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The harpoon is mainly used by fishermen. The way the harpoon is made is such that the blade won't come out the animal.
Indeed, just like a fish hook, the blade is sharpened following a precise angle and manner. These hooks are located on each side of the “blade” and enable hunters and fishermen to get their preys back.

In the beginning, the harpoon was made up of wood or bones. Some Inuits still use harpoons to fish. They use a propeller. Nowadays propellers are mechanical, but before, the harpoon was tied up to a wooden stick and a little notch enabled them to throw the harpoon. The string up which the harpoon was tied enable Inuits to get their preys back.

Harpoon partially transformed. Indeed, even though the blade remained almost identical, since the principle is the same (with its hooks), the modern harpoon is not thrown like in the old days. The wooden stick with a little notch is now replaced by automatic propeller.

There are also explosive harpoons for the biggest marine animals and fish (some whales and sharks). These harpoons were commercialized very early, in the mid-19th century.

Well, as whales are around 25 meters long and the biggest ever caught weighted 190 tons, it is certainly not a prehistoric harpoon with which the beast could have been captured!

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