And he didn't even manage to pull it off cleanly (you can see that the second handle is "stabbing" the toilet paper together with the dummy blade), while he's probably more proficient with it than a general rando
Yeah I never understood why guns are legal and can be carried both openly or in concealment, it's far more dangerous than any knife, ik it's to protect law enforcement but still just cause someone has a conceal carry license doesn't mean they're not willing to kill a cop or do other illegal shit with it
If you're good with a fixed blade and have the right set up, you can do the same thing. Most criminals use kitchen knives and box cutters, knife laws are bs
@@rjaylick-uni_novaz Blade-lengths correspond with the way they are handled. Certain laws prohibit the use of one-handed blades above a certain length. Yes, it's a stupid concept. No, I don't know why it is the way it is.
@@Holy_Ninja7 depends on if you gotta chill boss but if you gotta asshole one they could fire you on spot if they wanted to if they saw u wit the balisong
The 3rd reason actually is because of the amount of Emergency Room visits. People tend to cut them themselves when they have to much confidence as a beginner.
well isnt that really the persons problem. makes more sense its for the savety of others. i would not care at all if you cut yourself up. as long as you dont do it to others
The truth is that Hollywood featured them prominently in several movies and people wanted them outlawed based on their perception that it was something that could only be used for crime. Everything you listed is just the way the politicians justified banning them.
Exactly. If you own any, you know they're extremely impractical for edc and next to useless for an actual defense situation. I'd take a lot of knives over my balisongs for carry. A good fixed blade that isn't ridiculously long, with a good grip that won't slip as easily
@@QuestionThings123 they were actually designed after WW2 in the Philippines as a multipurpose edc knife for amputees who only had one hand. One of it's uses was for defense but most people found it less than satisfactory for that purpose. (IIRC, carrying a fixed blade was illegal at the time.) Just like a modern multitool, it wasn't really great at anything, but would do lots of things in a pinch.
The only reason they were used in the first place is because they are interesting to look at (making them the most "cinematic") as they are being deployed.
The balisong is illegal for the same reason nunchucks are illegal. Lawmakers watched too many ninja movies as kids and don't understand that a stick or a normal knife can do the same damage better
I argued with my mom about the logical parts in regards to them being illegal (and trainers being basically an introduction to them and tomorrow I will rob a bank). Straight up argued like a politician. When I asked her why she thinks it's illegal her asnwer was "because they are". Blindly just saying what she believed without any logical reasonings.. So yeah.
For the same reason marijuana is illegal: brown people used it and old white men didn’t like brown people when they passed the law. With marijuana it was to try to push indigenous Americans out of the US (even if those “Mexicans” lived in that area from before the land was bought by the US), and the knife was to place further stigma on brown people due to some brown people committing knife crimes than white, even though white people committed more crimes.
Its because its a hidden blade. An open blade gives the attacked a chance to see it and run away more easily. Thats why otf and ballisongs are illegal in most places. They exist merely for offensive reasons. Same as blades with 2 cutting edges.
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn The larger argument is how strange it is they single out balisongs over folders. Balisongs are not more effective weapons than standard folders in any way, but balisongs get singled out in bans far more often. There's no logic underlying their banning over other knives that are not.
@@lartrak I think media has a hand in that. The old 80's movies had gangsters with Balisong. Some music videos portray bad guys with Balisong. So to the general public, it's the "bad guy knife" even if other knives were used by actual bad guys.
So to clarify. “Speed from a pocket pull” or deployment with a balisong isn’t any faster than with an assisted opener, an Emerson hook, or wait for it, a fixed blade. That shouldn’t have to be explained, a knife that can be concealed in the palm and doesn’t have to open at all will still be faster. There is nothing about a balisong that renders it any deadlier than any other knife. They are just more fun to play with.
Exactly. I can pull the one I carry off my belt and open it almost as quick. But the blade will be locked in place unlike in this demo the video creator did
Ong bruh I went into the mall the other day and they had a bunch of switchblades all on display and I went to go buy one because they look dope and I remembered I didn’t bring my ID, legit the only reason I have one rn is because the chick in there noticed my half sleeve tattoo and was like yeah you 18 bro and just handed it to me lmao
@@WillBilly. I think they might have the same draw speed. The only issue with otf knives is that if you open too early, you risk either stabbing yourself in the leg, or derailing the blade, depending on the knife
My dad was station in the Philippines for 5 years and he brought back 3 of these hand made knives and showed me how to use them and the double blade one was a little tricky. Alot of women carry these knives in the Philippines.
