I Tested the Deadliest Ancient Weapons
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Playing Rome Total War taught me you don't fuck with slingers, especially the ones from Rhodes
best comment, best game
@@TOBI-W4N-KENOBI true
too bad those games are unplayable on modern machines......and the updated editions have super bugs like where mouse clicks stops working and such....meeh
was it win xp era? have quad 3ghz computer just standing in a wardrobe, might install xp black edition on it and try my original cd's
@@Belnick6666 as someone with 350 hours on Rome Total War on Steam, idk what you're on about, game works fine. Can dip to 20 fps if you have too many units but in general it runs fine. The remaster is pretty sweet too, the only thing I don't like is the UI.
There is also a really old game, called Master of Magic, where one race (hobbits I think) has sling thrower units, and they're totally OP.
David and Goliath is often laughed at, but it is a viable weapon. Many tribes have already showcased that.
im honestly more suprised that people are shocked a smaller expert in a ranged weapon beat a large fighter at a distance.... like, yeah, theyre a professional flingin rocks at someones skull
Mike casually creating 5star grade military weapons and testing them on watermelons
a spear is not a military grade weapon
matter of fact none of the weapons in here were military grade weapons
@@aoro4803Liking your own comments when being a buzzkill. Good job.
@@aoro4803 this was military grade up for a couple million years
@@aoro4803ratio
Wait til he gets bored of ancient weapons and just starts playing with lasers and guns lol
Future weapons lol
Wait is he american
I think he said he was italian
@@SamiKhan-lr8vd
@@SamiKhan-lr8vdhe is an Italian indeed
he already made a supersonic nerf gun lol
The nuke siren really said DAMMMN
I follow Aztec etc history/archeology, who widely used obsidian for tools/weapons (including Atlatl & slings, see below): To get the hyper-sharp edge obsidian is known for, you can't just knap it like you did here, even if you were an expert knapper. The way to get the absolute sharpest obsidian blades is via the prismatic blade method, where you gradually flake parts off a core" piece of obsidian to process it into the right shape, to be be able to flake off single, evenly shaped blades with a single continuous edge, which is what's famously sharp: The actual starting "core" piece is a waste product. Traditional knapping, what you're doing here, is taking your starting piece and flaking pieces off to shape it into a blade, but it won't have a single even edge since each bit you flake off is creating microscopic breaks and peaks or valleys between each fracture.
The prismatic blade production method wasn't a static practice either, there were innovations in obsidian working and prismatic blade production with how the core is struck even only a few centuries prior to Spanish contact in the postclassic period, by which point the region has already been heavily urbanized with city-states and empires for thousands of years and already had a robust obsidian industry. Those innovations in blade production may have actually been what allowed Macuahuitl ("swords" with a wooden core/shaft with obsidian blades lining the edges) to pop up in the form the Aztec used them, since it could produce consistently evenly sized and shaped blades, wheras before that the types of weapons used in Mesoamerican warfare didn't tend to have evenly lined edges like that.
That's not to say the Mesoamericans didn't also do normal knapping: That was done to produce knives, arrowheads, etc, as well as ceremonial "eccentric" obsidian or flint blades which were knapped into shapes like faces, serpents, etc, but the prismatic method is what you want for the sharpest edge possible. Ultimately though my area of interest isn't in lithics and tool production so I can't get into this in too much depth beyond what I already said above.
Next, as I said, Atlatl and slings were commonly used in Mesoamerica. That slings were used shouldn't be too surprising, as you said the Greeks, Romans, etc used them even alongside bows, but Atlatl were essentially entirely replaced by bows in Eurasia by the time organized city based state societies become a thing. in Mesoamerica (as well as in the Andes down in South America, where the Inca, Nazca, Moche etc were) atlatl continued to be used alongside bows as projectile weapons even as you had organized city-states and empires. Atlatl actually were more associated with civilized, refined warfare and royal power by many groups in Central Mexico (including various city-states etc we call "Aztec" today), due to it's association with civilizations like Teotihuacan and the Toltec (the Toltec may or may not actually exist, it's kinda complicated, but the point is that later Mesosmerican civilizations revered them as a mytho-historical predecessor civilization) , wheras bows were often seen as a more primitive hunting tool, though many city-states and armies still used bows too to an extent, especially outside of Central Mexico.
