Mythbusters Arrow splitting

Aug 14, 2005 18:33

Just watched the Mythbusters episode where they tried to split the arrow shaft from notch to tip with another arrow, a la Robin Hood's winning shot in a movie ( Read more... )

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docryder August 15 2005, 16:51:57 UTC
It was nice to see familiar faces on TV.

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rwfranz August 16 2005, 03:10:56 UTC
The problem is...

...that until you've tested the entire universe, you can't really say that "it cannot happen." This is a fundamental issue with Mythbusters, in my view.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029843/trivia

Heavily padded stunt players and actors were paid $150 per arrow for being shot by professional archer Howard Hill, who also played the captain of the archers, whom Robin Hood defeats in the tournament by splitting his own arrow. Splitting the arrow was Hill's feat, too, done in one take with no trick photography.

More discussion of the episode:
http://community.discovery.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/9801967776/m/6131980508

http://community.discovery.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/9801967776/m/4611901508

Since Howard Hill was brought up ( ... )

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