To be fair, Gordon is wearing a Mark IV HEV suit that lets him survive a rocket propelled grenade strike so it’s not like he’s worried about tendinitis.

@IcecalGamer

2 жыл бұрын

This comment needs more up-votes

@timbackman5915

2 жыл бұрын

“Wait.. did the suit just say: munitions level monitoring? Does the left arm turn into a chain gun? Pfft, I wish.” - Freemans mind

@DonkeyWork420

2 жыл бұрын

"Morphine administered"

@Loshko86

2 жыл бұрын

yes, this :]

@NovemberXXVII

2 жыл бұрын

@@DonkeyWork420 Y'know you raise an interesting point: did Gordon Freeman come out of Half-Life with an opioid addiction? Obviously the HEV is effective armor based on what Freeman survives in-game, but how much of that is just the suit doping him up past his pain threshold? Maybe he GOT tendonitis and just didn't notice. I probably wouldn't notice wrist pain if I was high on morphine, just sayin.

The most important reason Gordon Freeman keeps the crowbar: breaking down obstacles and crates. Being a useful backup weapon is a bonus.

@rohanhalle580

2 жыл бұрын

Just because someone in the Black Mesa shipping department's administration decided that every corridor needs at least 12 shipping containers.

@danilima6970

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohanhalle580 villains normally are not good in logistic or storage.

@Dr.Spatula

2 жыл бұрын

@@danilima6970 Right?! How many B movie fights take place in a cardboard box warehouse

@danilima6970

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dr.Spatula yeah but I think more about games, in Zelda for exemple you allways have the ítens you need to Win, conveniently in chests around and keys that open any doors

@RoninCatholic

2 жыл бұрын

@@danilima6970 But Link, bafflingly, uses a sword to smash crockery instead of something more convenient like a hammer or a crowbar.

With a weapon like a crowbar, I'd think you'd be less focused on worrying about followups, and more on making the first hit the only one you need.

@thepacific2933

2 жыл бұрын

that is a solid argumant to be honest, just hit once and no need to cover it.

@MaelRadec42

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that Gordon killing things with his crowbar is more akin to a Doom Eternal glory kill involving the crowbar rather than actually going *wackwackwackwack*

@Necroscat

2 жыл бұрын

Hitting as hard as you can with it would definitely make someone blocking it with a shield stumble back significantly.

@zarnox3071

2 жыл бұрын

@@Necroscat Yep, and even if you need more hits, at least the other person is focusing on not being knocked over. While a shield is good for preventing harm, it's not so good for negating momentum.

@gj4312

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you're up against. Unarmed? Absolutely whack them. A sword or axe or something? I'd go for them pretty powerful 2 handed hits shad was going for. But I know nothing, just enjoying the discussion.

Not addressed here: Gordon is literally just punching back and forth and the crowbar is swinging around wildly because he can barely control it. The suit is doing most of the work xD

@thepacific2933

2 жыл бұрын

also he is holding it on the middle

@Jexorz86

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, everyone forgets the suit boosts strength and is heavy

@schorschmcgill

Жыл бұрын

@@thepacific2933 not in HL1 but L4D2 they hold it in the middle for some reason, which makes it not so satisfying to weild imo

@agorman1341

4 ай бұрын

​@@schorschmcgillbecause they didn't use hev suit

"Crowbar is extremly deadly." "Why?" "Its a metal stick.Nothing more to say."

@kitesumane

2 жыл бұрын

Stick is good. We like stick.

@MCsCreations

2 жыл бұрын

With pointy tips.

@Ne7u

2 жыл бұрын

>Refuses to elaborate further

@JonatasAdoM

2 жыл бұрын

Shad rests his case.

@Shatterverse

2 жыл бұрын

It's not all that different than a bar mace, which is my go-to melee weapon in the zombie apocalypse.

If you're wondering, the reason Gordon can swing the crowbar as fast as he does is because the HEV suit allows him to lift heavier loads with less effort

@weiwei-uplink

2 жыл бұрын

What about Barney with it in Blue Shift?

@Username-ky3lr

2 жыл бұрын

@@weiwei-uplink That’s true though.

@DrL00se

2 жыл бұрын

He swings it kinda weirdly too, not full on strikes but sort of jabs with it when he's making repeated attacks, but when he swings and doesn't hit anything it's a much slower swing Edit: at least in half-life 2, it's been quite a bit longer since I've played one

@SynthLizard8

2 жыл бұрын

Explains why there's no recoil in Half-Life.

@erebys21

2 жыл бұрын

@@weiwei-uplink Barney is fucking ripped

"Well but can you hide a crowbar?" Slap on a construction helmet and you're good to go, no need Great weapon to kill a Robin though...

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

ouch- also I think it was a test dummy in the rewritten version

@alanfarnworth3805

2 жыл бұрын

i thought the sparrow confessed ? was it a conspiracy ?

@UnlimitedGreenWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thats quite the killer joke vincent. Would splatter red in the hood

@calebbennett563

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the trailer park boys... Throw on a vest, hard hat, and a lanyard and you can go wherever.

@charlesfollette9692

2 жыл бұрын

Dark.... very dark 💀

“You would see something like a mace” SHAD! It is LITERALLY a Warpick! I am fairly positive there are warpicks that are almost identical to crowbars with the only significant differences being that the tips have points rather than a wedge. Plus there are also the Shaolin Hookblades, and tons of pole arms like em.

@ezachleewright2309

2 жыл бұрын

Plus what?

@AngelNearDestruction

2 жыл бұрын

@@ezachleewright2309 thanks, apparently a bit cut out

@jort93z

2 жыл бұрын

A warpick was likely only used by mounted units. You can not swing it efficiently. That is why it is more commonly referred to as "Horseman's pick". They'd just hold it and make their horse run towards others.

@AngelNearDestruction

2 жыл бұрын

@@jort93z and in that context, suddenly a crow bar seems to be an excellent shape. You can disarm and disarmor enemies when you fail to deal a significant blow, and when you do you easily destroy their armor

@Erilis000

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngelNearDestruction It would be great to see a followup with a comparison between the two.

Shad: the crowbar is basically a metal STICK Me: this video's gonna be WILD

@death13a

2 жыл бұрын

Crowchucks!

@krishnakantbhatt9947

2 жыл бұрын

Shad's Longsword agrees that it was wild

@feekygucker2678

2 жыл бұрын

Bec-de-STICK?

@sagagis

2 жыл бұрын

@@death13a Nanbar! (like the Japanese word "Nanban")

@KairuHakubi

2 жыл бұрын

t'is a metal shillelagh those one-eyed leprechauns don't stand a chance.

"Honey, the neighbor is shouting outside again... Oh he's swinging a crowbar this time outside his castle"

@rickardspaghetti

2 жыл бұрын

"He just took a swing at his assistant. It's ok though, he's DEFINITELY NOT HURT. I repeat, DEFINITELY NOT HURT."

@agsilverradio2225

2 жыл бұрын

He also has a camera.

@boondaguh

2 жыл бұрын

I would tease this chooch everyday if he was my neighbor

@meganparrish807

2 жыл бұрын

With the amount of jokes I see involving Shad's neighbors I'm starting to think he's a real life member of the Adam's Family.

@timbackman5915

2 жыл бұрын

@@meganparrish807 and Jazza is uncle Fester. 🤣

That Half-Life sound effects when hitting things with Crowbar, perfect!

I love your pedantic analysis of the "headcrab remover". It is an imperfect weapon, wielded by an imperfect warrior. Sure, Gordon could've replaced the iconic metal stick with something a bit more practical and less cumbersome, but the crowbar is just so iconic and representative of Half Life's vibe. Gordon is the sweaty nerd hero we all strive to be. A blunt object and a degree in theorirical physics is all you need to save the universe.

@WatanukiProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I mean I can come up with plenty of justifications. Mainly we have an unbroken POV of Gordon because of the stasis between 1 and 2 and know for a fact that he never encountered a more reliable melee weapon. It's likely the combine regulated what kind of weapons people could own during the 20 year gap, so there likely weren't many swords around for the resistance to pass along to Gordon. Moreover given the combine armor and the HEV suit a heavier club like weapon might be more useful for dealing damage against them than a lighter sword like weapon.

I think Gordon hits so fast because he is wearing a powered suit.

@Smile4theKillCam456

2 жыл бұрын

H.E.V.

@funnyman10912

2 жыл бұрын

@@Smile4theKillCam456 The best power suit in gaming, partially because it has a voice and partially because it's got arguably the most bangin' first time set up music ever.

@EagleGames95

2 жыл бұрын

@@funnyman10912 also it pumps it full of morphine every 30 minutes

@davidallamericananarchist9220

2 жыл бұрын

The crowbar is highly regarded as a tool and weapon in Max Brooks's zombie survival guide. 😀😀😀.

@TylertheCC1010fan

2 жыл бұрын

Barney can also hit fast with it, and he doesn't wear any strength enhancing power armor.

“A weapon that probably doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves” Jason Todd would like to have a word

@dolomaticus1180

2 жыл бұрын

OOOF!!!

@Mailed-Knight

2 жыл бұрын

Too soon man, too soon. XD

@AdarBlu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mailed-Knight Been 33 years, more than a decade past 22.3 years so, I say go right ahead.

@andrewgause6971

2 жыл бұрын

@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT Jason Todd is/was Barman's second Robin. The fans voted to kill him off, so the writers had Joker beat him half to death with a crowbar before leaving him in a building that he had rigged to blow.