In general, I think people unappreciate the diversity of Mesoamerican weaponry: People know about Macuahuitl,. but even it had a good deal of variation in size, shape, blade shape and arrangement, etc; plus there were other forms of bladed or spiked clubs or swords, maces with spherical or flanged heads, various other clubs and batons; polearms ranging from normal spears to things like halbreds or glaives, very long pikes, weird serrated or multiform polearms; axes and what I guess you could call warpicks, thrown javelins, emplaced stone throwers, siege towers, etc. Most of these were stone or wood, but these would often still be finely crafted and intentionally designed weapons which could have gemstone or gold, silver etc inlays and accenting and fine sculpted or engraved details, and some did actually use copper or bronze blades or striking portions, though most examples of that seem to be ceremonial or for domestic craft use rather then in warfare (but there is some evidence suggesting use in war as well, even if not commonly).
Armor as well: A lot of depictions show Mesoamerican soldiers as basically half-naked barbarians wearing Jaguar pelts and big headdresses, or just a loincloth. Certainly, lower ranking soldiers might just have a loincloth or tunics, but there were actual forms of armor as well: padded cloth vests or tunics, like Eurasian gambeson, was the base of much of this, and for the Aztec at least, high ranking soldiers would have also worn warsuits or tunics made of thick cloth and covered in a mosaic of tens of thousands of iridesecent feathers over the gambeson, with the different colors of feathers forming a mosaic image of specific patterns or designs. The "Jaguar" suit people often imagine was most often actually this form of warsuit with the feathers making the jaguar spot pattern, though allegedly commoners who achieved the right to wear that warsuit design had to make do with warsuits made from Jaguar pelt rather then feather mosaic, but this would still be a full body suit, like a fine fur piece of clothing, not a cavemen style hide. There were also shields and helmets (made of either bamboo or wood, perhaps with cloth padding, and then sometimes feather mosaic or pelt coverings and gemstones/gold accents or inlays), apparently some golden or silver "mail" jackets/tunics (though probably more as status/ceremonial pieces) and other civilizations had other forms of armor.
📝 this is legit so interesting to read thank you for sharing your knowledge
Bro....
1:40
The projectile and camera alignment is just perfect.
As a professional sharpener and someone very familiar with the Bess test. You are doing the cuts FAR TO FAST to get true results.
The world's oldest weapon is fists.
The world's best oldest weapon is tricking your buddy Trog to go look for mushrooms when there's a ticked off T-Rex roaming the mushroom patch.
😂
Bro, I remember sending my pal Ug over to the other cave with some raw meat tied around his body. He didn’t see the sabre tooth coming 🗿🗿🗿
I asked my teacher to play this video as it's to do with forces and energy and she did 😂🎉❤❤ keep it up
saw this Video with zero views and I was like "omg am I the first one??" the comment section in respond: "hell nah" 🗿
He’s alive!
BRO obsidian is sharper at a molecular level.
Measuring it by cuting paper will be like mesuring the sharpness of a katana vs an axe cutting trees...
The device you had measured the overal sharpness, all the peacks and valleys (so it shows "less sharpness"). Tou will need an really clean crack in order to see the sharpness of obsidian at that scale
You will need a scanning electron microscope if you want to compare that kind of sharpness.
I think the reason the spears were doing little damage and breaking easily is because they were basically extra long carbon fiber target shooting arrows. The spears they used in the past were wood and they were also way heavier and thicker as well as probably sharper.
7:32 FATALITY. MIKE WINS. FLAWLESS VICTORY.
Obsidian can be flaked ridiculously sharp, to the point that once you feel you touched it you have already been cut.
I have been waiting for this video since the ancient weapons video
The skill of knapping flint,glass, or obsidian can be difficult to those unpracticed.
You’re using the Bess machine wrong. None of your sharpness scores are remotely accurate.
Here is the expert. How do you do that then?
