Etsy seller Prochopshop makes foam zombie heads for archery practice. They are only $20! I think I'll get one for crossbow pistol practice.
Foam zombie head is for archery practice
Best data erasure method ever: longbow
Julian Oliver ("Critical Engineer, artist, immigrant and educator. Shoots arrows, eats plants") has found a novel and by all appearances very satisfying way to safely erase the data from old hard drives: 50lb Longbow, two arrows at 15 yards. (via JWZ) Read the rest
What a lifetime of archery does to the human body
Gary Chynne's left shoulder is bigger than his right: "Medieval archers were sometimes said to look like hunchbacks, their back muscles were so big." [via] Read the rest
Re-enacting William Tell with a twist
I hope that this video, demonstrating an archer's unusual talent, was made with special effects. Somebody's gonna get killed.
Paralympian archer with no arms demonstrates technique
Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but that has not stopped him from becoming an excellent archer. It's amazing to watch him do everyday tasks like drive and answer his smartphone, too. Read the rest
Coke Bottle Gatling Gun fires arrows
Joerg Sprave -- "CEO of a mid size consumer electronics company located in Kronach/Germany" -- makes homebrew firearms out of rubber bands, wood, and various and sundry materials, and features his creations on The Slingshot Channel. Read the rest
Katniss has nothing on Iza Privezenceva
[Video Link] Compare this casual, everyday bodkin-plinkage with the glossy and lurid X-Factor equivalent. Read the rest
