Spoken perhaps by one who's never experienced the joy of having a bungee cord snap back and wrack he cold, arthritic knuckles.
Bungees are someone's idea of a prank. I expect to see some joker with a camera pop out from behind a tree to point and laugh every time I try to use one of those darned contraptions
In answer to your imputation my friend, I have indeed been whacked across the knuckles. Which teaches a salutery lession in safe handling. If you buy decent quality bungee cords and respect their limitations then they become a most useful tool.