Slingshot story shared for giggles.

When I was a kid, I bought a cheap slingshot. Wire frame, lightweight rubber bands, small metal shot, etc.

I played with it for a while in the backyard, using a stout wooden fence as a backstop. Got pretty accurate over those short distances and could punch a hole into an aluminum can.

But I really wanted to see how far it could shoot. So I went out front, to the one block cross street that ended at a schoolyard. I figured it *might* go as far as the school, but both the visible buildings didn't have windows on the wall facing me, so I figured no problem.

Pulled back, aiming up about 45 degrees, and let fly. That shot was still rising when I lost track of it. I'm sure it cleared the school completely, and maybe even the freeway behind it, with LOTS of houses on the other side. And lots of windows. Not to mention the cars if it didn't clear the freeway.

I spent the rest of the day playing in my room.