Never heard of it. Are you sure you're not delusional?

How come hunting knives have a hole in the blade?

Not all do, in fact few do, but depending on what the design is it can be similar to a blood groove, allowing air in to keep from forming a vacuum in the flesh as you try to withdraw the knife. It could also be for weight savings or just plain aesthetics. There are also things like gut hooks for cleaning and skinning an animal, serrated edges for cutting through tough materials, etc.

Do you have an example pic of what triggered the question?

Not exactly the same as my own but it's close. I'm going camping tomorrow and this is my knife's first outing.
I doubt there'll be many prostitutes on the banks of Loch Awe, but you have to be prepared.

Oh, that's a "survival" knife, not a hunting knife. That hole is nearly 100% gimmick. Theoretically you could use it as a point to lash together two ends of a split branch through it for fashioning it into a spear. Or you could tie off fishing line through it as though you were going to use it as a fishing pole (perhaps while lashed to the end of a stick as previously mentioned). Some come with markings to act as a chronometer together with a bit of fishing line and a weight of some sort, for which I cannot really fathom any actual use. Some claim that you can look through the hole to aim the flat of the shiny blade at a passing aircraft as a signaling mirror. Basically, it's 100% useless fluff, as much of the stuff is out there in the knife world. I hope that's not a hollow handle you've got there, but includes a full tang to the end...

By the way, if you want a "real" survival kit, check out something like Ranger Rick's SOS necklace. To be really sneaky and handy, check out what he did with a hacksaw blade...

If your knife has a hole in the blade it's almost certainly complete shite; I wouldn't advise using it for much in the way of heavy work. Not that you could really get into all that much on the average camping trip.

It does indeed have a hollow handle. It has a few matches, some fishing line and some other things in there. A compass maybe. You're looking at the inside of the back of your skull now, aren't you?

raptor, I mostly plan on waving it around. Or somehow and vaguely using it in conjunction with fishing.
Waving it at fish maybe.

That's fine. I just didn't want you to go hacking at a tree, shatter the blade, and end up with a sliver of steel on your eye.

I think we're bringing an axe.
Although I'm a little disappointed to know there are some knives unsuitable for driving into a zombie's skull.

raptor9k wrote:If your knife has a hole in the blade it's almost certainly complete shite

He just said more eloquently and succinctly what I tried to say.

Deacon wrote:By the way, if you want a "real" survival kit, check out something like Ranger Rick's SOS necklace. To be really sneaky and handy, check out what he did with a hacksaw blade...

When you said "Ranger Rick" my first thought was, "Wow, that children's nature magazine really has gone grim."

Why do you only sometimes notice the sound of the clock ticking?

A coworker was raving about his "smart" car, those small two seat cars that are made by Mercedes-Benz. A) anyone actually driven one and B) would that be a good first new car to start out for someone like me, who lives alone and probably will never have a girlfriend?

I have. Even ridden in the back like cargo, all that space is really good for. What has caused you to consider one, exactly? And a brand new one for that matter?

They're alright for exclusively city life if you don't mind how silly they look, how mediocre their mileage is for such an anemic and tiny engine (my Yamaha V-Star 1100 had a bigger engine) in such a tiny car, and the lack of useful space.

If you really want one, see of you can find someone looking to dump their used one and go from there. If your current car is good enough, keep saving what you would've been paying monthly until you can afford to buy a decent small car with cash. There are lots of great small cars out there these days. I wouldn't count the Smart line among them, except for very specific and rare circumstances.

If you simply must look at brand new small economy cars, check out the Ford Focus and Mazda 3. The Scion tC really isn't bad either.

Well my car has 210k miles on it and I don't know if it will last too much longer. I figure either next year at the earliest, I might need to consider looking at options now. And frankly, I'm tired of used cars.