https://youtu.be/oF6M82Qi81c
Finally :P

Now how far can you throw them!? That's the important bit!

Nothing better than skewered Hastati for dinner.

Nicely done Sarosh!  Simple and effective.

Thanks!

@ TheJackinati

I haven't tested max range yet, I don't have the right place to do it.
I'd guess the last dart would reach 100m .
the longer the range you are aiming to hit the shorter the fins you can use=>more time to align & less drag.

This is really genius. I'm going to be adapting my darts and getting back out there :D

Ingenious indeed. The reload mechanism is smooth and fast. I like it a lot.

Little off subject but mind if I ask what program and hardware you use to edit your videos? It's very well done.

Excellent video. Top shelf!

thanks guys :)


Morphy wrote on Sep 13^th, 2019 at 11:26am:

Little off subject but mind if I ask what program and hardware you use to edit your videos?

software: I cannot give a straight answer to that. Nooc also had asked and if i remember correct I told him "the best" 
https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/291335/the-best-video-editing-software

hardware: dell laptop , my first, a desktop would be much better for the job
processor: intel i5-7200u @ 2.5GHz 2.7ghz when exporting the video goes to 3Ghz for several minutes or hours depending on the video...
8GB ram
dedicated GPU Radeon R7 M445, I was very disappointed when i realised it's almost useless for editing I should have bought an i7 instead of a dedicated gpu.

Thanks Sarosh. I'm seriously leaning to a Surface Pro 6 and based on what I saw yesterday it can edit videos. The fact that you are without a (decent) dedicated gpu gives me hope that it will be fine as well. Good stuff by the way. Always enjoy your videos.

@ Morphy

if you are planning to do a lot of editing I would suggest a desktop for better specs at the same price.
And a big screen(like a TV) will be very helpful if you want to edit a video like the long range videos i've made, it's very difficult to make out the falling stones in a 15,6" screen.

@Morphy, for editing I really like the video editing mode in Blender. It’s 100% free but still functions similar to Final Cut or Adobe Premiere.

Thanks guys I hear LumaFusion is also very good.

I'm fairly certain at this point that Sarosh is using top secret video editing software usually reserved for Area 51 employees. The accent is also a clever disguise. His real name is Bob and he's originally from Jersey.

we use the doubleplusgood software in Minitrue, record department to correct old news.  ;)

Obviously all this talk of “software” is a clever distraction to protect his film splicing secrets.

I think I found his secret. :D


https://i.imgur.com/ZSS6nIs.jpg

What would you think if the hook is slightly before the center if weight?
A friend of mine showed me a such device years ago
A short stick with a short rope attached with a small loop at the end
This loop goes in a hook that is mounted direction towards the back end od the dart, but is mounted before the center of weight.
Thus the dart has already the right orientation while swinging, and releases itself from the loop. This could for sure be done with your sling design also... It could aid in precision compared to the loop.
I will look for the dart for making a pic to support my explanations

funditor wrote on Sep 16^th, 2019 at 3:12pm:

I will look for the dart for making a pic to support my explanations

I'll wait for the picture because I don't think I understood the design.

the best design would be If we could somehow throw the dart with spin and right orientation upon release, then we could shorten the fins and lower the (immense) initial drag experienced just after release and also drag during flight, and the dart wouldn't fishtail so you could possibly sling them from point blank range and always hit point first. the kestros in the video stabilised adequately at around 20m.

Good fly!

Very high quality video. Interesting release mechanism. I like it. A lot.

https://youtu.be/Z9gGK1hchB8
got a welder fixed the dart  :)

now I need to make more, it's boring to walk the distance after every single shot.

Nice!  I like that hit right through the root at 2:40. :thumb:

Completely agreed with needing more than one.  When you have to chase the projectile every time, it's really hard to get into any kind of rhythm.

I really need to have another go at the kestros. The "darts" I made are far too thick and heavy.

Has any professional historian taken note of your reconstruction?

Slyngorm wrote on Jan 15^th, 2021 at 4:32am:

Has any professional historian taken note of your reconstruction?

Nope

https://youtu.be/tq_HMFBCcFg

Great video again Sarosh!  Please keep these coming!

Good video!

Awesome!  I like your continued exploration of this.

Do you lose a lot of fins during testing because they come out and you can't find them?

Thanks!
leave a like if you like ::)


joe_meadmaker wrote on Feb 15^th, 2021 at 8:12pm:

Do you lose a lot of fins during testing because they come out and you can't find them?

I may lose a couple. I added a thread that connects each set of fins so that I don't spend minutes looking for them, without the thread some fins fly meters away and are not easy to spot in this rocky terrain.

You're really making me want to go back to the kestros :D I need to find a better choice of material for the shafts. I was using a broomstick before but I think it's far too thick and I made them too long.

How do they fly without fins? 

Kick wrote on Feb 16^th, 2021 at 4:59am:

a better choice of material for the shafts.

buy some thick dowels I have found up to 2cm.

@Nooc
https://youtu.be/oF6M82Qi81c?t=723

Yeah that would be better.  The broom stick I cut up is something like 3 and a half cm in diameter if I remember correctly.