The scene is played fairly straight, with the thrill coming primarily from how convincing the depiction is. The impossible shot most famously came to the movies in 1938, in The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn. “ Such archery was never seen since a bow was first bent in Britain,” one exclaims in a stunned whisper.
The spectators in Scott’s telling, too, are astonished. In A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode, for example, from the 15 th century, both Robin Hood and Little John cleave the wand, in two separate scenes: In these earlier versions of the Robin Hood legend, Hood-or sometimes another outlaw from his band-splits not an opponent’s arrow but the “wand,” a small willow stick placed in front of the target, and a much more difficult target than a bull’s-eye. Thomas Ohlgren, a Robin Hood scholar who has edited several books on the tales, told me that he believes the tradition of splitting the arrow simply came from a misinterpretation of tales from the 15 th century. The legend of arrow-splitting is not based on any real-life achievement, but rather on a simple textual misunderstanding, at least according to one historian. (Such a shot, it’s worth noting, counts only as a tie in a real archery competition.) This time, each arrow shattered upon striking the nock, and they concluded that the feat was only possible when shooting at a hollow arrow or an arrow made of bamboo. Though this type of bow and arrow doesn’t actually shoot very straight, one dissenting viewer donated the straightest possible grain of wood, so that the arrow might follow the grain to the end. For a follow-up episode, the Mythbusters team responded to skeptics by attempting the feat again, this time using the equipment used in Robin Hood’s time.
They found that even when fired at close range by a robot, the arrows could only partially split the target arrow.
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The Merida petition currently lists over 200,000 individuals who have signed the letter to Iger.The TV series Mythbusters took on just that question in a controversial episode. The new Merida character was unveiled as the 11th official princess at Disney World last weekend. “When little girls say they like it because it’s more sparkly, that’s all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy ‘come hither’ look and the skinny aspect of the new version. “Disney marketing and the powers that be that allow them to do such things should be ashamed of themselves,” said Chapman to her local paper, the Marin Independent Journal. In the movie, the character is seen wielding a bow and arrow, while the new look Merida (see design here) was given what one Jezebel writer deemed “a pretty pretty princess makeover” in appearance and dress.Ĭhapman, the director of the Disney/Pixar film before being replaced by Mark Andrews during filming, agreed with the protests. STORY: ‘Brave’ Director Slams Disney for Redesign of Princess Characterĭisney has seen a wave of protests online about the newly redesigned princess. “Numerous supporters have written to us to share the news that the new makeover version of Merida is no longer appearing on ,” wrote Carolyn Danckaert, co-founder of the website A Mighty Girl, who launched the petition calling for Disney to “say no to the Merida makeover.” The petition included a letter to Disney chairman Robert Iger.
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