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9th February 2009, 02:51 PM
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9th February 2009, 03:15 PM
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Thanks for the reference on 'rubber bands' .....made earlier than I had thought.
The references to African catapults stated that used tyre inner-tubes were used as 'bands' (re-CYCLING  ) and AFAIK these were not widely available in Africa until very early 19th C. Quote:
...hadn't thought of it that way . 'Modern' Davids prefer the 'high tech' counter weighted, silicon banded catapult......unfortunately there are no 'modern' Goliaths to slay....  Regards David Last edited by katana; 9th February 2009 at 08:56 PM. |
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9th February 2009, 04:50 PM
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IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR (THE SLINGSHOT MAN) YOU MAY FIND A FILM OF A SHOOTING DEMONSTRATION WORTHY OF ANNIE OAKLEY USING A SLING SHOT. IN THE HANDS OF AN EXPERT THESE THINGS CAN BE DEADLY.
LOOKING AT THE PICTURES OF THE EXAMPLE ABOVE IT WOULD APPEAR THIS MAN RODE HORSES ALL HIS LIFE, HOW ELSE COULD HE HAVE GOTTON SO BOWLEGGED. REMINDS ME OF A FRIEND OF MINE.
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9th February 2009, 07:09 PM
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