I agree. Slingshots is not an ancient weapon, as it requires elastics.
@MMSZoli6 ай бұрын
but slings could be a very efficient wepon, especially if the enemy has no helmet and armor
@NaterNorris6 ай бұрын
Yeah a sling is a rope that you spin....
@lancethrustworthy6 ай бұрын
Except in name and projectiles and being one-man operated.
@FriedPi-mc5yt6 ай бұрын
@@lancethrustworthy They use different projectiles and their names are different. Slingshot - Sling - Different names. You can’t easily use a rock in a slingshot because you risk damage to the elastic band. Slingshots use marbles or ball bearings (round projectiles). A sling uses rocks or an oblong lead pellet.
@donnysandley46498 ай бұрын
Big difference between a sling and a child's sling shot
@soundscape268 ай бұрын
The thumbnails in this channel are hilarious. 😂😂
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
0:26 That's not how they were used... the wooden magazines were not swapped out, but constantly reloaded by feeding from the top -- so it could fire literally until you ran out of bolts.
@RussellBallangarry5 ай бұрын
That is true mate, good pont out
@destonlee28387 ай бұрын
It eases my mind that the content creator isn't getting paid to produce this gradesschool level analysis.
@debbylou572918 күн бұрын
Those who can’t, become bitter
@destonlee283817 күн бұрын
@@debbylou5729 Id rather be bitter than fantasticaly ignorant.
@debbylou572917 күн бұрын
@ I’d rather be neither and I’ve achieved that. You go ahead with your highly intellectual‘I know you are, but what am I?’ Clap back. Very impressive
@steve257827 ай бұрын
Slingshots are toys, slings are weapons. The sling is just two strips of leather connected to a leather pouch containing a stone. The slinger held the ends of both strips and whirled the stone over his head, then released one of the strips at exactly the right time to hurl the stone at the target. Expert slingers could hit birds in flight, and the stone hit with the force of a 45-caliber bullet.
@markgarin63557 ай бұрын
Not sure why these two got combined, they have little to do with each other....
@ulrichkalber90396 ай бұрын
i agree that it is totally different weapons,however slingshots are not (always) toys. They come in different versions some of which are deadly weapons.
@tucanman97756 ай бұрын
ya they show a drawing of a slingshot with a rubber band how did they get that might as well be a wrist rocket with surgical tubing whats next the chinese had potatoe guns
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
@@tucanman9775I mean... An ancient Chinese potato gun would be amazing.
@TshenQin7 ай бұрын
On the Gladius, the Legionairs would carry them on the right side, and the Centurions would carry them on the left side. In close formation it was advantageous to have the sword right so it could not entangle in the shield, or hit the man to the left with the scabbard while you tried a cross body draw. This was also handy if you the enemy pressed against your shield, leaving you no room to draw it easily. As its a short sword, drawing it from the right is no problem.
@andrewkenner44727 ай бұрын
There are significant naming and description errors in the opening minute of this. Perhaps some more in depth research would have helped.
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
The whole thing is a wreck of bad or no research. Kind of sad, because you know a lot of people are going to get their info from this and stop there.
@warrenwhite61597 ай бұрын
i cant belive he thinks they were refering to a rubber sling shot .
@Davidleem17 ай бұрын
A slingshot is not the same as a sling.
@garymiller59378 ай бұрын
I would hate to face anyone wielding any of these weapons! Most of them are downright frightening! 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
@HeinzGuderian_6 ай бұрын
Good thing they had rubber straps back then to make their slingshots more effective.
@questions67467 ай бұрын
RUBBER POWERED SLINGSHOTS WERE NOT AN ANCIENT WEAPON. THIS GUY IS A FAKE.
@margaretjohnson44137 ай бұрын
Khopesh Dual Purpose tool for reaping and fighting enemies often seen with the thresh in the Pharoes statues showing their power over the harvest and enemy
@paulhomsy27516 ай бұрын
The Pompei gladius was not " 20 inches in length " which is only 50 cm...At 93 cm, it was 36.61 inches in length as shown @ 3.56. (amazing how people still don't get the metric system).
