A slingshot mechanism is a small projectile weapon that you hold in your hand. It has a Y-shaped frame with a rubber strip attached to each fork of the Y. There is a pocket in the rubber strip that holds the projectile and you pull the rubber strip back to let the projectile fly.
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to hunt animals
It is used to kill bugs. Used by Brownies.
A slingshot
Catapult has a t least 3 meanings, -a military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times. A mechanism for launching aircraft at a speed sufficient for flight, as from the deck of a carrier. A slingshot as used by small boys.
A slingshot rifle is a gun stock that has a slingshot attached to it, they are dangerous an are nit toys.
I do not think it was called "Operation Slingshot"... It was called "Operation Giant Slingshot," which was a Brown Water Navy operation designed to interdict the North Vietnamese supply lines where the Ho Chi Minh trail entered South Vietnam in the 'Parrots Beak' area, where Cambodia juts into South Vietnam, west of Saigon. The operation established River Patrol and Rivron/Riverbed blocking forces on the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers, which bracket the Parrots Beak, and looks like a 'Giant Slingshot' on a map .The operation also involved army troops as ground forces within the riverine forces. I think it was the third Infantry, but I might be wrong on that point.
When you pull the slingshot back on a catapult, you are using muscular force from your arms and hands to stretch the elastic material of the slingshot. This builds up potential energy in the slingshot, which is then released when the projectile is launched.
Armando Cortez did not invent the slingshot in 1881. The slingshot has been used for centuries in various forms and is believed to have originated in ancient times as a hunting tool. It is not attributed to any single inventor or specific time period.
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The Slingshot ended on 2009-06-09.