Geek Out

How The Bow And Arrow Took Over The World

If pop culture is any indication, bows and arrows are the weapon of the future. Weird, right? But also delightful: The Hunger Games stars an arrow-slinging heroine. Hawkeye will defend the Earth using a bow and arrow in The Avengers. The summer Olympics will have awesome archery competitions to ogle. And the TV’s newest superhero will pull back a bow on Green Arrow.


July 1, 2011
News

Very Lucky Boy Catches Crossbow Bolt To The Face, Sans Death

Getting shot in the face with nearly anything other than pixie dust or a Super Soaker usually brings about a pretty swift death. Not so for English teen Lewis Tavernier, who put a bolt into his skull by accident. Whoops!


January 19, 2011
Geek Out

This Is What A Flying Arrow Sees In Its Rear View

There aren’t many things that look more calm and graceful than an arrow piercing the sky. But when you have the vantage point of a tiny camera mounted on that same arrow’s back? Suddenly everything’s a lot more… wobbly.