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Default Archer's paradox.

On 16/12/16 20:43, harry wrote:
On Friday, 16 December 2016 10:28:46 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/12/16 11:16, T i m wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:16:39 -0800 (PST), harry
wrote:

On Thursday, 15 December 2016 18:26:10 UTC, Nightjar wrote:
On 15-Dec-16 11:57 AM, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 15 December 2016 09:21:07 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 15/12/16 08:48, harry wrote:
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I wonder how Robin Hood was so accurate just using bits if random twig for arrows?

what evidence do you have to support this 'random twig' theory?

Well what else was there back in medieval times?

An industry that could produce many thousands of arrows for any battle.

Plenty of twigs about.

I'd love to watch you loose a 'twig' in a 40 lb recurve bow. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

harry is a suburbanite, and anything that grows on a tree is a twig, or
a trunk.


Tch, I have downsized from a 50 acre farm/forest to my present house. Which is in a rural area with fair sized garden.
NP4 8TT on Google maps.

yeah I used to own half of texas before I downsized to a small hovel in
Bermondsey