I half-expected ''Bows emerged some 25 to 30 Thousand years ago. They were first produced by Heckler&Koch.''

@Jack-Negus

5 жыл бұрын

stefan beaubut 😂

@sharmisthasaha3884

5 жыл бұрын

Everything is a weapon is you throw it hard enough

@Thug_Nuts1

5 жыл бұрын

Fucking idiot they were made by colt 49 years ago

@dutbud9049

5 жыл бұрын

@@denniskibrik7310 You do realize that he's also joking, right?

@denniskibrik7310

5 жыл бұрын

@@dutbud9049 look at the 12 year old who thinks everything on the internet is a joke

The bow and arrow. History's first answer to the question: "How do I stab that guy all the way over there?"

@andersonrobotics5608

5 жыл бұрын

@TheBunkerBuster 105 we got flaming arrows

@nicholashopper2133

5 жыл бұрын

cynderfan2233 I’d say that one spear throwing device was first.

@stephaniescott531

5 жыл бұрын

Actually that award goes to the spear

@joemelton4747

5 жыл бұрын

Lee ermy reference?

@alex-hh5yl

5 жыл бұрын

@@andersonrobotics5608 we've got the flame thrower you know?

Imagine 'sword' as a video. "A blade, and a handle." "Iconic enough to last thousands of years." "Deadly enough to last thousands more."

@clonkers

3 жыл бұрын

"Sharp enough to cut through skin, and strong enough to last a fight with another, it's only problem is, you can't carry two of them at once."

@realultraformerlyultranact6542

3 жыл бұрын

"Many weapons before have been built to hunt or cut wood." "The sword is the first to be used to kill fellow humans." "Whether it's cursed with an ancient soul that hungers for heads, or built of technology powerful enough to murder with a single slice, the sword remains."

@DinnerForkTongue

3 жыл бұрын

@@realultraformerlyultranact6542 Replace 'sword' with 'spear' and you're golden.

@aloafofbagels6381

3 жыл бұрын

I think you mean: "Sword."

@clasteryclast4972

3 жыл бұрын

"The Sword. Bronze. Steel. _Force._ "

Bows, then firearms. It all just comes down to throwing rocks harder than before.

@RoyalFusilier

6 жыл бұрын

And theoretical mass drivers, magnetic cannons, or railgun are just the next stage of 'throw a thing REAL fast, REAL far.'

@PointlessGunSyncs

6 жыл бұрын

FLSH_BNG that last sentence would be a very good climax for a video on the Rock, the first weapon

@kainepeterson6638

5 жыл бұрын

All of human weapon history can be boiled down to do damage as far away as possible. Club, sword, spear, bow, cannon, gun, artillery, missile, cruise missile, SRBM, ICBM.

@guardian2-735

5 жыл бұрын

FLSH_BNG too right

@drawsgaming7094

5 жыл бұрын

How do I throw a harder rock more distance?

18:46 You fools. Why isn't anyone talking about this gem in the comments? _"it speaks to something primitive within us, underneath the veneer of civilisation. After all, with only twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism: we have more in common with the caveman, than you think."_

@robertcampbell3019

4 жыл бұрын

Its odd. Most people want that. Me included

@blankblank5409

4 жыл бұрын

:)

@demon005gl

4 жыл бұрын

Very well put and accurate. When the chips are down we WILL eat each other.

@heyyou9472

4 жыл бұрын

It takes a week, starving a person, to have them revert to their primitive roots. It takes three weeks for someone to die from starvation.

@elyzium

4 жыл бұрын

@T Orrent Well if you dont have a gun, you are just hoarding for someone else. Aren't you now?

Well, now I fully expect an episode titled "Sword".

@jeffd.683

7 жыл бұрын

Void Nil I'd watch that.

@JustShotsForMeh

7 жыл бұрын

The bow has a singular purpose, shoot an arrow, the arrow could vary, but swords were are vastly different from projectiles, a Gladius and a Sabre are both swords, made for completely different purposes.

@jeffd.683

7 жыл бұрын

***** So several videos on swords then? Sounds fine to me.

@tlshortyshorty5810

6 жыл бұрын

Void Nil Perhaps one on knives or axes?

@brainwasher9876

6 жыл бұрын

I can already think of the perfect Ahoy sentence for the sword. "There lies a refined menace in the mythos of the sword: while bows, axes and clubs were used to hunt animals before they were used in warfare, the sword is the first tool designed specifically to kill other human beings".

"our story begins in a time before stories began" How does this guy keep coming up with these amazing lines?

@dinamosflams

4 жыл бұрын

I AM really happy to see that at least close to 90 people didn't slept for that. What agreat line!

@Chr0m3dD347H

4 жыл бұрын

This man dissapears frequently, how do you think?

@LeftIsFascist

4 жыл бұрын

He is a brit 🤔 duh

@nvrndingsmmr

3 жыл бұрын

He reads books, lmao.

@Reteo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chr0m3dD347H Keep in mind that he gets pretty in-depth on his topics. I've yet to see one of his video essays miss even one minor detail (to my knowledge, at least). To top it off, the artwork and B-roll are very appropriate, consistent, and well done. This kind of attention to detail takes a LOT of time, especially when it comes to the amount of research involved.

19:06 _From troglodyte, to time traveler. Toxophile, or thief. Hunters, heroes, legends... god. Bowmen... yeomen. Bandits, kings... dungeon-delvers and dragon-slayers. Rogue, ranger, or elf. Settler..._ _savage. Soldier... survivor. No other weapon fills such a broad role, nor is any other ingrained as deeply into human culture. Such a simple thing, and yet...it's effect could not be more_ _profound._ _The Bow & Arrow. Elegant. Effective. Eternal._

@movinperera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!

