Meet the Man Who Builds Amazing Giant Slingshots — And See Them in Action
- Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:10pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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When you were a kid messing around with a slingshot in your backyard the worst that could happen would be you breaking a window. Maybe even the slim chance of fulfilling your mother‘s premonition and greatest fear that you’ll “shoot your eye out.” Mothers, hide your 10-year-old sons.
Meet Joerg Sprave, editor of the The Slingshot Channel on YouTube. Sprave uses his above average carpentry skills to create “slingshots” that could perhaps better be labeled as handheld guillotines or vampire stake guns. Check out this video of his latest creations which he uses to shred through massive pieces of frozen meat:
While Sprave seems pretty nice for a guy who makes deadly slingshots, I’m sure that I was not the only one who closed their eyes when that horde of cats showed up on the screen around 2:04.
Sprave has a separate slingshot channel blog where he displays his latest work, gives directions on how you can make your own super slingshots, and raffles off slingshot prizes to commenters.
In the past, he’s has uploaded 166 equally incredible slingshot videos on Youtube, including personal favorites such as:
“Decapitating Zombies with a Slighshot:”
and “Slinghshot vs. iPhone!”:
Apparently, Sprave will be featured in a special for Discovery Channel Canada that is already in the works, as well as an upcoming German television show which has released this epic trailer for his appearance.
(H/T: Gizmodo)
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Comments (59)
capecodsully
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 4:15pmCould we use one of those things to send Obama back to Indonesia?
Report Post »jim
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:29pmThe vampire stake I could use on Saturday nights… the others not so much. I hope he doesn’t accidentally shoot his cats.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:15pmHoly cow!! the perfect weapon to use on all the zombies in the MSM.
Report Post »Epic Fail
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:15pmSlingshot? We called them something else when I was a kid….
Report Post »rbentrdr
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:28pmNow we know who to turn to if the UN gets its way and bans guns!!
Report Post »TheSitRep
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:21pmThe idiot needs to make his guillotine blade angled at 45 degrees. Then, it would have cut right through.
Report Post »NOTALOTTAYITTAYADDA
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:06pmJoerg lives in Germany and employed by the electronics industry. Having been subscribed to his channel for more than a year, I would say U r more likely to be the idiot than him.
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:03pmno. 22.5 degrees.
Report Post »MrDeadly
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 6:56amJoerge is an awesome and amazing thinker isn’t he? I’ve been subscribed on Youtube for a while and he has some amazing inventions.
Report Post »HellAndBack
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:10pmLMFAO!!! LOVIN’ It!!!!! Gotta Have One!!!!
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:52pmClearly this show should be banned for providing terrorist training. :-)
Report Post »IvanK
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:11pmAfter Obama and his minions get their way with destroying the USA and banning guns… We’ll be lucky if we even have slingshots to defend ourselves from the Red Chines invasion looming over the horizon… And if you think I’m joking… I’m not!
Report Post »GoodnCool
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:47pmONEFUNR6- Good one – I went there to see a better sling shot and was not disappointed in your recommendation – but could not find the sling shots LOL
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:40pmCan he make one that launches Obama back to Kenya!?!
Report Post »dabbo
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:10pmI want to see him try that thing out on a couple of those cats…..
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:42pm.
Report Post »He did one thatt shoots spinning circular saw blades.
Yikes.
Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:05pmThe zombie decapitation slingshot! LOLOLOLOL
Only works on the lumbering Romero zombies. No way you could get a Snyder “fastie” to stand still long enough for it to work.
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:51pmThat big slingshot would be great for slinging tea bags at union thugs and signs.
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:04pmIf anyone is interested in a FREE online basic self defense course, click:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/user/creativecombats#p/u
GoodnCool
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:51pmI knew there would be some great ideas to come out of this story but I think that filling the sacks with tea to shoot at Union Thugs would be a waste of tea. BS or DS would be a suggestion of mine. Possibly freezing some of their KoolAid into ice cubes would be even better.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 5:05amI wonder if he could make a commie stake?
Report Post »Perspective
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:40pmPay attention folks,eventually these may be the only weapons we can own if Obama gets his way.
Report Post »Jim
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:50pmBTW, You can not buy a slingshot in New Jersey!
Report Post »Bill from NJ
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:45pmYou are right, no slingshots allowed!!!!
Read section “e”…
2C:39-3. Prohibited Weapons and Devices.
Report Post »a. Destructive devices. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any destructive device is guilty of a crime of the third degree.
b. Sawed-off shotguns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any sawed-off shotgun is guilty of a crime of the third degree.
c. Silencers. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any firearm silencer is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
d. Defaced firearms. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any firearm which has been defaced, except an antique firearm or an antique handgun, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
e. Certain weapons. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any gravity knife, switchblade knife, dagger, dirk, stiletto, billy, blackjack, metal knuckle, sandclub, slingshot, cestus or similar leather band studded with metal filings or razor blades imbedded in wood, ballistic knife, without any explainable lawful purpose, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
AlansTigg
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:18pmsheeeesh they just won‘t let y’all have any fun in Jersey
Report Post »Rev.sLeezy
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:40pmHoly Smokes. I bet you could launch a bail of Mexicos finest product over the river and not even get wet.
