Yeah FUCK that bow and arrow guy and DON'T GET ME STARTED ON AGRICULTURE.

So, *removes glasses* we have a lot of equations here that describe the spring energy. YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

monkeys throw things too... But I suppose feces is a less penetrating weapon.

Parallel universe Dwight?

The best thing about the atlatl is you can cobble one together in an afternoon, if needed.

Atlatls lasted alongside bows for hundreds of years in North America. They were still in widespread use at early European contact.

Bill Nye has really let himself go.

Go crazy.

It would have been waaayyy more effective to actually show the results of a projectile strike rather than to hear beardo blather on for so long about it. Show me a supermarket chicken with a spear through it, not some scratchings on the blackboard!

Also, there was some talk a while back in my state of legalizing the atlatl as a hunting weapon. They wanted to have the same season as bow hunting. That would be fun!

I was really hoping a Roman Auxiliary would chuck one of those useless spears through his bloated torso for insulting the spear, and for butchering the Latin language.

Dudes like these make me nervous. You never know when one of these back to nature fuckos might hear the call of the wild and bash your head in with a sharp rock.

bonus etherial five stars for the "Luddite" tag

I know ONE thing and I know it COMPLETELY so it must be a GREAT THING! The MOST IMPORTANT THING!

He forgot to mention that Poindexter designed it specifically to go with Lamar's limpwristed throwing style.

Prof. William Robert Perkins
Atlatl Physicist

Mmmmm - long, flexible shaft.