@jessehernandez8419

4 жыл бұрын

Pure poetry

@TheEmptyAutumn

3 жыл бұрын

Is it wrong that I shed a few tears when he reached the last three words? Especially "Eternal"?

@KGODSMACKC

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Sassy Hips there's nothing wrong displaying emotion to the poetry this artist created for the tool that links us to our ancestors. Ive shed a a couple while shooting my recurve. I ready at elegant, pull at effective, and release at eternal.

@kiloklavdi1185

3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I've fell in love with those lines and it's about a stick with a strong string on it with a sharpened stick with feather attached to it

"Our story begins in a time before stories began" Perfect.

@mindshuffler3332

7 жыл бұрын

His writing is awesome!

@PlaystationProduction

7 жыл бұрын

Stuart Brown is awesome, I know he does this by himself but he should upload more often and get more subscribers.

@AnnoyingOrange420

7 жыл бұрын

You can't get this quality with frequent uploads, I think his videos are worth every second of waiting

@PlaystationProduction

7 жыл бұрын

Samatosh Yes off course.

@stuckonaslide

7 жыл бұрын

... cause LOGIC

"To the absolute casual." *Shows Skyrim* Holy shit that's perfect.

@MasterFancyPants

7 жыл бұрын

I was hoping someone else noticed that savagery.

@Relf_G

7 жыл бұрын

Was about to post about that. If only Fallout 4 had bows, it would have been even truer. To add to this though: "...where every draw matters. Not at all games are so punishing though" shows Far Cry 4

@olecer

7 жыл бұрын

If vanilla skyrim is too casual to you... there is always a mod looking at you. =D

@jhvjkyfyv

7 жыл бұрын

I lol'd when I saw that.

@justiciar1964

7 жыл бұрын

@ Oleker Requiem + Frostfall master race

Every Iconic Arms Vid 1. Brief badass intro 2. Badass intro music 3. Badass talking 4. Badass review 5. Badass outro

@kirwitch8236

5 жыл бұрын

Dundundundundun dundundundundun

@stejac133

5 жыл бұрын

its a Buhjubhjahub thing. A symbol of juhebojejej. Quite stubbub. the gunweapongun, its hebjeb, bebdemp, and rubjub. but how does it bunkdunk? who jumpfunk? and why does it juggletug? (dun dun dun dun) it all started when Man C. Person designed the shootypewpew, which soon evolved into the gunweapongun, designed mainly for the brunkian military, but often seen in the hands of civilians. it's seen in many iconic examples of popular media such as bunkle 2 and bruhjk: the revenge of jucklebuk. Perhaps that's what makes it so huffledoe. from bunkale, to punkle. jubbly to succle. no other weapon is quite so jiddly. the gunweapongun. crunkle, junkle, and glibglob.

@xcytosc

5 жыл бұрын

I'm using this to help my writing format for an English paper.

@golfingstevie

4 жыл бұрын

Badass everything

@jameschen9467

4 жыл бұрын

100% Badass guaranteed.

"Elegant. Effective. Eternal." Send shivers down my spine

@Thug_Nuts1

5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even mean to shoot Im he just caught me by surprise

@duchessedeberne3909

5 жыл бұрын

My body is ready

@chummyweevil3948

4 жыл бұрын

@dinox pertz I was about to say that lmao

@memebeater5726

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know what else send shivers down spines? *Spooky scary Skeletons*

@Markzilla214

4 жыл бұрын

@dinox pertz Gotta leave you all behind to face the truth

For April 1st, you should do an episode on something that's not at all a weapon. Like a spoon.

@CaptainCore993

7 жыл бұрын

or a fork

@xmm-cf5eg

7 жыл бұрын

You mean like a Type-14 Japanese Nambu?

@dariussonofjazzlin7433

7 жыл бұрын

The pillow. Since the dawn of sleepover parties, the pillow has been a popular choice of weapon for bedroom romps and, due to its versatile design, hasn't seen that many changes. The combination of a sack and feathers can, in the right hands, deliver a significant whack. You get the point by now.

@andrescamilotousarcia2528

7 жыл бұрын

a knife? maybe

@TheWhoamaters

7 жыл бұрын

Andres camilo Tous arcia you do know a knife is in most cases quite a lethal weapon right?

Holy shit he's alive.

@redohealer2

7 жыл бұрын

It's been too long

@fnfallout5664

7 жыл бұрын

It takes time and effort to finish these videos.

@MrTheil

7 жыл бұрын

You never rush perfection

@bobbyshewan4229

7 жыл бұрын

A. Theil Ohhh

@kutchinka4062

7 жыл бұрын

keep 'em coming Stu! love your channel!

The writing is so damn near perfect... "Elegant, Effective, and.. Eternal".

@Dogman_35

5 жыл бұрын

So close to perfect.... except for "An Historical."

@bulldowozer5858

5 жыл бұрын

*"E"*

@Zwickerly2

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dogman_35 He's English, he can't help it.

@snowfloofcathug

5 жыл бұрын

Dogman_35 it’s not wrong, just potentially grating

@ryanchuabowen2045

5 жыл бұрын

Alliteration is amazing and astounding

*this guy can make my eraser sound deadly*

@thehypocriticoath828

5 жыл бұрын

@Adolf Hitler DUDUDUDUDUN dududududun

@spoonkey

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehypocriticoath828 the fuck?

