We tested SOKKA'S BOOMERANG from Avatar: Last Airbender, the results were CRAZY!

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[@spencerpearson1321]

I always loved how sokka’s boomerang, would just come back and whack whoever it was in the back of the head. Clearly, this man practiced the fine art of the surprise attack.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

Yeah until he screams "Sneak attack!".

[@konstellashon1364]

*SNEAK ATTACK!!!*

[@spencerpearson1321]

Not wrong.

[@KairuHakubi]

funny thing, if it makes a COMPLETE arc back, then it doesn't matter how high it goes but when it does go high like that, it reminds you that boomerangs are... ostensibly for bird-hunting, right?

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@spencerpearson Nah. Sokka clearly went to the Steve Rogers School of "How To Turn Anything Into A Weaponized Boomerang." 😁 And that particular attack/technique that you mentioned, I believe Steve named it "Heads Up!" 😜

[@robertjensen1438]

Fun fact: Australia's biggest export is boomerangs. It's also their biggest import.

[@lelandholmquist2467]

Haha I get it

[@SkippertheBart]

Eyy.

[@psychedashell]

Slow clap.

[@ARabidPie]

It's a product that has a high rate of returns.

[@jacobburns115]

Ha. Ha.

[@Alpha_Synergy]

Four things of note about Sokka's boomerang: 1. It almost never hit what he aimed it at on the initial throw. 2. That boomerang always returned, regardless of how it left his possession. 3. He paired the boomerang with a warclub, and later a sword, so it wasn't his only weapon. 4. If the boomerang didn't seem to dissappear into the void, it would return to hit the original target when they least expected it (usually in the back of the head).

[@jasonbell8515]

Exactly! This is the weapon Sokka trained with, without doubt. It's far harder to use than any other ranged weapon (as demonstrated here), but its unique design allows for shots that would be completely impossible with any other weapon (think Sparky Sparky Boom Man, defeated by abusing the unique trajectory demonstrated here and in the actual show). Turns out, Sokka is a lot more skilled than he gets credit for.

[@dmann1982]

In addition Sokka does use the boomerang as a Melee weapon, in conjunction with said warclub or sword. The boomerang is used as a defensive tool in those instances, used to hook a limb that was used for bending or other weapons and pulling or pushing them.

[@DarthChosen]

i feel like his being made of metal also played a factor.

[@jasonbell8515]

@@DarthChosen Actually, whale bone.

[@FrostedMike]

True. Sokka also never threw the boomerang straight forward, always slightly to the side because it curves. Even better, he changes and adjusts his throwing angle depends on the situation. Mythbusters tested the insult of "You're throwing like a girl". They found the differences between men and women is that men tend to throw faster, stronger and throw horizontally by nature, while women are more accurate and throw vertically by nature. The difference in throwing angle blurs with experience (baseball player experience), but the results are the same. These results can apply to throwing weapons it seems.

[@Tam4iAngel]

As a woman that watches this channel I can tell you that Taryn's strutting is not in vain 🤣I love how you guys bounce off each-other btw Keep it up

[@chloecarrera2136]

Can confirm as well. 😅

[@creeper7722]

Damm tyranth...

[@aidakopmels9307]

Same!

[@emilykellett3305]

Yep! I love the boys will be boys content.

[@evanf.4801]

so youre saying he has a chance?

[@DwarfEater2727]

Ahh the boomerAang. A rare ancient wepon of the long forgoten "blunt force trauma" benders, who are known for their worship of the moon.

[@GoldenRedder]

No, they worship the morning star.

[@ink4852]

@@GoldenRedder No, they worship the giant mushroom.

[@fredlowe1087]

@@ink4852 I thought it was a cactus. It's the quenchiest!

[@MegaPokefan97]

That's rough, buddy

[@Mitsuki_Hariyama]

Remember to be considered a master your first girlfriend must turn into the moon.

[@Goatcha_M]

The original returning Boomerangs were used for bird hunting. You threw it at a flock and it had two chances to strike home, and if both failed, you didn't have to run too far to find your weapon.

[@konstellashon1364]

And if it did hit, it'll fall down near the kill. And you gotta walk there to collect your meat anyway.

[@howlingarmadillo]

Fun fact: in one of the original tribal myths from Australia about the creation of the boomerang they were actually made to hunt flying foxes. Both the foxes and the boomerang were made by a snake spirit named Bobbi-bobbi, with the boomerang being made out of one of the spirit's ribs!

