don't xbow go... pretty much in a straight line (as opposed to bows which goes in a parabola or some such)?
Physics fun fact:
Everything will travel in a parabolic arc so long as there are no other forces acting on it other than gravity. Wind and air resistance will change the parabola, but it is still essentially a parabola.
As to the point of this statement, I have no idea which has a longer range. I
think bows did.