@@spring_break *Camera pans to Spy jogging to the wall, looking at the Engineer, which slides a sapper under the sentry, causing it to malfunction and shut down, to Engineer saying " Doh! Sentry Down!" in which tries to pull out his Pistol but get headshotted by Spy with his Revolver and opens the door with a blood stain on the door and his hard hat with a bullet hole, collapses , and comes in to shoot the other one*
I was honestly expecting 1. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous 2. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous 3. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous
I've handed my very basic and easy to use frame lock knife to people and they never know how to close it. Knives aren't everyone's thing and that's fine, but it's important to learn about them. For example OTF Switchblades are super scary to a lot of people, even though fixed blade knives are just as deadly and more reliable. I'm just glad that it's legal to own and carry any blade in my state. I'm currently trying to get a Microtech OTF but I've always had an interest in a Balisong I just have never got the chance to use one.
I live in Ontario and I found this old balisong in my garage. Asked my dad and he explains that it was made and bought in the Philippines by my great grandpa's uncle. He then gave it to my grandpa, who gave it to my dad, who gave it to me. It was smuggled into the country bcus its illegal and so I treasured this thing, knowing that I couldn't just get another. I really liked this thing and spent tons of time mastering it. Nothing feels cooler than knowing that you own smth illegal. My mom threw it out a few months ago, but it awesome while I had it
" it can be concealed even when it's brandished" I'm gunna need you to repeat that to yourself a couple of times. How can something be concealed when someone is literally brandishing it????
@@ninelaivz4334 Brandish: to wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. If it's being brandished, the blade is out and it's being shown. It won't be confused for a fan if it's being brandished
When a knife is brandished in hand it’s obvious it’s a knife. This can be brandished while it’s closed and not obviously a knife therefore concealed while brandished. It’s not that hard to understand. Your comment forced me to slow down and think about it for absolutely no reason.
@@crashh9270 You can not both conceal and brandish at the same time. You are confusing a closed knife with a concealed knife. That is not the same thing. The exact definition of concealed: kept secret; hidden. There for if something is being brandished, it can NOT be concealed.
@@crashh9270 it's obvious you didn't say it slow enough to actually understand it, nor do you understand the actually definition of concealed or brandish. 👏👏
note that in some places it’s illegal to OWN, but in some other places it’s illegal to CARRY (you can own but not openly carry it, example of this is California)
I mean, I don't disagree with this sentiment. But like, I feel like even in that sense, this is still illegal to avoid assaults that aren't self defense lol. If you're defending yourself from the government with a knife you aren't going to be living for very long.
@@Moridorable The fact that you acknowledge rifles to be far better self defense weapons than balisongs goes to show that the government did not ban balisongs because they are "too effective at its job". 99% of people would carry out an attack more quickly and effectively using a regular fixed blade in a sheath than a balisong. Banning balisongs was probably just a result of political populism; the public thought balisongs were scary so the government banned them to make themselves look good.
There's a trick called "Meet the Spy" where you hold the handles in a reverse grip and swing it open over the back of your thumb. Kinda like Spy does in his cartoon.
@@dannythomas1106 - yes but not to carry. Be careful PA is weird with the knife laws. You can own any knife but when it comes to carry different story.
Bro my phone brightness went high specifically on this video what the fuck. I scrolled up and down after this video and the brightness went normal back.
depends on the place. fixed blades are illegal in plenty of places aswell. i dont think theyre illegal under any state laws or national law (if youre from us) but i know county law or city law can prohibit them
@@-zsh the point is that they still have far less restrictions than switchblades or balisongs or any other knife with a vaguely interesting opening system yet they are far more "dangerous" if you apply the logic that was used to prohibit the aforementioned knives.
@@pain_weaver an example is seattle, washington. no fixed blades. no blades over 3.5 inches either i believe. not from there so i could be wrong about blade length
They are. "...shall not be infringed.." I follow local restrictions because it's not the hill for me to take my stand on. It would muddy my argument and totally discredit it in most people's minds. As much as I dread the initial expected results of the recent Supreme Court's decision on the carrying of firearms ( and by implication other weapons) I agree.
@@dennishickey7194 Western Washington bans carrying of fixed blade knives over 3 inches inside city limits. It's clearly a violation of the second amendment but no court has overturned the statutes nor has a case gone forward and been granted cert by SCOTUS and the infringement continues. So I repeat myself: they SHOULD be protected under the second amendment. But they aren't treated as such.
Okay first i must say, that was clean af how you hit that paper towel roll with blade. But secondly, even though that was fast i cant help but feel thats not the real reason because realistically you could do that same thing with that much speed with any knife if you know how to flip the blade out. Even just a standard pocket knife.
