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The reverse bungee (also known as catapult bungee, slingshot, or ejection seat) is a modern type of fairground ride. Video of SlingShot at Cedar Point The ride consists of two telescopic gantry towers mounted on a platform, feeding two elastic ropes down to a two-person passenger car constructed from an open sphere of tubular steel.
The front-engine dragster was an evolution from earlier front-engine hot rods and initially was a car from which all non-essential parts, including the body, had been removed to reduce weight, making the earliest dragsters essentially a production car chassis with a "souped-up" engine. These early dragsters were nicknamed "rails", due to the ...
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 ...
A man accused of shooting at passing vehicles, damaging at least a dozen, with a slingshot has been arrested, Oregon cops say. The 28-year-old Forest Grove man was arrested the evening of Friday ...
Amusement parks are usually filled with fun times, waterslides, rollercoasters, and lots of sweets. But, every once in a while, we hear about a horrifying case of an amusement park ride gone wrong.
The Polaris Slingshot has suffered from slow sales the past couple years, likely in part because its novelty has worn off. To combat time's toll, Polaris will begin 2020 by debuting a new Slingshot.
Polaris Slingshot on Live Oak Road, Orange County, CA. Beginning with the 2020 model year, the Slingshot is powered by a 2.0 L inline four-cylinder gasoline-powered Polaris ProStar Engine rated at 203 hp (151 kW; 206 PS) at 8250 rpm and 144 pound force-feet (195 N⋅m) of torque at 6500 rpm.
The man is suspected of breaking windows and car windshields and of narrowly missing people with ball bearings shot from a slingshot, the s 81-year-old arrested after police say he terrorized a ...