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Curious if he could, [Gignathiosis] decided he wanted to try building his own crossbow. So he did. He built the entire weapon using hand-tools, minus a drill for the holes, though he could have gotten ...

Say you have a team of French engineers, a lake in the summer, a wizened old machinist, and some gigantic bungee cords. What would you build? The answer is clear, a human-launching crossbow. (Video, ...

Crossbows have been in existence for thousands of years, which means that the basic mechanical properties of crossbow are pretty much nailed down. So making a DIY compound crossbow is a project nearly ...

There are many forms that meditation can take in nature. Devotees of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, practice a slow saunter through the woods while soaking in its energy. Lovers of labyrinths lose ...