How tribes made poisonous arrows

Nature's original chemical warfare.

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I think people still use this mechanism to hunt animals

Traditional War Drum Making: Crafting with Wood and Animal Hide

ai got the jungle creating crazy hardware

Ok but it still doesn't explain why he put the poisonous arrow on his tongue

This is how ancient African people spin Cotton for threads. Most Kingdoms in Africa cultivated raw fabrics from tree barks, animal hides, cotton, palm, jute, flax and silk

Ok by this definition the arrows aren’t poisonous

Yes let's taste a deadly poison. Let's hope there isn't a cut in your mouth.

Does that mean the elephant meat is still good?

Poison kills in your tummy Venom kills in your blood

Your vibe is your tribe !

If it's harmless to the tongue, but deadly in the bloodstream, it's a venom, not poison.

This is a myth, Acokanthera produces cardiac glycosides—mainly ouabain. These compounds: Disrupt the heart’s electrical rhythm Cause arrhythmia → cardiac arrest It can kill an elephant but; A single arrow is usually not enough Death occurs hours to days later, not minutes.

An engineer on a desert island created an incredibly powerful bow from a couple of pieces of wood, bolts, and rubber bands.

Still not tasting it

Black magic 🪄

why the fuck he tasted it?

Making a mini bow and arrow out of floss picks

Great, now you've got like 5000 lbs of poisonous elephant meat.

one scratch in the mouth and its over

Yesterday I try with same thing this happened today

Wtf

This is interesting

bro how did they figure this out

So venom then. Not poison?

Banger

By the time I grew up, all this had already been banned🥺

What’s the name of tree? Asking for a fren

I call bs. The mouth has a ton of blood vessels. Why do you think fast acting medications are dissolved in the mouth? Js

Why would you taste it? What could you possibly hope to accomplish.

This is stealing from @zackdfilms1