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the oldest weapon you were born holding — proof your arm is a guided missile
means The act of propelling something through the air with a forward motion of the arm and hand.
from From Old English 'þrawan,' which meant to twist, turn, or wind — think of twirling rope or shaping clay on a wheel. The sense we use now, hurling an object, grew out of that twisting motion: a thrower's arm coils and uncoils like a spring. It's related to German 'drehen' (to turn) and shares deep roots with the same family that gives us 'thread' — all bound up in the idea of twisting fibers and spinning force.
shoulder uniqueHuman throwing shoulder evolved storing energy like a slingshot
chimp speedChimps top out around 20 mph; humans hit 100+
two million yearsThrowing helped our ancestors hunt before complex language existed
brain costAccurate throwing demands timing windows down to milliseconds
no equalNo other animal throws hard and accurately combined