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  2. Slingshot - Wikipedia

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    Simple slingshot. A slingshot or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame, with two tubes or strips made from either a natural rubber or synthetic elastic material. These are attached to the upper two ends. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pouch that holds the projectile. One ...

  3. Yo-Yo Rodriguez - Wikipedia

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    Yo-Yo Rodriguez (also known as Slingshot) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, the character first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 (July 2008). [1] She has a form of super speed which, when used, returns her to the place she started.

  4. Sling (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    It is also known as the shepherd's sling or slingshot (in British English, although elsewhere it means something else). [1] Someone who specializes in using slings is called a slinger. Masked Palestinian boys use slings in Ni'lin. A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two retention cords, where a projectile is placed. There is a ...

  5. Gravity assist - Wikipedia

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    A gravity assist, gravity assist maneuver, swing-by, or generally a gravitational slingshot in orbital mechanics, is a type of spaceflight flyby which makes use of the relative movement (e.g. orbit around the Sun) and gravity of a planet or other astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically to save propellant and reduce expense.

  6. List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Pioneer 10 – launched in 1972, flew past Jupiter in 1973 and is heading in the direction of Aldebaran (65 light years away) in the constellation of Taurus.Contact was lost in January 2003, and it is estimated to have passed 134 astronomical units (AU; one AU is roughly the average distance between Earth and the Sun: 150 million kilometers (93 million miles)).

  7. Vurtego - Wikipedia

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    The Vurtego Slingshot launches on May 4, 2023, on indiegogo. World Records Vurtego pogo sticks currently hold 8 world records. ... Fastest Mile On A Pogo Stick. 7:40 ...

  8. SlingShot (Six Flags) - Wikipedia

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    SlingShot is a reverse bungee ride manufactured by Funtime and featured at several Six Flags amusement parks, including Cedar Point, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland. The first installation opened at Kings Island in 2002, but the park retired the ride in 2022.

  9. Front engine dragster - Wikipedia

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    The slingshot's numerous drawbacks led to several attempts at developing rear-engined dragsters, initially none successful. It was when Don Garlits introduced his rear-engined Swamp Rat XIV dragster in 1971 that the front-engine slingshot was finally supplanted (technically, Garlits' dragster was mid-engine; a true rear-engine layout would have ...