Probably it went like someone threw a spear in frustration and successfully killed their prey, so someone went: “What if we throw many spears?” but because spears are heavy they made them small.
You just had to patent “a method for throwing small spears very fast from a distance, using a simple, portable tool.” And wait for the money to come to you.
Probably it went like someone threw a spear in frustration and successfully killed their prey, so someone went: “What if we throw many spears?” but because spears are heavy they made them small.
Can you imagine how much iterative development there is in a bow, though? Those are crazy hard to build well - it must have sucked for ages
You just had to patent “a method for throwing small spears very fast from a distance, using a simple, portable tool.” And wait for the money to come to you.