If you’ve ever seen someone break a stack of boards or concrete blocks with a single karate chop you know what it means to experience awe. Board breaking is indeed cool but there’s also a lot of physics to help it along. Learn all about this secret art.
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# Stuff You Should Know - Board Breaking
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of board breaking, exploring the physics and techniques behind this iconic martial arts demonstration. They cover everything from the origins of board breaking in karate to the fascinating physics that makes it possible, including how speed and force factor into shattering wood and concrete. Along the way, they pay tribute to Ronald McNair, an astronaut and physicist who researched board breaking in the seventies, and debate whether breaking boards is a legitimate martial arts skill or just a flashy performance trick.
Fight Club
1999
2h 19m
★ 8.4
"Don't listen to Fight Club. It was made up, by the way. — Referenced humorously as advice not to get into fights inspired by the movie."
— Josh
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011
1h 0m
★ 7.9
"I think they're doing another movie of him and the guy from, what was the most recent one? Yeah, Split. — Referenced as part of a discussion about M. Night Shyamalan films featuring James McAvoy and related to Unbreakable."
— Chuck
The Karate Kid
1984
2h 7m
★ 7.2
"if you saw Karate Kid, what does he say with everything? Remember, breathe and breathe out. — Referenced for its iconic breathing technique advice given by Mr. Miyagi."
— Josh
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
1h 53m
★ 6.3
"If you watch Karate Kid II when Daniel's son breaks through those six sheets of ice. — Referenced as an example of board breaking (ice sheets) demonstrated in the film."
— Josh
Unbreakable
2000
1h 46m
★ 7.1
"there's a lot of stress you can put it on before it's going to break. Yeah, so a cubic inch of bone, and they point out in this article in principle, I'm sure there are people like Samuel Jackson and Unbreakable, Mr. Glass. — Referenced as an example of someone with exceptional physical properties related to bone strength."
— Josh
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