Shooting Machetes with the Slingshot

A new challenge arose from the clouds of the youtube community: Can you shoot a machete with a slingshot?

Now a machete is a very heavy weapon, and strong rubber plus a very long draw was called for. This had to be a slingshot crossbow because the rubber had to be so strong that you can not draw it out with one hand. Also the danger of hitting your hand had to be considered.

The result is actually pretty impressive: The weapon sent the machete all the way up to the hilt into six layers of very thick cardboard. Try to do that by throwing a machete! No way.

The video also shows two very conventional slingshots, both handmade by Jörg Sprave.

A The Slingshot Channel production!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Machete
• Crossbow
• slingshot
• Jörg
• Sprave
• Joerg

[MrZAIZEAH]

that is way freaki'n dangerous, what if the machete does not release and goes right back at you?

[JoergSprave]

@MrZAIZEAH Then you are in need of medical services. Did you notice I don't recommend doing this at home?

[K3N7CR1P3]

show how far it can shoot the machete. also mass and fps if you can

[JoergSprave]

@K3N7CR1P3 What part of "What is it good for? Nothing, except getting people's attention on youtube" did you not understand, please? :) Seriously, this isn't a good slingshot. Funny that it is my most sucessful video, though.

[rachet197]

@JoergSprave Where did you get the machete?

please reply.

[JoergSprave]

@rachet197 Discount hardware store, 5 Euros. I altered the blade with the flex, though.

[FrozenKoolAidDude]

Idiot; Hey look, a German guy! Let's go make Nazi jokes at h-AAAAAAHHHHH-*Machete to the head*

[Cyanakrli]

would be a nice toy for jason voorhees O.o

[frobie54]

Now that you've got circular saws and machetes, what you need to do now is one that fires chainsaws.

[cutdownsideways]

@MrZAIZEAH do you see that guy? he uses a machete to eat his cereal in the morning.

[CanItAlready]

Wow. When I saw the description, I thought at first you meant you were going to shoot *at* the machete with a slingshot and couldn't understand why the weight of the machete mattered. I didn't realize you were going to launch the machete with the slingshot. YouTube is a strange place. LOL

[ducksbumhole]

Dear Joerg how on earth do you keep a straight aim when you butterfly? I have been trying it for a couple of weeks now and it throws my aim off completely, and I hit myself in the hand a couple of times... Please help

[peruxD1000]

Kann man bei dir auch eine schleuder kaufen? Wollte schon immer mal eine haben ( nicht die mit der machete xD)

[smudge67er]

That's shit.  It will start to tumble much past 3 meters, and be useless

[trackerscott]

would you make a slingbow please? WildernessOutfitters channel on Youtube makes some, Chief AJ makes some, I would like to see your version.

[Diszle96]

ist das eigentlich alles legal was du so treibst?

[BromeoMcBrostein]

next: slingshot shooting slingshot.