Check out this short clip from MythBusters Jr. on the Science Channel where the host, Adam Savage, attempts to recreate Odysseus famous arrow shot, hitting a target after the arrow passes through twelve ax heads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iFuSle2QkI
Core students interested in the Odyssey can contact the Core Office (core@bu.edu) to ask for a link to the most recent CC 101 lecture on that ancient story.