@xdendordx

4 жыл бұрын

@@spoonkey intro musi-DUNUNUNUN, dunununun!

@spoonkey

4 жыл бұрын

@@xdendordx owh

@jayveevalentino9042

4 жыл бұрын

The Eraser, Shapeshifter, Correction master, Writer's partner

Only Ahoy can make a video on such a simple and ancient weapon - and make it sound like the most epic weapon to have every graced the Earth.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

7 жыл бұрын

Well it IS what has lead to humanity not being extinct right now.

@F22raptorC

7 жыл бұрын

before the bow,only the stronghest could kill an animal.even the spear was weak. so,yes.it if the FIRST weapons that anybody could use and perform well with it, and the reason why we are still here.it helped the umanity in the struggle for survival

@sumosushi7571

7 жыл бұрын

Infinite ammo and silent kills will always see a good bow a man's real best friend.

@Nmille98

6 жыл бұрын

I love that the longest episode of this series is about a piece of wood and a string.

I would definitely watch him talk about the military history of the spork.

@coscorrodrift

7 жыл бұрын

"The spork will endure in school lunchboxes and camping equipment for quite a long time. Multi-purpose. Magistral. Mindful. "

@chriskeepit100

7 жыл бұрын

coscorrodrift 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@chriskeepit100

7 жыл бұрын

Underscorer 👏👏👏👏

3 sticks, 3 string. 1 stick, 1 feather, and 1 flint.

@cole4138

5 жыл бұрын

@@nyrixz3979 boi that's Enchanting, not Crafting

@fireplayer476

5 жыл бұрын

He is speaking the language of the Gods

@Saul30119

5 жыл бұрын

Well... 6 Wooden plank , 1 Iron

@impointless5855

5 жыл бұрын

"Should be enough"

@geometryjosh21

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

Jack Churchill: *laughs in brought a longbow to D-Day*

@Sp1n1985

4 жыл бұрын

Yea but he was a absolute mad lad

@Biancaw.e

4 жыл бұрын

And a sword

@dapperfield595

4 жыл бұрын

Modern problems require ancient solution

@JoetheDilo1917

4 жыл бұрын

@XxxthedestroyerxxX 774 SOYUZ NERUSHIMI RESPUBLIK SVOBODNYKH SPATSILA NAVEKI VELIKIA RUS! DA STRAVSTUET SOZDANNIY VOLEY NARODOV EDINIY, MOGUCHI SOVYETSKIY SOYUZ!

@ardantop132na6

4 жыл бұрын

When an actor possessed by a medieval English king was enlisted into a great war against his worst archenemy of the past

I don't care about waiting because the quality in the videos is always superb.

@jozinek876

5 жыл бұрын

Simte yeh, quality over quantity ;)

@PatRiot-

5 жыл бұрын

Much like video games....shitting out content just for the sake of content is not cool

@Jempai

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Everyone saying, "Holy sh** he's alive," He was never gone. It just takes a while to produce such high quality and informative content. Also, he has a child. Honesty, he's been fine over the past few months.

@bernardo4157

7 жыл бұрын

WilliamSC rly? I didn't know that he had a son

@Necroskull388

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's been training the kid. You didn't notice, but this was actually the first time he's had his son narrate a video.

@bernardo4157

7 жыл бұрын

Dagda Mor wait his son narrated this video?

@wtfrofllolxd

7 жыл бұрын

Ocean Man no, they're just messing with you man. his kid is only a toddler so not able to narrate a video (yet)

@ry_an.

7 жыл бұрын

way to ruin the joke

“From a simple hunting tool to a weapon of war” what is war but man hunting man

@taistelusammakko5088

5 жыл бұрын

War is nowhere near hunting

@raddragon1373

4 жыл бұрын

@@taistelusammakko5088 Men hunt men. So i guess if we eat each other it could be called cannibalistic hunting.

@TheCornerCaseMan

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, Man. The most dangerous game to hunt.

@a.person1805

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCornerCaseMan The only hunting where you dont know who the prey is until they are slain.

@sanyin3615

3 жыл бұрын

:O

"To the absolute casual" * shows skyrim *. Lmao.

@erc778

4 жыл бұрын

TovenOvideoRPC 69 likes now

@torgranael

3 жыл бұрын

@Ali Hadi Babar 12:10 "From the rules-hungry, hardcore..." Shows Neverwinter Nights. 12:13 "...to the absolute casual." Shows The Elder Scrolls.

EVERYONE!!!! CHECK THE DESCRIPTION!!! IT SAYS THE NEXT WEAPON IS THE M60!!

@PoLilT1nkT1nk

7 жыл бұрын

YEAH, GIT SUM!

@tobos8909

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Thiele THE PIG!!!

@piotrrybinski1619

7 жыл бұрын

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@tobos8909

7 жыл бұрын

Piotr Rybiński Enjoy the party... Every Ahoy upload is celebrated

@JMDurden

7 жыл бұрын

More like check the description to support that Patreon.

Ahoy is there very definition of "Quality over quantity" on this platform

@jozinek876

5 жыл бұрын

Caden Firth pretty much

@fat_yosh

5 жыл бұрын

And Lemmino

@nikitapoletaev905

5 жыл бұрын

Its quality AND quantity here

@Aleblood

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely check out Lemmino as well.

@kylefitz.2639

5 жыл бұрын

As soon as I read this I knew someone was going to say "Lemmino"

"Our story begins... in a time before stories began." Have you ever wanted to make love to a phrase?