@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgause6971 Oohhh. Yeah I shoulda known that. Brainfart moment. Thanks 😊

I would like to point out that he seems to have a longer, and slightly more weight optimized version, you got like the backyard crowbar, I think he has a belly height industrial one, we got a four and a half foot one we call encouragement at my house. Because some things just need a little bit more encouragement to move.

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

that is a good one, I called a shovel persistence since if it isn't working, you're not using enough of it.

@gur262

2 жыл бұрын

At your house. Meaning any house you want to be at.

@Shaun_Jones

Жыл бұрын

If you really need something to move, a 60 inch tanker bar is hard to beat. As the name implies, they’re designed for doing maintenance on tanks and are built like tanks; on average they weigh 16-18 pounds.

"It's a stick! A METAL stick!" Someone getting rather excited there.

Gordon has so much *morphine* in his body that he doesn’t even notice his dislocated wrist

@akale2620

2 жыл бұрын

You had one job.

@Manie230

2 жыл бұрын

Nah Gordon walks around in a powered suit so that probably helps.

@slipipipi7971

2 жыл бұрын

@@Manie230 yeaaaa but still... " *Morphine Administered* "

@akale2620

2 жыл бұрын

I see my comments had its desired effect.

@net343

2 жыл бұрын

@@akale2620 i was just waking up and was too tired to check what I typed :v

"Their only experience of humanity was a crowbar coming at them down a steel corridor"

@angrymokyuu1951

2 жыл бұрын

@sbcontt YT Yes he does. If you enable third person view, he even has a rat tail they axed(crowbarred?) for HL2.

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

@@angrymokyuu1951 why a rat tail?

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

@callMeKenpai ok then

@germanvisitor2

2 жыл бұрын

@sbcontt YT "Gordon Freeman does not have feet so it is easier to look at corpses. That means extra points in the violence rating." - Gamestar anniversary joke issue

Yeah, Gordon is wearing what seems to be powered armor. Even if it's not strength-enhancing like normal powered armor, it still probably helps mitigate forces against his own body (given that it DOES include a number of life support functions and can effectively monitor the wearer's body condition in real time, as well as mitigating damage from bullets and even explosives and major falls).

@jarradroberts9598

Жыл бұрын

The gravity gun is shown to have a kick back in episode 2 when Alex uses the launch feature, and comments on how the suit compensates for that. Granted that is the mark 5 and not the mark 4 used in the original, but sense the original was used to lug around a backpack mounted nuclear gun and jetpack system, its safe to assume that some form of assist is at play here.

@ishega200

Жыл бұрын

He has power legs in half life 2

Shad: *complains how fast Gordon swings the crowbar* i dont think he ever hit a corpse with a crowbar in Half Life 1 before

@thepacific2933

2 жыл бұрын

*darude sandstorm and runnnin' in the 90's starts playing at the same time*

@submergedbird8244

2 жыл бұрын

In HL1 the entire body explodes too from all the speed

When pulled out, the biggest wound a crowbar causes is the realization you aren't worth wasting ammo on.

@akale2620

2 жыл бұрын

It's the other way round. Ammo is for canon fodder. The crowbar comes out only when you get serious.

@chrisko-pelago8753

2 жыл бұрын

Psych damage ftw

This just proves that freeman is canonically a gigachad who ran the hazard course 3 times a day.

@supremefirebird

2 жыл бұрын

Gordon looked forward to the big jump at the end. Nothing like Black Mesa's quality morphine to help you get through the slog of Black Mesa employment.

@SpaghettiToaster

2 жыл бұрын

He also has power armor.

@DarthBiomech

2 жыл бұрын

Donning a futuristic orange exosuit that pumps you with morphine might also have something to do with that...

You know, after watching this video, I realize truly how perfect of a weapon the crowbar is for Gordon, how perfectly it suits the overall story of Half-Life. I suddenly have another level of appreciation for the series. :D

@slimetunersis5373

Жыл бұрын

W pfp

@lou626

Жыл бұрын

1-great name 2- the crowbar kinda of remiends a lambda

When messing around, I found that holding it upside down made it far easier to wield. The hook made for a good pommel, and lessened the risk of it flinging out of my hand. Great video 👍

@tehfinnegan

2 жыл бұрын

Same conclusion here. It turns it into a much more wieldable metal billy club with a devestating warpick secondary function to finish off downed opponents.

@duckymomo6472

2 жыл бұрын

@@tehfinnegan agreed

“Local Australian assaults foreign prince with crowbar. Claims it was for science.”

@jordansorenson698

2 жыл бұрын

Boromir is hardly foreign. He's from New Zealand. They are basically the same country. You know, like the U.S. and Cuba.

@ComfortsSpecter

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordansorenson698 I mean I get it, but like you couldn’t choose a better comparison, like Canada or the Caribbean?

@jordansorenson698

2 жыл бұрын

@@ComfortsSpecter I really have no idea how different New Zeland is from Australia, except for it is an island off of it's coast, so I went with the closest comparison to the US I knew. For that matter, aside from governments, I really have no idea how different Cuba is either...

