How To: Snag Stuff with a Whip
“There are few tools that can break the sound barrier while fetching the TV remote. But throw a whip right and its tip can travel 900 mph (producing a sonic boom), then curl back to snare the object of your desire.”
Why?
Anthony de Longis, consultant for that most famous of whip wielders, Indiana Jones, has laid out a how-to for Wired. The trick is in choosing your gear and maintaining the proper stance… oh, and hours of practice.