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First Weapons
Season 1 , Episode 1Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia’s most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang. -
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Season 1 , Episode 3Phil and weapon makers Brendan Kennedy and Trevor Kirby unpack the Leangle and Parrying Shield before honouring an Aboriginal Cricketer’s crowd-pleasing demonstrations from 1868. -
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Season 1 , Episode 2Phil observes senior weapon makers craft the Amerr. Experts reveal scientific principles, and a challenge of speed and skill highlights how the weapon was once one of the fastest on earth. -
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Season 1 , Episode 6Australia’s most lethal boomerang, the Wartilykirri. Phil and Joseph Williams unpack this non-returning boomerang and witness its manoeuvrability and force in a medieval battle. -
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Season 1 , Episode 5Weapon maker Dave mangeener Gough shows Phil how to craft and use the Allener. He then joins our experts to unpack the intricate scientific principles behind this extraordinary spear. -
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Season 1 , Episode 4Phil joins weapon maker Larry Blight to discover the Kodj. Our experts unpack the science of this weapon before Phil, Larry, and a champion axeman face off in a showdown of speed and skill.