Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down118cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squarejonnelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 month agoYou were also supposed to be able to hit your target.
minus-squareRamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoI’m not picky, any target is fine. Boar, pheasant, peasant, doesn’t matter.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoYeah… but it might have been a good tactic for the really shitty javelin-throwers, so they could make up in range what they lacked in accuracy.
You were also supposed to be able to hit your target.
I’m not picky, any target is fine. Boar, pheasant, peasant, doesn’t matter.
Yeah… but it might have been a good tactic for the really shitty javelin-throwers, so they could make up in range what they lacked in accuracy.