[@Goatcha_M]

@@howlingarmadillo I can see it being used for bat hunting. Apparently some cultures do consider it a delicacy as well. Also bats tend to fly relatively low and some of the colonies are huge.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

That...actually makes perfect sense~

[@RobintheW]

There's nothing better than a bunch of australian men in european medieval armor throwing boomerangs

[@freddylisy10]

Don’t forget these Australian men are doing this out in nature which makes it even better

[@senecabuchanan]

To be fair, Sokka's boomer curves quite a bit in the show as well, and he needs to aim to the side to hit something in front of him (which catches all of his opponents off-gaurd since it doesn't come straight on)

[@masansr]

And in Tales of Ba Sing Se, you see him practicing throwing as he casually walks the streets. He probably has practiced that style every day since he was a small child.

[@theexchipmunk]

It´s actually quiet insane that a quite accurate replica of the cartoon weapon actually, outside cartoon physics obviously, acts petty much like it does in the show.

[@j0hn00]

​@@theexchipmunkI don't think it's that crazy since the weapon in the show was pretty much directly based on the real thing

[@tyriquesmith8850]

My favorite use if Sokka's boomerang was against Combustion man. He used the unique angling ability to nail him in the forehead.

[@JpnhAbou]

I was hoping they would use a combustion man effigy as their target :-)

[@hastemanmcgee930]

Sparky sparky boom man

[@TarisSinclair]

Sokka's boomerang would've been made out of whale bone as the hardest and most durable material available to Southern Water Tribe. Because of ethical reasons I don't think trying to replicate the material would be a good idea, but either cow/elk shoulder blade bones (scapula) or whitetail deer antler sheds would be good replacement materials, within a reasonable budget. They'd also be much heavier than plywood props and more consistent in performance.

[@josuesepulveda6850]

If they can find a dead whale on the beach...its fair game.

[@shadowsnake5133]

Actually, it's polar bear femur. No, seriously, that's the cannon material, it's also painted blue, obviously. Sokka's honestly pretty metal, that's one hell of a material to get your hands on.

[@TarisSinclair]

@@shadowsnake5133Thanks! Didn't know that. So, in next episode Shad goes polar bear hunting.. 👍

[@jamesmerkel1932]

I know there are eco conscious companies for fair sourced ivory, mostly mammoth. Probably a similar company specializing in whale bone from naturally deceased specimens.

[@YTAG33]

It appears to be metal and it notably shiny. There is a flashback at one point showing him picking it up as a kid. It could be metal weapons left by fire soldiers.

[@elitemook4234]

1:19 Shad looked at that boomerang and legit weighed up if he could kill someone with it.

[@Dragonspirit223]

Y'know what'd be interesting? A analysis of Sokka's sword training, the philosophical and physical. Might be neat.

[@sparkselm173]

Not gonna lie, that would actually be pretty interesting. It also helps that there's an entire episode dedicated to Sokka's sword training.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

It would have to include both an analysis of the philosophical aspects that Master Piandao tried to teach him, but an analysis of Sokka's interpretations~

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

I had a cheap plastic dollar store boomerang one time and that thing curved hard and nearly hit me in the shin, was pretty impressive.

[@NekeLC2480]

That is what I was thinking, I had a yellow plastic one as a kid, I was able to get it to circle back to me as a kid. It took practice, but it was doable.

[@lelandholmquist2467]

I have a green plastic one that I got from the ice cream truck for like 5 bucks and was surprised how well it worked. I brought it to school but after about a week they said I couldn’t bring it on campus because “it could be considered as a weapon”

[@aliesterus1.023]

​@@lelandholmquist2467I'm almost certain if a kid saw another kid try to throw this thing at them, they'd pick up a rock as a response. I'd also bet on the rock.

[@lelandholmquist2467]

@@aliesterus1.023 ya depends on the side and the boomerang has a lot more distance let me tell ya

[@aliesterus1.023]

@@lelandholmquist2467 Yes, but you're relying on an actual child to accurately throw a plastic boomerang at another kid faster than the other kid can throw a rock. That and it was a facetious attempt at stating that literally everything is a weapon if they're going to go to that extent. My highschool backpack could probably take someone's head off with the three textbooks I lugged around in it.

[@johngroves3536]

The throwing stick's leverage allows it to go further, much like the German stick grenades of WWI and WWII.

[@KairuHakubi]

That throwing-stick stunt of yours has BOOMERANGED on us!

[@quakxy_dukx]

Huh, that’s interesting. Specifically because while I was watching the video, I thought the throwing sticks’ would be great if they were explosive. With the distance you can get, you’d be able to throw bombs over battlements and into armies from a relatively safe distance without the use of siege siege engines. They also require minimal training for such broad, widespread shots and are pretty cheap.

[@JohnFleshman]

I have a more traditional shaped boomerang but its made out of pink plastic. It works exactly as expected though And I got it to return almost every throw to the point I had to get good at dodging it because I suck at catching something moving that fast. LOL That pink bastard made my shins bleed twice. LOL.

