Ever had one of these things happen to you...?

Back in September 05 i had the wonderful idea of making a fireball sling. the pocket would be made out of chainmail and there would be flexible cable for a short distance up both cords so nothing would catch fire. i bought all the neccesary tools and stuff...except for the chainmail.
i had the idea that if i tried to make my own chainmail out of home-made rings (like altay's chainmail), the rings would eventually pull apart during one of my throws, and spread fire and havoc to those nearby . then someone from the forum (sorry but i can't remember the name right now) suggested that i use keyrings, because they won't pull apart. a great idea! so i went down to the local hardware store (Mitre 10), placed an order for 70 12mm keyrings (they were cheap at 10c each) and waited for the order to come through...and waited...and waited...and waited. after visiting the said store a number of times to see if my order arrived, they finally told me in FEBRUARY 06 that someone else had taken my order. the guys at the hardware store thought that the guy who got my keyrings was me... cos hey, how many idiots order 70 keyrings?
frustrated i replaced my order and waited...and waited...and waited. again after visiting the store again and again to check it they had arrived...i got the news LAST SATURDAY (10th june 06) that they stopped making the 12mm rings sometime last month and someone was supposed to call me and explain why! (at least that's what the girl at the hardware store told me)
isn't that just typical...

Tito

At the very least are they going to give your money back? That's horrible, Tito. How many times can one place screw up an order, seriously?

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Save the fireballs for your trebuchet, thus avoiding a bigger mess.


TS

Try using kevlar wicks next time, as long as the fuel isn't soaked up by them they won't burn, and if they do it'll go out without damaging much, infact, you could probably make a pretty cool fire sling from fire juggling stuff.

if you want to throw fireballs that light after they hit,  (and don't say i told you this because i don't want to get in trouble) (i haven't tried this so don't blame me if it doesn't work) take a tennis ball, cut a little hole in it and fill it half way with lighter fluid or the like and take a dozen wood matches and break the sticks in half.  stuff the heads through the hole and throw the ball at something.  the matches will rub together and go up in flame.

no matter how fun slinging fireballs would be - slinging with you skin still crispy and cracking shure ain't no fun.


you need an abandoned airplane track to try this.

or a desert.


or better still - an abandoned airplane track in the desert!



seriously - fire ammo is the most dangerous kind of sling ammo, more dangerous even than "big game hunting glans" imho, because by that you combine two very unpredictable things - slings and fire




/as a kid i liked to set things on fire, so now there's still a bit of a piromancer in me, and, besides the security tips, i have only one request.
could you please film it?   /

Tito,
It is not you I warn, but all the 'innocent' children visiting this forum.

And knowing your country, having seen the damage bushfires do, I am glad that you have a safe place to play with fire.
But most of us do not have such a place and need to realize that playing with fire and slings might be off limits.

Have fun and do not forget to have a video made.

Willeke

what ever the material of the sling is - soak it in water.

tennis balls filled with lead/stones... and sprayed with lighter fluid will fly good, and leave a nice trail in the air, but they will not explode.