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Google Engineer Shows How To Forge Swords and Knives

Posted by timothy on from the like-y'do dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Niels Provos, an engineer at Google working on malware and phishing protection, is showing on YouTube how to forge knives and Viking swords. The process is absolutely fascinating and follows the steps of Viking blacksmiths from a thousand years ago. It starts by taking small bars of metal that get heated and hammered together until they become a solid piece. He then shows how to form it with the hammer, heat treat and polish it. All the videos are narrated explaining the purpose of each step. Sure beats sitting in front of the computer."

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  1. Watch those hammers! by Bodhammer · · Score: 0, Troll

    "According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle."

    http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/03/FBI-More-People-Killed-With-Hammers-and-Clubs-Each-Year-Than-With-Rifles

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    1. Re:Watch those hammers! by HornWumpus · · Score: 1, Troll

      Unfortunately a very small number of gun deaths in the US are committed with rifles.

      A gun control advocate accidentally told the truth about what they think!

      Now watch the back-peddle and denial.

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'