• PugJesus@lemmy.worldBannedOP
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      6 months ago

      “Ugg want to do science.”

      “What ‘science’?”

      “Throw eight spears at a yak.”

      “Ogg like science!”

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    6 months ago

    As an atlatl expert (I watched several YouTube videos) they have an upward launch trajectory and seem to be ideal for longer-ranged flat ground engagement. This would suggest more utility for forest and open plains hunting where terrain advantage does not exist.

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    6 months ago

    This is the lab behind the poop knife. They are absolutely experts in this kind of thing.

    I need to read the whole paper, but I suspect the weight/wind resistance ratio of the javelin is better, and that the motion of launching an atlatl dart is affected by the downward angle. The railing on the scissor lift likely has an effect, too.