Technically, in germany, if you have any kind of locking blade folding knife that you can open with 1 hand, that is illegal. Here is the catch though. If i have a knife with bladelock that is hard to open with 1 hand, but i just have weird fingers, or the skill or something else that allows me to open it with only one hand, that makes the knife technically illegal.
No, it's illegal because a bunch of pearl clutchers clutched their pearles to get it banned, mostly because of Hollywood. Balisongs are inferior to most knives, it has a weaker integrity because moving parts, and the only difference between a balisong and a simple pocket knife is that you can do tricks with this one. What you said in your video, is not the reason why they are banned, it's just what they could come up with to ban it. Nice video tho, love your content, keep it up ^^
A short ranged dagger is illegal, yet in some states you are allowed to openly carry firarms that can kill from range, don't require physical strain to use, and can also be concealed with holsters to have a draw as quick as the funny party trick eating utensil.
@@GRAITOM People on the internet generally lie so I do not believe you. Since I cannot find any sources on this highly public and recent event I have to ask, where are your sources? It seems very soon after for you to have those conclusions already.
@@wallytuber he made a AMA (ask me anything) on reddit and was explaining his situation. The craziest part was he said stuff like "I blame my experience with league of legends (a video game lol) for the reason I responded so quickly" and that he was actually planning on killing him but thought he did when he severed the guys spinal cord" and after the video he dragged him outside and gave him a phone to call 911. He also explains his legal situation after it happened, I mean the robber had NO weapon and the store clerk kept stabbing him as he was running away, and aiming for the kill. He is a psychopath.
First its not a gravity knife or switch blade because you have to flick your wrist so its not only gravity. Second sure its concealed but like who really cares, you can conceal or hide any weapon. Third, a fixed blade kitchen knife would obviously be quicker as all you need to do is pull it out and stab, not flips necessary.
no matter what if someone wanted to do something bad and could get something illegal they’ll get it anyway possible and it doesn’t change anything if they were to do it with a butterfly knife or a sheathed knife just ruining other peoples fun
Whoever's reading this, I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day!
I think the other aspect is it allows you to safely carry a foldable dagger blade since the handles cover both edges. But really it's just because it looks fancy and dangerous
I know it's not what you were specifically referring to, but another reason is certain areas can also have restrictions on things such as blade size too
I think one reasoning i heard in germany is that you can unfold it with one hand, which isn't easy with normal pocket knives and spring-based pocket knives are iirc equally forbidden here.
Lol I love how a fixed blade in a sheath Inside your pants can do more damage more quickly than a balisong and they’re still legal sometimes even when balies are illegal.
@@swastika6383 Yes, that’s the point of stringent road laws or laws that ban drugs. It may be my choice to get fucked on cocaine or race my friends in cars, but both have the potential to hurt yourself and others, therefore are made illegal.
in short: If its cool, its illegal. (specifically cali)
bro Im telling you, just dont be stupid or get caught and ur fine
pfp checks out
Also their knife law is like 3 inches max length for pocket knives
Your dad is cool
Fr
"speed of which it can cause damage."
Regular sheathes knifes: am I a joke to you
@Fish my exact thought🤣🤣
@Fish "I have to kill fast and bullets too slow"
And he didn't even manage to pull it off cleanly (you can see that the second handle is "stabbing" the toilet paper together with the dummy blade), while he's probably more proficient with it than a general rando
@Fish good luck hitting me with 9mm, that only travels a measly 900fps
Nothing compared to one who studied the blade
Yeah I never understood why guns are legal and can be carried both openly or in concealment, it's far more dangerous than any knife, ik it's to protect law enforcement but still just cause someone has a conceal carry license doesn't mean they're not willing to kill a cop or do other illegal shit with it
When you can't have a butterfly knife but you can open carry a great sword:
I think more people should carry swords. A rapier can make quite the accessory. I also wouldn't mind seeing dueling made legal again.
@@OneEyedJack1970 I frankly want to carry a sword for self defense, but I worry it would draw too much attention
@@DestroyerApollyon You could get yourself one of those cane-swords.
@@OneEyedJack1970 I'm pretty sure concealed blades longer than a few inches are a illegal where I live. but a cane sword would be badass.
@@OneEyedJack1970if you mean the rapier it is and is called fencing. If you mean the sword well…. I don’t think it should
The toilet paper was a trained professional, do not try at home!
What'll he wipe with now?
@@ohshiznitz1927 HIS HANDS!!!
@gabriel cartmill lighten up
555 likes. "555" = "Lmfao" in 🇹🇭
556th like.
Paper towels to me
*hears comment about speed*
Literally every manual knife with bearings: "hold my beer"
*Emerson wave opener has entered the chat*
If you're good with a fixed blade and have the right set up, you can do the same thing. Most criminals use kitchen knives and box cutters, knife laws are bs
@@allsteel5753 ever wondered how stricter gun laws will help?😄👍
@@allsteel5753 knife laws are also unconstitutional in the USA.
