but if a bat
can withstand the sustained onslaught of a fast-bowler, it must have been swung pretty fucking hard.

I reckon he missed and struck the floor, and it is that which broke the bat.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 11:33, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

One would think if he'd broken the bat over his head he'd be dead.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 11:35, Reply)

I'd say so
to break something in 2 places would take a lot more force than breaking it in one
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 11:36, Reply)

Not necessarily
It all depends on the physical characteristics of the material.

Spaghetti is a good example. Take a piece of raw spaghetti and hold it at each end. Now bend it until it breaks. You'll find that most if the time it breaks in two places, not just one.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 11:59, Reply)

That's because it breaks in one place first
and then the tension on the longer part causes it to whip upwards with enough force to break it again.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 12:16, Reply)