[@FARBerserker]

Sokka should hav tought Aang how to throw stuff, because his air bending would synergize so well with it by giving more control, speed, maneuverability and the ability to retrieve everything that missed no problem . .

[@Raven_Leblanc]

Nate's "Oh sh*t, that worked!" had me rolling! Great video, guys!

[@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv]

What this made me realize is Sokka has done mad cardio and aiming & precision training to able to use his boomerang as well as he does. He is more skilled than people give him credit for. Also one thing I have to wonder, Sokka's boomerang has a sharp edge to it, so how how does he avoid cutting off his finger or being stabbed upon it returning back to him?

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Sokka is a Trained Elite Warrior. These men... are not.

[@haassteambraker9959]

Honestly one of the many great things about ATLA (so many great things lol) is that they gave Sokka moments where his skills and wits were critical in the moment.

[@lelandholmquist2467]

@@haassteambraker9959that’s called good writing Disney Take Notes!!!

[@madestmadhatter]

Likely it comes down to how he throws it, but he also wears gloves

[@wargriz8213]

He lived in the South Pole, with nothing to do but train.

[@bplatinumpaladin]

"I liked The Live Action Cowboy Bebop." Shad looked like he was about to put a boomerang in him

[@mojaeche8046]

i dont get the hate for the live action. i was a literal shot for shot of the beloved original.

[@bplatinumpaladin]

@@mojaeche8046 Cowboy Bebop? Not from the episode I saw.

[@lew526]

You three have a delightful chemistry. The "who's less bad at throwing exotic weapons" rivalry is so funny! So what's next, flying discs or slingshots?

[@king-fool]

Well you see it's Sokka's hidden bending ability to get the "throwing axe" to act like a boomerang and come back even after hitting things. XD

[@draegonspawn5361]

Sorry but no, Sokka is a back bender.

[@absolutedegenerate2992]

​@draegonspawn5361 nah HE IS A CHILD

[@draegonspawn5361]

@@absolutedegenerate2992 I was more of making a joke that he has girls interested in him everywhere. One could say our man was dating the moon. An entire celestial body, and he called dibs. But age is a pointless argument in a society that isnt ours. Even ours isnt nearly has hard set on youthful innocence as we both would like.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

secret metal bender?

[@jackson01357]

​@@draegonspawn5361My immediate thought aftet I read back bender was the acrobatic nonsense he does from time to time like when he drank cactus juice..

[@GloriousZote]

In defense of Sokka's boomerang, it did actually have that sharp of a curve when fighting combustion man.

[@n3rdspace152]

Shad saying Sokka's name different every time had me rolling 😂

[@peterbrazukas7771]

It gave me flashbacks to the M Night movie and I almost unsubbed.

[@syressx9098]

@@peterbrazukas7771 It would be deserved tbh, reminder of this nightmare should be illegal

[@jeepersmcgee3466]

I kept thinking he had switched to talking about Sasuke

[@galetine5253]

for such a huge nerd you'd think he would have figured out how to say it before making a video on it

[@Irish_Enderman]

​@@galetine5253 i think it was a joke, he says it differently almost every time

[@nitev4407]

All I learned from this video... "Stick good, stick is life..."

[@joshuacyrus]

You know, he once used his trusty boomerang to take down a man who could firebend with his mind.

[@jacobburns115]

Shad getting Nate in the ankles makes me want to see you guys do a video about Bolos. To quote Shad, “ a person whocan not walk, is a person who cannot fight.”

[@BloodSlinga]

Welcome back to the series "Shad and the gang suck at throwing things"

[@SeaDogGlitch2345]

Tyranth: Look at this grouping!! Nate: THEY’RE 5 METERS APART!!! That killed me😂😂

[@sethd.8381]

The rivalry between Shad and Tyranth is really starting to grow on me.

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

The thing is, these things can break legs pretty easily from what I've seen. So I'm surprised Sokka doesn't kill anyone, since he's hitting them all directly on the head... I mean... maybe he is killing them.

[@en4833]

He would be if it wasn't a kids show.

[@jamesmerkel1932]

Maybe he killed the first target and the rest of the series is just that guys last thoughts as he keels over.

[@en4833]

@@jamesmerkel1932 It would be pretty wild if the entire series was just Zuko's last thoughts as he keeled over.

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@en4833 see, I couldn't remember if he pegged Zuko first or one of the redshirts, but yeah that would have been a trip lol

[@someguy3861]

Ah yes. Boomerang. Because the human fighter was the only one to land a hit on Azula before book 3.

[@HistoryisBoss]

As someone who has thrown javelins in track and field a big thing that should be known is that the jav used in track and field, now, is balanced differently than an actual jav meant for war, plus the record of 100 m was set with the old jav which was Front heavy (?) as opposed to the modern one which isn’t, they designed it because if you watch the vid of the record throw he almost hits the camera man, like 1-3 m off. (Once again in Track and field) TLDR The 100 m javelin record is not an accurate measure of a war javelin.

