыл бұрын

Gem colors in general would probably be common if they had the tech. Can you imagine how many king's swords would be purple if they had the ability to do so?

@sherlockbatmanholmes892 2 жыл бұрын

Paragon, which is a fantastic knife company, made a blue blade that looks gorgeous and is practical. The blue helps block out corrosion I believe. I hate colored blades but paragon made a beautiful one

@hendrikvanleeuwen9110 2 жыл бұрын

There are historic high status swords with blued blades. The ones I saw were European style Sabres and Indo-Persian shamshirs, presumably 19th century. Often they are highlighted with gold inlay, and look incredibly cool.

@raycearcher5794 2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered, did any medieval armorers ever season their pieces - ie, oil them and heat them repeatedly to build a layer of blackened enamel? If it keeps cast iron from being destroyed by tomatoes, it ought to keep your armor from rusting in the rain, right?

@hendrikvanleeuwen9110 2 жыл бұрын

@@raycearcher5794 munitions grade armor was often blacked (heated then oil rubbed), for the reason you mentioned. I think enamel would be too easily chipped. Also heating the metal and then scrubbing with a brass brush gives a gold color. This was also done historically, but I don't know that it would provide significant anticorrosion (perhaps mainly asthetic).

@TheScienceNerd100 Жыл бұрын

Shad should do an episode where fans send images of what they got and he rates it from Enthusiast to Mall Ninja

@JohnnyFiction 2 жыл бұрын

The Death Korps Of Krieg are pleased with your combat shovel review

@Nerobyrne 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with owning over-designed, purely aesthetic swords, as long as you're aware that they're just for decoration, and isn't historical. Although, there are some instances of weapons being made less effective on purpose to look better. Usually this happened when a certain weapon stopped being overly useful, so people wore it more for aesthetic reasons than combat. One could argue this happened with the sword a while ago.

@terran6686 2 жыл бұрын

Bat'Leth, peta'q!

@Ashtor1337 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting thought.

@morrigankasa570 2 жыл бұрын

The decorative ones are better then nothing if someone breaks into your house and you are fast enough.

@eamonnholland5343 2 жыл бұрын

Hang the "aesthetic" swords close to the front door and the good ones toward the back. In case of burglary, hopefully the thieves don't have time to grab all your stuff, and just get the cheap stuff up front. Or better yet, you're home, and the home intruder wants to duel you, and grabs the nearest tacticool mall ninja garbage as a weapon, leaving you open to give him a proper lesson why actual swords use carbon steel and full tangs, or you emulate Indiana Jones and just shoot him while he twirls.

@morrigankasa570 2 жыл бұрын

@@eamonnholland5343 Or if you are fast enough you grab the "aesthetic" swords and beat them over the head with it using it's weight:) Of course that's if you don't have a baseball bat or kitchen knives or proper weapons on hand.

@graciep.6984 2 жыл бұрын

These look like they would be a legitimately fun thing to collect. The weirder and tackier the better. That shark thing! Tell me that wouldn’t make the best conversation piece, even with someone who has no previous interest in swords. After leaving, the guest would never look past those things again. It may be a quick glance, but you’ll have provided them with a whole lot of amusement even after they’ve left your home and grand collection.

@steemlenn8797 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I like the Batman double knifes. Just for their pure impracticality, they would make me smile every time I see them. Something that males you smile thousands of times? Good buy!

@PeregrinTintenfish 2 жыл бұрын

They are kitsch weapons, if that is your thing...

@ThreadBareHope1234 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a plan

@testname4464 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan of the mall ninja stuff that is dumb but can be negotiated into something sorta practical. Like, that one glowing blue sword I like because it's dumb but, I could sharpen it into a giant letter opener!

@ThreadBareHope1234 2 жыл бұрын

@@testname4464 That's an interesting use.😁😁 I thought it was okay bc it was the closest thing to a good sword/knife in the collection

@ananonymousnerd.2179 8 ай бұрын

I love the cut to the Death Korps when sharp shovels come up...

@eeeguba432 Жыл бұрын

I remember my mall ninja phase. It lasted all of maybe half a year. i bought a 10zł (like 3$) katana, that didnt have an edge so my dad sharpened it for me. When i headed to the forest with my friend and the sword i did a bit of swinging and pretty quickly found out it was REALLY not full tang, actually there was no tang, and it was found out by having the blade sever from the handle and fly right next to my friends face. God i was so stupid

@Sr_ECO Жыл бұрын

At least you learned not all sword-shaped objects are functional

@professionalantichristhate528 8 ай бұрын

I think quite a few of us have gone through such a learning experience.

@DietrichvonSachsen 2 жыл бұрын

The addition of the Krieger guardsmen during the bit about the shovels was well done. :)

@lukkaredwolf3534 2 жыл бұрын

At least we know that Shad is loyal and not a subject of Chaos. Edit, sorry *Happy Gasmask Noises*

@exudeku 2 жыл бұрын

@@lukkaredwolf3534 Shad isnt a Chaos Scum?!? The Inquisition favours this knowledge!

@outlaw80401 2 жыл бұрын

The bladed entrenching tool (Shovel) is 100% a legitimate weapon and has been used in modern conflicts as a very effective hand held dealer of damage. When we slept on the ground in Iraq we kept an entrenching tool between us as a go to in the event we were surprised by an intruder in the middle of the night. Also highly effective against camel spiders, the most likely of unwanted intruders!!!!

@cerebraldreams4738 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Actual military organizations, in the present era, spend good money on bladed shovels because it adds an extra weapon to a soldier's kit without adding any extra weight. I think even the Russians spend money on those. It's not just the Americans.