Lol they are definitely not faster then standard knives. One clean movement of the thumb vs flipping a butterfly open.
if a guy mugs me with a butterfly knife and whips out around and is really fucking flashy with it, I'm straight up paying him for a good performance
Most expensive donation.
Pay shit with ur life
Stop swearing
@@chintanpandya9099 go back to TH-cam kids if you don't want to see swearing
Yeah mate watch your fucking language
“how fast it can be deployed”, even though its still not as fast as a kitchen knife .
As the gigachad I am, I keep kitchen knife casually in my pocket
@@senormooples2354 I keep a 5ft medieval battle axe in my back pocket just in case
@@icypandoragames5764 i carry a naval cannon in my fanny pack in case i get upset
@@fmf5304 I never leave home without my small tactical nuke. Ya know, just in case
@@gregheffley1727 I wouldn't be caught dead without my vial of antimatter
"The size of the blade"
Meanwhile me with my self defence greatsword :"interesting"
If it's to be wielded two handed, then it probably is legal.
@@howtomundane3109 why would a sword be illegal? Machetes, hatchets, and pocketknives are legal why would a sword be illegal?
@@rjaylick-uni_novaz Blade-lengths correspond with the way they are handled. Certain laws prohibit the use of one-handed blades above a certain length.
Yes, it's a stupid concept. No, I don't know why it is the way it is.
Meanwhile me with my self defense
"Ah, I wonder what other thing he could be carrying with him"
*GREATSWORD*
"Ah, a man of culture as well I see"
Aah a fellow man with his self defends medieval weapons personally i use a short sword.
Y'all just wait until you learn about my Dollar General box cutter with the razor fully extended
I have one too
fuckin bowie knife mate
Shiii I work there rn as a keyholder and I use different Balisongs every day, I got 12 different blades
@@Holy_Ninja7 depends on if you gotta chill boss but if you gotta asshole one they could fire you on spot if they wanted to if they saw u wit the balisong
@@doppleganger159 that's why you flip at home with live blades.
The 3rd reason actually is because of the amount of Emergency Room visits. People tend to cut them themselves when they have to much confidence as a beginner.
Yes injuries during tricks I had the same idea 💡
this is the actual reason
well isnt that really the persons problem. makes more sense its for the savety of others. i would not care at all if you cut yourself up. as long as you dont do it to others
You mean the 4th, but yes I agree
@@jonathanchisholm3319 Nah, the draw speed is actually slower than the average spring assisted or snappable pocket knife.
The truth is that Hollywood featured them prominently in several movies and people wanted them outlawed based on their perception that it was something that could only be used for crime. Everything you listed is just the way the politicians justified banning them.
Exactly. If you own any, you know they're extremely impractical for edc and next to useless for an actual defense situation. I'd take a lot of knives over my balisongs for carry. A good fixed blade that isn't ridiculously long, with a good grip that won't slip as easily
@@QuestionThings123 they were actually designed after WW2 in the Philippines as a multipurpose edc knife for amputees who only had one hand. One of it's uses was for defense but most people found it less than satisfactory for that purpose. (IIRC, carrying a fixed blade was illegal at the time.)
Just like a modern multitool, it wasn't really great at anything, but would do lots of things in a pinch.
Same reason people are so intolerant of “big black scary guns”
The only reason they were used in the first place is because they are interesting to look at (making them the most "cinematic") as they are being deployed.
These are illegal where I live. On the other hand, the gun laws are pretty permissive. Go figure.
The balisong is illegal for the same reason nunchucks are illegal. Lawmakers watched too many ninja movies as kids and don't understand that a stick or a normal knife can do the same damage better
I argued with my mom about the logical parts in regards to them being illegal (and trainers being basically an introduction to them and tomorrow I will rob a bank).
Straight up argued like a politician. When I asked her why she thinks it's illegal her asnwer was "because they are". Blindly just saying what she believed without any logical reasonings..
So yeah.
For the same reason marijuana is illegal: brown people used it and old white men didn’t like brown people when they passed the law. With marijuana it was to try to push indigenous Americans out of the US (even if those “Mexicans” lived in that area from before the land was bought by the US), and the knife was to place further stigma on brown people due to some brown people committing knife crimes than white, even though white people committed more crimes.
Its because its a hidden blade. An open blade gives the attacked a chance to see it and run away more easily. Thats why otf and ballisongs are illegal in most places. They exist merely for offensive reasons. Same as blades with 2 cutting edges.
