Archer executes stunts that were written in an ancient Indian epic

Epic levels of archery—quite literally.
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Victoria Ho
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Archer executes stunts that were written in an ancient Indian epic
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This guy's archery skills are epic -- quite literally.

Danish archer Lars Andersen has posted a series of archery tricks he's picked up from reading ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata.

The Sanskrit text dates back to around 400 BC, and describes stunts such as hitting a rotating object while looking at it through a reflection. Andersen is also able to hit a machete out of the air, and deflect arrows coming at him, all of which are described in the legend.

But please, don't try this at home.

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Victoria Ho

Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band


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