The Archer's Paradox in SLOW MOTION - Smarter Every Day 136

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@Lord.Kiltridge 5 жыл бұрын

Sure, he shot an aspirin in slow motion. But can he do it at full speed?

@nvcnyc4298 4 жыл бұрын

Epis 😂

@theguyinmaine 4 жыл бұрын

AOC, is that you?

@willlaan3841 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one Cyril

@bxbank 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! It's a conspiracy, I tell you! :)

@teddanville6996 4 жыл бұрын

You idiot, it was the camera that recorded and play back with slow motion, he was shootin at full speed. There has to be that one guy who missed the joke so here i am.

@ippielb 4 жыл бұрын

Straight as an arrow has a whole new meaning now.

@lvbboi9 4 жыл бұрын

Holy Shut

@itsnotbleach 4 жыл бұрын

Meant you'll bend a little no matter

@dullapple 4 жыл бұрын

Time flys like an arrow, fruit flys like a banana

@wtel9536 4 жыл бұрын

Not really. Regardless of external pressures the arrow always straightens true.

@chasehartman1815 4 жыл бұрын

wtel a little peer pressure and you’ll give a little

@asmaangel1088 3 жыл бұрын

“...So either A) he knows some science we don’t, or B) he’s a warlock and this is all black magic” Yeah I’m gonna have to go with B.

@notsure5702 3 жыл бұрын

He did say that science is only part of it the other part very well may be wizardry, he’s a warlock, and a little dusting of black magic, who knows?

@bbbbende 3 жыл бұрын

I used to do archery with recurve bows, not longbows. We had straight hard arrows. They went straight without flopping. We aimed with the arrow, not with the bow, so we never encountered this paradox. I have no idea what is happening in the video.

@budmckinney6824 3 жыл бұрын

@@bbbbende The video shows what is happening. Maybe your lack of understanding has to do with comprehension, not your lack of experiencing or encountering the paradox personally. I have never been into archery with any type of equipment, yet I have a good comprehension of what is happening in the video. Super slow motion makes what is happening "self-evident". I need not form any ideas to see what is happening. Without superslow motion cameras can you be positive your arrows did not flop at all?

@bbbbende 3 жыл бұрын

@@budmckinney6824 More so my lack of observation if I'M wrong

@Naramiah 3 жыл бұрын

@@budmckinney6824 humon said they use a compound bow so their arrows wouldn't be wobbly. The compound bow is designed so the arrow doesn't have to go around the shaft.

@apollo7557 3 жыл бұрын

I love how this is a 5 year old video and you can barely tell, this man has some serious dedication to what he does .

@jonathangrieves8769 3 жыл бұрын

Same enthusiasm in every video...

@Shinigami13133 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't even realize till I read this

@aazreaal 3 жыл бұрын

5 years isn't really that long

@Impuracle 10 ай бұрын

I love how this is an 8 year old video and you can barely tell, this man has some serious dedication to what he does .

@PhantomSavage 4 жыл бұрын

6:30 The last thing the Sheriff of Nottingham's men ever saw.

@wilhelmkirk2251 3 жыл бұрын

PhantomSavage it’s really frightened me

@mamiferuD 3 жыл бұрын

no thank you.

@K1LD3R 3 жыл бұрын

He really is a cool ol dude

@freakinmint4093 5 жыл бұрын

Just imagine you are his neighbor and you just see him doing this 2:32

@Skler55 5 жыл бұрын

Nice name

@freakinmint4093 5 жыл бұрын

@@Skler55 at you too bruv

@schandler7536 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@bulletz9280 5 жыл бұрын

"Maris, he's doing that weird stuff again" "Come away from the window, John, the neighbors will think you're a peeping tom"

@baysusstudios59 5 жыл бұрын

Scott K hey mom what’s that man doing with that stick?

@maliki1354 3 жыл бұрын

The spine is the stiffness of the arrow, so what's the spine? The stiffness of the arrow. That literally made me snort laughing

@anuragneelam8527 3 жыл бұрын

ik right he was like uhh well...

@anthonythomas1735 3 жыл бұрын

Byron aims for a Bug at 20 feet, the arrow flies off and the Bug zig-zags off into the bushes, "Ha you missed"! shouts Destin...Byron smiles and says "No, that Bug is never fathering kids again"!

@thedepressedweebking9845 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, playing off of the old swordsman joke. I commend you

@Nighthawkinlight 9 жыл бұрын

That is unreal. Byron must have some sort of calculation going on in his head similar to a knife thrower predicting how many times the blade will rotate at a given distance to get it to land point first. But arrow movement is so fast how could you even see the wobble in real time to begin with, and with the proper depth perception to know where it will be at the target? That's a level of skill that's way over my head.

@TheDanorte 9 жыл бұрын

NightHawkInLight After so much practise, your brain makes all the calculations and rough estimates all by it self. It's the same as football players in a free kick. It's amazing.

@Biomirth 9 жыл бұрын

NightHawkInLight Speed isn't a factor. Only distance + practice.