@scrubsrc4084

2 жыл бұрын

Itsnall just messing around untill you write it down.... then its science.

@ComfortsSpecter

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordansorenson698 New Zealand and Australia aren’t too too different overall but Cuba is extremely different from America

Crowbar: A useful tool that doubles as a dense, heavy stick

@Skillshot360s

2 жыл бұрын

Wait till someone decides to ruin it by making a crowbar nunchuck

@LitVireMoon

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the hook on the end. That hook is nice.

@haslittle8078

2 жыл бұрын

Hooked Wedge-Ended Metal Stick Gang Gang

Gordon has already responded to this. Quote: "................"

Shows concern for his inanimate object swords that he accidentally strikes, but not for his employee whom he purposefully struck... (for those taking me seriously I am making a joke here.)

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

or for borimir, brave borimir, tower of gondor

@feliperisseto9113

2 жыл бұрын

He is probably dead. Like Borimir.

Wtf Shad didn’t put on an HEV suit to accurately test it. Literally unwatchable.

The real reason medieval swordsmen didn't wear swords on their backs. It's not that they didn't have shabbards, it's that they kept hitting the pommel with their crowbars

shad had a lot of fun in this video you can just feel the joy he had making this

What shad forgot about the crowbar, is its BREACHING POWER! Imagine one or two of every ten soldiers had a crowbar. They could break through doors or walls in no time!

Gordon is just a gigachad that defies physics

@BasedPeter

2 жыл бұрын

Hey fancy seeing you here!

@MyHeadHz

2 жыл бұрын

Same as he ever was

@auxometer

2 жыл бұрын

virgin Adrian Shepherd vs the one free man

@MrKOLCOO

2 жыл бұрын

He studied physics so he could defy its laws more accuratly...

@natefreeman6464

2 жыл бұрын

Catch me later and I’ll buy you a beer

Fortunately the HEV suit in Half-Life is basically powered armor, which is why you're able to swing it so fast there.

@purpleemerald5299

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never understood why Black Mesa hadn’t sold the HEV suit tech off to the military yet. PCV wasn’t originally a thing until Opposing Force (the marines clearly don’t seem to have power armour), so just imagine what the military would have been like in that world if every soldier had a modified HEV suit? O_O

@alvianekka80

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, Gordon able to b-hopping across the country while wielding a rocket launcher and carrying other armaments.

@pqdbr

2 жыл бұрын

@@purpleemerald5299 they did. It was a prototype in test during half-life, that's why it had a ammo and weapon system built in it and a lot of combat related capabilities.

@kanoslayer2735

2 жыл бұрын

@@purpleemerald5299 keep in mind that the HEV site was heavily experimental as it was meant for highly hazardous environments so think less power armor and more environmental suit

@purpleemerald5299

2 жыл бұрын

@@pqdbr Yeah, I know, but what I mean is they only had three models designed to work _primarily_ as hazard suits. I’m just saying it’s surprising that they didn’t go ALL IN on their development first and foremost, especially with how well the Mark IV functioned. They could have made billions designing those suits for military use.

"You need to do more than swing it like a brute." Guts would like to know your location

One of the ways I optimize the crowbar is actually holding it more like a cane. Grabbing it on the hooked end give it more mobility.

The Crowbar - a theoretical physicists club.

@Irishcrossing

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a club for physicists theoretically or a club only for theoretical physicists?

@bokkenwielderful

2 жыл бұрын

A bar for humbled physicists. Cause they are having crow.

@SledgeOfHouseHammer

2 жыл бұрын

"They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard." - Fantastic, Fallout New Vegas

@B3RyL

2 жыл бұрын

@@Irishcrossing it's a club for physicists who may not actually exist but for existence of whom there is a strong mathematical proof.

@ARTEMIX888

2 жыл бұрын

This comment section is full of intellectuals!

"You only need them to be lethal enough." This brought to mind a quote from a sci-fi story I listened to on youtube. "Most species stop making bigger guns, when they start ripping holes in space time, every time they fire."

@ffwast

2 жыл бұрын

WE CALL THOSE SPECIES "QUITTERS"

@arnabbiswasalsodeep

2 жыл бұрын

@@ffwast and that's for the good of the species as they quit forming black holes everytime they shoot which would rather annihilate them instead of others. They QUIT self annihilation

@lukeskylicker

2 жыл бұрын

@@arnabbiswasalsodeep DID HE STUTTER?!

@channelmachinebroke9638

2 жыл бұрын

What story?

@TheRasalhaag

2 жыл бұрын

would like to know which story

THE TRUE EMINENCE IN SHADOW WEAPON!

The dedication to your editing of crowbar hit-sounds is as lethal as the crowbar itself!

