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Gunsonwheels
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Slingfest - Hang Time - Measuring?
Jun 17
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, 2007 at 2:54am
Larry Bray mentioned a "hang time" contest in an old post... curious as to how we would measure if anything more sophisticated than a few bystanders (judges?) with stop watches...???
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How about a contest to see how many rocks you can get in the air before the first one hits the ground?
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One one thousand, two one thousand, three..........
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lol I'll bring my own ammo - you can get balls in toy shops that when thrown in the air split open and reveal a parachute inside.
I can't lose ;-)
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Great, we could do a replay of the D-Day parachute drop.
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, 2007 at 7:01am
actually those parachute balls could also be used for simulated game bird slinging - or trying out bola sling missiles - someone makes them.
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double stone? I can some times cheat and do it. with a high lopping under hand followed by a quick overhand.
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I'll sling a helium ballon.
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very sticky light ball and get it stuck on a passing wandering albatross - it'll be up there for months :-)
what you didn't know that the wandering albatross was a frequent visitor to wyoming in september ?
you do now :-)
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Is that an African or European Albatross?????
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you're thinking swallows :-)
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but pretty much two people with stopwatches and take the average of the two times. ought to do it.
Can't see much point getting any more complicated. hit the button when you hear the sling snap and stop it when you think the missile lands (depends how far away it lands :-)
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Or disappear from sight as the case may be.
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