@huldu 9 жыл бұрын

NightHawkInLight Yes, that's called skills and a lot of experience. When you do something a lot or have a natural talent in doing it you often excel at performing that specific skill. It may be firing a projectile or just as simple as playing a game. The brain does a lot of calculations on its own, it just comes naturally, at that point you know exactly where to aim and where your projectile will go, regardless of distance between you and the target. Obviously it's far harder to become a good archer like the guy in the video that takes years and years of training and practice.

@Zeppy159 9 жыл бұрын

Senzu Bean Of course it exists, you just watched it. Arrow is pointed the wrong way when drawn, then the arrow flies straight. These events contradict each other thus the 'paradox'.

@Viruzzz 9 жыл бұрын

NightHawkInLight He doesn't have to see the wobble, he just has to do it consistently enough that it is always within a certain (albeit very small) tolerance.

@nikoskabbadias 4 жыл бұрын

When I watched the part where the arrow flew towards the camera I couldn't help but think that millions of people throughout the ages, that is the last thing they ever saw.

@andimhappy 4 жыл бұрын

fun fact: war kills people

@CaesarCassius 4 жыл бұрын

Not really, archers shot in an arc for tactical suppression, most just hit shields. Only at Crecy, where knights in armour ignored them did they proves decisively lethal

@Kahandran 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on their refresh rate. I'm rockin 60Hz eyeballs so I wouldn't even know it's coming

@paulrudd1063 4 жыл бұрын

last thing king Harold ever saw!

@drunkenmuse 4 жыл бұрын

@@CaesarCassius Keep in mind bows and arrows were not exlusively used on people with shields and armors; during medieval wars and battles there were also non-armored combatants (like, a lot) as well as civilians (not in the squirmishes/battles, but as casualties of wars). But more importantly, if focusing less on the longbow and more on the general "incoming arrow" part, the tradition of a bow and arrow is not limitied to medieval Europe either; Remember that bows and arrows predate recorded human history and have been widely used throughout asia (Ottomans, China, ...), the indigenous people of the Americas etc. So while it's definitely true that the direct mortality from arrows dropped significally among those wearing armor / had means of shielding themselves during arrow rains at battles like Crécy, that might not be the most accurate base for evalution when dealing with death from arrows "throughout the ages".

@cloudsteele1989 3 жыл бұрын

"SO, you make your own arrow heads right?" "No, I just designed them (, someone else makes them for me!)." What a freaking flex.

@electricspider2267 3 жыл бұрын

like how many in the USA get China to make it's products

@sirghostington6305 3 жыл бұрын

@@electricspider2267 he said its made in Austria, my home country

@truenickspivak 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirghostington6305 are you the one who makes it for him?

@sirghostington6305 3 жыл бұрын

@@truenickspivak no, but it's probably made by Antur Achery

@pauleugenio5914 3 жыл бұрын

“He shot an aspirin out of the air in slow motion.” That’s impressive. I can only pretend to do slow motion.

@davieh6 7 жыл бұрын

that dude must have levelled up his archery skill for hours to get that good

@julian0451 7 жыл бұрын

Charlie Butterbean and here I sit, levelling one-handed by myself

@yuuuuuubi 7 жыл бұрын

Me: *Beat the Meat* - Lv.999

@sambhav3066 7 жыл бұрын

dude console commands

@VenomQuill 7 жыл бұрын

Sniping trolls takes so much time and arrows. Haha

@007RAJKOify 7 жыл бұрын

That would be considered dual whielding since you use the left hand.

@kelticsage 7 жыл бұрын

When you have enough experience your brain calculates things without your conscious mind ever thinking of it

@Katzekaze 5 жыл бұрын

you don't calculate anything, that's why it is usually called instinctive shooting.

@musikSkool 5 жыл бұрын

Train that Cerebellum!

@felixanthonyaguilar9641 5 жыл бұрын

Subconscious mind.

@JohnFekoloid 5 жыл бұрын

When I cycle on an undulating dirt road, no problem. When I cycle on an undulating road AT NIGHT, keep falling off my bike. Background calculations.

@Callzium 5 жыл бұрын

Muscle memory is the reason why he can hit targets beyond imagination, thats why tennis players like me always have the same swing every time giving the best outcome called consistency

@Impulse_28 3 жыл бұрын

*Corona virus casually floating in air* Him - go get my arrows

@angwydud 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

A swarm of bees attack Everyone else: Ruuuuun Then this guy is like: Quick, get my arrows

@strongbear3369 3 жыл бұрын

All I need is alittle motivation and a tennis racket

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

@@strongbear3369 LMAO

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

@Andy Jame LMAO . WTF

@HarryPotter-yd2vk 3 жыл бұрын

someone : get me some clothes and a matchbox.

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

@@HarryPotter-yd2vk LMAO

@BombDaBase1 5 жыл бұрын

I did this on accident at the fair. I drew the bow on the wrong side cause I'm a noob and when I released the bow shot to the right in a linear but wobbly fashion and almost got a bullseye on my neighbor's target. Everyone thought I was showing off but really I'm actually just an idiot. Not my proudest moment but still cool lol.

