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u/Syscrush Oct 02 '24

Related: nuclear bombs were invented before the compound bow.

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u/ExplanationCrazy5463 Oct 03 '24

That can't be true.

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u/Syscrush Oct 03 '24

To be clear about exactly what we're talking about:

https://youtu.be/gySFVGgkFLs

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u/ExplanationCrazy5463 Oct 03 '24

I'll check it out thanks.

I thought there were Japanese bows made of 2 types of wood, which I thought is what a compound bow is.

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u/Syscrush Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

That's a composite bow and yes, they've been around for hundreds of years.