Talk:Silva & Aegis/@comment-6540498-20140804045003/@comment-66.67.83.162-20140807072648

Dude. What? Do you have any idea how physics work?

For one, the larger the surface area, the less pressure gets applied. I guess we agree on that. However, the size of the shield doesn't apply to any of that. What matters is what is bracing the shield, which is the entire forearm, which greatly reduces the impact. Adding in the fact that you lean into the blows, which improves your balance, your shield is gonna protect you quite nicely from anything that doesn't knock you over or go through it. As far as it being tiring, going... using your entire forearm to block something requires a lot less strain than blocking solely with your wrist.

Which gets into your second part. No matter where the sword is being hit, that pressure is going to be applied in full force. In fact, the BEST place to have the pressure applied, would be at the hilt. Your wrist is there, backed by your entire forearm. If blocking with the rest of the blade, or god forbid, the tip, that pressure is incresed exponentially due to your wrist acting as a lever. This causes far, far more stress on the wrist, and much much more strength in order to parry or block. Depending on the situation, your wrist could easily snap, under certain pressures. In the case of blocking bullets (which we'll just assume is even possible, cuz we're talking about Warframe, here), the sudden burst of force from powerful shots would instantly shatter an average human's bones, due to the leverage.