I was only halfway through a video about human throwing when something obvious suddenly felt profound. Throwing is not just something humans happen to be good at. Throwing is one of the things that actually made us human. Our shoulders lowered. Our necks lengthened. Our upper bodies changed. We became extraordinary at storing, sequencing, and releasing energy through the body. We learned to turn balance, timing, judgement, and intent, into action-at-distance. How Throwing Mad