@grindupBaker5 ай бұрын
The Megadeath Ray Gun shown in thumbnail certainly dominated the battlefield in 900 BC
@L33tSkE3t8 ай бұрын
Maybe stop using AI generated images for your thumbnails. They’re misleading
@olgagagarina41668 ай бұрын
It gets annoying not seeing what I the thumbnail in the actual video
@olgagagarina41668 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s annoying not seeing the thumbnail in the actual video
@PartyhatRS8 ай бұрын
Cry about it. Get with the times, old man.
@L33tSkE3t8 ай бұрын
@@PartyhatRS Lol, I'm in my mid 20s... It misleads people about what's in the video. Plus, I think I hear your mom calling you because you p1ssd the bed again kid.
@jamiestewart73278 ай бұрын
That's the idea. Adding comments to the comments section only promotes the video though..🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@kalyanmitra44192 ай бұрын
Urumi are practiced in Kalari Pattu Clubs . These are made of very meliable fine Steels since Mythological times.
@deiontewalker94688 ай бұрын
Peep the Elden Ring shot @ 26:00 😂
@paulbradshaw45116 ай бұрын
Greekfire. Its composition is still unknown today.
@Valandar25 ай бұрын
1:50 The Arumi was not that risky for its opponants. It was not capable of inflicting as much damage as even a club. Its only advantage was concealment, and savage pain.
@tagomago21785 ай бұрын
The "Urumi" looks like an accident waiting to happen - they should have converted them into tape rules instead. They were probably only slightly safer than a "duel with hand grenades"
@just_kos998 ай бұрын
I bought a leather sling at a sci-fi convention like the one at 17:05 and got pretty darned good with it! I could hit the target (tree trunk) from a good distance away even. Thought I could carry something like it if I ever got caught out in the wild, for nailing squirrels and rabbits. Lost it some time later, sadly enough, but I'd love to find one again and re-learn my technique.
@scorpion191420017 ай бұрын
Make one yourself. It's pretty easy to make.
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
It's just two straps attached to a pouch. Surely you can figure that out. If you can't learn, even, to make some cordage and stuff in the wild to make one of these, can you clean and cook a squirrel?
@kieronbevan74893 ай бұрын
Edward the 1st nicked this bow off the Welsh. In early days only the welsh could use them. It's a Welsh longbow.
@YogeshShrestha8535 ай бұрын
bans ko guleli (bamboo sling) were used in north asia before fire power arrived
@heinwein4218 ай бұрын
0:32 that's not a Catapult that's a Trebouchet by 0:42 that's a Catapult. The Trebouchet reach far more and had a heavier payload....
@TheGr8one10227 ай бұрын
A trebuchet is a type of catapult. You're saying the equivalent of "that's not a gun, that's a rifle." Stop being cringe.
@heinwein4216 ай бұрын
@@TheGr8one1022 you have no idea how a Trebouchet works. Nor everything you can throw something is a Catapult or maybe for you the the greek Palintona and the Roman Balliste or Scorpion is also a Catapult and not Torsionpowered heavy Crossbow....so what👍😂👋🙏
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
@@heinwein421no, they're correct. The definition of a catapult is an engine that hurls some sort of missile. Trebuchet, scorpion, onnager, etc. are all catapults by definition.
@Sonderin5 ай бұрын
26:15 This is actually a bearing sword - it's ceremonial. Would definitely be devastating if a human were able to wield it. lol
@Aninda1980Ай бұрын
There is no sling shown in the section on sling. What is shown is a catapult.
@stuartmcdougall67836 ай бұрын
Both sling and slingshot are potentially lethal weapons, based on similar physics. Neither is a toy. I've used both to kill rabbits.
@andyvan56927 ай бұрын
at 19:54, it wasn't MIT, But the MythBusters, as can be seen (the guy on the left with the White shirt is Jamie from the MythBusters!!).
@robertmorgan91127 ай бұрын
It’s great except for the weakness in selecting a target.But it’s”sho’ good‘ nuff”
@percypower68768 ай бұрын
bro stop using the ai generated ahh thumbnails
@olgagagarina41668 ай бұрын
lol I have noticed that lately too I agree
@PartyhatRS8 ай бұрын
Cry about it. Get with the times, old man.