@HarshvardhanMishraPIER8

3 жыл бұрын

badass

@SniperOnSunday

3 жыл бұрын

Alert! A red spy is in the base

@goodknightpangestu470

3 жыл бұрын

Lucksman

The simplest weapon has the longest IA video. That speaks volumes of its importance to man

@anim8dideas849

5 жыл бұрын

Spear?

@Jannfndnanakid

5 жыл бұрын

@@anim8dideas849 this ^

@AVGyerra22

4 жыл бұрын

Spears = Kings of war Why? Literally every single battle in history has involved a spear-like weapon & it doesn't take a genius to wield it. Even in wars like WW1 & WW2 up to the modern times, we stuck knives into the tips of out guns, turning them into a spear-like weapon

@Breakaway-ic5gj

2 жыл бұрын

@@AVGyerra22 Railguns' electromagnetic rods are just advanced spears

@DinnerForkTongue

Жыл бұрын

​@@AVGyerra22 Fitting that in The Banner Saga, it's a _prince_ that uses a spear and is pretty dangerous with it. I always liked that.

Weird how he didn't mention that WW2 dude that used bow and arrows instead of weapons. That guy i a fucking badass, Germans kill millions with their MGs while that guy isn't even afraid of that.

@eruno_

7 жыл бұрын

I very much doubt person like that existed

@Immolator772

7 жыл бұрын

Search for Jack Churchill ;)

@eruno_

7 жыл бұрын

"Lieutenant-Colonel *John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Jack" Churchill* was a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword." Wow, why I didn't know this before, it's the coolest thing I read I in a long time!

@Immolator772

7 жыл бұрын

Yup, pretty impressive.

@typek6239

7 жыл бұрын

Well, that's the British for you. Mental.

April fools video: the rock, the first weapon lol

@Matt-md5yt

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Nie did Cane use a rock to kill his Brother? anyways your right though, besides the club

@CappuccinoSquid

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Nie You know he could make rocks fascinating. XD

@rosakuboleznennyesladkij1415

7 жыл бұрын

Like the rock from Rust?

@emeyeenaych

7 жыл бұрын

The rock, ever since 4 billion BC, has been used by humans even to this day. We use it as items for hopscotching, but our ancestors used it as weapons to beat the fucking shit out of their enemies.

@JohnPeacekeeper

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Nie Also how Cain got the first positive K/D in the world

Elegant. Effective. Eternal. The 3 e's Found in two weapons: Knife. Bow and arrow.

@ColtonWalker073

4 жыл бұрын

Better to say blade, perhaps?

@JohnDoe-nf7up

4 жыл бұрын

@@ColtonWalker073 well knives have outlived most bladed weapons on the battlefield with the exception of a couple crazy bastards over the years.

@AccountingDerek

4 жыл бұрын

smack that M1911 in there and you have the perfect build for any shooter ever

@redblade5556

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if you can block arrows with a knife You are worthy enough to kill me. Ten times over even. I, for one is a swordmaster, having mastered three ways of the sword, still find it harder to ward an arrow than a speeding bullet in midair.

@DinnerForkTongue

3 жыл бұрын

Three. And the spear should be the very first.

Just a small historical quibble: The transition from the bow to the gun was precipitated largely by the firearm's user-friendliness. Even though the bow was more accurate and fired much more quickly than smooth-bore muskets, it takes a number of years to train an archer. Anyone can learn to fire a musket in an afternoon. By the end of the American civil war, guns were legitimately better than bows, but it took 400 years to get there!

This is like a documentary on the Discover Channel. I LOVE IT!

@xioception1668

6 жыл бұрын

Only better.

@kevinwilliam964

6 жыл бұрын

And it have your fave fps weapons

@ketrathecommaderofmillitar1752

5 жыл бұрын

U must be a nerd

@jozinek876

5 жыл бұрын

DewClarke indeed

@risewithoutfear1276

5 жыл бұрын

*Discovery

Man, this guy has definitely got a voice for documentaries. Can't believe he hasn't been snapped up by a TV Channel to do some narrating -- be far better than some 'celebrity' that got the gig because of who he/she is.

@ShaDHP23

6 жыл бұрын

For a while, I honestly thought he was Temuera Morrison

@nachosNipples

5 жыл бұрын

DJC123 he probably just like doin this his way.

@Skumtomten1

5 жыл бұрын

TV is a dying breed anyway. The future will be streaming, youtube and or similar websites, I don't expect traditional television to last for much longer.

@smeggytesters8585

4 жыл бұрын

jpc1918 sponge bob is not cancer, you are

@OldskoolK31

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he used to do advert voice overs for pirate radio in Sheffield, in the 90's.. if not, he has a voice double.

“Twenty four hours and two meals away from barbarism” Holy shit...that’s deep

@PelemusMcSoy

4 жыл бұрын

I think that line alone makes us all appreciate how good we have it.

@Breakaway-ic5gj

2 жыл бұрын

@@PelemusMcSoy Sometimes it's best to stop, and appreciate the little things. -Quote I stole because I am not Ahoy

I’m surprised he didn’t mention the (I think) Scottish sergeant in WW2 who fought with a bow and long sword.

@michaelm9975

5 жыл бұрын

You mean Mad Jack Churchill?

@victorhugofranciscon7899

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelm9975 yes, in the reality he is not scottish, he just liked the scottish culture

@ardantop132na6

4 жыл бұрын

German soldier: Is that man mad? He's playing the *bagpipe* all across the battlefield.

