Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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-square57fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down118
arrow-up1285arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·3 months agoYou were also supposed to be able to hit your target.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·3 months 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.
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.