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  2. Archer's paradox - Wikipedia

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    A = bow riser/grip, B = median plane of the bow, C = arrow aiming line and trajectory Arrow flexing both towards and away from the bow handle. The archer's paradox is the phenomenon of an arrow traveling in the direction it is pointed at full draw, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through the starting position it was in before ...

  3. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Archer's paradox: An archer must, in order to hit his target, not aim directly at it, but slightly to the side. Not to be confused with the arrow paradox. Not to be confused with the arrow paradox. Arrow paradox : If we divide time into discrete 0-duration slices, no motion is happening in each of them, so taking them all as a whole, motion is ...

  4. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    archer's paradox (effect) – The effect produced by an arrow flexing as it leaves the bow; archery (practice) – The practice of using a bow to shoot arrows; arm guard (equipment) – A protective strap or sheath for an archer's forearm (a.k.a. bracer) arrow (equipment) – A shafted projectile that is shot with a bow

  5. Zeno's paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Diogenes Laërtius, citing Favorinus, says that Zeno's teacher Parmenides was the first to introduce the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise. But in a later passage, Laërtius attributes the origin of the paradox to Zeno, explaining that Favorinus disagrees. [3] Modern academics attribute the paradox to Zeno. [1] [2]

  6. Talk:Archer's paradox - Wikipedia

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    "The Archer's Paradox and Modelling, a Review". The following paragraph and figure 1 in the referred document. "It would seem that the arrow should fly far left of its target, since it passes on the left side of the bow (in the case of a right-handed bowmen), in the time the string (and therefore

  7. List of flexors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, flexor is a muscle that contracts to perform flexion (from the Latin verb flectere, to bend), [1] a movement that decreases the angle between the bones converging at a joint. For example, one's elbow joint flexes when one brings their hand closer to the shoulder , thus decreasing the angle between the upper arm and the forearm .

  8. Peroneal nerve paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Peroneal nerve paralysis is a paralysis on common fibular nerve that affects patient’s ability to lift the foot at the ankle. The condition was named after Friedrich Albert von Zenker . Peroneal nerve paralysis usually leads to neuromuscular disorder, peroneal nerve injury, or foot drop which can be symptoms of more serious disorders such as ...

  9. Evans technique - Wikipedia

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    The Evans technique is a surgical procedure to treat the mechanical instability of the lateral ankle ligaments. [1] [2]In the Evans procedure, [3] the peroneus brevis muscle is separated from its musculotendinous compound and its proximal end is sutured to the peroneus longus.