Comments on: Ancient Mayan Throwing Stick Modernized by Bowmen (Jan, 1935) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Beth http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-1068091 Beth Tue, 19 May 2009 17:39:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-1068091 i love this website it was so helpful to me i cant wait until i get to use it agin NOT! i love this website it was so helpful to me i cant wait until i get to use it agin NOT!

]]> By: DaddyYo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-1067864 DaddyYo Thu, 07 May 2009 19:08:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-1067864 "Does she not have a name of her own? Comment by Blurgle — November 25, 2007 @ 1:30 pm " That was her name. Remember you are reading pre-feminist literature. This is from a time when women were proud to married. “Does she not have a name of her own?

Comment by Blurgle — November 25, 2007 @ 1:30 pm ”

That was her name. Remember you are reading pre-feminist literature. This is from a time when women were proud to married.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-810588 Stannous Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:20:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-810588 Oops, forgot to credit the specs:http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/articles/howhard.htm lots more, highly eclectic data about impact physics on that page' And Nuatl is the Aztec language, the article is about the Mayan version. These are found all over the world and still used by Kalahari bushmen in RSA. Oops, forgot to credit the specs:http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/articles/howhard.htm

lots more, highly eclectic data about impact physics on that page’

And Nuatl is the Aztec language, the article is about the Mayan version. These are found all over the world and still used by Kalahari bushmen in RSA.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-810563 Stannous Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:11:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-810563 It is, in Nuatl, and commonly today called an atl-atl. There are atl-atl hunting clubs all over the US (for those whom hunting grizzlies with bow and arrow is no challenge). http://www.atlatls.com/ http://atlatls-n-more.com/HuntingFishing/ http://www.internationalatlatlsociety.org/ The atl-atl is one of the demarcations between the paleolithic (early stone) and neolithic (new stone) ages. It allowed hunters to hunt larger, swifter prey from further away and survives today as a bright-colored plastic thrower of tennis balls for dogs. some interesting specs for comparison: Light Spear (equivalent to a javelin): 2 pounds, 50 mph, 1" diameter Heavy Spear (equivalent to a Roman pilum): 5 pounds, 25 mph, 1 1/2" diameter Light Atlatl Dart: 3 ounces, 85 mph, 1/2" diameter Heavy Atlatl Dart: 6 ounces, 70 mph, 5/8" diameter Primitive Arrow: 500 grains, 165 fps, 3/8" diameter Modern Hunting Arrow: 540 grains, 220 fps, 11/32" diameter .357 Magnum handgun bullet: 125 grains, 1450 fps, .357" diameter .30-06 rifle bullet: 180 grains, 2600 fps, .30" diameter It is, in Nuatl, and commonly today called an atl-atl.
There are atl-atl hunting clubs all over the US (for those whom hunting grizzlies with bow and arrow is no challenge).
http://www.atlatls.com/
http://atlatls-n-more.com/HuntingFishing/
http://www.internationalatlatlsociety.org/
The atl-atl is one of the demarcations between the paleolithic (early stone) and neolithic (new stone) ages. It allowed hunters to hunt larger, swifter prey from further away and survives today as a bright-colored plastic thrower of tennis balls for dogs.

some interesting specs for comparison:
Light Spear (equivalent to a javelin): 2 pounds, 50 mph, 1″ diameter
Heavy Spear (equivalent to a Roman pilum): 5 pounds, 25 mph, 1 1/2″ diameter
Light Atlatl Dart: 3 ounces, 85 mph, 1/2″ diameter
Heavy Atlatl Dart: 6 ounces, 70 mph, 5/8″ diameter
Primitive Arrow: 500 grains, 165 fps, 3/8″ diameter
Modern Hunting Arrow: 540 grains, 220 fps, 11/32″ diameter
.357 Magnum handgun bullet: 125 grains, 1450 fps, .357″ diameter
.30-06 rifle bullet: 180 grains, 2600 fps, .30″ diameter

]]> By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-809666 Mike Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:22:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-809666 I've also heard them called 'atlatl': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlatl I’ve also heard them called ‘atlatl’:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlatl

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-809654 Adrian Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:16:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-809654 Very similar to the Swiss Arrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_arrow Very similar to the Swiss Arrow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_arrow

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/comment-page-1/#comment-809040 Blurgle Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:30:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/11/25/ancient-mayan-throwing-stick-modernized-by-bowmen/#comment-809040 Does she not have a name of her own? Does she not have a name of her own?

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