Giant Machete-Shooting Slingshot - Democratic Underground

Ian David

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Wed Mar-30-11 08:37 AM
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Giant Machete-Shooting Slingshot

This handy gentleman has built an (arguably ill-conceived, but nevertheless impressive) rifle-cum-slingshot that fires machetes, should you find yourself with the need to fire machetes.

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http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/03/giant-machete-shooting-slingshot.html

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trud

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Fri Apr-01-11 10:53 AM
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1. Is that even effective?

Don't you whack someone with the side of a machete? It certainly takes out cardboard at ten feet, but otherwise...

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Adsos Letter

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Mon Apr-04-11 12:45 AM
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2. A misfire with that thing could truly be horrific for the, uh, shooter/slinger.

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