@demonguysayshi2666

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah Mad Jack

"Until next time..." Yeah, wait for several months... We love you, Ahoy!

@ninjaboyz333

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Potapenkoff do you have a problem? or are you just stating the obvious, yeah, it takes him a while to put out a video stfu

@MyHentaiGirl

7 жыл бұрын

zRarityYT asshole much? did he said anything again it?

@FieldMarshalFeels

7 жыл бұрын

I'd rather a creator make a high quality video every few months than a creator shit out the same mediocre bullshit every day.

@bearclawsrock

7 жыл бұрын

Emperor Beaducwealm I'd rather see high quality content everyday

@alecwhatshisname5170

7 жыл бұрын

Emperor Beaducwealm @Grant_Thompson

What a coincidence, I was just rewatching a bunch of your videos

@ahmedhassan9256

7 жыл бұрын

Same

@blairZze99

7 жыл бұрын

Ahmed Hassan Me too

@loiranserq2

7 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@Ice-lb4ov

7 жыл бұрын

+Reksrat me too. Only history ones.

@tylarjones9281

7 жыл бұрын

Ice2192 What is worse than SJW'S and everything else in the world? Spiderman fans.

"The bow and arrow was once the pinnacle of weapons technology. It allowed the great Genghis Khan to rule from the Pacific, to the Ukraine. An empire twice the size of Alexander the Great, and four times the size of the Roman Empire."

@williamlangdon2596

3 жыл бұрын

I remember this quote, but I forgot what movie it's from.

@Channel9001

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamlangdon2596 Iron Man.

Elegant. Effective. Eternal.

@doot4452

5 жыл бұрын

ancient gun will never gets old

@ZFAIRGENTLEMAN

4 жыл бұрын

*Ｅ*

I love how he uses only oblivion footage up to a certain point and shows skyrim only when mentioning absolute casual. Bonus points for that

@sawovsky

7 жыл бұрын

It was actually transition from NWN 2 to Skyrim with (paraphrasing): from hardcore, to the absolute casual.

@vocalshogun4662

7 жыл бұрын

I liked skyrim...

@DamienDarksideBlog

7 жыл бұрын

They aren't knocking Skyrim too much dude. It is more casual vs NWN or even it's older title Morrowind. doesn't mean the game is shit, I also have over 500 hours in both

@akopyl

7 жыл бұрын

lol get fucked nigga

@Crowbar

7 жыл бұрын

Shogun Casual is not a negative. It just means the target audience of Skyrim was the mass market, which is true. There are game design compromises you make because of that and hardcore fans won't like that, but if you like it then don't worry about it.

I never understood why bows became a symbol of dexterity, given how much strength you need to use one effectively.

@TheCreeperInc

7 жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the type of bow, the english longbow required so much strength that the skeletons of the archers had bone deformation because of the extreme pressures exerted on them because they trained their achers during their growt growth

@taiiat0

7 жыл бұрын

requires much more dexterity than swinging a sharp piece of metal. all relative. not that there isn't some art to using a Sword, but you can get a lot further with just brute force with a Sword than you can with a Bow.

@LimakPan

7 жыл бұрын

Taiiat - start searching for videos on swordfighting or melee in general. You will be surprised, but everything is exactly the opposite of what you said. All you had to do with a bow is draw it back, which required a lot of strength and then shoot it in the general direction of the enemy together with however many archer the army had. There's no finesse or dexterity needed to operate a bow in a war setting at all nor outside it. When for example hunting, a good aim was needed, but it was all still in the arm muscles, as the bow needed to be kept steady even though the draw strength was usually around 350 newtons. In melee nothing was this easy as both sides are armed, both sides are defending themselves and even if you hit with a wild swing you're opening yourself up to get hit as well. Both before and after the introduction of plate armor, melee required a ton of knowledge on techniques and a lot of courage. There are thousands of medieval books on how to fight in melee that are still used today due to their validity.

@pyrrha7124

7 жыл бұрын

Pan Limak Can confirm. I shoot recurve bows for competition and training for half an hour by doing sets of 12 arrows in 2 minutes is enough to make my arm fatigued , trying to land an accurate shot beyond 1 hour training is nigh impossible due to muscle fatigue.

@taiiat0

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the bias - swinging an object can get a lot further because you don't require to cut to be effective. it's a good way to but it's not required. see also: Greatswords - exta large metal baseball bats. it all requires much strength, that's aside from pairing that strength with things other than it.

"To the Absolute Casual" *Shows Skyrim*

Time Travel historian: so, how many of your troops are archers and also ride horses. Genghis khan: *YES*

Thank god I waited 3 months for this.

@theSato

7 жыл бұрын

Not hard to go on with life and let subscriptions notify you when perfection is ready :)

@ryanrobinson1238

7 жыл бұрын

Elias Note right?

@mitchhammond3213

7 жыл бұрын

Elias Note id rather wait this long for a high quality video than him being one of those youtubers that chucks shit daily

@Dragos442

7 жыл бұрын

Elias Note Are you a donor to the channel? No? Then stfu

@timmydirtyrat6015

7 жыл бұрын

+Dragos442 Fuck you.

Great work as always, Stuart. Looking forward to your next video! :)

@DakotaofRaptors

6 жыл бұрын

GVMERS ay! I subbed to you

@38mb.