"The crowbar is a tool". _combine members are wide-eyed with disbelief and thinking "jeepers, we don't even want to imagine their WEAPONS"_

@nilok7

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, wait until they see the Gluon Gun... also known as the Quantum Destabilizer.

@timbackman5915

2 жыл бұрын

Or ambassador pineapple!

@andrewli6606

2 жыл бұрын

Or the fact that the most advanced portal technology is from a former human shower curtain company.

@timbackman5915

2 жыл бұрын

Mike.. Yeah Dave? I’m scared.

@lemmingscanfly5

2 жыл бұрын

@@timbackman5915 perfect for combustible lemon.

"oz, [combine: pick up that can]" glorious, love the editing

@LoboGuarah

2 жыл бұрын

A can was used for that example with a specific objective in mind.

@jezuznevweraz8800

2 жыл бұрын

That made me smile. Like truly smile. I instantly loved it.

It's definitely an improvised/last resort weapon at best, but picking up that crowbar in the post-credits scene of Half-Life: Alyx felt like picking up Mjolnir.

I would love to see him analize the trhee section staff, is like a nunchuck in steroids

@james3876

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao, that would be fun

Shad Fact: This is not Shad's final form. When he unleashes his true power he grows so big the Kuiper belt fits as an actual belt for him

@diegotonnicchiovlrd2742

2 жыл бұрын

So he gets fat?

@diegotonnicchiovlrd2742

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@phantafalconpunch

2 жыл бұрын

Shad Fact: Twitter often attacks Shad for his ability to incredibly offend a large area around him

@gold7929

2 жыл бұрын

@@diegotonnicchiovlrd2742 okay that was funny but don't do that

@miniondaechir

2 жыл бұрын

Gurren Lashadd

Before the invention of the crowbar, most crows just drank at home by themselves.

@jacobbarlow6098

2 жыл бұрын

Damn it

@bobowon5450

2 жыл бұрын

Damn it

@duncanabrams7441

2 жыл бұрын

Damn it

@nightram6164

2 жыл бұрын

Damn it

@ediskey

2 жыл бұрын

Bless

“A weapon with similar properties to the crow bar would be a mace” Uh.... not gonna mention the Crow’s Beak?

Do a rake next Shad! I wanna see a breakdown of the efficiency of every household tool that I could possibly get my hands on!

it's and evolution from the "normal" stick, a METAL stick!

@shinyagumon7015

2 жыл бұрын

With a pointy hook

@ZiggityZeke

2 жыл бұрын

Also the downsides are mitigated by his power suit, no way he swings that fast otherwise

@klif6279

2 жыл бұрын

It evolved from living in the woodlands of southern Canada to migrating upwards towards the north, with more competition from axes and swords, so it developed two points from splinters, and got a tougher hide of metal.

@graywolf6441

2 жыл бұрын

Don't tell him about rebars.

@chester1882

2 жыл бұрын

WHAT is the next evolution of the stick?

What really tickled me is that Shad litters this video with Half Life sound effects wherever he possibly can. I love it. He's a true Half Life fan.

@RealZeratul

2 жыл бұрын

Now if the video was just five seconds longer...

@theepicoshawott

2 жыл бұрын

I legitimately thought the sounds of him hitting the dummy was real at first

A firefighter's Halligan bar is like the serious-business version of a crowbar. It's damn near a modern poleaxe, combining a prying end, and then another end with spike and adze / axe. It's dangerous at both ends and sturdy in the middle :)

The sound editing at 6:51 is glorious! Brilliant bit of fun, there

Gordon doesn't need to hear any of this! He's a trained professional!

@smward87

2 жыл бұрын

Ah but he isn't though. He's a trained professional in theoretical physics, not combat. That's just survival instincts kicking in.

@pieceofschmidtgamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@smward87 r/woosh

@Themataus100

2 жыл бұрын

@@smward87 i guess he can theoretically fight, then

@lamelama22

2 жыл бұрын

@@smward87 Actually, he is; it's canon to the original game. I mean... they specifically trained him to use a powersuit and deal w/ chemical, biological, radioactive, and physical dangers (like fire and steam), and how to use a jet-pack like module. The training went so far as to make him break his legs and auto-administer morphine (way beyond any normal military training), as well as physical training somewhat similar to military basic training, and a full combat firearms course complete with full auto machine guns and grenade launchers (this coming from the training "hazard course" in the original Half-Life).

@darkcr0w.719

2 жыл бұрын

@@smward87 r/whooosh

"You can't just swing it around like a brute, you have to defend yourself." Not if I have an HEV suit

@TheRezro

2 жыл бұрын

Which is also why Gordon can swing it so fast.

@kyltredragmire4939

2 жыл бұрын

Still no helmet though.

@mrinsomniac2968

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyltredragmire4939 he does have a helmet thought,remember the zoom

@lechugaenlabiblioteca3298

2 жыл бұрын

Moxxie?