@@normanquednau putting random force behind the blade like shown will snap the test filament at an arbitrary point and actually favors blades w a jagged burr often. The point of the blade should be rested on the provided stand which is missing from all of these tests and the blade should be rested on the filament and slowly rocked back until the filament snaps.
bro is literally the fruit ninja
Finally it’s been 1 month
You don't have guts to throw it through your chronograph 😂.
I wouldn't 😅
9:57 somebody explain what was the alarm abt pls
Propably a test. Where i live its something like every first monday of a month the alarm systems are tested.
Yeah sounded like a tornado warning tho
That was the sound of the alarm for the firefighters' lunchtime. In Portugal this sound is usually heard when we are near to a fire station at the luchtime
Ok thx
@@boy1015 it might have been a tornado test, they do them at noon on the first friday of the month where I live
Old school centrifugal force weapons are amazing!
And scary!😰
centripetal he said, correctly. Centrifugal is the force away from the center of the circle, centripetal is the force towards the centre of the circle. He is right since the centripetal force is the force that is creating the enormous momentum for the sling, coming from his muscles
@@mythyx8381 I see...
Adored this video, those demonstrations were so cool!
For the spear thrower, could it be that the spears weren't the right ones? I'm a hobbyist fan of prehistoric periods, I've visited all the caves I could in france, and even did some training events with specialists there who teach people how to knap flint, use a spear thrower, or light fire like our ancestors did. And one thing I recall is that the spears were not hollow, were in wood so definitely heavier than what you used, and had a sort of detachable head? The head would detach and stay IN the target while the spear body bounced off but didn't break.
The sling was awesome, and I'm impressed by how quickly you managed to hit the target!
Knapping is an art form, when I did my training event I recall the teacher would knap so fast, make it look so easy, but then he explained how it required a lot, looot of knowledge, to look at the stone and see the grain of it, and the direction of the grain, to know where and how hard to strike. Our ancestors actually did it by preparing a knapping "side", exposing a flat area, that would allow easier knapping after. It's normal that you didn't manage just watching videos, hitting at random. But it was still fun to see XD
Safety glasses!!!
HURRY MIKE SHAKE JUST DROPPED ANOTHER BANGER!!
The Atlatl you used ... people find them in the Yukon territory. They've been found from Alaska to south America
Big obsidian rocks into small obsidian rocks is literally the birth humans using tools lol. I couldnt stop laughing for some reason
Love the Lavablades shout out. Almost thought this was one of his when I saw the thumbnail
This guy takes those random "man thoughts" we all have and makes videos out of them. 10/10.
this chennel makes history too fun
2:42 I spy "New text layer"
14:00 Bro that was really really close
great homedefense weapons 👍
8:35 matpat reference???
David VS Goliath - confirmed kill
Epic videos!! I love this videos i have watched these for 3h straight one day
There are a lot of videos about slings with Mike just makes it so fun
2:48 caveman face 😂
1:25 Right out of a cartoon movie😂😂😂😂
New video gooooi
I'm Indian
Love
A video after so long🥳🥳
The sling and the atlatl are two skills I have always wanted to develop for in case of a zombie outbreak. Bet you they would make me very popular with the ladies when they compare me with all the "We ran out of ammo, wuaaaa!" guys 😃
Finally i see someone calling it an atlatl
@@MewingC 😎👍
Hey mike, can you make a video on handwriting improvement like I learned to write cursive fast and beautifully?
As you have already learned to write with your non-dominant hand, you can also learn this.
Please make a video on this if you like my suggestion.
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Well to answer the starting question: Yes, because guns are designed to hit vital spots. It's like saying "Can my cleaver cut harder than this scalpel?" *proceeds to hit a slab of raw meat*
ya it's the bullet's penetration that makes it so deadly. Having slightly less energy in a much more concentrated point is going to cause more damage. Still extremely deadly tho
What do you do for a living?
Oh, I throw stones at lethal speeds...
oh...
It's pretty fun
XD top notch comedy
1:30 had me laughing 😂😂😂 lol
"just a little dent" LOL
As someone who grew up as a knife thrower/Slingshot user. This is inspirational! Spears win again! Spear tipped with obsidian thrown with a modified atlatl sling!! ( yup i'm inspired!)
you're casually explaining physics like your vsauce.....or are you?
