Death Weapons of the East & Ancient Secret Agents DVD (A&E)
RELEASE DATE: September 20, 2011
The oldest known weapon is the staff. Watch with surprising results a comparison test between a staff and a shotgun. Learn about the ermei–a deadly Chinese underwater attack weapon. Which is more powerful, a meteor hammer or a punch? Can Chi Warriors really kill a man with a single touch? Investigate the ability of eastern warriors to withstand pain such as smashing concrete on live human heads. Finally, ancient Chinese crossbows are examined, including one small enough to fit up your sleeve.
Investigate the systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles–the fire beacon, the horse and the pigeon. This episode sets up a great race between these three systems to see which communicates the swiftest. Learn how ancient spies sent secret messages using invisible ink made of human sperm and how they wrote on the inside of a raw egg. Discover how Japan’s covert assassins, the ninja, used more than darts and poisons–they were pretty good with explosives as well. Find out how a Roman James Bond used a suit made of cork to support him in full armor during a covert operation across a river.
This is the perfect opportunity to learn about all those cool weapons and warriors we’re used to seeing in martial arts movies. It’s good to educate ourselves. Besides, you’ll never know when you might come across these guys.