[@franohmsford7548]

It's also actually not quite 100 m Jan Zelezny 1996 - 98.48 m 2nd place goes to Johannes Vetter 2020 - 97.76 m......which is clearly with the new jav and less than a metre difference.

[@TriariusMetzer]

They also made javelins for contest to be less aero dynamic and weighted poorly so they travel less far for safety in competitions

[@wpatrickw2012]

@@TriariusMetzerThey should have just started chucking javelin into a wall and measured the force of impact instead.

[@TriariusMetzer]

@@wpatrickw2012 the strongest in the world could probably get the highest impact but highest impact doesn't mean thrown furthest. Angle, range of motion, flexibility, and speed can all change flight distance that can't be measure through just impact at a wall a meter away.

[@astrofan8775]

@@franohmsford7548 That 98m is with the new javelins, after 86. Before that it was Uwe Hohn, at 104.8m. Wich is why they made the new "competition"-javelins after 86, the old ones went too far and started clearing the field, which i think should be obvious as to why it was too dangerous.

[@maybehuman4]

If only these silly ausies had magical boomerangs during the Emu wars 🤣

[@EpicRandomness555]

Making a boomerang on accident is hilarious, I wish I could do that

[@jjhoops023]

Here's a fun exercise, find a fallen branch that has a sharp bend in it, cut the ends to the right size for a boomerang, then split it down the middle. Now you have 2 boomerangs with rounded and flat sides creating natural air foils. This is likely how the boomerang was originally invented, and why it could be found among native tribes around the world.

[@darrennew8211]

"This was not the kind of boomerang that returns to the person who threw it. This is the kind of boomerang that doesn't return because it's embedded deeply between the target's ribs."

[@NickCombs]

The trick with throwing airfoils is to keep the thing perfectly level on release. Any angle at all and it will bank or stall. Learned that playing disc golf. You guys might have better control with a backhand throw, but it's a personal preference thing.

[@NickCombs]

Oh, also since you're trying to hit a man-sized target (much like a disc golf basket), you want to aim a touch low so that the lift keeps it around chest height.

[@thomgizziz]

frisbees aren't airfoils...

[@NickCombs]

@@thomgizziz Yes they are

[@noodlelynoodle.]

​@@thomgizzizdisc golf uses disks which are different than a typical frisbee but even a normal frisbee should be one

[@robertsmith4681]

Somehow I was looking forward to taking a deep dive in this iconic Australian weapon, well done folks !

[@jybrokenhearted]

They had boomerangs 🪃 in ancient Egypt. It was probably introduced to Australia 1000s of years ago by the Egyptians.

[@Peak_Aussieman]

@@jybrokenhearted They Were Kangs and Sheet my brother.

[@robertsmith4681]

@@jybrokenhearted Yes, I know throwing sticks/war clubs of one form or another existed in many if not most ancient cultures, only the Aussies call them boomerangs though.

[@twistedfate62]

@@robertsmith4681and aussies used them the best.

[@cnut7383]

@@jybrokenhearted they were invented independently. no sharing happened

[@hubertnnn]

I think the issue with that "boomerang" was that it was too light. Making it out of metal, or at least adding some metal parts in the holes would help increase the wight.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Yeah. The weight of a Metal 'Rang would, probably balance out the lift from the airfoil design. Basically if it was metal, it would act more like an airplane wing than a piece of wood floating in the air.

[@walls_of_skulls6061]

He says that at 6:08

[@mistingwolf]

Totally missed the opportunity to set up Melon Lord as your target. What a shame. Fun video though! edit: Tyranth looks very dashing as he struts through the grasslands. Sincerely, a female who watches this channel. XD

[@tiffyw92]

"A female who watches this channel? Inconceivable!" - another female who watches this channel

[@DoctorDeb]

😂 A few women watch this channel for the entertainment. Always a laugh! ❤ I have also learned a few things about swords ⚔️ and stuff. 😊

[@lillie8420]

If you need proof that women can be absolute sword needs as well here I am!

[@ALunarLight]

I to am female, I'm writing a fantasy nove (that I will never finish)l and find the sword play informative 😂

[@jesseflores5635]

The “wild Tyranth” strutting for no females bit was hilarious! That needs to be a Reoccurring joke

[@inductivegrunt94]

I honestly love how of all the things Sokka had, his club, his machete, his space sword, it's his boomerang that's his signature weapon. He does lose the club in the desert and the space sword in the airship fight, not sure about his machete because he had it in Ba Sing Se and just before the invasion of the Fire Nation, but his boomerang always came back. He's the boomerang guy after all.

