Some stuff on stuff

[Alex Koponen]

When I was into martial arts I attended a tournament where a master put on a
live demonstration of parrying arrows with empty hands. He parried a number
of arrows but didn't try to catch them. However it was not the most powerful
bow being used in the demo - 40 lb pull or less, probably 20-30 lb pull.
Range was about 20'.

        Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Adams <longshot at DARKTECH.ORG>
To: <POWERS-AND-PERILS at geo000.CITG.TUDELFT.NL>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: Some stuff on stuff


> At 05:34 AM 4/5/02 +0200, you wrote:
> >Maybe with a dex of over 100 ;-)
>
> Well saw a guy on TV last night do it.  Ripley's Believe it or not show.
The
> guy did it
> 3 times.  First attempt from what looked like a modern crossbow I'd say
(hard
> to judge
> distance on tv but look like 100 feet? maybe more).  Guy fired at the
guy's
> direction
> and the other guy caught it.  First time he did with no problem.  The
> second it
> nicked
> his arm and got blood.  The 3rd time he caught it blindfolded.  They said
it
> was over 100 mph but who knows.  But then again the ripley's  people aren'
one
> for faking stuff like that.
>
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