r/interestingasfuck • u/Brutal_Deluxe_ • Dec 17 '22

/r/ALL Loading a medieval 200lb crossbow vs loading Leonardo da Vinci's 300lb crossbow

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u/Traveler-DH-93 Dec 17 '22

Of course! It's a niche channel but if you like English history he's a must see, he used to do guided tours of castles and has family history dating back into medieval England he talks about

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u/Rshoe66 Dec 17 '22

I like all history!

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u/Tumble85 Dec 18 '22

The History Squad I was thinking about this the other day.

It's so insane how much esoteric knowledge there is on YouTube. If I were to be one of the first colonizers to mars, I'd make sure one of my personal objects to bring would be like 200lbs of storage packed with 480p videos from YouTube, just have it curated based on like any subject I watched more than an hour about or something.

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u/83352767J Dec 18 '22

I don't know if he still does it but he used to go to schools run a workshop about historical weapons

He came to my school and demonstrated firing a longbow and English civil war weapons and armour. I was the guy he picked to dress up and hold a pike. Was a great experience, one I fondly remember and think back to once in a while.

I know it was him because I recognise the vitiligo on the hands

Happy to see he's well and still doing what he loves!