@percypower68768 ай бұрын
#getthefuckoftheinternet
@billrobert32268 ай бұрын
@PartyhatRS the times are it's against YT ToS to use misleading thumbnails. Read more!
@Wardads17 ай бұрын
You know what beats ancient Indian weapons ? Muskets at 50 paces .Or longbows ,even a Gladius will do it.
@Wheels23248 ай бұрын
Is the narrator, the Simple History guy?
@JJhumanbeing1st8 ай бұрын
Same voice as 'Top Fives'.
@richardclayton58776 ай бұрын
I'm not sure why they continue to show slingshots. These may have been used for hunting small animals, but they wouldn't be particularly useful against armoured troops. The sling on the other hand was known to be deadly with everything from stones to lead bullets being hurled at the enemy.
@phann8606 ай бұрын
Surely the sling you showed was a catapult, I thought a sling was a length of leather with a stone in a pouch swung around the head and the launched. The odachi was more a vanity piece rather than a weapon. The shield has always been used defensively and offensively, the last items are just silly.
@oneyebat78397 ай бұрын
BC, You lost me at BCE.
@TomHowell-ef8hz4 ай бұрын
Some people question whether or not Christ was born on the year zero. They know it's close, but many researchers think it was around 2 BCE. Yeah, it's rather picky, but I can think of more important things to worry about.
@GATKBC4 ай бұрын
Awe, do you need a safe space, snowflake?
@mikebunner34986 ай бұрын
A very interesting video. Thank you! Humans have worked hard to fight and harm each other since the beginning of time!!! AND we still are!!!!..................
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
Please don't get your history from this video. It's wrong in so many places. Badly wrong. it starts out getting names and things wrong and never gets better.
@VickiSparks-t9w5 ай бұрын
Yes, but i wonder how future historians are going to react to finding that in that the most lethal weapon of OUR time was the Tweet. It rigged the election for Trump in 2016 and opened the door for the acceptance of outright criminals in government. Finally culminating in the open purchasing of our Supreme court and the end of both our constitution and the Rule of Law. The loss of SCOTUS was the COUP DE GRAS for Democracy. With Trump we will have the fall of the greatest military in the history of the world, without a single open battle or a shot fired. How's THAT for a historical statistic? All due to mans inability to understand the threat of computer generated, machine gun propaganda the internet would allow. Or its ability to bend weak minds. They STILL haven't even begun to have a weapon to counter it, because even with the fall of democracy in the US they STILL haven't realized its power. Computer programs used as machine guns that NEVER run out of bullets or stop firing, capable of bending minds and turning people against their own country and even their own FAMILIES.. a horrible weapon if their ever was one and I have long wondered if they will ever come up with a defense against it, or having taking our government they will just make sure THEY are the only ones allowed to USE the weapon and our defeated democracy (and all the ones that fall BECAUSE the USA switched sides) will remain Trump/Putin slaves forever. sounds ridiculous but the most horrible accidents in history always involved things NOBODY appreciated the threat from. Its a brand new world and I'm actually pretty happy that I'm 71 not 21 right now. at least i got to live in a time where freemen didn't live in fear 24/7. For 6 years I''ve watched the rule of law and our constitution crumble. I'm ready for it to be OVER. Its going to be sad to be a refugee but better than than a slave and at least i wont be a poor one..
@philipgreenhill5117 ай бұрын
Centurions wore their swords on the left
@brianreed58396 ай бұрын
Ok. I admit. The section on Slings was terrible because of the photos of sling shots. The voice over got it right but those pictures have to go.
@gregsmith78286 ай бұрын
the 4 gladius together were made the same. some used more than others
@tucanman97756 ай бұрын
slings and slingshots are two different things a sling shot without rubber wont work
@GoldenArrow2976 ай бұрын
You have missed 5K years ago Trisul
@OneTruePhreak6 ай бұрын
"Ancient" is a pretty loose term on this channel. Anything less than 1000 years ago, isn't "ancient". #11, #4, and #3 are far from it. Also, a slingshot is NOT a sling.