@mrinsomniac2968

2 жыл бұрын

@@lechugaenlabiblioteca3298 what

3:20, I was thinking about this in connection with guts’s dragonslayer, and realized he actually needs a giant hunk of metal to survive his daily apocalypse.

"Pick up that can" got me good. Thank you.

Ah, the crowbar: for destroying aliens with facts and logic

@arefrigerator211

2 жыл бұрын

specifically, MA = F

@marcelo55869

2 жыл бұрын

@@arefrigerator211 dont forget this too : "p = mv"

No Ozs were harmed during the making of this video, mainly because we cut out those parts so it's not this video

@Bone8380

2 жыл бұрын

That time he got bashed was not part of the making of, it was just his daily punishment, therefore he was not harmed in the making of the video.

I feel like it would be a more effective weapon holding it backwards.

@martinjohnston1907

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, for redirects and weapon balance. For hooking or penetration hook out would be better. Or so I think without testing or evidence other than having used them as tools.

@robertnett9793

2 жыл бұрын

I'd fear the hook would get in the way with your wrist at some point. I mean, it's round (unlike a sword grip, which is oval-shaped so you can hold it all nicely lined up) so it might get rotated in the heat of combat...

@james3876

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertnett9793 he means backwards, not upside down

@robertnett9793

2 жыл бұрын

@@james3876 ehm. Now I am confused. It's a stick with a hook on one end. Holding it backwards would mean to hold the end with the hook - doesn't it? Or do you think it would be better to hold it - hook on the far end, but rotated, so the hook itself looks backwards, towards you? And how would this improve things?

2:23 Well, that already took a "Detriment" of the Crowbar XD!!!

Shad: drops can Combine: *and I took that personally*

@DinnerForkTongue

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickglaser1560 To be fair, if you do bin the can as ordered, the CP gives you credit when reporting to the Overwatch.

Shad doesn't need to hear all this, he's a highly trained professional!

@majesticmasters5913

2 жыл бұрын

I love you for this

@joshuazane3210

2 жыл бұрын

Ah haha, thank you for that. 😄👌

@bobbybologna3029

2 жыл бұрын

*in the back* "Why do we all have to wear these RIDICULOUS ties?!"

@rojaws1183

2 жыл бұрын

Time for another Shad video! Time mr Shad? Is it really that time again?

@nokiademon773

2 жыл бұрын

"we've assured the administrator that NOTHING WILL GO WRONG." Why no, I don't know what tempting fate means, why do you ask?

Fun thing about the way Mr Freeman uses the crowbar is that he makes a full swing only when he knows he's not about to hit anything. In the games it seems like he's holding the crowbar from the middle and more like pushes it to his enemies' faces.

I'm loving the sound effects this video!

Still feel like every adventuring party would still carry a crowbar, regardless of its use as a weapon. It'd be used for prying open doors, chests, etc.

@butterdogestarwars6709

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t need an ancient key to a dungeon if you have a crowbar

@ivanivanoff2759

2 жыл бұрын

No idea why tools are so rare in games in general. Why to look for key if character can carry crowbars, boltcutters etc. Im sure crowbar was properly modeled in Jagged Alliance 2: heavy tool for opening doors that are immune to lockpicks and kicking. It was exceptionally deadly, but suicidaly slow to use in combat.

@Reddotzebra

2 жыл бұрын

In DnD it's a seldom used tool since the spells necessary to warp wood and shrink metal or stone are picked to replace it.

@RuBoo001

2 жыл бұрын

No sane Artificer would ever leave home without it. Or rope. But every adventurer needs rope, it’s very important. That’s why it’s one of the six essential tools of a ninja, it’s _rope_ ! Right up there with the one-by-three-foot piece of cloth! Absolutely crucial!

@scootergsp

2 жыл бұрын

@@Reddotzebra Still not a bad idea to have one along - just in case. Especially if your party has a Bag of Holding. Crowbar scoffs at Anti-Magic Field...

They’re solid, I worked in demolition for years. I’ve snapped the hook end off once and seen others do it twice. Takes a hell of a lot of force to do it but they are definitely solid.

@kirkulessonofgoose7503

2 жыл бұрын

They are actually called pinch bars. A crowbar is near 6 feet long.

@thepacific2933

2 жыл бұрын

are there hollow versions to be home tools or for different uses? that would make it a better weapon + easier to carry

@kirkulessonofgoose7503

2 жыл бұрын

@@thepacific2933 not that I’m aware of.

@-Keith-

2 жыл бұрын

@@thepacific2933 Burke bars have a hollow core shaft with a solid steel pry end. But they're about 5.5 feet long (168cm), have an extremely thick gauge of steel on the shaft, weigh much more than a crowbar, and their center of gravity is even closer to the prying end. That's pretty much it, anything else that's used as a wrecking bar is solid.