[@SillySpaceMonkey]

I love that everyone's takeaway from this is that Sokka is an absolute unit.

[@KukoDane]

I actually do love Sokka as a character among three elemental benders (one being the avatar) and him actually being the most badass with the plans, schemes, brains AND! the ability to bend the natural law of how physics work with his "boomerang" throw.

[@shawn6860]

material and angle of the bend would be a factor as well as skill.

[@Itzcuintli]

In the series it's seen that Sokka's boomerang is made with a type of light metal,

[@acer0255]

Have they tried throwing it perpendicular to the ground yet? A frisbee style hammer toss might yield different results. If it has a tendency to curve, it should auto correct by turning parallel to the ground

[@sleipnirthe8th339]

For someone who practices spear throwing, Im quite impressed of the range these boomerangs can achieve

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Amazing what a little aerodynamics can do.

[@sleipnirthe8th339]

@@Gr3nadgr3gory indeed

[@FerunaLutelou]

They pack quite a punch as well when made and thrown properly. This thing can fracture bones, which is quite impressive for a thrown piece of wood. More useful for hunting animals instead of harming people tho.

[@Narinjas]

Yeah, and for test*s like these, they need an Off-Road Electric Bike, maybe a Sur-Ron bike?

[@cthulhuspawn6290]

A website called throwsticks sells polycarbonate boomerangs and they seem pretty tough. They have a few videos on KZbin as well.

[@FireCrack83]

Your Output on top quality videos is amazing. Great Work Shad and Crew!

[@rickardspaghetti]

But what if we tied two boomerangs together like nunchucks?

[@sternonisoil]

Or if you made a boomerang that locked in the center and had a hollow cavity that contained the chain/cord so it could be disconnected and turned into a set of nunchucks or left connected to throw as a boomerang Edit: I think I just invented a wacky anime weapon 😅

[@imperfectlump6070]

​@@sternonisoilmagic weapon for d&d. Can become any one hand weapon.

[@oneparticularlysmartape]

Boom-Chucks®

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@rickardspaghetti So... Bladed Bolas?

[@JaelaOrdo]

A great weapon for arguably the best character on the show.

[@Yoquese511]

No, best character is uncle iroh soka maybe could be the second best

[@JaelaOrdo]

@@Yoquese511 fair enough

[@lelandholmquist2467]

@@Yoquese511agreed

[@AllanTidgwell]

How dare you insult the meteor sword

[@sizanogreen9900]

have you heard of Toph Beifong?

[@CaffeinatedHiFi]

My favorite thing about this channel is that this is just a bunch of guys being nerds. There's no gimmick. It's just so pure.

[@alexanderiel6950]

"A stick shaped to throw, and actually try and kill things"...wouldn't that just be a Spear?

[@KRoseCarol]

"A person who cannot walk is a person who cannot fight" S.M. Brooks 😂

[@ForeverDegenerate]

John Rhys-Davies can attest to that since he had to do some combat scenes in Lord of The Rings on his knees. "If you cannot move, you cannot fight. If you cannot breathe, you cannot fight. If you cannot see, you cannot fight. In truth, very hard to fight." -- John Rhys-Davies recounting his experience filming as Gimli.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@johngarrett5189 Who? John? He was, literally, asked to fight on his knees wearing a helmet that obscured his peripheral vision. In fact, it became so impractical for John to fight on his knees that they started digging holes in the ground and cutting holes in the set floors so John could actually stand when filming his combat scenes without looking too tall.

[@johngarrett5189]

@ForeverDegenerate no, the morons in the video. The chubby adventurers.. As would be obvious to any but and imbecile

[@Ibian666]

But you forget, Sokka is incredibly skilled.

[@vhaelen326]

shad staring at his sharpened boomerang when being told that the bepop live action was allright (1:23) i can hear the intrusive thoughts from here "dont worry shad its only 25 years for manslaughter" the boomerang is whispering

[@cals.8221]

I've only ever appreciated boomerangs as weapons in video games because I know how unrealistic they are to actually work like that. Still, a throwing weapon that's not disposable because it returns is awesome and if a game even goes so far as to say that boomerangs hit all enemies on the screen, that's just a fantastic feature despite the relatively low attack power to balance the weapon then.

[@davidfrancisco3502]

Rage 2 does that of technologic boomerangs called "wingsticks" that acts as craftable throwable weapons that you focus up to 5 enemies to hit. And you can dismember and behead enimies with those things.

[@ASpaceOstrich]

I wonder where the cultural idea of boomerangs returning came from, because from what I recall, the real boomerangs don't do that.

[@berserkasaurusrex4233]

@@ASpaceOstrich Real boomerangs do indeed return if you throw them hard enough. They can't hit something and return, though. I used to throw mine and get it to come back, though actually catching it would probably break your fingers.

