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RE: Lars Anderson makes Legolas look like a...
January 25, 2015 at 10:30 am
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Yup. Dogs are probably the closest contenders, particularly in circumstances where the environment provides substantial ambient cooling. Think sled dogs (but we can run them to death as well, just takes longer). Of course, dogs are more likely to be chasing something -with us- rather than chasing us, or being chased by us...really is a match made in heaven. They've got the sprint and the power, and we've got the soul crushing know-you're-going-to-end-up-as-dinner-no-matter-how-hard-you-push stamina. Not even an issue of pro athletes either. The average human could run down anything but a dog (and most likely a dog as well, it's a wash at optimum versus average). A runner would be on anything within the span of a single day. Might be why so many animals bed down tight when they see us, they already know better. Mauling us isn't exactly a safe proposition either...we have awfully dirty mouths with a ragged bite pattern......lol. Win the scuffle and the prize is an agonizing and short life, layed low by infection and parasites, but also by our seething hatred for any animal that's ever killed another human being.
(there are still some tribes that hunt gazelle this way...I used to have a link to some awesome footage, ill crawl around for it)
I'm taking Legolas in the duel btw, it's cinema either way and Legolas doesn't look like a douche when he hops around. I guess it would depend on the cameraman and post, eh?
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RE: Lars Anderson makes Legolas look like a...
January 25, 2015 at 10:40 am
You think doing parkour while shooting is a bit much?
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January 25, 2015 at 11:17 am
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I think the arrow is going to get there fast enough on it's own, no need to run it down, lol.
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January 25, 2015 at 12:01 pm
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It's just going to make the to-hit DC higher, is all.
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RE: Lars Anderson makes Legolas look like a...
January 25, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Lol, I watched this with the mute on, didn't hear the narration...
He seems the most uncoordinated person on the planet with a phenomenal skill. Reminds me of the Star Wars kid video. Helplessly geeky and awkward to watch.
That said this guy has a cool skill, but I wonder if it's like those amazing basketball trick shots, we only see the successful takes.
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RE: Lars Anderson makes Legolas look like a...
January 25, 2015 at 12:42 pm
(January 25, 2015 at 10:40 am)Chad32 Wrote: You think doing parkour while shooting is a bit much?
Pretty sad acrobatics. He needs some practice without the bow, cuz he is not earning style points by jumping over 6-inch obstacles and such, is he? 
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January 25, 2015 at 12:59 pm
I have seen better parkour in other videos, to say the least. But they weren't quick shoting with a bow, either.
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January 25, 2015 at 2:50 pm
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Bet he clinches his hole every time he lets loose, for real-sies. Legolas doesn't, obviously. Round 1, Legolas.
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January 25, 2015 at 2:53 pm
I will retract my earlier comment that the video blows my mind, if you stop being such a meanie to the poor guy.
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January 25, 2015 at 3:00 pm
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lol, I was actually serious, I bet he does. That jerky motion and apparent lack of coordination is anything but. He needs to reduce any extraneous movement to pull off instinctual snaps like that. If he sighed, he'd miss. If he focused on his jumps, or anything (even the shots) he'd miss. That's how a snap works, he scrunches his body up for a half a second or so and -plink, plink, plink-. I'm no good at it, personally, he's pretty badass. Takes me alot of time to shoot, I even walk the field and lay markers for range. Willing to bet he;d beat my ass in a standard archery tournament as well. He's been a target shooter his whole life. You hear about him on archery forums every few years.
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