@kirkulessonofgoose7503

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielcontreras3691 nah, just very fit at 80kg. I was basically hanging/swinging off the thing 8 meteters up in a scissor lift, we we’re removing steel roof perlings at a shopping centre. When the hook end of the bar snapped my elbow smacked the controls of the machine, hurt like a bitch but I felt like a boss lol

Love the audio editing.

Another thing with an similar effect but less weight than a Crowbar is good Piece of Steel Pipe. Just a 1m Pipe in 1/2inch or 3/4inch is enough, or you can build your own Weapon out of smaller Pieces. For example use connectors for Grip Segments/simple Handguards or Corner Pieces for Hooks/Blunt Blades. Also the Endcaps could be used for throwing

Considering Gordon is wearing an HEV suit that increases the person's speed and strength supposedly it would make sense that he can use the crowbar with a much more effective way then any human with out the suit would.

@eeeguba432

2 жыл бұрын

And actually at that point it could be more effective than a sword, since that would feel like a toothpick to him

"I remember when they cared not for miss... vance, when their only experience of humanity was a Crow... Bar coming at them down a steel corridor..."

@coitusergosum2447

2 жыл бұрын

I think it might've been Metal corridor

@djcuevas1057

2 жыл бұрын

Steel corridor

God I love your energy Shad!

In Portuguese, Crowbar is "pé de cabra", wich means "Goat's foot"

@Kickbag730

2 жыл бұрын

In Germany it is called "Kuhfuß" Cow`s foot

After reading A Death in the Family, everytime I pick up a crowbar, I feel like I'm holding Death itself.

@erinfinn2273

2 жыл бұрын

A? *crunch* Or B? *THWACK*

@The0Stroy

2 жыл бұрын

"I killed Jason Todd and all I get is this stupid t-shirt"

@thefreshestslice4105

2 жыл бұрын

@@The0Stroy That's not true. You also get to get revenge beat in the face with a crowbar.

@tavianarmstrong974

2 жыл бұрын

You a forehand or backhand kinda guy?

So, in other words, science labs should be equipped with swords.

@Fer-5059

2 жыл бұрын

iez.

@robertellis6853

2 жыл бұрын

Capac, no lab where you work should have swords...you'd probably kill Splitsie with it by accident.

@danielpavlicek9168

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertellis6853 I don't think it will be by accident

@blueninja012

2 жыл бұрын

oh hey, now I've had the experience of recognizing a small youtuber in a random comment section

@coreytaggart128

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueninja012 you are not alone.

The editing in this video is fire!

This video is first Shadiversity to show in my KZreads recommend this year; good thing I am subscribed with bell on

Them - " who watches weird medieval interpretations of modern tools at 8am?" Me -" OH BOY 8AM!"

@xephronzz9585

2 жыл бұрын

my, how quirky

@absolutedumbass5337

2 жыл бұрын

it’s 11 pm for me

@wainmundt8062

2 жыл бұрын

cup o' coffee and some thing to watch

@JonatasAdoM

2 жыл бұрын

@@absolutedumbass5337 10:28 here (AM)

@alvianekka80

2 жыл бұрын

I'm at the opposite side, it was 8 pm here

Every single weapon is a variation of the stick. The Crowbar: Iron stick with a hook.

@krikeydial3430

2 жыл бұрын

One thing not mentioned in the video is that a crowbar is durable. Improvised weapons like baseball bats and shovel handles can break.

@n111254789

2 жыл бұрын

@@krikeydial3430 If you break a baseball bat on someone you probably won.

@krikeydial3430

2 жыл бұрын

@@n111254789 Yes but you might get stuck in a situation where there is more than one "protester."

@epauletshark3793

2 жыл бұрын

@@krikeydial3430 stab em with the broken bits, or chuck it at em.

@n111254789

2 жыл бұрын

@@krikeydial3430 Oh that's no thing partner I'm from East St Louis Illinois I got an h&k vp40 on me at all times. Check the annual homicide rate there it's a pretty universal problem solver in terms of a weapon good for up to 18 individual issues. A ball bat is for a good ass beating what do the police say less than lethal or some shit. I was just saying if you beat on someone until the bat breaks that person is probably is no longer an issue. If a stick is the only thing you got to defend yourself with and you're facing multiple people you're gonna lose. Best option is to throw that shit at one who looks like he/she has the most friends that will help him/her and not chase you then run like you're trying to cross the North Korean border odds are you done goofed beyond repair getting into that situation in the first place.

I can't believe im getting recommendations for old videos again

The thing you forget about half life is there's all these portals to another dimension popping up all over the place. What Gordon's doing is swinging through those portals, which displaces the mass of his crowbar into another dimension where it doesn't strain his wrists as much, and also helps redirect the direction of travel making it appear as if he's altering the momentum but really he's just thinking with portals.

I like the statement that "a weapon only needs to be lethal enough" It's not like humans have a healthbar that decreases as we get hit or that someone can stand frozen in place eating hundreds of wheels of cheese to mitigate damage already received.