[@ASpaceOstrich]

@@berserkasaurusrex4233 I know there are like, "gift shop" boomerangs that are designed to return, but from what I understand actual hunting boomerangs aren't shaped like that and didn't actually return.

[@berserkasaurusrex4233]

@@ASpaceOstrich There's numerous different ancient designs of boomerang, the ones used to hit animals directly are called non-returning boomerangs and are typically straight and weighted on one end (your basic rabbit stick type), but there were also aerofoil varieties that do fly out and return to you. They were used to hunt birds by frightening them and driving the birds into nets, or causing them to flee from brush where they could be killed with other weapons. Ironically, the returning boomerang is actually easier to make than the straight variety, which is probably why they were independently developed by so many different cultures around the world. Making a throwing stick that can fly perfectly straight and accurately is very hard.

[@brightlord-ov7cm]

Aussies playing with Aussie weapons of war. Mint Shad show right here. Edit: I was unaware it isn't just Australia that has these.

[@p_serdiuk]

Ah, Shad doesn't know the low pressure-high pressure thing is a myth. Wings work mostly thanks to laminar air flow near the top surface being directed downwards at the back of the wing, creating lift. You can see this effect when an aircraft is flying through a cloud. In essence, a wing redirects some of the horizontally travelling air downwards because air tends to stick to moving surfaces for complicated reasons. Hence why the wing loses lift if that laminar boundary layer detaches from the wing surface at high angles of attack, that's what a stall is, and why turbulence is bad, because it disrupts laminar flow. There are more details to it, but that's the gist. The pressure explanation doesn't make sense because air doesn't have to "arrive" at the back simultaneously, and it doesn't work for inverted flight.

[@lew526]

All you really need for flght is thrust to maintain velocity and angle of attack to push against the wind. Aerodynamic shapes make it easier, but they aren't entirely necessary. 🙃

[@p_serdiuk]

@@lew526 Anything can fly if you give it enough power :)

[@writtenworlds]

Make one out of metal. I bet you could cast Sokka's boomerang out of something. Also, you're in Australia, there HAS to be a professional boomerang thrower that you could do a video with!

[@Kingdoms.Kobolds_81]

The small Japanese sickle is a Kama, when a chain and weight are attached to the bottom of the handle it is a Kusari-gama. The Kama is a farming implement and the Kusari-gama is the ninja version modified for additional utility in being able to trip, entangle and deliver blunt damage via the weighted ball

[@lightspeedvictory]

I wonder how effective a true Sokka boomerang would be as a battlefield weapon. As in actually made of metal and sharp so it could be used as either an axe or as a boomerang

[@Yethhnow]

I love that you guys have so much fun with this. With the talk of thrown weapons, spears, and distance, have you ever considered doing a test of an ATLATL and the long darts they throw?

[@Shadowspets]

Glad someon else here knows an atlatl, I made on myself decades ago, the distancevand accuracy you can achieve is impressive

[@Hythyr]

Whenever I encounter a boomerang in a game, movie, or whatever, I hear Sokka’s voice in my head… “Boomerang!” 😁

[@markfergerson2145]

I’m an American who’s never been anywhere near Australia but I have thrown boomerangs. I bought two of them at an antique store cheap figuring they were the equivalent of wallhangers. One day I decided to try throwing them. One turned out to be the kind that returns, the other not. I could get within five feet of a target at fifty yards but couldn’t actually hit anything. Both were airfoils. A few weeks later the second one fell off its wall mount and my dog chewed on the skinnier end a bit. A little while after that a friend and I took them out to throw them and the chewed on one was suddenly way more accurate. My guess is that the weight distribution was off until my dog “fixed” it for me. My point is that for all of throwing sticks being tools of “primitive” cultures, they are actually very sophisticated and require practice and skill to use effectively. I don’t know how much real time got compressed into this video but you guys definitely should practice more, and study up on how to make and tune them. We’re hoping for a followup with a properly made set that really work, even for Nate. 😅

[@thomgizziz]

That isn't sophisticated... that would be needlessly complicated and probably invented by accident... stop trying to make something that is fairly basic sound amazing through lies.

[@1stCallipostle]

A simpler tool requires more skill to get value out of. That's kind of why more complicated things exist, to be easier to get the same or better performance

[@vladdracul2379]

This channel has become so much fun this year that it's amazing hahaha. Great laughs all around.

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

To clarify for those curious, Kama is the Japanese short sickle, the Kusarikama is what I assume he was trying to recall. That’s a Kama with a chain (Kusari) connected to the handle.

[@b12oken]

Loving the banter today. 😂

[@KoaCharvel]

Love your videos, you guys always look like you are having a blast!

[@madestmadhatter]

I'm not saying the boomerang works as a functional weapon, though to be fair Sokka never killed anyone with it so that might be a bit of a high standard, but I am saying that all this proved is that the boomerang does work.