Funny thing is that the shape of the grip makes it one of the worst choices for stabbing someone.
Lawmakers don’t care.
(Sad TF2 Spy noises)
Yeah that why spinny bois is more practical and fun
Pretty sure it was made for utility originally
@@Ja.Rams26 yea it was made to be a knife to open without a free hand
2 and 3 also apply to many folders. I think it’s more the case of “it’s scary so let’s ban it.”
So all of them except the "it can hurt people" part? Good argument
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn The larger argument is how strange it is they single out balisongs over folders. Balisongs are not more effective weapons than standard folders in any way, but balisongs get singled out in bans far more often. There's no logic underlying their banning over other knives that are not.
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn a kitchen knife can hurt people.
@@lartrak I think media has a hand in that. The old 80's movies had gangsters with Balisong. Some music videos portray bad guys with Balisong. So to the general public, it's the "bad guy knife" even if other knives were used by actual bad guys.
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn Cars, trucks, silverware, and heavy blunt objects can hurt people. Should we ban those, too?
So to clarify. “Speed from a pocket pull” or deployment with a balisong isn’t any faster than with an assisted opener, an Emerson hook, or wait for it, a fixed blade. That shouldn’t have to be explained, a knife that can be concealed in the palm and doesn’t have to open at all will still be faster. There is nothing about a balisong that renders it any deadlier than any other knife. They are just more fun to play with.
The third reason makes no sense to me. Normal pocket knives are just as quick to deploy
Exactly. I can pull the one I carry off my belt and open it almost as quick. But the blade will be locked in place unlike in this demo the video creator did
If not quicker😂
Yes I can pull mine out and shank someone within 3 seconds
It's because this is another stupid short video
Just wait till they hear about regular kitchen knives
"why do you have a switchblade?!" "It's a long story!" *Earlier, looking in the window of a pawn shop* "...neat!"
Ah a fellow Archer fan
Salud
Ong bruh I went into the mall the other day and they had a bunch of switchblades all on display and I went to go buy one because they look dope and I remembered I didn’t bring my ID, legit the only reason I have one rn is because the chick in there noticed my half sleeve tattoo and was like yeah you 18 bro and just handed it to me lmao
I found my people 🤣🤣
@@raccoon6881 What state do you live in that they ID for a knife? That's weird I'm in Texas and bought knives under 18 all the time.
@@austinblackburn8095 I live in texas too, yeah idk why they even asked for ID when I bought a lighter one time so idk bro must be my town
I’m a Cebu native in the Philippines who’s played with this my whole life and I can tell you that speed is the last thing a balisong gives you lmao
They say that last reason, but imma be honest s normal pocket knife deploys just as fast
Normal is Possibly faster and more consistent too. It's so annoying that balisongs are illegal in so many places.
A flipper is always faster, and lower risk. A kitchen knife is even faster. A screwdriver is easier to conceal. Knife bans are 100% idiotic.
Spyderco knives with the fang opener have the fastest draw speed (other than fixed blade knives)
@@Quarterpounderwithcheeese idk, an otf being opened as its pulled i would think is faster.
@@WillBilly. I think they might have the same draw speed. The only issue with otf knives is that if you open too early, you risk either stabbing yourself in the leg, or derailing the blade, depending on the knife
My dad was station in the Philippines for 5 years and he brought back 3 of these hand made knives and showed me how to use them and the double blade one was a little tricky. Alot of women carry these knives in the Philippines.
Do you know why? I'm very curious as to why you would carry this over any other knife
Actually, most Filipinos have no idea where to get a balisong, or even know what you're talking about if you ask about them.
@@Truthist1776 do t know about that. Those 3 I have were hand made right on the street were they sale monkey meat.
I'm a Filipino and it's very rare a women to carry balisong.
@@Truthist1776 We know where to get balisongs and there is a lot of variations. We usually buy it at Batangas as souvenirs.
He's right, I'd never expect someone who speaks so friendly to carry around one of those lol😆
"Well, off to visit your mother"
*backflips**
*hangs self**
"And worst of all we could be any one of us"
Tf2 reference
@@spring_break *Camera pans to Spy jogging to the wall, looking at the Engineer, which slides a sapper under the sentry, causing it to malfunction and shut down, to Engineer saying " Doh! Sentry Down!" in which tries to pull out his Pistol but get headshotted by Spy with his Revolver and opens the door with a blood stain on the door and his hard hat with a bullet hole, collapses , and comes in to shoot the other one*
"Hard to stab a guy in the back when he's beatin' your frickin' head in, huh?"
the last two can be applied to literally any flip knife.
4th reason: It causes immediate stress upon any nearby engineers.
Or aussie snipers
or Medics
Or Scouts.