@yeoldchief7711

2 жыл бұрын

"don't run, it's only HAM"

@kieranh2005

2 жыл бұрын

Mmmm cheese wheels

The addition of the HL sound effects really put this over the top.

@seraph1690

2 жыл бұрын

The "pick up the can" line

@robertellis6853

2 жыл бұрын

@@seraph1690 for me, it was the meaty impact sounds on the dummy that got me 🤣

Jason Todd: I think it’s pretty effective.

Whoever put in all the sound effects gets a A+

"You can't just swing around like a brute, you have to defend yourself" Unless your name is Gerlofs Donia. The best defence, is having your enemies shit themselves while running away.

@fireknight0146

2 жыл бұрын

Grutte Pier. Love that man.

@matthewwriter9539

2 жыл бұрын

Does that mean that I should change my name to "Chuck Norris Batman"?

The Half-Life soundeffects makes this ten times better XD

@acatwithafancyhat5782

2 жыл бұрын

*pick up that can*

Loved the editing in this lmao

Just subbed today and I already love this channel.

Worth noting that Gordon only ever uses the crowbar as a weapon when wearing the HEV suit. It's not quite power armor, but it can absorb impacts. Should help with the wrist strain, especially on an impact. It may be why Gordon swings slower when he hasn't hit anything - the impact mitigation doesn't really kick in unless you actually impact.

@Joshua_N-A

2 жыл бұрын

No surprise if that suit's a product of military R&D.

@attilafekete7892

2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind in blue shift Barney also uses a crowbar with ease without a hev suit or anything.

@alexzander7386

2 жыл бұрын

Thats actually super cool attetion to detail

@burgernthemomrailer

2 жыл бұрын

@@attilafekete7892 barney is built different

@Vykk_Draygo

2 жыл бұрын

@@attilafekete7892 Except Blue Shift was trash. The Gearbox expansions are hardly what I'd call canon.

Most people: A Crowbar is an excellent tool with many uses. Shad: It's a metal STICC!!!! (I approve that description.)

@plaguerim5608

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, a stick has many uses; They practically got us where we are today (along with fire)

@Reddotzebra

2 жыл бұрын

It is basically a tool created to be a reinforced stick with all the handy attachments necessary to apply leverage to various things. It's not really made to hit things, it's made to pry things apart.

Also, I have never played Half-Life but I recognized that you inserted sound effects when you were hitting with the crowbar and when you dropped it. I loved it.

I remember a friend getting a crowbar for xmas and how the person behind the counter joked about "making your xmas" when it was being bought.

"It was on this fateful day that Shad begin his horrifying breaking-and-entry spree."

@justtime6736

2 жыл бұрын

You made me chortle, thanks!

me: hes gonna compare it to a stick isnt he? shad: "its basically a metal stick" god damn it

@thelagginggamer1309

2 жыл бұрын

Lemme guess, you're the stolen sweet roll.

@iciclecold2991

2 жыл бұрын

I laughed at your comment, it is just so accurate

love the sounds

I think holding it at the curved end would correct the balance by moving the centre for gravity towards the hand, but would give up the piercing quality. I would have really liked to see if it would have made a difference for Shad.

@rawman44

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've actually messed around with crowbars before, and holding it on the curved end does make quite a difference.

bro this guy is the reason ive gotten into weaponry such as swords, clubs, axes, etc. this channel is so cool

@boxofmadness2511

2 жыл бұрын

i love doing rp with friends and whenever i do a fantasy one i watch 3 or 4 of his videos, he always gets me in such a good mood for fantasy and god i love experimenting with weapons in dnd or other rps

@davidlarson242

2 жыл бұрын

No mention of stick? Burn the heretic!

@heyo053gaming3

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlarson242 i said etc. if i listed every single weapon class and subclass we'd be here til the next election

“But Gordon wears the HEV suit so he can swinging it like it weighs nothing!” Shad literally explains how useful a crowbar can be if you didn’t have the suit.

@user-tzzglsstle585e38

2 жыл бұрын

I think they're pointing out specifically when Shad mentioned about how Gordon being able to swing it that fast in HL doesn't make sense, not necessarily them pointing out the entire video's point.

@DjurrenArt

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-tzzglsstle585e38 How Gordon's able to swing it as fast as he can without any physical stress falls under that, but I see your point.

@Aeis_Kalt

2 жыл бұрын

Usefulness is great, however, availability of a crowbar, vs an actual full-tang combat sword, of any type? You use what you can get your hands on, because a lot of the time, you aren't given a choice.

@thepacific2933

2 жыл бұрын

to be fair he does have a suit..

I just love the use of the HL2 crowbar sounds added up to when you actually hit it

Now, would you kindly find a crowbar or something? Bloody Splicers sealed Johnny in before they... Goddamn Splicers. wait wrong game