[@en4833]

He killed Combustion Man

[@madestmadhatter]

@@en4833 technically he broke combustion man, combustion man killed combustion man by trying to blow things up afterwards.

[@liviuursegr]

Shad: "we'll see if we can get an air foil effect" boomerang (heading for the moon): "Huston, we have liftoff" 😂😂😂

[@sparkieT88]

Wait i thought all aussies were born with a natural boomerang ability 😂

[@danielwesley5051]

They just haven’t learned to trust in their Aussie sense.

[@Brick_One_A_Lego_Story]

It only happens after they have been bitten by a spider. You heard that right - Australian spiders don't have to be radioactive to give superpowers.

[@ShadowMage]

Sokka's boomerang works purely because Sokka is, believe it or not, the true god of the avatar setting. In fact, Sokka is the god of boomerangs specifically. In the old lore, Sokka divine form is that of a boomerang and there exists a story of his divine form passing in front of the moon, which lead to the goddess of the moon falling for him. This story is also believed, according to some old scrolls in Wan Shi Tong's library, to be the reason for why full moons are so common.

[@bretrobinson1590]

I would like to point out the show version did spin on two axies counter clockwise; when viewed from above, and like a football. This could have caused it to do crazy things.

[@DIREWOLFx75]

Nah, you don't need one that goes straight, you just need to figure out exactly how to throw it to get every variation of curving in flight with it. Also, the variations in how they fly differs between every one, usually even if they appear identical, because even the slightest aerodynamic change completely changes its flight characteristics. When you have learned how to throw a boomerang so that it goes almost straight ahead, then curves up into a upside down U-shape and then back towards you, that's when you should have figured it out enough to start hitting things with it.

[@briannunnenkamp2254]

Here in America, these were used first by the Native Americans, and it was cool enough that pioneers and mountain men adopted it. I've made one, and as far as I know, locally they are called rabbit sticks.

[@sternonisoil]

"Oh, no! It's coming back this way! That throwing stick stunt of yours has boomeranged on us"

[@konstellashon1364]

What about the effectiveness of the different shapes of Batman's Bat-arangs? Some meant to blunt hit, some sharp, some meant as a grappling hook, etc.

[@balrighty3523]

I’d like to know this, too. Some are throwing stars, some more like boomerangs, and then there’s the programmable drone.

[@konstellashon1364]

@@balrighty3523 and what's up with the folding versions? I wonder how it affects aerodynamics.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

If you make it out of metal & balance it properly it will work. Though i would try overhand throws rather than gokng at from the side.

[@jsmlxjs5268]

Soon every weapon in fiction will be tested

[@Peak_Aussieman]

Saurons and the Witch-Kings maces. Also, books vs movies?

[@p_serdiuk]

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[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@Peak_Aussieman The Witch-King's Flail (it's not a mace) isn't practical. It wouldn't work in real life. And we have video proof of this in the behind-the-scenes for Return of The King. The stunt man who played The Witch-King (I think it was Sala, but don't quote me on that) mentioned that the Witch-King's Flail was so big and heavy that it was truly unwieldy and that he could barely give Peter Jackson what he was looking for in the fight scene against Eowyn. I mean you can see, in the movie, just how heavy and unwieldy it was. The Witch-King swung it very slowly, not for dramatic effect, but because the guy in the suit couldn't physically swing it any faster or smoother. Also, Peter Jackson kept telling WETA to make the flail bigger. They told Peter that if they made it that big, it wouldn't be realistic. Peter's response? "It's the Witch-King of Angmar. I'm not looking for realistic. I'm looking for intimidating." Peter understood that the only reason it works for The Witch-King is because he's The Witch-King. He's got Dark Magic Enhanced Super Strength. And because you're dealing with "magic," you can go ridiculous for the intimidation factor because the "magic" in the story will make it believable. If you shrunk it to a realistic size, again, it would just be a standard flail so... yeah it works great, as history has shown us. But full Witch-King size and weight? Not a chance in Hell... as history has shown us. Do I believe the Witch-King of Angmar could swing that thing with one hand with enough speed and smoothness that I wouldn't be able to dodge it? Absolutely. Do I believe a normal human could do that? Absolutely Not. Sauron's Mace, on the other hand... well... if you could lift it, yeah it would work. It's a big metal spiked stick. Why wouldn't it work? The problem, of course, is that Sauron was, like, 15 feet tall or some ridiculous height so his mace, realistically, wouldn't be able to be lifted my a normal man. Also, Sauron augmented his own strength with The One Ring. That's how he was able to one-hand that sucker. Thing is, you COULD probably make a 1:1 replica of Sauron's Mace out of a far lighter material (Sauron's Mace was made of metal, as a mace, generally, is made of) and I think it would work just as well. A stick is a stick, regardless of the material it is made of.