@NeetchianQueen7 ай бұрын
I hope you speak on the chinese multi crossbow... they shot many arrows.
@RussellBallangarry5 ай бұрын
With the death ray, if you set fire to the clothe or a sail the boat is basically fucked, imagine steering a giant boat with no sail lol
@LawasSarawak5 ай бұрын
mongol had no special weapon and conquered all of ancient weapons
@usmclucas8 ай бұрын
I just love this channel!
@andrewvoros40377 ай бұрын
Even with a glitch or two, this is still incredibly well written.
@chaosordeal2947 ай бұрын
Nope.
@Capturing-Memories8 ай бұрын
Palestinians used slings against occupation soldiers, Though it doesn't achieve any goal but it was a weapon to vent the frustration from their aggression.
@richardclayton58776 ай бұрын
I can't see the arumi as being practical in battle. First of all it would take years to master. Second, it would probably prove dangerous to use around allies. You'd be just as likely to injure soldiers on your own side as those on the enemy side. This would force users to operate fairly far apart from one another leaving them at a disadvantage in the close combat typical of warfare up until the modern era.
@hxon_95706 ай бұрын
Hate when people say catapult then show trebuchets 😒😮💨
@THE_BIG-BAD-WOLF_938 ай бұрын
What about the Hwacha?
@montewalker51677 ай бұрын
Civ V
@dominicaccampo28788 ай бұрын
The death ray may have fallen out of favor because cloud cover or rain might make it fully ineffective.
@contrerasfrederic60587 ай бұрын
Plus the Mythbusters proved it was just a fantasy like decades ago. There NEVER was a death ray.
@ministarick6 ай бұрын
A slingshot is not a weapon. A sling harnesses centrifugal force to hurl a projectile at deadly velocity. Please correct your content
@leapdrive8 ай бұрын
Tell me what BCE is again? I looked it up in the Gregorian Calendar and I could only find BC. Are you using a different calendar?
@BoazLarson-jj4pg8 ай бұрын
BCE stands for Before Common Era.
@leapdrive8 ай бұрын
@@BoazLarson-jj4pg , which era or epoch is common in our geologic history and why and how many hundreds of millions of years are there in this common era?
@BoazLarson-jj4pg8 ай бұрын
CD is akin to Anno Domimi, or the birth of christ.
@BoazLarson-jj4pg8 ай бұрын
CE, sorry
@andrewholdaway8137 ай бұрын
@@BoazLarson-jj4pg Don't bother explaining to the clown. They're just another Bible buffoon.
@cedarpoplar8 ай бұрын
They did their homework..
@michaelduncan21516 ай бұрын
Trebuchet.....a.k.a. "WALL BUSTER".....!!!!!
@JJhumanbeing1st8 ай бұрын
You Do understand, every time you use the term 'BCE', you're still referencing Christ?... Your lies are Very easily revealing and easily recognized/
@mondoseguendo61138 ай бұрын
Don’t you mean Jebus 😂😂😂😂
@SneakyOldCrab8 ай бұрын
Wait.. it doesn’t mean Before Christ Existed?
@FriedPi-mc5yt8 ай бұрын
@@JLRpartners When did the common era start?
@billrobert32268 ай бұрын
Spreading love doesn't need to involve the dating system we use ❤
@BoazLarson-jj4pg8 ай бұрын
The common era still started with Christ, the modern word just doesn't like "The year of our lord", so they changed it.
@DimitriosSiagkrisАй бұрын
...as you can see, most of them are from Greece (...) "polivolo" weapon means that with can give many shots. Poli=many and volo from the word voli=shot. 🤔😎⚔️🇬🇷
@luisvalenzuela59415 ай бұрын
Gladius... HISPANIENSIS!!
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
7:17 I've severe doubts, that anyone in Continental Europe would use the strange Empirial measurement... feet? inches? eff off!
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
8:30 Sorry-- can't let that stand either... Shortbows have a far better rate of fire. It's the equivalent of a carabine (for some Robin Hoods maybe even a sniper).
@josephcallahan16646 ай бұрын
No boomerang, eh?
