Study Skills

The sword is mightier than the pen

The sword is mightier than the pen, you want empirical proof? Here is the proof:

First let us consider the different values: (Click here to subscribe to this blog)
v (velocity) = 62 m/s

m1 (The mass of the pen) = 0.050 kg (Yes, I am using kilos, here is why)
m2 (The mass of the sword) = 2.0 kg
Wk1 (kinetic energy - pen) –> (mv^2)/2 = 96.1 J
Wk2 (kinetic energy - sword) –> (mv^2)/2 = 3844 J 4x bloodier!

Apart from the higher level of energy, the shape of the sword is designed to cut through flesh. Let me illustrate this with a comprehensive computer model, notice the complexity of the image:

Now compare this empirically made model with that of a sword:

Case Closed

(Click here to subscribe to this blog)

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

If you found this page useful, consider linking to it.
Simply copy and paste the code below into your web site (Ctrl+C to copy)
It will look like this: The sword is mightier than the pen

<a href="http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/13/the-sword-is-mightier-than-the-pen/">The sword is mightier than the pen</a>

One Response to “The sword is mightier than the pen”

1. Ali Says:
   September 9th, 2007 at 7:18 pm

   Well it depends on how you interpret the proverb, pen could infact be mightier than the sword when it comes to convincing people, recording history(how much great battles won by the sword were written in history by the pen) and ofcourse teaching soldiers how to use their swords.

Leave a Reply