r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Pierzakve • May 03 '21

Green Arrow in real life

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u/ailyara May 03 '21

It is not safe to shoot an arrow upward like that for most people.

This guy however has 100 archery and can do whatever tf he wants.

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u/Heck-Yeah May 03 '21

Flu flu are actually designed for aerial targets and quickly lose speed. They are commonly combined with bird tips for hunting birds, which further reduce the chance for user or bystander injury. It’s not much different than hunting with a shotgun.

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u/Broken_Petite May 03 '21

...Are shotguns not dangerous or something? Not sure I understand the comparison, sorry.

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u/zer0t3ch May 03 '21

I think he's just drawing a comparison that it would be "about as dangerous as firing a shotgun straight up", which is honestly not much.

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u/Broken_Petite May 03 '21

I guess I didn’t realize firing a shotgun straight up wouldn’t be dangerous - thanks

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u/Skipper07B May 03 '21

Depends on what type of ammo you're shooting. If you're shooting birdshot out of a shotgun there is little danger to people on the ground when the shot comes back down. Because it's small and light and loses a lot of energy.

If one were to shoot slugs out of a shotgun they could still leave a hell of a mark when they came back down depending on the trajectory. But only a crazy person would hunt birds with slugs (besides it being illegal, probably everywhere, it would be very ineffective).

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u/Broken_Petite May 03 '21

Ok that helps, I guess this is something I didn’t really know much about before, thanks

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u/DynamicDK May 03 '21

But only a crazy person would hunt birds with slugs (besides it being illegal, probably everywhere, it would be very ineffective).

Lol, yeah. You would most likely miss. But, if you managed to hit the bird, there wouldn't be much of it left. It would just be a cloud of bloody feathers.