@jerryStrawbridge-ne8cdАй бұрын
I appreciate this one; I was pretty good with a slain shoot as a kid 😮😮😮and more hand made toys 🎊 😮. ❤
@sameer_wani_19802 ай бұрын
Jai Bhavani Jai Shivrai
@alexwhoneedsalastname68766 ай бұрын
how fast are these atlatl for people with real measuring units?
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
Fifteen dingleberries a 3rd of a second.
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
8:56 Why are most of those Roman Pila (Pl of Pilum)? -.-
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
This whole video is full of shit. It starts out wrong and continues to be wrong.
@benquinneyiii79417 ай бұрын
Take that
@KristianSinfield-me3gp7 ай бұрын
@ Top Fives Sorry to say that I've just watched a video where they have basically ripped your video off, they've changed it abit and obviously used a bit for the speech, but yeah disgusting how they've just used your vid|I as if it's there own. Once again I'm sorry that these idiots feel they can get away with it. Great content and I love also that it's actually your voice been used and not some computer generated voice, just makes it so much better. Thankyou, peaceout...
@mmatchinsky6 ай бұрын
WTF is up with showing modern slingshots (which require elastic) instead of true slings, which don't? Afraid someone will make one? I've seen someone who was good with a sling. Dunno how accurate he was (this was close to 60 years ago) but I wouldn't wanna get hit. Don't try this at home.
@moutsatsosa7 ай бұрын
5/14 Greek.Not bad.
@MMSZoli7 ай бұрын
Can anyone show ANY evidence about URUMI to be effective? it is "TOLD" able to kill a horse in one blow, butI've never seen ANY video this weapon cut anything into half, not even a pineapple. So, I regularly see it on such lists, but I must say it is a weirdo weapon with urban legend efficiency. Prove it's efficiency!
@abishekjogy22267 ай бұрын
its a weapon that was used in the in the southern parts of India. which is one of the last weapons to be mastered in kalaripayattu. this particular martial art was battle proven during that times the martial art still exists but the teachings have be lost in time because of the foreign invasions. but unfortunately i don't think there is anyone who can wield it to the maximum efficiency so it will be hard to find a video now but maybe there is someone out there
@MMSZoli6 ай бұрын
@@abishekjogy2226 I saw som masters practicing with that weapon. Unfortunately even the leaves left unharmed. I am really curious. I know I can cur my finger with even a paper, and especilly with a sharp metal, but the chaotically moving long thin blade seems to be uncontrollable at that level to make any harm. I mean,, it CAN do such cut, but it looks to be more of a luck than mastery, it is so sensitive to the angle it reaches the surface
@KisekuloALOYZ4 ай бұрын
so lovely
@SolidarityChef3 ай бұрын
@ 6:08 - It's General AFZAL Khan, not ALFAZ Khan. Good grief. This is basic history.
@donbruce82347 ай бұрын
this AI has a few problems, but good.
@Keenasalways6 ай бұрын
Seriously, 30 seconds in and the narrator is talking about improvements over catapults whilst showing a Trebuchet. Garbage clickbait.
@Master_Robert5 ай бұрын
Is this narrated by Charlie Sheen?
@arminhanik72296 ай бұрын
You were doing so well.... and then you confuse sling and slingshot. FFS, man.
@plaincoils6 ай бұрын
so irritating to listen to descriptions of a sling over images of slingshots. so many people apparently under the impression that the bible includes a story about a giant being killed by dennis the menace
@richardhawkins46216 ай бұрын
Death ray my arse
@jimcunningham53767 ай бұрын
The sling shot cramp is absolutely ludicrous . I will probably never watch anything you post due to the ridiculous nature of the video
@johndeans14697 ай бұрын
Is that like swimmers cramp? I didn't watch the video
@jimcunningham53767 ай бұрын
@@johndeans1469 without the "m".
@JoaoSoares-rs6ec7 ай бұрын
gladius is short sword and it was 60cmm to 70cm, 90cm is a long sword our a spata. only the macedonians used the sarissa. you have a greek falcata identified as a kopesh, they are not the same not even similar. that thing is a trebuchet. that is not a greek catapult, a greek catapult was a balista, that design is an hollywood interpretation of a roman second centurty design called an onager, that is specificaly a medival based as romans didn't use a boal but a sling. the polibolos was heron of alexandria, the balista was dionisios. do better research next time, this was embaracing.