Mike is the one unemployed friend on a Tuesday morning doing experiments at home, while you're at your miserable job contemplating if you're gonna be able to pay the bills and live normally next month.
You should try Pan Slings out next. Their natural throwing method creates some wicked fast projectiles without the wind-up.
I’d be worried that the sling would fling the rock at me😂
Mike teaches physics better than my 9th grade teacher 😂😂( edit thanks for likes)
Awesome video man. Love the flow of your videos as well. Thanks for the content and your time. Appreciate you. Be blessed.
One of the best TH-camrs ever
The Atlatl/Spear Thrower Projectiles are actually called Darts just so you know 🙂
Mike, your videos are beyond entertaining, for me personally they are some of the best that one can find here on TH-cam :) Keep on doing what you want as long as it's fun for you. Thanks a lot!!
I love your videos they allways make me happy especially during hard time. i love your videos. thanks
I really like your explanation about sling, i really enjoy your channel since you started creating stuff :)
that had to be the most red, juicy watermelon ive ever seen
*Siren goes off in the distance*
What's going on?
There's a lunatic with a spear in that field... :)
My mum was an archaeologist, I remember going to an exhibition with her when I was young and saw an ancient Egyptian maybe Sudanese skull which had a rock embedded in the orbital socket from a sling weapon. You think the power of one sling is deadly, imagine a whole unit, its almost like line combat
Mike's which vedio gets click(viral) first??
Why is bro holding the obsidian like that bro isn't he scared bout getting cut?
next time to make the knife even more sharp use a leather strap or belt to hown the edge
Hey i once mentioned you to try the sling and you replied too. Makes me so happy you did it in video😄😄
Demasiado temprano para la traducción al perecer😅
Who was really waiting for his next episode
King David had mad aim! ✨🎯✨
Try using a flamethrower
I dont like this sound 3:59
Mike is the master of making weapons no matter what
I got more knowledge watching this video than all my physic classes.
You must not have passed 2nd grade then
@@MrNoipe learn to have some humour
@@boyobs learn to be funny then
What the quiet kid has in their backpack in 1000 bc
You should make a powerful old sling
In Indian mythology it is said as chakram is one of the oldest weapons in the world
Can you try the chakram please
your vids always light up my day thank u
😃
An actual quality video!😮
Next time do throwing knives
I’ve been waiting for this
impressive, bro
Oh please do the staff sling next and make a mini one.
Where’s the flint lock?
I do not get the love for Dune, at all.....they are not bad movies, nice cgi, andro male(I think he is a he?) main cast, the tom holland female and a meeeeh to decent story, ep1 and 2 is only a 6 for me, ep 1 was just a 5 in it self, meaning average, but watching them as one, it moves both to 6/10....I do not get why people compare it to LoTR or Star Wars(1-6)....sure Dune is above average, which is a 5, but no where close to top.....so what is it some people love about it??? I think they over valuate Dune because there was so much trash before it came out, so they had watch 2/10 and 3/10 movies and then Dune comes.....and it is suddenly not trash, so they over value it and think it is a 9 or a 10?? Maybe ep 3 of dune will change my opinion
I think I watched something like 300 movies so I kinda know what great movies feel like. And I really liked dune! I love the genre, CGI was great and I liked the story too
The slowmotion is dope, btw
MAQUINAAAAAAAAAAA!!! 1:08
I liked my own comment
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Ayergh
I watched world oldest vide
13:36 lego is still more painful to step on
Hope seeing more von ds like this
Needed to resist the urge to say first 😅
"I just throw little rocks at people" ... Ok, so, my 3 y.o is not a kid, just a specialized Roman soldier born at the wrong time ! good good.
Nah just a normal human. We, as a species, have been throwing rocks in increasingly elaborate ways for millennia.
“What even is obsidian “ dont tell me brother i have played mincraft
An yes still used in palestine🍉🍉🇵🇸
/pitch best laugh 😂🔥
11:04 nether portal time 😂