@ryannewman8460 5 жыл бұрын

Don't complain, you looked pretty Chad when you did that.

@Austin_B97 5 жыл бұрын

Actually made me laugh lol, i can imagine the confusion from everyone

@subsonicdeathmonkey 5 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily on the wrong side. That’s the side they used to use from horseback.

@samhilton4173 5 жыл бұрын

the right (dominant) side is the way that ancient images/tapestries and information tells us, but when target shooting became more common than shooting people archers got used to resting on the left side to hit targets. Left side is truly more accurate either way but a truly skilled archer can shoot from both left and right draw, and right is a lot quicker for re-draw., esecially if you hold you arrows rather than have a quiver (another thing that only became popular when people switched to still targets).

@shrooman768 5 жыл бұрын

There's no "wrong side". Both left and right draw are technically entirely correct. It all depends on the region. Eastern archers such as the Mongolians or Arabs, for instance, drew from the right side. Left is simply more popular in the West.

@joshwerblin9352 9 жыл бұрын

On the 16th take... 1:50

@aka5 9 жыл бұрын

SmarterEveryDay you replied to the wrong comment?

@StasRyadinsky 9 жыл бұрын

Hes talking about you Destin, it took YOU 16 times to get that shot right :)

@smartereveryday 9 жыл бұрын

StasRyadinsky OH! I see. It took me twice. I didn't actually expect it to stick so if you look at my face you can tell I'm really surprised and saying to myself "play it cool man, act like you meant to do that".

@joshwerblin9352 9 жыл бұрын

SmarterEveryDay Only 2? Very impressive, I would have taken at least 20 before giving up

@ankushzap 9 жыл бұрын

Josh Werblin 16th?? anything special abt it?

@MonkeyDLuffy-ib8nc 4 жыл бұрын

my heart was not ready to get shot... i was in the middle of thinking what a fando mirro is

@Thebonesoftrees 2 жыл бұрын

The guy is top of his field yet still patient and humble.

@ColinBowen 5 жыл бұрын

Having practiced archery for years decades ago, and more recently a couple of years ago, this strikes me as one of the best explained videos on KZfaq. Everything is correct, so well explained, but not dumbed down (unlike most of KZfaq). And that archer gentleman is a legend! Such an expert archer and shot. Those longbows have no sights or other shooting aids, and to be that good a shot is pure excellence. Great video!

@dr.kalculator6698 4 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

@Haarsgard 4 жыл бұрын

@@dr.kalculator6698 you waffler

@carlobuongiovanni7934 4 жыл бұрын

Colin Bowen i also use a longbow with wooden arrows and natural feathers and is awesome, hit a target long or short distance with a longbow is pure art

@jshlnd14 4 жыл бұрын

It has a shelf. Try shooting without. It's impressive but I wouldn't put that at "expert" level.

@scottscott9150 4 жыл бұрын

My question is this. He says making the stiffness of the arrow uniform allowed him to better hit tiny targets (higher accuracy) but wouldn't this only work If he got used to shooting from an exact distance everytime? Wouldn;t altering the shooting distance make the flexed arrow arrive at a different point in the flex?

@greekfire2779 9 жыл бұрын

That was such a good way to advertise I don't even care he advertised

@bilel114 9 жыл бұрын

GreekFire765 what was the cool way ? he just talked about the sponsor at the end

@smartereveryday 9 жыл бұрын

I recommend the Winston set ;)

@pandakabob8013 9 жыл бұрын

GreekFire765 I agree too. I know all of our fav channels need people like Harrys or Lyndas or something, but they can put them with the same care and love they put in their content in general.

@DreamzAnimation 9 жыл бұрын

SmarterEveryDay Just like brady

@greekfire2779 9 жыл бұрын

bilel114 he shot off the head of the razor - nobody else advertises like that :)

@cmdrriotz5283 3 жыл бұрын

6:32 just imagine breaking into this guys house and your greeted with this sight.....RIP

@colbyflowers3082 3 жыл бұрын

Ik it’s a joke but that would not happen archer such as my self go for the heart instant and if we do shoot the head yea you will die but not fast that’s a pain full death

@carcas3d 3 жыл бұрын

@@colbyflowers3082 Imagine seeing an arrow sticking in your forehead yikes

@colbyflowers3082 3 жыл бұрын

@@carcas3d yea that would suck ig but still the chances are low and if you have bad raction time you won’t see it

@MrKingawesome 3 жыл бұрын

That last shot of the arrow wobbling toward me was insane!

@erpexperts8175 3 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of a cat getting ready to pounce lol

@Norsketrutt 5 жыл бұрын

I’m left with: “I didn’t plan on watching this, but I’m not regretting it”

@Haarsgard 4 жыл бұрын

68th like :(

@Norsketrutt 4 жыл бұрын

leErik don’t worry mate, that is also a position

@michamarianski2350 4 жыл бұрын

Now, I achieved perfection

@Norsketrutt 4 жыл бұрын

Michał Mariański i hope my comment was hard to find so it hopefully can stay like this for eternity

@zacjohnson452 3 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes me sad to think people always, and I mean ALWAYS brag about being 69th like. So, what? You gonna fantasize because you got that number? It’s pretty childish.