2 жыл бұрын

@@DakotaofRaptors ok

it's even a main weapon in warframe, a gameset tens of thousands of years into the future

@firebladeentertainment5739

4 жыл бұрын

Im still waiting for them to make a prime version of the Daiku that bow just punches through everything heck sometimes i deliberatly shoot with it through the enemies cover also one arrow, one line of enemies MANY headshots But shotguns are fun too

The ending words, combined with that artwork and the lonely notes of the theme song. Shiver down my spine, and tears in my eyes.

@quefluxwinger3212

2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree! I also couldn't help but notice the Crosscode profile picture, perhaps I should finish that game?

15:19 why is there a rpg warhead on Rambo's gun?

@Vypren

7 жыл бұрын

Lizard Boy thought the same lol

@MineCraftMichael432

7 жыл бұрын

It's like a rifle grenade I guess.

@SilverShr0ud

7 жыл бұрын

It's probably a flash hider if not it's because Rambo is a bad ass

@TheRighteousDawn

7 жыл бұрын

Rambo is a pussy.

@Yunovus1123

7 жыл бұрын

Cause it's the 80's.

0:23 "The bow and arrow is *an* historical weapon..." Off to a great start... *Okay I have to edit this, because there's a LOT of assholes that don't realize this is a joke, and now this is basically just a flame war over the pronunciation of "historical". Good Lord, I used to have faith in humanity.*

@GrazerMagic

7 жыл бұрын

In British English, "an historical" is actually perfectly acceptable, if a little snooty.

@Lily_Selverne

7 жыл бұрын

Jaxon Duin that is the correct way to say it.

@ChristopherPuzey

7 жыл бұрын

a historical. h is not a vowel

@Lily_Selverne

7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Puzey An hour. An heir. An historical.

@sirmidor

7 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. In the words you list, the "h" is not pronounced (hour is pronounced as "our", heir as "eir"). the h IS pronounced in historical, so it is incorrect to say "An historical".

My friend in class got a ruler and scraped the hole in the middle so a pencil could fit through and he put a rubber band on it and it became a bow & arrow.

@acersn8862

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@acersn8862

5 жыл бұрын

He shot my friend with a metal tip and my friend got a red spot from it

@therealbarista

3 жыл бұрын

Elegant, Effective, *Eternal.*

When TF2 was shown, all I could think was “Crits are fair and balanced”

@ardantop132na6

4 жыл бұрын

I only heard 1 thing. *THE PHLOG*

@shiftypenguin472

4 жыл бұрын

Considering the video was about bows all I could hear is LUCKSMAN. HOW WAS THAT A HEADSHOT. BROKEN HITBOX

@z-coenterprises9685

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine society now if frying pans were made in the stone age

@DinnerForkTongue

3 жыл бұрын

@@z-coenterprises9685 We'd be in the 5th or 6th world war by now.

@DeathDealer_1021

3 жыл бұрын

@@z-coenterprises9685 CLONG

Idea for upcoming episode: the humble Hand Grenade.

@Cxreymedia

6 жыл бұрын

Alfred Jodl it would be titled "grenade" lol

@Nmille98

6 жыл бұрын

"A bullet could have your name on it, but grenades are addressed 'To whom it may concern.' "

@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447

6 жыл бұрын

I prefer Holy Hand Grenades. Hallelujah! Hallelujah, *BOOM!*

@nic-hol-assgrain6574

5 жыл бұрын

He's gotta make a reference to the Holy Hand grenade

@josephgarfield3363

5 жыл бұрын

What about the holy hand Grenade?

i wish he talked more about several variants of bows. shortbow, longbow, recurved bow, compound bow, crossbow, ballista, arbalest. only the compound bow got mentioned though

@doommaker4000

7 жыл бұрын

Crossbow and balista are completly different than bow amd ammo is called bolts. Oh and what this Arbalest is?

@Romanian901

7 жыл бұрын

Doom Maker arbalest is a late version of crossbow that was ergonomically more like a gun and used steel prods/bow. also the crossbow and ballista is still a bow but used in a different way

@GuardianOfTheHeaven

7 жыл бұрын

Quhark Atkali And easily wielded, like a gun. Loading is a little difficult, but not too much.

@FieldMarshalFeels

7 жыл бұрын

He probably will talk about crossbows in a separate video eventually, since they seem to have a unique relevance compared to the other kinds of bows you mentioned when it comes to video games.

For the next series of iconic arms: Browning .50 Cal Barrett .50 Cal Flamethrower Crossbow Chainsaw Glock family AA12

@dontuseyourcellulardata7599

4 жыл бұрын

Mg 42 Lee-Enfield Ppsh Stg44 The musket grenade launcher Famas Aug Lewis gun Scar H M1897 trenchgun M249 saw Model 1887 M4a1 Galil G36 PP bison Maxim gun An 94 Tar 21 Kar98k Mosin Nagant KSG M14 Svt 40 PPK Bren gun Ak74u

@somerandomguy8725

4 ай бұрын

My man, you correctly predicted 3 of them!

I bow before the greatness of the bow

men in tights was the best robin hood movie

@SneakattackMTG6833

6 жыл бұрын

theNobleTaco wait I missed let me look at the script

@jozinek876

5 жыл бұрын

theNobleTaco Prince of thieves wasn't bad either

@themustardthe

5 жыл бұрын

Nah, the furry Disney one was the best

@weldonwin

5 жыл бұрын

The Ridley Scott Robin Hood movie, starring Russel Crow, isn't a great movie, but it does get at least a small recommendation from me, for being the only Robin Hood Movie I know that acknowledges that Richard the Lionheart was not some paragon of virtue and chivalry, but a bloodthirsty twat, who got himself killed trying to pillage a castle, belonging to fellow Christian Europeans

@snokky1611

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree!

quality over quantity, the best way to describe this legendary channel, he's never disappointed anyone

@PlaystationProduction

7 жыл бұрын

The Pie Legends say he maybe son of *david attenborough*

The bow and arrow was made in 50-10.000 years ago People before 50-10.000 years ago: *arm wrestling intensifies*

*E3* : Elegant Effective Eternal

You should really do a video on the Bowie knife. It's been around for a couple hundred years, has an iconic look, and there's a decent amount of video games that depict it.

