So... I just got robbed

#41

It can be used as a weapon if you have a powerful enough sling and a weighty enough projectile (even though it’ll decrease range, but not by much) it also depends on where you hit the person, what they’re wearing, etc. So yes, your statement about them being ineffective is false.

However as Maxey said, I would rather just have an aluminum baseball bat behind the counter.

Edit: You also seem to be confusing a slingshot (the modern version which is from the 1900’s on up) and the Sling While similar devices, one’s been around A LOT longer than the other.

#42

In retrospect, I should’ve just gone with the joke I had about that instead of pretending that I’m knowledgeable about slingshots.

#43

I’m partial to the side handle nightstick. Warded off a car thief with one once when I lived in Phoenix.

edit: in response to the baseball bat thing

The only reason I bring it up, Pyro, is because it’s a fairly famous story of someone (rather large) being felled by a sling.

#44

If it’s a car thief you’re worried about, all you need is the Blaster.

[color=’#151515’]Edit: I’m still fairly certain that a sling is of limited use indoors, at least if you don’t have enough room to swing it. Correct me if I’m wrong.

#45

pyro spec ops groups use sling shots to stun or even kill hostiles. while yes teh site does say small game, if you can kill a rabbit with it by smashing its skull in you could down a human.

#46

I give up.

#47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0

pyro just watch this. keep in mind this guy is doing that with a simple one, imagine the damage a modern one can do.

#48

Darkone, archery is a hobby of mine. I know how much damage you do using a weapon like that. (although a bow and a slingshot function pretty differently; I could be wrong about their similarity)

All I’m saying is that an off-the-shelf slingshot is probably not superior to a handgun if you’re being mugged.

#49

its not, but unlike a handgun you don’t need a perments to own a slingshot. it is better than a handgun in one way, most robbers are dumb and would probably laugh at the slingshot right before you crack their skull with it.

EDIT:https://www.youtube.com/user/JoergSprave/videos?view=0 lots of videos on slingshots and “crossbows”

#50

That guy is amazing. I imagine he’s been shooting shit with a slingshot for a long time. He somehow reminds me of Sissy from Tom Robbins - Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, who had incredibly large thumbs and had a talent for hitchhiking that she was constantly developing by practicing on trees, rocks, and small animals. I imagine this old guy walking around shooting at all kinds of shit all day long for decades - it was either that, or start a hubcap museum or build the world’s largest ball of string.

#51

Ahaha, a figure of speech.
He wasn’t there 20 minutes later when I went back, so I guess he finally went to the hospital.

#52

I would just install a Scrooge McDuck-esque trapdoor or repulsion mechanism in front of the counter.

#53

You don’t want to be shot in the head by a ball bearing thrown from a wristrocket - it will crack your skull, and you don’t need a lot of space to use it. However, he said he’d prefer to use one because they don’t require a license to own or a permit to carry, like a handgun, but it appears that depends on where you live - they’re not legal in some cities and states in the US:

https://www.pyramydair.com/shipping-restrictions

But enough suffering the slings and arrows of slings and arrows - let’s return to something closer to the topic: the slings and arrows of Fong’s outrageous fortune…

#54

Personally, if I had to pick an unorthodox weapon to carry around, I’d go with a (small) sword of some variety. Damascus steel would be nice just because it looks cool.

#55

I’d go with the hive-hand.

#56

Eh. I’d rather not have to stick my hand up an alien’s [REDACTED] every time I need to defend myself.

#57

… gold.

#58

Just keep it simple: If a robber is, well, robbing you, they have to be close enough to the counter to get the money. That obviously means you get a Revolutionary-War era replica rifle and bayonet the guy.

#59

Technically you’d want a spear or maybe a pike for that. A bayoneted rifle is only useful if you plan on actually using the gun, otherwise it’s just superfluous.

A spear, on the other hand, is designed for exactly what you’re describing. And the best part is, if the robber has a gun, it just becomes a small-scale historical reenactment.

#60

I was in a cab today and we ended up in a really rough part of town (they’re called ‘villa miseria’).

A guy suddenly came out of nowhere, pulled out a gun and aimed it right at me. The cab driver just stepped full throttle and ran him over.

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