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The Most Underrated Ancient Projectile - Archaic Arms (www.youtube.com)
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[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's not underrated? You can't get more popular then bible and David vs. Goliath story. It's just slow and not all that usable for armies?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It does show how the Romans used them in their armies.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 days ago

Does it? I mean slings weren't cool even in the roman times for being pretty useless, no? Video shows a guy that chucks stones at a helmet from 3-5 meters, not sure how representative this experiment is.