@Zestulance 7 жыл бұрын

I legit thought that guy shot the camera at first.

@fossilfighters101 7 жыл бұрын

@mtblake1249 6 жыл бұрын

SAME

@leomendoza6821 6 жыл бұрын

I'm relieved I wasn't the only one that thought that >.

@erick-pj4yv 6 жыл бұрын

ScifiScapes yep

@gibrana9214 6 жыл бұрын

Same!

@khalKilat 4 жыл бұрын

"okay, so the stiffness of an arrow is called the spine, right?" "And so what is the spine, Byron?" "The stiffness of the arrow" 🤣🤣🤣 Well he's not wrong there.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Destin walked right into that one...😊

@youtubeguy7542 3 жыл бұрын

r/technicallythetruth

@lynxfirenze4994 3 жыл бұрын

That man is an incredible archer. Even with all the help in the world it's still an incredibly skilled shot to hit an aspirin in motion (the tolerance for error would be ridiculously low, given the tiny size of the target).

@eyesofphysics97 9 жыл бұрын

AH, so the mirror shot taught us something about the wobbling of the arrow. Since the wobbling nodes (where there is no wobbling) is so close to the tip and nock of every arrow, in reality, our archer does not need to worry about trying to time the wobble of his arrow with the distance and power of the shot. Looking at that high speed, it looks like the tip only wobbles about one centimeter up or down, and since he does not need to hit the aspirin exactly on the middle of the tip of the arrow, the wobble uncertainty is small enough that some part of the tip will always hit a target directly in line with the arrow no matter at what stage of the wobble the arrow is in. Notice that his aspirin shot was done with a flat arrow tip, so that even of the edge of the arrow hit the aspirin, it would still break it. I would say that he specifically designed or at least chose that tip to be as flat as it is so that he can do this. As long as the archer can counteract the archer's paradox and shoot the arrow directly at the target, he will hit the aspirin. Don't get me wrong, this is still crazy impressive. It just isn't magic tho

@JWQweqOPDH 9 жыл бұрын

EyesofPhysics SRG But you aren't aiming for 1 cm from the center of the tablet, you're aiming for the center. You'll want to remove this systematic error to have much of a chance of hitting.

@Biomirth 9 жыл бұрын

EyesofPhysics SRG Nice analysis. I think you're mostly right but it's a combination of the two things in my experience (throwing knives more than shooting bows): You learn to "aim true" and that will hit most things as you suggest, but you also get a feeling when the distance isn't right. How your respond to that intuitive signal is probably one of the things that differentiates the good shooter from the great.

@eyesofphysics97 9 жыл бұрын

JWQweqOPDH right, you are aiming at the center, but some part of the head of the arrow will hit the aspirin due to the square nature of the tip and the fact that the wobble is not significantly affecting the tip to the point that the arrow would be off far enough from the center to miss the aspirin.

@JWQweqOPDH 9 жыл бұрын

EyesofPhysics SRG If a sniper is aiming at someone's head, and there's almost no wind such that it would only push the bullet a few inches, he would still want to compensate for that. Aim is not perfect. You're going to get a spread. Do you want that spread to be shifted a few inches to one direction, or on center? You want the spread on center. However, if the systematic error were not even noticeable compared to your target, then you could ignore it.

@eyesofphysics97 9 жыл бұрын

JWQweqOPDH I see what you mean, but I don't see it as necessary. In the slow motion where he hit the aspirin, the fact he clipped it signifies that 1 cm accuracy. Given the radius of the tip of the arrow and the aspirin, it doesn't matter because combined, they are more than one cm. This guy could have actually calculated which way the arrow tip is bending at that exact distance and compensated for it and then missed hitting it directly in the center due to inaccuracy, but the better explanation in my opinion is that he did not care for the moving arrow tip and just lined them up exactly (accounting for gravity too) and shot. In the second way, he is guranteed to just clip the aspirin, but he will hit it as long as his aim is exact (or really really close) because the arrow tip is actually bending while spinning, causing the tip to not move back and forth, but actually in a small circle. tl;dr he COULD have accounted for the direction the arrow will bend at that distance and just missed the center slightly, but the better reason is that he just shot dead center accurately, and hit the aspirin due to the combined radius of the aspirin and arrow tip being larger than the ~1 cm radius of the circle the arrow tip is moving in.

@512TheWolf512 5 жыл бұрын

arrow be like "swiggity swooty"

@jaggerjack9100 5 жыл бұрын

"I'm coming for that aspirin"

@clo8862 5 жыл бұрын

"Swiggigy swooty im coming for that booty"

@nikotrg5088 5 жыл бұрын

Swagata swootin i came for that aspirin

@theroyalcommoner8512 4 жыл бұрын

"Swiggity swooty time to do some shooty."

