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Re: 25m slinging challenge
Reply #90 - Mar 23rd, 2018 at 3:45pm
 
Tomas, Jaegoor is too modest to say it so I will. He is the best. At least until I start practicing again. Lol...jk my friend. You're my slinging  hero. Wink
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Reply #91 - Jul 14th, 2021 at 8:15pm
 
Sad discovery, 20m instead of 25.
~0.5s to go 20m = 40m/s
Approximating the stone weight to be ~250g, that equates to ~200J KE.
Still impressive, but not superhuman like before...  Wink
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Reply #92 - Jul 14th, 2021 at 8:16pm
 
For positioning:
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Reply #93 - Jul 14th, 2021 at 8:37pm
 
No harm, no foul. Sure makes me feel better though lol.
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Reply #94 - Jul 14th, 2021 at 9:28pm
 
Thanks for bumping this Albion!  I haven't seen this thread before.  Whether the distance was 20 or 25m, that was very impressive.

And strangely this provided another piece of information I wanted to find out for something I'll have coming in the future.  Smiley
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Reply #95 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 11:10am
 
Impressed at the new rigor being bought to these measurements.

When a figure is calculated on a TV show there is definitely an element of trust that they did it right (and they of course are incentivised to err on the side of bigger numbers for better TV).
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Reply #96 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 11:32am
 
you've met luis, pete, if he's involved, it's being done right Thumbs Up
Hmm, would i trust google earth or luis ?
I sure as hell would not be the one to tell him he was wrong lol
In this instance, I'd probably be inclined to go with luis.

The google earth measurer is not exactly a precise tool - well not the free one we all have access to anyway.

And jaegoor - modest ? whistle

That gave me a laugh Smiley
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Reply #97 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 11:51am
 
Google location deviation.  This system is not always accurate.  I prefer to trust luis.  He is an absolutely confident marksman.
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Reply #98 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 12:37pm
 
I would love to believe the distance attested in the video, but this evidence combined with IronGoober's investigation is enough to make me question things. I also think 200J with a short sling is a lot more realistic than 350J...
Don't get me wrong, I don't think anyone is lying, just that a mistake could possibly have been made.
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Reply #99 - Jul 16th, 2021 at 1:06pm
 
I know luis quite well.
He is probably the hardest throwing target slinger in the world.
He's also 6 foot 4 of hard muscled world class fitness instructor.

He doesn't dial back for target slinging like, well pretty much everybody else.

So if there's any number i would not question it would be the energy imparted by a stone he'd slung. 

I've been hit in the back of the head by a small sea sponge the bastard slung at me from 20 metres - that thing hurt !
I had mini-luis and big luis both targeting me - when there was a much bigger target in the form of gandalf the goth off to one side.

I've also nearly been killed by a lead glande slung at me by larry bray (if he'd got another 3 metres out of the throw, I doubt I'd be here to tell the tale).

I've also been within 10 metres of sling badger when he was slinging (probably the most dangerous sling thing I've done lol).
Even standing directly behind slingbadger is no guarentee you'll be safe.

I'm starting to feel there's a definite pattern here whistle
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