Bored? Why not direct your restless energy into building an Atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing device that’ll let you toss a spear far farther than you could before.

Using leverage, this simple device will radically increase your throwing power. Finally, you can deliver messages to your neighbours via notes stuck into their doors with a spear thrown from across the street. That way they’ll know you aren’t f—king around. [Make via Lifehacker]

Lucky for we homo sapiens, this orangutan was not as skilled as the fishermen, and could only snare fish that were hooked on fishing lines. Orangutans are incredible masters of mimicry, however, so you know it’s only a matter of time before Charlton Heston himself will have to fight his way back from the abyss to save us all. [Daily Mail via The Drawn Cutlass via Neatorama]