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<pedantry> David did not kill Goliath with a slingshot[1], the weapon of choice of Dennis the Menace. He killed Goliath with a sling[2], a weapon capable of hu
by rauljara 14y ago
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David did not kill Goliath with a slingshot[1], the weapon of choice of Dennis the Menace. He killed Goliath with a sling[2], a weapon capable of hurling stones 400+m and one which was regularly used by ancient armies.
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[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingshot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingshot
[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon)
- dougk16 14y agoI'll take your pedantry and raise you one: "Slingshot", the shot (rocks, clay, etc.) that is slung from a sling. It's a stretch though...
- 1123581321 14y agoI think it's usually called a bullet.
- andreasvc 14y agoOr "sling shot", as in the event of a shot with a sling.