535:, which degrades with time and use, causing the bands to eventually fail under load. Failures at the pouch end are safest, as they result in the band rebounding away from the user. Failures at the fork end, however, send the band back towards the shooter's face, which can cause eye and facial injuries. One method to minimize the chance of a fork end failure is to utilize a tapered band, thinner at the pouch end, and thicker and stronger at the fork end. Designs that use loose parts at the fork are the most dangerous, as they can result in those parts being propelled back towards the shooter's face, such as the ball attachment used in the recalled Daisy "Natural" line of slingshots (see image). The band could slip out of the slot in which it rested, and the hard ball in the tube resulted in cases of blindness and broken teeth. Daisy models using plain tubular bands were not covered in the recall, because the elastic tubing does not cause severe injuries upon failure. Another big danger is the fork breakage; some commercial slingshots made from cheap zinc alloy may break and severely injure shooters' eyes and face.
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in 1839 (patented in 1844). By 1860, this "new engine" had established a reputation for use by juveniles in vandalism. For much of their early history, slingshots were a "do-it-yourself" item, typically made from a forked branch to form the Y-shaped handle, with rubber strips sliced from items such
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cut in half and tied to a tubular object such as the neck of a plastic bottle, or a small pipe. The projectile is inserted through the tube and into the cut balloon, and the user stretches the balloon to launch the projectile. These so-called "balloon guns" are sometimes made as a substitute to
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of the bands. The Wrist-Rocket also used surgical rubber tubing rather than flat bands, attached to the backwards-facing fork ends by sliding the tubing ends over the tips of the forks, where it was held by friction or adhered with the addition of liquid
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1055:"The Fascinating History of Slingshots: From Ancient Times to the Present Day"
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A tubular band slingshot showing a band failure at the fork.
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1145:"Danger of zinc alloy slingshots"
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759:"Return of the Giant Killer"
328:clashes on February 18, 2014
111:Slingshots depend on strong
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982:"7 Best Hunting Slingshots"
902:Shane, Scott (2006-11-24).
805:Kuo, Lily (4 August 2019).
735:Tom Cushing (August 1946).
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737:"Rubber-Band Sharpshooter"
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32:Slingshot (disambiguation)
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666:Wham-O Hunting Slingshot
602:Bullet-shooting crossbow
365:unmanned aerial vehicles
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885:Anatomies of Revolution
883:Lawson, George (2019).
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509:Clubs and Associations
425:National Championships
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648:References
637:Projectile
475:Ammunition
459:Slingshots
384:Abu Sayyaf
354:propaganda
121:vulcanized
117:projectile
81:peashooter
70:projectile
18:Sling shot
1143:DANKUNG.
632:Trebuchet
612:Polespear
575:Australia
453:Equipment
312:ergonomic
274:in 2014.
218:aluminium
101:pachoonga
87:(India),
58:slingshot
869:CBS News
627:Catapult
597:Dart gun
592:Crossbow
581:See also
571:New York
488:Accuracy
463:aluminum
386:forces.
199:ash wood
144:buckshot
97:shanghai
77:catapult
62:catapult
43:catapult
607:Harpoon
527:Dangers
370:On the
252:balloon
245:angling
203:newtons
188:dogwood
163:shotgun
142:balls,
113:elastic
229:torque
195:Wham-O
171:arrows
140:musket
89:kettie
66:weapon
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390:Sport
380:Maute
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