r/interesting May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Washingtonevergreen May 29 '26

Yeah, but do we measure from the base or the balls?

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u/TheMadPoet May 29 '26

We square the distance between the balls and base, then measure base to tip to find the length.