Freddy Kruger Slingshot

Freddy Kruger, the villain from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies, wears a glove with knife blades attached to his fingers. The prototype featured in this little video turns your hand into a weapon as well - but not into a set of knifes, instead your thumb and index finger form a catapult (or slingshot).

Thumb and index finger actually are inside of the forks, well protected from a stray bullet. It is almost impossible to drop this really ergonomic weapon.

As the forks are really big to make room for my thick fingers, very wide flatband rubber (two inches wide at the fork side) can be attached, making the slingshot quite powerful. With .55 caliber steel balls (10 gramms), 67 meters per second (220 feet) was measured.

The slingshot itself is explained and shown, then a total of four shots are passed through a chronometer (without any cuts for the sceptic audience), and finally, some slow motion video recorded by a high speed camera has been added for your information.

The slingshot is entirely home made without any commercial parts. It's not a commercial product and I do not sell it.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Slingshot
• catapult
• Freddy Kruger
• Elm Street
• Nightmare
• Schleuder
• Zwille

[sohy3010]

freddy kruger slingshot vs your cougar? which is better?

[JoergSprave]

That is comparing apples to oranges. The Freddy is a handmade, highly customized slingshot, only for flat bands. The Cougar is a commercial product, fitting every hand size and every band set available on this planet.

[CheeeezPIC]

Hey Joerg... I have a question.. I notice your bands are tied on by a sperate string. Is it better to do that than just tie the tubing? Because im always affraid its gonna whip back at me and smack me in the face.

[JoergSprave]

Tying the tubing is dangerous, unprecise and it looks downright ugly.

[rjtheguitarman]

are you right or left handed

[JoergSprave]

Right handed. Most right handers hold the slingshot with the left hand.

[darkstar3472]

i subscribed to joerg because he is very creative with his slingshots awesome u should sub 2

[samuel2041]

this guy has to be loaded!!

[gtc0r3]

This is definitely my favorite. I'd like to make one, can you post a small tutorial (not necessarily a video) to show key points. It would be great to see the angles and hole positions up close (I understand it's a personal fit product).

[BRANDONADE]

hallo joerg! Ich mag deine viedoes sehr gerne und du gehst an die sache so professionell ran wie ichs bei keinem anderen youtuber sehe meine frage an dich ist ich hab mir eine slingshot gekauft und gleich ausprobiert aber treffen ist so mein problem. ein "nicht" talent bin ich im gegenteil da ich in zurzeit in meinem schützenverein der beste bin. hast du bei zielen irgeneinen trick oder ne spezielle haltung. ich bedanke mich schonmal für antworten und Grüße hier aus berlin

[jordanrussell123]

just a little comment but now that you get like a millions of views each video you still take the time to reply to your fans so thank you for that Joerg grate videos hope they keep comeing 

[SailorBarsoom]

I've watched several of your videos now. I'm convinced. I'm subscribing.

[james13914]

how many times have u hit the thing?

[Tux3d0]

Can you make a how to video on this slingshot i think it is one of the best you have!

[ryallmackcowling]

I've been watching all your videos, this is easily my favourite of your designs.

Very elegant, I'd go and patent this design.

Also, if you have anywhere a detailed schematic on this, or a design process I would like you make one of these myself someday.

Although sadly it is illegal to take off my property in Australia, I can look at it and keep it in case of zombie apocalypse.

[mrwilliamwonder]

@VertigaDesignMEDIA I would agree. I've watched probably every one of Joerge's videos and this one seems especially intriguing as it can be used with super strong bands and protects against hand slap as well. I loved the wrist rocket as a boy and then took a 40 year break, Now I'm back into it and am finding the smaller black high quality pure latex tubes to be very fast and powerful. Dankung tubing with four on each side. 1745 tubing. It comes in three sizes all smaller than Theraband tubes.

[mehfu263]

Lol FPSGermany

[mattster468]

can you make a vid of how to put the bands on the sling shot because i dont get how yours staty on there it look like it will come off