@ryhol5417 11 ай бұрын

I had no clue they calibrated each arrow shaft. That’s why he’s so good. He’s doing archery like it’s a freaking laboratory

@notapplicable531 10 ай бұрын

Spine is not the only thing calibrated. You want your arrows to be the same length, have the same weight and something called the "Front of Centre" (FOC). The FOC is essentially the centre of mass. A heavier point on an arrow will bring the FOC forward. It also gives the arrow's front more inertia resulting in greater flexing on loosing the arrow. So, testing the spine in a stationary situation (the spine tester) is only valid if all the arrows are the same length, have the same weight and have the same FOC.

@oscarmedina1303 10 ай бұрын

I shoot Olympic style at a distance of 70 meters. Each of my arrows is within 2 grains weight of each other and the lengths are identical. Precision archery is about eliminating variables in the equipment and the archer's form.

@ryhol5417 10 ай бұрын

That’s cool. I never got into archery, but I appreciate the dedication

@notapplicable531 10 ай бұрын

@@oscarmedina1303 My form of archery is with Korean hornbows and bamboo arrows. What amazes me when it comes to my arrows is that the fletchers I've bought arrows from will send me an order of say 20 arrows and the weights are within two grains and FOC's within five millimetres. This is with material that was living and subject to all the vaqriables that living things deal with. The first thing I check is straightness, then weight, followed by FOC. Arrows with the same weight and FOC go into sets of five arrows. The others go into sets that come closest to those sets.

@tacituskilgore288 3 жыл бұрын

"Please consider subscribing" That sounds so much nicer than the typical line

@spartanwar1185 5 жыл бұрын

6:30 me: HOW COULD YOU SHOOT A PERFECTLY GOOD CAMER- oooh that was a mirror That explains the grass through the hole

@iycephoenixx4249 5 жыл бұрын

I was so confused 😁

@ammana6553 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@shockmonkeyradio7128 5 жыл бұрын

The point is...you know he would make that shot...

@flamingo611 5 жыл бұрын

Jay L r/ihadastroke.

@bouncyfly1520 4 жыл бұрын

YES THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT

@xisumavoid 9 жыл бұрын

Great video! That guy has some amazing bow skills! :-)

@SilvioOehme 9 жыл бұрын

only just a "little bit" of science

@TurtlesC4nFly 9 жыл бұрын

X brought me here (G+)

@Monkeyb00y 9 жыл бұрын

xisumavoid now that Aspirin has a splitting headache ;)

@Moon_Men 9 жыл бұрын

xisumavoid maybe you could do something like this in minecraft mythbusting

@NerosCreations 9 жыл бұрын

xisumavoid You? Here! i thought you were a minecrafter! lol didnt even know you watched smarter every day

@xeon5065 3 жыл бұрын

5 Years later the algorithm comes in clutch.

@tankerboysabot 3 жыл бұрын

Ive watched this within the last year and im here watching it again. I love these kind of videos from you.

@thenobletaco4232 4 жыл бұрын

7:05 that arrow coming into focus is so menacing.

@dannydang4738 8 жыл бұрын

VAC. Aimbot.

@djdoubx96000 8 жыл бұрын

+Danny Dang plus wallhack .permanent vac ban

@clayboyparty2807 8 жыл бұрын

+Danny Dang teemo... fk off with your shrooms

@waxmusician6651 8 жыл бұрын

+Danny Dang hes on VACation now

@aibekkarimov7457 3 жыл бұрын

6:30 - Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush....

@shortforsophie 4 жыл бұрын

This whole video is absolutely amazing. I had goosebumps the *entire time* watching this. I still do just thinking it over again. My poor arrector pili are woking overtime over here...

@foxsipher 7 жыл бұрын

science pff... of course he is a warlock

@driftwolf 7 жыл бұрын

Anyone shooting a longbow with any accuracy is a bloody wizard. Although any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic (thanks A.C. Clarke), accurate longbow shooters are beyond all that, well into the realm of miracles. Reproducible, predictable miracles. Wizards, in other words.

@liesdamnlies3372 7 жыл бұрын

There's some seriously good cognitive stuff going on in his brain. Certainly a huge part that isn't even conscious. Would be lovely to see a detailed brain scan of that head of his. If we had the tech. We don't...at least not the accuracy I'd be hoping for.

@liesdamnlies3372 7 жыл бұрын

Elan Xu Actually, unless you literally can't focus that far, you probably can. There's a *lot* of stuff your eyes see that gets filtered-out by the visual cortex. It's pretty easy to demonstrate this to yourself. Consider how wide your peripheral vision spans, and then consider how much you're actually consciously focusing on. Though enough training and repetition, people are capable of these feats. Just as a hockey goalie is capable of catching a puck flying at 150km/h, or how any cyclist eventually learns how to control the bike as if it were second nature, no conscious thoughts of "I'm turning left so I need to lean left". There's also the opposite case. Pilots are taught to run through checklists and have a procedure for everything they do in the cockpit to make sure they don't make any mistakes by assuming that they know everything like the back of their hand, even if that's largely true.

