Saturday, June 7, 2008

"Y'all Watch This"



I was searching for videos about slingshots, when I ran across this. I wouldn't mind watching somebody do this, but there is NO WAY I would do it.

The video did have some interesting comments about slingshots attached:

"A slingshot, also called a shanghai, a catapult (not to be
confused with either the catapult siege engine or shepherd's
sling), or a beanshooter is a small hand-powered projectile
weapon. It has a pocket for holding the projectile. Each end
of the pocket is attached to a rubber band, which is attached
to the ends of a fork-shaped frame. There are steel hunting
balls for slingshots that can kill small game.
A slingshot champion appearing on the David Letterman Show
some years ago[citation needed] said to hold the projectile
pocket at a fixed position near the body, such as the hip, and
move the frame based on gut feeling and practice, just like a
gunslinger or hip-shooter in the American wild west. Many
gunslingers could hit a target without raising their weapon to
eye level.With practice, slingshots are effective against
small rodents and birds at ranges up to 25 metres. The newer
and more advanced slingshots can fire up to 200 meters. They
are excellent for hunting rats and pigeons. Because of the low
ammunition cost (pebbles work) and ease of use, slingshots are
very popular with children."

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