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All downhill from there (lemmynsfw.com)

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[–] [email protected] 134 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (37 children)

Pursuit predation/persistence hunting has to be one of the most metal characteristics about humans.

[–] leftzero 35 points 20 hours ago (14 children)

Also our accuracy and reach when throwing stuff.

Especially when combined with our ability to make stuff sharp by banging it against other stuff and breaking it just the right way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

Atlanta!!! Here's a random video i haven't watched about it. The Atlanta doubles your spear throwing range https://youtu.be/YT_s1CEAhkA

[–] leftzero 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Atlanta!!!

Atlatl. Or simply spear-thrower.

It's a bit like a fing-longer, but for your whole arm, and therefore more useful.

Same principle as the sling: they make your arm longer so the "hand" moves faster when you swing it, allowing you to throw stuff at higher and more lethal speeds, and farther.

We're still quite lethal even without these tools though, just look at baseball pitchers.