Those idiots on mythbusters...
03-25-2008, 08:56 PM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
ORIGINAL: TFOX
They were trying it with WOODEN arrows,were they not?
NOT,hollow shafts.
Atleast the last time this came up,that was what they were trying.
They were trying it with WOODEN arrows,were they not?
NOT,hollow shafts. Atleast the last time this came up,that was what they were trying.
03-25-2008, 08:58 PM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
Hate to pop the bubble and forgive me if I am mistaken but I am almost 100% sure they were trying to prove weather or not an arrow with a broadhead could robin hood an arrowand arrow and split it all the way down. They never said it was impossible to get a robin hood that would be stupid because look at all the folks here who have done it With Field tips not broadheads. But lets see someone prove the myth busters wrong and split a shaft from nock to tip with a broadhead then I will call the myth busters idiots.
03-25-2008, 09:07 PM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
ORIGINAL: Heckler
Hate to pop the bubble and forgive me if I am mistaken but I am almost 100% sure they were trying to prove weather or not an arrow with a broadhead could robin hood an arrowand arrow and split it all the way down. They never said it was impossible to get a robin hood that would be stupid because look at all the folks here who have done it With Field tips not broadheads. But lets see someone prove the myth busters wrong and split a shaft from nock to tip with a broadhead then I will call the myth busters idiots.
Hate to pop the bubble and forgive me if I am mistaken but I am almost 100% sure they were trying to prove weather or not an arrow with a broadhead could robin hood an arrowand arrow and split it all the way down. They never said it was impossible to get a robin hood that would be stupid because look at all the folks here who have done it With Field tips not broadheads. But lets see someone prove the myth busters wrong and split a shaft from nock to tip with a broadhead then I will call the myth busters idiots.
Wonder why my post time and edit time is an hour off when it should have been a minute off???? Weird.
03-25-2008, 10:10 PM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
They said they were tying to do on purpose. how many of you have hit the ol Robin Hood on purpose? I have only done it a couple of time and I tell you I was NOT trying to split 10$ worth of arrow when I did it.
03-25-2008, 10:38 PM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
I saw the episode but dont remember it much. But it would be impossible to robin hood a wooden arrow with a broadhead because of the spin, you would think so at least [&:]
03-26-2008, 09:09 AM
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RE: Those idiots on mythbusters...
The reason they were using wood arrows instead of aluminum or carbon is because they were attempting to authenticate a true "robin hood" with period specific materials that were available when Robin Hood would have been alive. Robin Hood would have been using wood arrows and a long bow so that is what they were trying to duplicate.
No they did not succeed in splitting a wooden shaft with another wooden shaft. The arrows started to split the nockend but quickly followed the grain of the wood and veered off center of the shaft.
I say it is possible but everything would have to be perfect. One of those one-in-a-million things. The grain of the first shaft would have to run perfectly straight down the shaft and then the second arrows broadhead would have to enter the first shaft with the broadhead lined up perfectly with the grain of the first shaft in order to stay on track while splitting it.
No they did not succeed in splitting a wooden shaft with another wooden shaft. The arrows started to split the nockend but quickly followed the grain of the wood and veered off center of the shaft.
I say it is possible but everything would have to be perfect. One of those one-in-a-million things. The grain of the first shaft would have to run perfectly straight down the shaft and then the second arrows broadhead would have to enter the first shaft with the broadhead lined up perfectly with the grain of the first shaft in order to stay on track while splitting it.