Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Assignment 10 (B)”

"At first he though they were just gone, perhaps back to a town for He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches'draw.

In this case, what is “draw,” and what does “pounds” refer to here?

- Original answer: “draw” refers to bow’s size and “ponds” is the bow’s weight.

- Revised answer: In this scene, “draw” refers to the bow's length and “pounds” means the maximum strength when Brian draws the bow fully.