Or Heavies
Illegal wHen PoLicE thErE
PoliCe NoT ThEre...
HABIBI EVERYTHING IS LEGAL
Yeah baby it's killing time.
HALAAL HABIBI
R/Im12andthisisdeep
MashaAllah Habibi you bring a balisong to a ak and rpg fight
weeboo mooslim?
And then I said
" 2nd Amendment "
Amen.
Yessir
❤️
@@bobbyhempel1513 it’s a constitutional thing not a biblical thing
The second amendment only covers Armament(military grade weapons and equipment).
It’s kind of stupid since the ratio of people who were killed with them compared to the people who use them for fun is probably so different
I was honestly expecting
1. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous
2. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous
3. They are scary and people demanded action be taken because these scary (but nearly 0 utility) knives are dangerous
That is basically it yes. There are knives that make butterfly's look like toys.
I've handed my very basic and easy to use frame lock knife to people and they never know how to close it. Knives aren't everyone's thing and that's fine, but it's important to learn about them. For example OTF Switchblades are super scary to a lot of people, even though fixed blade knives are just as deadly and more reliable.
I'm just glad that it's legal to own and carry any blade in my state. I'm currently trying to get a Microtech OTF but I've always had an interest in a Balisong I just have never got the chance to use one.
It is a knife. The blade can cut things. That IS the utility.
@@Trippsy05 Which state is that if you don't mind me asking? It sounds awesome
@@dirtydan9785 Tennessee
RIP Brawny.
The "Whip n Stab" was so simple but so satisfyingly swift
I live in Ontario and I found this old balisong in my garage. Asked my dad and he explains that it was made and bought in the Philippines by my great grandpa's uncle. He then gave it to my grandpa, who gave it to my dad, who gave it to me. It was smuggled into the country bcus its illegal and so I treasured this thing, knowing that I couldn't just get another. I really liked this thing and spent tons of time mastering it.
Nothing feels cooler than knowing that you own smth illegal. My mom threw it out a few months ago, but it awesome while I had it
You forgot the 4th illegal reason: It turns you French
😱😱😱😱😱
He could be anyone of us, he could be in this very room
Is this a reference to something?
@@froilanflorentino1252 it's a reference to Team Fortress 2. The Spy class uses a Butterfly Knife as it's primary weapon, and He's french too.
guys swaying more than every swing in a horror movie.
In the 1950's there was a movie. Senators saw the move, got nervous, and made switchblades illegal
12 Angry Men?
@@OneEyedJack1970 BANGER
Thanks for the brightness flashbang...
Literally the last knife I'd choose to use if my primary concern was deployment speed..
Dude, my only thought: why the camera swaying like you drunk😂
Felt like playing a first person video game😂
Exactly
It was vr skyrim
Just a young guy excited about his knife video lol 😂 I would sway during presentations in school from being nervous
Spy asked the Demoman to help him with the recording.
So, depending on how you use it and your skill, even a pocket knife can be illegal
theoretically yes but I don't think the us gov would ever do that
@@xeranuphia lmao
Thank you kermit, i will always remember these reasons.l
Put this on the lowest bright setting and still manage to blind me when I open this short at 3 am
Oooh, so I'm not the only one this video messes the phone brightness with
" it can be concealed even when it's brandished" I'm gunna need you to repeat that to yourself a couple of times. How can something be concealed when someone is literally brandishing it????
Folded it looks like a fan.
@@ninelaivz4334 Brandish: to wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. If it's being brandished, the blade is out and it's being shown. It won't be confused for a fan if it's being brandished
When a knife is brandished in hand it’s obvious it’s a knife.
This can be brandished while it’s closed and not obviously a knife therefore concealed while brandished.
It’s not that hard to understand. Your comment forced me to slow down and think about it for absolutely no reason.
@@crashh9270 You can not both conceal and brandish at the same time. You are confusing a closed knife with a concealed knife. That is not the same thing. The exact definition of concealed: kept secret; hidden. There for if something is being brandished, it can NOT be concealed.
@@crashh9270 it's obvious you didn't say it slow enough to actually understand it, nor do you understand the actually definition of concealed or brandish. 👏👏
note that in some places it’s illegal to OWN, but in some other places it’s illegal to CARRY (you can own but not openly carry it, example of this is California)
I live in el salvador, I love my butterfly knife, easy deployment when I need to cut fruit 👍
And you look and feel cool using it ^_^
@@goodluck4037 Ha ha , totally , looks bad ass 🤣
Why dose my screen brightness max out when this plays ▶️
Mine does that too, I got flash banged when I was chilling in My bed.