@matteo.bassini5819

7 жыл бұрын

CSGO

@MinecraftMarioFantheAnimator

6 жыл бұрын

*Matteo .Bassini* one handed knife of heaviness

@DinnerForkTongue

6 жыл бұрын

Sharp Works More like the knife in general.

@jozinek876

5 жыл бұрын

Sharp Works I'd like him to do one on the crossbow

@cadencooper1828

5 жыл бұрын

The Bayonet.

"Undying trend of zombies" I see what you did there.

12:14 *Cuts to Skyrim* "To the absolute casual." Touche, my friend.

This video really got me interesed and now im seriously considering learning how to use the bow for sports reasons.

@lanthan598

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't recommend to you anything more than a compound bow, sure it may not be cheap but it sure as hell fun

IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST THREE WORDS THAT GET ME THESE ARE SO WELL WRITTEN

@ivanrivera3293

6 жыл бұрын

Pride A. Me too!

You have the sexiest voice in the world.

@tieuucanh8958

7 жыл бұрын

Information is Power You can litteraly hear his voice in Discovery Channel

@tieuucanh8958

7 жыл бұрын

Information is Power You can litteraly hear his voice in Discovery Channel

@budakbaongsiah

7 жыл бұрын

Information is Power Along with Brandon Jones of Easy Allies and Clint of Lazy Game Reviews!

@fedoramolded5818

7 жыл бұрын

Papa Hog creep

@summushieremiasclarkson4700

7 жыл бұрын

I know you're trolling, but it doesn't work. Soap *MacTavish* is Scottish. That was easy to spot.

If Ahoy uploaded a 3 hour video called "paperclips" on Tuesday, I'd be exhausted at work on Wednesday and it'd totally be worth it.

In my opinion, a bow can be interesting as a sci-fi weapon, whether it's armed with arrows constructed from lasers, or a compound bow made with high-tech polymers, it's cool to see a character toting a stringed weapon in a time where lasers are the norm.

Your knowledge of diverse mythologies alone has earned you a subscription

@anttitheinternetguy3213

6 жыл бұрын

Klamath 2046 its called google, google it up yourself if you dont believe me

@theonejackal89

7 ай бұрын

​@@anttitheinternetguy3213Still, research takes a long time and finding a way to mix it into the video is great.

@anttitheinternetguy3213

7 ай бұрын

@@theonejackal89 wtf i dont remember typing that kind of message at all. What a stupid thing to say by me. Yeah, i agree with The original commentor. I dont understand, that is not My type of comment at all

@anttitheinternetguy3213

7 ай бұрын

Hey klamath in case you still use that user, im sorry for The comment. I feel like i Have Been pranked or something, whatever The case i wouldnt say anything like that to you

Why the hell are people disliking this??? this is KZread gold!

@bleachboss1358

7 жыл бұрын

SixShooter their jealous of how good his videos are

@alejoappendino4462

5 жыл бұрын

They are probably fans of clubs instead

@Thug_Nuts1

5 жыл бұрын

I know why does this have any disliked there is so much effort and such amazing execution

@krustykrabemployeepatricks3709

5 жыл бұрын

I disliked because a twenty minute video didn’t debunk any myths about bows.

@serenacat7890

5 жыл бұрын

Carler1 some people just want to se the world on fire :|

The bow and arrow, this primitive weapon was first developed by the legendary John browning in 1901. Its simple design became the back bone of the American arms industry.

9:53 checkmate, flat earhters

That one youtuber i always forget exists until a video pops up in my sub list, and i'm just like *orgasm*

@waves5651

7 жыл бұрын

Probably Not A Chicken it's more KZread than you tho

@DinnerForkTongue

6 жыл бұрын

Probably Not A Chicken Just like Proton Jon.

clicked on video liked the video watched the video left happy

@herzglass

7 жыл бұрын

Now I wonder where in that chronology you wrote the comment... sleepless nights.

16:11 - "Undying trend of zombies" I see what you did there haha

THIEF: THE DARK PROJECT stands out as a great use of the bow in a game, not just as weapon, but as a multi-tool, where water arrows are used to douse light sources, and rope arrows act kind of like a grappling hook. :)

"the birth of strategy, the art of war" shows a bunch of dudes flinging arrows at some guy's porch

@FloreyXE

4 жыл бұрын

thats very strategic appearntly

@raddragon1373

4 жыл бұрын

Its a strategy. I mean so long it works

@hackergaming6372

3 жыл бұрын

“Flinging arrows at someone’s porch is a effective strategy” - Sun Tzu the Art of War

Surprised Hanzo from Overwatch doesn't have a cameo.

@krapfantasy

7 жыл бұрын

Maiku Wong haha was waiting for him as well

@lightspeedgamer1723

7 жыл бұрын

Maiku Wong ikr

@ninjaboyz333

7 жыл бұрын

Maiku Wong fuck no he's a loser

@TheDudeWhoCommented

7 жыл бұрын

or Zelda

@Aabicus

7 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for Fightin' Jack Churchill, the real-life British soldier who wielded a longbow and claymore in actual WWII combat.

