Is it physically possible to swing a short sword hard enough to kill a big pig?

I mean, i love the legend of Zelda and all, but how hard would that small boy have to swing that tiny sword to kill those octopuses? Could he do it?|||Maybe Spider Pig- But I am not sure about a real pig.|||Sure its possible...|||if it was a really dull sword, then it would take a lot of force. But since swords are sharp, they don't need as much force to do a lot of damage.|||ask the mythbusters!|||Well yes...especially a sharp sword in the hands of someone who is experienced using it.|||i do think so i love zelda i am a huge fan of that game|||1) hes not human therefore not a small boy


2) he knows moves normal boys doesn't|||Well if he had the strength glove to increase the force of his swing. I would be interested to know the force required to use a short sword to cut through an animal like that.|||Zelda can do anything. And yes, I think it would be possible in real life too if you swing that little sword hard enough. Plus pigs are really soft.|||Find the vulnerable spot.





Swine have a weak lower back. An octopus would die if the gills were damaged.|||Yes.





A sword is designed to do maximum damage, even a relatively weak swing could be enough to kill a pig, if you hit in the correct regions. It might not be enough for an instant kill, but you could certainly do enough damage to make the animal bleed out in a few minutes.





And an octopus is much easier to kill. They present much less resistance, and you could easily cut one clean in half.|||Well, let's assume that the child has an excess of testosterone and is scared of the animal in question. Testosterone leads to muscle building and fear causes an adrenaline rush that can increase strenght exponentially. I have never seen the game you speak of, but if you're strong enough and scared enough, yeah, you can bash out somethings brains with a piece of metal.|||Im sure that a sword could kill those octopuses. Like in humans 2 inches in the right spot could kill u. And that sword sure looks longer than that|||Shortswords are primarily stabbing weapons. You don't swing - you thrust.|||YES... of course.. anything sharp could possibly kill something... or someone!!!











I also love playing Zelda...|||his sword, is probably very sharp|||I would imagine it would be.|||Its a game....