Because it’s hdr. iPhones will brighten up with hdr content
@@Toxic9813 it's not just iPhones it's most phones that have HDR displays
@@Darkcloud1021 Good to be head. Maybe there is some men in black going on
Man I thought my phones are going bad with the stuff its been doing
That boom at the end was very impressive
So that’s some reasons why it was so hard to get one
If you have friends in ph they have so many balisongs in there.
I know a blacksmith so I go down to his shop for some of the blades for them then I assemble them
@@Grass5 is he filipino?
@@savagemodeii7931 no, why
@@savagemodeii7931 same with myrtle beach there’s tons
"Too effective at its job. Can't have the cattle defending themselves."
I mean, I don't disagree with this sentiment. But like, I feel like even in that sense, this is still illegal to avoid assaults that aren't self defense lol.
If you're defending yourself from the government with a knife you aren't going to be living for very long.
@@Sivanot That's what rifles are for.
@@Moridorable The fact that you acknowledge rifles to be far better self defense weapons than balisongs goes to show that the government did not ban balisongs because they are "too effective at its job". 99% of people would carry out an attack more quickly and effectively using a regular fixed blade in a sheath than a balisong. Banning balisongs was probably just a result of political populism; the public thought balisongs were scary so the government banned them to make themselves look good.
@@AD-nq2nz Honestly, it was probably too many little boys with half-severed thumbs with cool older brothers who brought them back home on leave.
That flip and paper towel stab was really impressive
4: trainers not allowed as it may seem like a sharpened weapon to other individuals.
oy mate where is your dull knife license
@@perspectiveflip but its true. trainers are forbidden. like some countries are not allowed to sell toy guns that look too close to real guns.
That wrist flick 💯
These are all applicable to every single knife ever. Of reasonable size of course.
no one gonna talk about his dripped out shoes?
Look like some Osiris
I can't see past his pinky toe nail existing on his thumb.
Bro at the end he pulled that out like a Spy main
There's a trick called "Meet the Spy" where you hold the handles in a reverse grip and swing it open over the back of your thumb. Kinda like Spy does in his cartoon.
Bro twists faster than the speed of sound
Not illegal in the Great State of TEXAS, along with switch blades or any other edged weapon.
They are also legal here in Pennslyvanian .
Pew pew pew
I'm in Texas and I'm driving around with a machete and 9mm. God bless Texas 😎
@@dannythomas1106 - yes but not to carry. Be careful PA is weird with the knife laws. You can own any knife but when it comes to carry different story.
I had no idea untill now, thanks Brandon!
Rule 4: unable to hold a camera still
Bro my phone brightness went high specifically on this video what the fuck. I scrolled up and down after this video and the brightness went normal back.
The real question is WHY any of those knives are illegal when you can still have a fixed blade knife.
depends on the place. fixed blades are illegal in plenty of places aswell. i dont think theyre illegal under any state laws or national law (if youre from us) but i know county law or city law can prohibit them
@@-zsh the point is that they still have far less restrictions than switchblades or balisongs or any other knife with a vaguely interesting opening system yet they are far more "dangerous" if you apply the logic that was used to prohibit the aforementioned knives.
@@-zsh no county or city can ban something specifically. Especially if it's a right.
@@pain_weaver an example is seattle, washington. no fixed blades. no blades over 3.5 inches either i believe. not from there so i could be wrong about blade length
“I just its neat”
Police upon hearing this: “may i see? ARRRRRRESTED”
brightness of my phone went up while watching this video... did anyone experience the same?
mines too
Same wtf
Yes
yeah me too wtf
@@sarahjessicatamon7083 PC user?
1) knives are almost always tools first, weapons second
2) knives as weapons should be protected under the second amendment.
They are. "...shall not be infringed.." I follow local restrictions because it's not the hill for me to take my stand on. It would muddy my argument and totally discredit it in most people's minds. As much as I dread the initial expected results of the recent Supreme Court's decision on the carrying of firearms ( and by implication other weapons) I agree.
@@dennishickey7194
Western Washington bans carrying of fixed blade knives over 3 inches inside city limits. It's clearly a violation of the second amendment but no court has overturned the statutes nor has a case gone forward and been granted cert by SCOTUS and the infringement continues. So I repeat myself: they SHOULD be protected under the second amendment. But they aren't treated as such.
The ending is scary...
In Brazil, I bought one in a tobacconist
Okay first i must say, that was clean af how you hit that paper towel roll with blade. But secondly, even though that was fast i cant help but feel thats not the real reason because realistically you could do that same thing with that much speed with any knife if you know how to flip the blade out. Even just a standard pocket knife.