Love from Tehran! Your content is the very definition of quality. Your voice, the brilliant text and script, and the accurate information in your videos are a perfect chemical combination. Like " a dash of arcanity, a pinch of insanity, and a whisper of profanity " and we cannot stop coming back to your channel to watch your videos over and over again. Well done sir.

"On the third day, God made the Remington 870 Bolt action to fight off the Dinosaurs." - Mean Girls

DO THE MUSKET!!!!!

@moth5724

4 жыл бұрын

Please

@realz2715

4 жыл бұрын

Manners are important anyways

@moth5724

4 жыл бұрын

Cat_Life always

Next episode: Knife. Just kidding, great video.

@MrTBSC

7 жыл бұрын

Vasil Zahariev i wouldn't mind it

@CelticSaint

7 жыл бұрын

I like knives.

@dcs3395

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe a specific and iconic one? Bowie? Kukri? Butterfly?

@spairus4492

7 жыл бұрын

Why are you "Just kidding"?

@toddcolston1501

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind ahoy's presentation of the history of knives

I like these longer episodes hell yeah. "our story begins in a time before stories began. fuckin great line

"That bow has enough kinetic energy to stop a charging Rhino in it's tracks." Ahhh the Crysis Predator Bow. You will always be my favorite weapon in all of video gaming.

I swear, Ahoy could sell a piece of shit and make it look good...

@Insurgency27

7 жыл бұрын

TheKoorallchannel "sell me this pen" xD

@nguyenbinhphuong1491

7 жыл бұрын

TheKoorallchannel you mean Ahoy can make shit into legend?

@ahmadalkhateeb1180

7 жыл бұрын

he did, you just missed it. They're sold out in 2 minutes.

never clicked a video faster. this man's channel is the definition of quality.

@TheUKNutter

7 жыл бұрын

Skullkid96 KZread RED

@TheUKNutter

7 жыл бұрын

Skullkid96 *first episodes are free

@m-yday

7 жыл бұрын

ShadowBanana I'm not into RED just yet, there's not enough series that entertain me yet, but the quality of some of those shows are still lower than this. Ahoy's animations are clean, simplistic and beautiful. The narration is done very well. His research is vast and his final work is extremely in depth. Yes, he may miss out some games here and there, but it's not like he can get everything. He chooses what he thinks to be the most important. It's absolutely amazing

@proxy1035

7 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of Kurkgesagt. It takes Ages for a video, but it is Always worth it.

@znxster

7 жыл бұрын

One day it might actually exist outside of the US.

I have only recently discovered your iconic arms series, but this is the most inspiring take I've seen in it so far! You've managed to summarize what the weapon's stood for across most of the settings we encounter it in, and given plenty of context to illustrate how and why. Add to that that there's a bit to learn for everyone, whether pop culture enthusiast or the history nerd, and you've got the perfect formula. Well done.

14:34 Holy, that’s actually pretty good.

This dude sounds like he could be a writer, he has great descriptive detail

@TheJayson8899

7 жыл бұрын

What do you think he's doing

>sees video >video plays instantly >pauses the video >clicks like button

@hiddenreaction1600

6 жыл бұрын

memelord nice

“Mad Jack” Churchill approves this

I love this series. It's so well made and extremely satisfying.

"The Bow and Arrow" Please say silent. "Elegant," silent? "Effective," stealthy? "Eternal" (goosebumps) and thats why he should do the videos and not I.

i think the single best word to describe everything ahoy does is "Slick"

@f1r3hunt3rz5

6 жыл бұрын

Ryukachoo you mispelled "Perfect"

I am eternally amazed by the fact that this video is 20 minutes long. It felt like 5.

Ur videos are actually amazing just ur voice the music and the way u speak is really magnificent I've been binge watching all ur videos its been nice keep up the good work buddy

This is the absolute,legit,only channel that puts quality at the top of the priority list.And for that,we thank you,Ahoy.

@Defeshh

7 жыл бұрын

There are many others m8

@Cardhandler11

7 жыл бұрын

If you like quality content like this, check out Matthewmatosis. He posts super infrequently, but everything he puts up is so grade-A.

@TheSteelEcho666

7 жыл бұрын

FrankieOnPC is another such channel, in my opinion.

@TheSteelEcho666

7 жыл бұрын

You want some?

@Holygiant

7 жыл бұрын

Hell no... FrankieOnPC is more irrelevant than he has ever been. Once he was done getting shouted at for hacking in DayZ and CSGO he faded into obscurity. Glad I don't have to hear his obnoxious voice again.

Holy Hell, these videos are very well made.

@tlshortyshorty5810

6 жыл бұрын

Rock me, Joey Santiago. "A chance to cast off the treachery of modern life" Chick-fil-a ad starts playing 2 seconds after the words leave Stuart's mouth

In England you used to train with the longbow every sunday for a few hours so that every person could be used as a fighter if necessary, England was littered with well trained archers during the time. The battle of Agincourt shows how a smaller force comprised of 5/6ths longbowman could face a larger force of heavily armoured knights and men-at-arms

@santiagoayala2975

Жыл бұрын

Literally, that was the battle that taught the world that heavy cavalry wasn't invencible. There was a battle where the Roman army was defeated by the Persian heavy cavalry, and for the next 1400 years everyone believed that using heavy cavalry = instant win button. But Agincourt proved them wrong.

That ending got pretty philosophical. Loved it. This has to be one of your best videos yet.