YouTube user JoergSprave makes fancy slingshots. He was challenged by fans to create one that could fire a machete, and the result is something like a crossbow. “What is it good for? Nothing except attracting people’s attention on YouTube.” That’s a perfectly fine reason.
via Geekologie | Maker’s Blog
Thomas
Isn’t this the recipe for this years Darwin Awards?
Firing machetes on something that is unreliable with it’s aim as a slingshot. Why don’t they just throw the knives in the air and run around trying to avoid the falling machetes because that would be just as dangerous, and would actually be funnier.
dalucero
That’s nice, but can it penetrate wood, ice, and stone? Could it kill a pig?
Avarana
No, tinkerschnitzel, they are already dead. I guess decapitation is what you meant.
NeonCat
Instead of raising the machete handle over the block, wouldn’t it make more sense and be a lot safer if you lowered the block so the machete accelerates along the beam?
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