Magnetizing my Saber

[Purple Fencer]

The only thing worse than your knowledge of fencing is your knowledge of magnetism.

QFT. The size of a magnetic field strong enough to truly have an effect on a bout would be so strong it would be obvious....not to mention a black card for manifest cheating with the equipment.

[larkascending]

I'm imagining Nico knocking his opponent over as he tries to detach his saber from his opponent's lame.

It's a funny image.

[Nico]

It's a "what if" scenario. I don't expect it to happen.

[catwood1]

It's a "what if" scenario. I don't expect it to happen.

Fine. To indulge your "what if":

As soon as the ref stopped laughing, you would get black carded.



Ref: "Why are the blades sticking together?"
Fencer: "I have no idea!!!"
R: "Did you rub a magnet over it over and over again?"
F: "
<__<
>__>
<__<
...no..."

Ref: "Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaa thats a black card."

[fdad]

It's a "what if" scenario. I don't expect it to happen.

I think the plan would be exposed when you went to test at the start of the bout and tore the opponents masks out of his hands.

[foibles]

If you magnetize it really really good and you sit on a big ice-cube in a still lake on a windless day you would transform into The Human Compass, whose superpower is to always know which way is north.

Which, as superpowers go may not be that impressive, but has its moments.
Your side-kick, The Orienteer, can read maps.

[LordShout]

What you really need is an electromagnet wired to a button, turn it on for free acceleration.

[mlbole01]

So . . . you wanted to magnetize your sabre. Do you realize that ,by hooking up to electric equipment, you are producing a tiny, TINY field on your blade? I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that when you make contact with your opponent's blade/lame/mask/anything conductive, it grounds out and any non-permanent (i.e. induced) magnetism will be sucked out. You would definitely have to attach some sort of device (electromagnet) to your blade, but be careful, if any extra voltage leaks to the weapon, the machine could not register, register something weird, or fry something. Plus the whole sticking to your opponent thing would be really fishy. I bet it's good for finding tip screws, though.

Mason

[oiuyt]

I bet it's good for finding tip screws, though.

Always useful for sabre fencers...

-B

[vivoescrimare]

*sigh* Pro Tip : Not all trolls are made of plastic and have crazy hair in loud colors. Under no circumstance should you feed them, regardless of the status of their crazy hair.

[Inquartata]

by hooking up to electric equipment, you are producing a tiny, TINY field on your blade? I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that when you make contact with your opponent's blade/lame/mask/anything conductive, it grounds out and any non-permanent (i.e. induced) magnetism will be sucked out.

Nonsense, he just needs a good flux capacitor, is all.

[EldRick]

Just wind the wire around the tang a couple of hundred times to make a grip, and then the whole blade will become an electromagnet powered by the scoring machine.

With foil, the interruption of the current when you make the touch will cut the current and release your blade. Don't try this with an epee, as sticking to the opponent's sword when you make a touch might be suspicious...

Ahhhhh, it must be tough to be innumerate...

[shlepzig]

So here is what you want to do.

1. Wrap magent wire around your sabre tang (until it looks like a regular grip) and cover in electrical tape. This will give you the ability to turn your entire sabre into an electro magent.

2. Connect to wires up your sleeves that run to a gigantic bank of capacitors you have all charged up and stashed under your jacket. (you could achieve better results if you use a larger group stored at the side of the strip. Tell the ref you need the jumper cables to keep your pacemaker going. It will only be a problem if it disturbs the keen sense of smell of his seeing eye dog.

3. When the time is right, discharge the capacitors through the magnet wire to execute your clever plan. I am not sure what the clever plan is, but it apparently involves turning your saber into a giant magnet (done). Kapow! now your sabre is a super magnet for a very short period of time.

4. Recover from burns caused by the magnet wire burning up in your hand from the amount of current you just dumped through them. You will have time to do this after being booted from the tournament.

-Shlep'

[pjsise1]

I think it would be funnier to magnetize my opponent's mask with an electromagnet activated by a remote control I could carry...not so much for when I fence him, but for entertainment purposes between touches. (Imagine him smacking himself on the mask with his sword in a "Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself." fashion.)

[larkascending]

Nonsense, he just needs a good flux capacitor, is all.

If he reverses the polarity of the neutron flow...

[Purple Fencer]

If he reverses the polarity of the neutron flow...

Oh, VERY nice, Jon Pertwee!

[Morale Officer]

Nonsense, he just needs a good flux capacitor, is all.

But is the strip long enough to get him up to 88mph?

[Purple Fencer]

But is the strip long enough to get him up to 88mph?

Strips?? Where we're going we don't need...strips.

Woo-hoo!! 7400th post!

[AkiraRagnas]

This is the single best post I've ever read on the internet. Some came close, but this beat them out.

[tlucente]

Even better, figure out a way to magnetize the opponents Sabre through the scoring equipment, and give your lame/mask the opposite polarization...instant Force Field!

This would probably involve a deafening diesel generator, floor cords the size of oil pipelines, and body cords like electric car plug-ins, but it would be totally worth it.