@mmagnusol7 ай бұрын
Bad on Polybolus and slingshots which are modern and different from slings. Great on Atl-atl illustrations. You need better researchers.
@ozymandiasultor94807 ай бұрын
Archimedes death ray never existed, that is a myth.
@KartikPatel-nt4ff6 ай бұрын
😅😅😮😅😮😅😅😅well information good show you 😅😅
@arturovaldes5466 ай бұрын
It's BC . Don't be ashamed of Jesus.
@ramonsalvaleon26166 ай бұрын
Where or what happen of the korean huacha, why never been shown in ancient weapon that is inspiration of rocket launchers today, what gives.
@JohnSmith-dl1ut6 ай бұрын
Was going to say the same thing but read down and saw you said it 2 days ago.
@SalmanSarshad-sm5nu2 ай бұрын
🌻
@punchdrunkatheist6 ай бұрын
What is this crap? He talks about a sling, but keeps showing a slingshot (wrist rocket). Even while he's describing a sling properly, the stock image and video is all slingshots. Not at all the same thing. Also rhe wooden magazine wasn't changed out of the xbow, thhey werebjust continuously loaded from the top. It's hilariously stupid. He says Balearic slingers whole the video shows an 8 year old girl playing wirh a toy slingshot. I mean with such careless research, I'm not sure we should take anything said here seriously.
@simonphoenix37898 ай бұрын
even an AI could come up with more accurate information than the stuff here... also, talks about catapaults, shows trebuchets and some fake prop mangonel looking device....
@dakwahtanpabatas5 ай бұрын
There is no explanation according to the thumbnail image. I do not like this video, its a clickbait, its manipulating, deceiving. I give this video thumb down.
@ybor206 ай бұрын
Isn't it time to finally join the international world where the metric system is simply used? A launch has gone wrong before because they did not take into account the fact that some people continue to stick to local customs and sizes. Like this video, which is clearly meant to be serious, but then all that research and prep work is ruined because they hired some elderly carpenter to tell them how big those things were. Of course it is unclear which measuring system the good man uses because one person's feet are not the same as those of another. It may well be that you grew up with those old, run-down friends, I grew up when they were still inventing the computer and mobile phones did not yet exist. But wouldn't it be absurd to still communicate with the fanfare? But that's really what you're doing...apparently afraid of what wasn't even the future a hundred years ago. Grow up and learn what the metric system means... a new world will open up for you.
@steventurner84287 ай бұрын
Go ask the Australian aborigines and they will tell you that they invented this. The same with the boomerang. They are very very good at lying about these.
@jerryStrawbridge-ne8cdАй бұрын
Again check your history Pe’s….1❤😢
@andrewholdaway8137 ай бұрын
Worst ever thumbnail - not gonna bother watching the nonsense
@JohnSmith-jt5qr6 ай бұрын
Downvote due to using BCE. No need to be so woke.
@MrNodebate7 ай бұрын
I highly doubt the effectiveness of some of these weapons, especially the Urumi, the Bagh Nakh and, above all, the Archimedes Death Ray😅 (Mythbusters pretty muched proved that the Death Ray doesn't work - not even close🤣)
@andrew32037 ай бұрын
Mythbusters proved that a bunch of people holding mirrors are not very effective at burning ships. The device Archimdes invented looked more like a parabolic antena with a lens instead of a TV receiver.
@JohnSmith-dl1ut6 ай бұрын
And it did say MIT created a device that did what was described. They used 127 mirrors arranged in a parabola. They did it in 2005. And who believes everything on mythbusters as gospel?
@petetomiello41034 ай бұрын
lazy editing
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
0:55 Totally the wrong Dionysios depicted -- didn't you find it odd, that a Greek pre-christian engineer wears a robe decorated with crosses? I'm quite sure you got the bishop with the same name there... not a minute in here (please research more carefully!)
@AND-od5jt7 ай бұрын
5:35 Bagh Nakh --> Bog Knock? Americans are weird...