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Throwing

Throwing (/θroʊ/) is a physical action that consists of mechanically accelerating a projectile and then releasing it into a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a distant target. Throwing typically refers to hand-throwing by animals with prehensile forelimbs, in which the projectile is grasped in a hand and the proximal limb segments…

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Throwing

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples65
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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Throwing

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related to history · 11
Throwing → Accumulative, Development, Homo, Human, Jane Goodall, Middle Paleolithic, Solutrean, The, This, Upper Paleolithic, Wooden
related to Overhand throwing motion · 6
Throwing → Desired, Determining, However, It, The, These
related to Playing catch and fetch, object transport including disposal · 5
Throwing → Human, Humans, One, People, Related
related to Types · 5
Throwing → As, Overhand, The, Thrown, Types
related to Thrown weapons · 4
Throwing → Aboriginals, Japanese, Knife, Shurikenjutsu
related to External links · 3
Throwing → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Sports and games · 3
Throwing → Pitching, The, Track
related to Throwing mechanisms · 3
Throwing → In, These, They
related to Difference between sexes · 2
Throwing → Boys, Some
is a · 1
Throwing → main determiner of the outcome

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throw hand projectiles humans used human motion overhand sports mechanisms games thrown also weapons projectile primates catch action usually target

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Throwingis amain determiner of the outcome0.90text
spitting or spraying may or may not be included.Primates are the most prolific throwers in the animal kingdominstance ofas other actions0.80text
and they typically throw feces as a form of agonistic behaviorinstance ofas other actions0.80text
hand grenadesinstance ofand into modern day with payload-carrying devices0.80text
flashbangsinstance ofand into modern day with payload-carrying devices0.80text
tear gas canisters.To overcome the biophysical limitations of throwing by handinstance ofand into modern day with payload-carrying devices0.80text
humans also designed tools to improve the efficiency of their throwing techniquesinstance ofand into modern day with payload-carrying devices0.80text
those developed in archeryinstance ofIn that sense they differ from more specialized throwing techniques0.80text
where the projectiles have very strong requirements for their shapeinstance ofIn that sense they differ from more specialized throwing techniques0.80text
stones or spears at enemiesinstance ofUsesThrown weaponsThrowing is used for propelling weapons0.80text
predatorsinstance ofUsesThrown weaponsThrowing is used for propelling weapons0.80text
or prey.Knife throwinginstance ofUsesThrown weaponsThrowing is used for propelling weapons0.80text

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