@betsecaf2227 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, warlocks can't use bows, he's prob a hunter

@whyHESITATE 7 жыл бұрын

^That's what a warlock would say

@ryanpenrod1859 8 жыл бұрын

This guy is the best person to have around in a zombie apocalypse

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Penrod I would go with Bear Grylls but Destin is probably the second haha

@caluoxd6946 8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Penrod problem is.. he got a limited amount of arrows

@fairygoodmuller8065 8 жыл бұрын

+naked knifer makes more?

@caluoxd6946 8 жыл бұрын

i dont know if he can keep up with the zombies.. you know might end up out of ammo

@fairygoodmuller8065 8 жыл бұрын

Reuses them?

@smokey04200420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Byron for your good work in this episode and in helping us become smarter… everyday.

@engineerkohat 4 жыл бұрын

بہت اچھے جناب۔ بہت اچھا نشانہ ہے اس بندے کا۔

@pedrorodrigues4633 7 жыл бұрын

No.. im pretty sure Byron is an actual wizard

@ThePols87 7 жыл бұрын

They just can't come out right and say it, is all.

@Alexandros.Mograine 6 жыл бұрын

i heard hes from the middle earth and speaks elvish

@brunoresella8516 6 жыл бұрын

i was about to type just that.

@Ravenholm337 6 жыл бұрын

His real name is Merlyn.

@felixhurteau2630 6 жыл бұрын

correct

@Flagen579 9 жыл бұрын

Your mirror thing really got me! :D

@22Platypus 2 жыл бұрын

Not only does this dude have mad skills, but he’s also got excellent vision!

@ben_jammin242 3 жыл бұрын

"It's still wizardry" very true. Knowing the frequency and being able to exploit it.. dayum.

@mellanygomez4864 3 жыл бұрын

정웅인 서양판

@ThePseudomancer 9 жыл бұрын

This guy's Dexterity stat must be extremely high. Probably rolled 18.

@CaptainHeadcrab 9 жыл бұрын

ThePseudomancer More like a 666

@JD2jr. 9 жыл бұрын

ThePseudomancer Plus all the feats that affect ranged attacks and the ones affecting DEX. Or the flex tester is secretly just a device that imbues each arrow with magic missile, so they can't miss.

@JD2jr. 9 жыл бұрын

James Dreger BRB, looking into the rules about creating a weapon that can house magic missile for that purpose...

@nERVEcenter117 9 жыл бұрын

ThePseudomancer Can't get results like this with a standard array.

@tabularasa0606 9 жыл бұрын

ThePseudomancer +5 arrows of accuracy

@theslimeylimey 9 жыл бұрын

This guy has amazing skill.

@TheCian19 9 жыл бұрын

You heard it here first folks

@Dalziel45 9 жыл бұрын

Insane skills*

@CrimmzZT 9 жыл бұрын

theslimeylimey the real green arrow/ hackeye Its nuts, i bet this guy would barley have to glance at his target to get a headshot at 50 feet, and if he focused, he could shoot a gun out of their hands without hurting them

@ringostingo5892 9 жыл бұрын

anticphenix *Hawkeye 😊😉☺

@CrimmzZT 9 жыл бұрын

Moments link please

@Colathan 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking about in my head, and now I know there's a name for it! Thank you.

@wordsofwisdomquotesandfunn2731 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching Byron for years. He is amazing to watch!

@DrewDPoole 9 жыл бұрын

I gasped out loud when he broke that glass in front of the camera. YOU HAD ME THINKING IT WAS THE PHANTOM'S LENS!

@Darasilverdragon 9 жыл бұрын

Here's an additional tidbit: The the traditional japanese asymmetrical bow, the Yumi (which comes in the smaller Hankyu and larger Daikyu varieties) solves the archer's paradox by utilizing a precise and difficult technique known as Kyudo, in which the bow is twisted to the side as it's fired. This not only adds pressure to the string and therefore power to the shot, but also moves the upper limb where the arrow is nocked out to the side, leaving the arrow free to fire in a straight(ish) line

@TheTornado121 9 жыл бұрын

So it's like with an extremely low fork on a slingshot where you have to flick your wrist forward to avoid hitting your hand?

@PeregrineBF 9 жыл бұрын

TheTornado121 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNZznKqc39S0hHU.htmlm30s Watch the bow spin.

@Darasilverdragon 9 жыл бұрын

TheTornado121 Not really - the grip on the bow is 2/3rds the way down, rather than in the center. You do have to twist your wrist though, yes

@LockStockNBarrel 9 жыл бұрын

Darasilverdragon Actually the archers paradox isn't really necessary for true arrow flight with any modern traditional bow. See we have what are called center cut risers, a true real traditional long bow (D bow) has no cuts in the riser and the arrow is more akin to what dustin was describing in the beginning of the video (pointed far off center). Todays bows have cuts in the riser which are 'center cut' which means the arrow really doesn't need to be tuned anywhere like they used to need to be. They just need a slight amount of paradox to clear from rubbing down the riser the whole way. Still tuning a modern traditional bow (long or recurve) is difficult, even with the minor paradox required. I've never tried to tune an arrow to a real none center cut long bow, but I can only imagine how difficult it was.

