What are facts about the bow and arrow?

Answer 1

Back in the 1950's there was a TV program called, "You Asked For It." A program in which a person could write in with a question, and these fellas would try to answer it for the individual on television.

So a young man wrote in, "what was more powerful, penetrating wise; an arrow or a bullet?

The men at "You Asked For It", tied a sand bag (a bag full of sand) to a tree limb and fired an arrow at it. The arrow went thru and kept on going. Then they fired a pistol bullet into the suspended sand bag; the bullet stopped inside the bag; and they recovered the bullet and showed a close up for the viewers watching the show.

Naturally of course, these ballistic type tests will always have different outcomes, based upon the make-up, type of metal, shape of bullet, speed of bullet, distance (range) from target, etc. etc. But generally (w/o getting into the particulars) an arrow penetrates and a bullet expands (even a full metal jacketed bullet will mushroom) thus stopping inside the impact area.

Answer 2

Load the arrow onto the strung side of the bow. (Genesis bows are easiest), pull back the string and release. The energy is so great that the string snaps back and sends the arrow flying forward at a rate which can be adjusted. The trick is aim just above where you are aiming depending on the distance.