Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-67.22.249.68-20141026033050/@comment-25544410-20141027192557

198.236.0.33 wrote: A throwing axe may have a blade, which is great and all, but a throwing hammer has greater potential power due to it's surface area:force of impact ratio. The only issue is, they're a little unwieldy, and thus can only be used to their greatest effect at closer range. Well that sounds all nice an physics-y, but isn't correct. The greater the surface area, the more the force is spread out, resulting in equal force but less pressure. The reason you can lay on a bed of nails, but not step on a nail without being harmed, is because it has more surface area than a single nail does. A larger surface area will actually soften the blow. On a side note, Sinthoniel is correct in that for a strong thrower, the hammer will travel farther.