@Darasilverdragon 9 жыл бұрын

Enduro MF wait... what? I wasn't talking about modern longbows, though... I was talking about the ancient traditional japanese bow.

@BIG-DIPPER-56 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that! Very informative, well laid out, I learned so much from that vid! Really made my day! ! !

@kylecarey934 3 жыл бұрын

This was the first video I saw from you and I’ve been hooked ever since

@ashleysmall2718 8 жыл бұрын

Poor aspirin never hurt anyone.

@Wayra_ 8 жыл бұрын

ha! Good one!

@mattfritz2464 8 жыл бұрын

+Ashley Small He even helped people with their headaches :(

@benwaller1792 8 жыл бұрын

when I was 5 I was beaten up by a gang of asprins

@ashleysmall2718 8 жыл бұрын

Ben Baggins You're lucky your name isn't pain. You could have been killed!

@benwaller1792 8 жыл бұрын

My name is pain

@Biajuuu 5 жыл бұрын

6:29 this shot is cool for film making, unpredictable

@Erox006 5 жыл бұрын

It is used :)

@undead_siege_1493 5 жыл бұрын

James bond but with arrows

@donald_doe 5 жыл бұрын

James Hood

@donald_doe 5 жыл бұрын

Wait Robin Hood is not about arrows is he?

@Krish0916 5 жыл бұрын

@@donald_doe he is

@RatdogDRB 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Byron Ferguson IS "The Man" for longbow shooting !! I've got a couple of his DVDs. Love this little tidbit on arrow spine spec. Makes perfect sense.

@huddy32 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I love how you get down to business. 2 seconds, and we are already onto the video

@noraberry2287 3 жыл бұрын

6:30 The last thing the Sheriff of Nottingham's men ever saw.

@jonahv30 5 жыл бұрын

2:32 atcually i am impressed that he hit the middle with that wobbly stick, haha

@Comoroo 4 жыл бұрын

TheKawaiiLegend x I thought the same thing!! 😂

@ezraz6950 4 жыл бұрын

We've been spending all our lives, livin' in an *_archer's paradox_*

@A_Score_of_Sunshine 4 жыл бұрын

Accurate enough.

@tanyagarcia3721 4 жыл бұрын

Someone ought to make a song called archers paradox set to the tune of gangsters paradise

@TheRealEd1t 4 жыл бұрын

*wobbles*

@juanvaldez7613 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is also known as the US’ ‘2 party system’.

@wtrmelon1096 3 жыл бұрын

@ezra Z I liked ur comment cuz it was at 299 likes, I had to do it 4 u bro

@jimbobtheimpaler8403 3 жыл бұрын

Need to hang out with these old schoolers and learn as much as we can... knowledge and experience they have is priceless.

@tealvampyre 3 жыл бұрын

This was incredible! I loved archery as a kid, and as an adult I studied medieval weaponry. I did not know about the "archer's paradox". I tended to favor stiffer arrows. I didn't know why people liked the wobbly ones. And then when you had the guy shooting us with arrows (or that's how it felt anyways!)...this was a really fun end to an already enjoyable lesson. Liked & subbed! I'm glad KZfaq's algorithm suggested it

@florianwalter704 5 жыл бұрын

7:00 one of the most scary slow-motions ever.

@moneysignssage 4 жыл бұрын

It’s like the videos where someone kicks something straight at the camera and they put a video of someone waking up from a nightmare😂

@LordBLB 3 жыл бұрын

My medieval PTSD was kicking in on that one. haha

@reedr7142 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the coolest :)

@YeanyScience 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch the results in slow motion, it takes the ability to understand to a higher level.

@joaocrepaldi2040 6 жыл бұрын

Bruce Yeany omg u watch smarter everyday too. Btw im a fan since 30 k subs.

@MrEzilkannan 6 жыл бұрын

Those deflection sounds...

@itsamindgame9198 10 ай бұрын

About the best and clearest explanation of the paradox I have come across in ages. And now I see it was made ages ago.

@dny4469 4 жыл бұрын

This is my first time watching this channel and I'm already liking this guy. Instant subscribe!

@richadastonish5249 4 жыл бұрын

6:30 *Y O U D I E D*

@bowandarrow3794 3 жыл бұрын

I dodged

@aissaouimohammedakram8640 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was the camera lens

@chocoboasylum 7 жыл бұрын

The arrow shot from the composite bow seems to have a similar wobble but it's vertical instead of horizontal

@tabula_rosa 7 жыл бұрын

because of the dropaway rest

@alb9022 7 жыл бұрын

Is the rest required to maintain optimal accuracy?

