Talk:Slingshot

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This needs cleaning up, there seems to be alot of point form near the end. I'm sure it could be condensed.

Also, how about some history of the slingshot as a weapon, ie where and when was it developed, how was it used?

the sling shot is illegal in australia but is leagal in the untited states

Certain types of slingshots are illegal in parts of the United States. It's difficult to say what is legal and isn't, because this is determined as state law and not federal law. For example, New York State prohibits slingshots with an arm brace, but other states don't. --Glacialfury 21:15, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

The discussion on attaching the pocket with a dowel and cotter clear is not clear to me. Needs a better description or picture.

Contents 1 Crossbow-slingshot 2 reference is ad 3 Terminology 4 Larger?

[edit] Crossbow-slingshot

I have also seen a type a slingshot which was made like a crossbow with a long boom. I saw this on a picture taken by Guido Sterkendries. Might have been with pygmy population, not exactly sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.244.192.17 (talk) 14:56, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] reference is ad

At the end there's a reference to a website, which looks a lot like an advertorial and hasn't anything to do with the history, accept that they exist since 1954.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.95.101.38 (talk) 15:26, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Terminology

My understanding is that this device is a 'slingshot' in North America but universally a 'catapault' in the UK. Unless someone thinks I'm wrong we should probably make that explicit. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:40, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Larger?

Slingshots are not confined to hand-held y-shaped weapons. Larger versions, which consist just of the elastics and pouch exist to be held by a person at each end, with a third person launching, or else tied to two stationary objects (poles, etc.) These are also slingshots, are they not? Or do they have their own term? The article shouldn't limit to only small handheld Y-shaped ones TheHYPO (talk) 05:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)