Report Post »dscon
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:21pmThey’ve already recently done that (mexican smugglers) with a
catapult!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:38pmI love that projectile! Could you imagine the impact on a home invader as that thing punches a hole through his chest. Awsome!
Report Post »GoodnCool
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:32pmThis is not fluff stuff. With Nobama and Holder trying to take guns from us to give to criminals, these could be considered survival guides for self defense. Just sayin
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:32pmDoes he have one big enough to launch Obama back to Kenya? I’ll take two!
Report Post »Richard Compton
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:31pmRight up there with pumpkin chuckin and potato guns!
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:29pmDoes he have one that will launch hams into the middle east? I’ll take two!
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:34pmYes, please!
I’ll take three!
One for me, and two more to give as gifts!
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:26pmThat‘s pimpin’, pimpin’.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:20pmColor me unimpressed.
Report Post »Paul_ Revere
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:34pmIf you ever need to hunt for food for survival these slingshots could save you from starving to death
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:37pmaul,
Here‘s a link to a ’better‘ ’slingshot’…
Just sayin’
http://www.tcarms.com/firearms/icon_precision_hunter.php
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:38pmSlingshots, arrows, blowguns, and even BB guns are much better for small game in the quantities you need to put food on the table. They are quiet and do not scare other animals away.
Report Post »olddog
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:18pmIs this a cousin of the Veggie Mattic….A must have for the kitchen..
Report Post »becker88
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:23pmThat is pretty cool but there are more important things.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:15pmI don’t want to see fluff stories like this today.
Report Post »Our country is on the verge of an obama meltdown.
WHERE IS OUR PRESIDENT????
Has he nothing to say about the mess we are in?
Has he nothing to say about our Special Forces loss in Afghanistan?
What is he doing? Playing golf? Eating cheeseburgers? Tossing down a few with Geithner???
We don’t have a president; we have a “poser” and a fraud.
WHERE IS HE AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME?
AlansTigg
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:21pmhow is that The Blaze’s fault?
And sometimes you need a break from the disaster
Report Post »Its Only Dad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:43pmHere’s an easy solution for you; next time you see an article of this nature DON”T CLICK ON IT! Let’s stop the complaining and be a part of the solution! Not everything in this life was created just for YOU! Wake up and let it go, you are not the center of “the Blaze” content selection. You do however have the right to start your own website, invest your own money into building it. Put in the countless hours work and research necessary to run such a site. Hire the appropriate amount of people, pay their wages and incur all the cost and expenses related to operating a website of this caliper. At which point you could completely control the content of articles and information you deem fit for public consumption! Then you will find out whether YOUR judgment and insight into running a news and information website will be profitable and accepted by the rest of the world! That is the American way. Your choice, good luck!
Report Post »Its Only Dad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:45pmBy the way, did you even notice this was listed under the technology section of the website? If technology innovations are not your cup of tea….well then…..:)
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:54pmsheesh Dad, you need a hug!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:56pmdad:
Report Post »Thanks for the brilliant comment.
My point was that this is one of the most crucial days in our history and future I don’t want to see fluff.
And more to the point, it was a statement directed toward our fifth rate president who must be hiding in his hole.
I don’t need your advice, pal.
palmettopalflorida
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:03pmGet a grip! If you start going hysterical now you’re just not going to make it through what may come. Besides, there is not one iota of crap that comes out of today’s Washington, that is going to be of any value to your survival. Yes, I said survival. Calm down. Set your emotions to “cold.” Think, prepare and avoid emotional responses. Enjoy a distraction before you go mad, and avoid all propaganda and officially released bull that is designed not to encourage, but to demoralize. Good luck. It’s going to be a jungle out there.
Report Post »Its Only Dad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:36pmTrollTrainer: you seem to think i need a hug as if i am a bit over excited or misdirected in my energies. Seems rather strange considering the over exaggerated rant of I.Gaspar, don’t you think? BTW, i get plenty of hugs and do not have a blood pressure problem at all. I would just like people to begin to focus on what they do like and make an effort to make a difference for good in this world instead of saying what they don’t like. The griping and complaining is really tiresome and pointless! We need to apply or intellect and energies towards making our life, our neighborhood, our communities, our cities, our states, our country and even this world a better place than when we first arrived on the scene! Let’s stop complaining and get to work creating something that will make a difference for those we know and those whom God has put us around. Thanks for the offer of a hug, if one was implied there! Never a day should go by without giving or getting a hug! Good call :)
Report Post »Its Only Dad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:55pmI.Gaspar: you definitely need something if you are still looking for that kind of quality in leadership to come from our elected officials. The quality of leadership and direction you are seeking will only come from a much higher source. :)
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:25pmRelax Dad, the dude was just freaking out. You will be seeing much more of that in times to come. Don’t pick at him…or me for that matter…Just let it pass as you advise him to do. F. it, don’t mean nothing…Drive on…
Report Post »Its Only Dad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:41pmgood advice TrollTrainer……driving on :)
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:13pmeverybuddy needs a hobby
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