[@Peak_Aussieman]

@@ForeverDegenerate True. But in the books it wasn't like that. In the books, the witch king's mace was more like a normal mace.

[@VencentCross]

i cant believe Shad cant pronounce Sokka... has he really never seen this show???

[@NobleKos]

its like he wants to say sasuke instead

[@Arvyn992]

I believe when Sokka throws his Boomerang, he throws it at a 45 degree angle

[@beehambonio3378]

Yeh, why are they throwing like that?

[@Arvyn992]

@@beehambonio3378 I think they're using the proper throwing stick technique

[@DanielMatthews-ql3wf]

The francisca was a throwing axe where they intended it to bounce in odd way and break up a sheald wall

[@AlanMusicP]

I feel like the metal one would fly truer. So that might be one option. A second option is making it with more correct dimensions (no curved sides) and a third combining the two

[@dd11111]

Y'know whats really fun about videos like this. Hearing the genuine chuckles and laughter of these guys enjoying themselves!

[@andrewleonard8408]

This episode is just a bunch of buddies throwing sticks in a field. 10/10 content. Never grow up guys.

[@vice2792ocl]

Finally, it took the avatar to get these aussie men to finally do an episode on an actual boomerang 😅

[@daruphir]

I love you Shad but you know I have to tease you guys about being Australian and testing the most stereotyped Australian weapon

[@fizzdoodle9666]

Hey Shad! I know this is kind of a long stretch but seeing your vids about real life sword fights reminded me of a game way back on the PS1 called Bushido Blade 2. It's a more "realistic" approach to sword fighting where each character can select a weapon and a stance. It's a unique game for its time I figured I'd share it with you and get your thoughts on it.

[@Felix-qq6sx]

It's okay, Tyranth. You are the best in melee, you don't have to be the best at range too.

[@danielwesley5051]

He’s their fighter, Nate’s the duelist, and Shad’s the barbarian (the mere sight of nunchucks also allows Shad a free rage)

[@mrow7598]

You should find a Francisca. An axe that they threw and it was known some would throw it so it would cartwheel along the ground.

[@Vedues]

Commenting before watching the video to (hopefully) boost it in the algorithm. Thanks for the new video!

[@MiguelMedV]

9:04 "I don't know what I'm doing", and then everything happened exactly the way it had to. Beautiful 😂👍🏼💯...

[@synthemagician4686]

16:30 I'm thinking, Shad and Tyranth having competition like usual is fun, but man I wanna see Nate get in on this. Seconds later my man delivers with some fire. Fuckin' love Nate dude. Edit: Nate going onto the range like "you won't hit me, YOU WON'T" Is such a badass move, then he tears them both apart verbally while staying humble. Holy hell, god damn I love Nate. He is the balance we need.

[@nikitakusuma8440]

I havent rewatched ATLA's for quite a while. But what i can remember, Sokka's boomerang is the only attack that clearly connects and gives a critical strike to the combustion man. One of the strongest foe in ATLA history that the whole GAang struggle to fight

[@TchHry]

STICKS THAT FLY!

[@ivorythebashful]

18:39 to 19:00 had me in stitches! You guys have great banter and competitiveness! Keep up the great content!

[@TheZilberberg]

"Unfortunately no women watch this channel" 😂😂😂😂😂 Best joke Shad ever made

[@sparkselm173]

19:24 "A person who cannot walk is a person who cannot fight" Well, I mean, Sokka did some pretty effective fighting while lying on his side, using one arm to hold up Toph over the edge of an airship, so...

[@J-AngelShifter]

Id like to see you guys test some forward curved swords. We always hear about straight vs curved and the pro's and con's of both but most don't talk about forward curved blades like the ginunting sword or kukri blades.

[@shadiversity]

Done that right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3q2p5WmhJmLpbc

[@J-AngelShifter]

​@@shadiversityThe reverse edged katana was interesting, but I would like to see a weapon that is designed to have a forward curved blade. Rather than a ceremonial or fantasy weapon. Also thank you for replying.

[@benkayvfalsifier3817]

@@J-AngelShifter Ditto. It would be interesting to see a study of the pros and cons of forward, curving blades. Does it bite better? Is it better for grabbing and pulling the target while cutting?

[@captainnoob4]

Have you seen the one Skallagrim did one on the Falx? It's pretty good.

[@J-AngelShifter]

@@captainnoob4 I think so but its been awhile. I tried looking up videos like that one but there are so few videos about forward curved swords it's kind of sad.

[@BadyearOakarus]

honestly this just makes the boomerang hitting sparky sparky boom man more natural with how high the recreation is going

[@seanm.7584]

I love this new series guys! Keep up the great work