Technically, in germany, if you have any kind of locking blade folding knife that you can open with 1 hand, that is illegal. Here is the catch though. If i have a knife with bladelock that is hard to open with 1 hand, but i just have weird fingers, or the skill or something else that allows me to open it with only one hand, that makes the knife technically illegal.
#1 reason it’s illegal: self harm
Thanks for telling us
No, it's illegal because a bunch of pearl clutchers clutched their pearles to get it banned, mostly because of Hollywood. Balisongs are inferior to most knives, it has a weaker integrity because moving parts, and the only difference between a balisong and a simple pocket knife is that you can do tricks with this one. What you said in your video, is not the reason why they are banned, it's just what they could come up with to ban it. Nice video tho, love your content, keep it up ^^
A short ranged dagger is illegal, yet in some states you are allowed to openly carry firarms that can kill from range, don't require physical strain to use, and can also be concealed with holsters to have a draw as quick as the funny party trick eating utensil.
Self defense is not a crime. Self defense is a human right.
Now imagine how lawmakers view firearms.
Oh wait.
I live in a state where I can carry a gun, but an auto knife is illegal.
Lmao that’s hilarious this gets recommended after seeing that Vegas smoke shop guy stab that robber to death with one of these
Wasn't that I large kitchen knife? It's been a while since I've seen it
@@aratay3117 essentially, it wasn't a balisong that's for damn sure.
Also that guy is being charged and has to pay the robber's medical bills.
@@GRAITOM the robber didn’t die?
@@GRAITOM People on the internet generally lie so I do not believe you. Since I cannot find any sources on this highly public and recent event I have to ask, where are your sources? It seems very soon after for you to have those conclusions already.
@@wallytuber he made a AMA (ask me anything) on reddit and was explaining his situation.
The craziest part was he said stuff like "I blame my experience with league of legends (a video game lol) for the reason I responded so quickly" and that he was actually planning on killing him but thought he did when he severed the guys spinal cord" and after the video he dragged him outside and gave him a phone to call 911. He also explains his legal situation after it happened, I mean the robber had NO weapon and the store clerk kept stabbing him as he was running away, and aiming for the kill. He is a psychopath.
I love that he says Boom, like if he wants to show off or make a point 😂😂
Yeah, it's cool that you've mentioned its real name, the Balisong
What trainer are you using in this short? Looks slick.
Did you find it?
Nope
I started looking shortly after he basically had it customized from a friend
Oh, great to know. I looked on and off for a pretty long time with dead ends everywhere
First its not a gravity knife or switch blade because you have to flick your wrist so its not only gravity. Second sure its concealed but like who really cares, you can conceal or hide any weapon. Third, a fixed blade kitchen knife would obviously be quicker as all you need to do is pull it out and stab, not flips necessary.
Why does this sgirt max my brightness ;-; I'm now blind
SAME
Ikr lol
Same here 🔥_🔥
Really impressive
no matter what if someone wanted to do something bad and could get something illegal they’ll get it anyway possible and it doesn’t change anything if they were to do it with a butterfly knife or a sheathed knife just ruining other peoples fun
As to why I'm getting one
What about a balisong comb?
WTF THAT BLADE LOOKS LIKE SO COOL I LIKE IT!
Whoever's reading this, I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day!
from which getto do you balisong out of?
The actual reason behind all of these laws: a popular movie had one and someone made a moral panic.
So anyways, I started stabbing-
"you can save your own life with it very quickly, so it's illegal."
Wow the fact you can draw the weapon out so fast and put it back into your pocket is scary
Mans didn't even hesitate to shank that paper towel roll.
I think the other aspect is it allows you to safely carry a foldable dagger blade since the handles cover both edges. But really it's just because it looks fancy and dangerous
Shotguns are now legal in boston
I know it's not what you were specifically referring to, but another reason is certain areas can also have restrictions on things such as blade size too
I think one reasoning i heard in germany is that you can unfold it with one hand, which isn't easy with normal pocket knives and spring-based pocket knives are iirc equally forbidden here.
Reason number four. This whole video is an excuse for me to humble-flex on my butterfly skillz.
everyone making jokes when in actuality you kill in style💀
Lol I love how a fixed blade in a sheath Inside your pants can do more damage more quickly than a balisong and they’re still legal sometimes even when balies are illegal.
I also think idiots hurting themselves trying to do tricks is another reason.
@@swastika6383 Yes, that’s the point of stringent road laws or laws that ban drugs.
It may be my choice to get fucked on cocaine or race my friends in cars, but both have the potential to hurt yourself and others, therefore are made illegal.
That paper towel stood no chance
The 3rd reason I think is yea ,pretty straight to the point.
"it appears my superiority has led to some controversy"
just wait till govourment hears about fixed blades