@tabula_rosa 7 жыл бұрын

yeah otherwise it'd be worse, cause it's gotta be on -something-. The dropaway rest is just the closest we can come without the arrow not being aligned properly when it's fired

@alb9022 7 жыл бұрын

Ahh I see.

@thegamingboy9698 7 жыл бұрын

+Deshara is that profile picture, what I think it is?

@regwatson2017 4 жыл бұрын

That Byron Ferguson is an absolute legend. Amazing skills.

@brotherbar15663 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information and explaining this for me. I'm a crossbow and recurve shooter, in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Still learning on the technical aspects.

@yipperdeyip 9 жыл бұрын

This guy... is a freaking legend with a bow! :O

@lkvideos7181 8 жыл бұрын

So nobody realises that Destin found the actual Green Arrow .... ?

@CanyonF 8 жыл бұрын

doesn't green arrow use a compound bow?

@lkvideos7181 8 жыл бұрын

Well he started with a simple self made bow.

@cjbagasin4481 8 жыл бұрын

+Canyon F pre 52 green arrow preferred trad bows rather than compounds

@CanyonF 8 жыл бұрын

ur probs right, i may be a nerd, but not a comic book nerd lol

@tacticalhomestead 7 жыл бұрын

he used to be the Green Arrow hes retired from being a super hero and just shoots at asprin pills for fun now .. lol

@szabolcsmate5254 4 жыл бұрын

1:50 - How on earth he got this (camera, and "crossbow") shot right? Maybe not the first time? Good job anyway!

@thegoodthebadandtheugly579 4 жыл бұрын

“Oh, hey, neighbour!” 6:30

@alexarias5717 5 жыл бұрын

"Or two: He's a warlock and this is all black magic" Love you Destin 😂

@Hypnotica144 5 жыл бұрын

Why is that whichever line I think is the lamest in a video, some doofus is in the comments quoting it and praising it. Like, have people never watched real comedians? Have they never watched funny TV shows? Like omg black magic warlock soooo funny.

@joshuamarin5723 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Cook It's funny cuz it's so obviously true, dumbass.

@wajahatsherwani 9 жыл бұрын

This channel is a perfect example of someone who knows so much and yet is so humble.

@clayp6415 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the coolest topics I have ever seen tackled on this channel.

@Sangeychhonjin Жыл бұрын

Most unique way of teaching archery. Thanks a lot. Now I am your Life time subscriber

@aquilesvailo4786 7 жыл бұрын

Obviously black magic that man is a Wizard/Archer.

@facerip356 7 жыл бұрын

I love this channel. It does KZfaq proud.

@gam3day642 4 жыл бұрын

i've been doing archery all my life and i didnt even know this .. wow this changes how i view the arrow's path

@MasterYoist 3 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why my arrows wobbled right after the release.

@emperialdeath5622 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve done so much better in school because of your teaching thank you!

@DylansLappalterCopium 5 жыл бұрын

I bet hes shoots every fly in his home with a bow...

@boiledelephant 5 жыл бұрын

Low power spring driven airsoft pistols are hands-down the best for that. You can get them insanely accurate over short distances.

@darkmatter3538 5 жыл бұрын

Lol!! Best training practice ever! 🦟🏹

@mikeoxmaul9386 5 жыл бұрын

It's like when homer uses his gun to do everything in the house

@Jon-hi6vw 7 жыл бұрын

Byron seems like a really cool guy.

@darknessdarkrai4549 3 жыл бұрын

Iv'e never watched any archer videos and i've never watched this guys channel and i still get reccomended this

@MrRogsmart 10 ай бұрын

This was awesome. Thank you.

@nicholasalexander3382 8 жыл бұрын

thought he shot the gopro haha

@mr.niceguy8247 8 жыл бұрын

go-pro ok

@saabjan2087 8 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@Sinsanatis 7 жыл бұрын

phantom

@nicholasalexander3382 7 жыл бұрын

Sinsanatis oh

@tallerdetaller8605 7 жыл бұрын

Sinsanatis Phantom mirror, the camera is waaaay todo expensive

@Kasino80 7 жыл бұрын

I did not know I needed to know this, but I'm glad that I do.

@D_Isness 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting topic that I never really put much thought into. Kudos and great job explaining.

@billbertagnoli4226 2 жыл бұрын

Best video ever. Not just the slow Motion but the description using The giant noodle. Great 😃

@tedbundy4415 8 жыл бұрын

That old man is amazing

@diiibas 9 жыл бұрын

REAL LIFE LEGOLAS WTF, THIS GUY IS A LEGEND.

@feverXdream 2 жыл бұрын

I love this channel so much!

@youraverageguy8431 3 жыл бұрын

these kinds of stuff keeps me up at night.

@matthewgrotke1442 5 жыл бұрын

Explained SO well with the tree and pipe demonstration. Great job

@chrismiller100 9 жыл бұрын

Byron Ferguson is so talented at archery. I love watching him shoot. He's got a great sense of humor, too.

@dylanr3963 11 күн бұрын

Amazing video. Subscribed and keep up the good work!

@alexgouthro3869 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation!