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Slingers (Socialist Party)
Slinger or slingers may refer to: * Slinger, a soldier who specializes in using a sling (weapon), sling * Slinger (dish), a specialty dish served in American, mid-western diners. * Slingers (Marvel Comics), a fictional group of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe * Slinger, Wisconsin, a village in Wisconsin, United States ** Slinger High School * HMS Slinger (1917), HMS ''Slinger'' (1917), an aircraft catapult vessel purchased 1917 and sold 1919 * HMS Slinger (D26), HMS ''Slinger'' (D26), built as USS ''Chatham'', on Lend-Lease from 1942 to 1946 * Singapore Slingers, a club in the Australian National Basketball League People with the surname * Joey Slinger, Canadian journalist and humourist * Jonathan Slinger, British actor * Michael Slinger, academic * Mimi Slinger, British actress * Penny Slinger, American artist * Richard Slinger, professional wrestler See also * Slinger Super Speedway, an automobile race track in Slinger, Wisconsin * Sling (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sling (weapon)
A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead " sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling or slingshot (in British English). Someone who specializes in using slings is called a slinger. A sling has a small cradle or ''pouch'' in the middle of two retention cords. A projectile is placed in the pouch. There is a loop on the end of one side of the retention cords. Depending on the design of the sling, either the middle finger or the wrist is placed through a loop on the end of one cord, and a tab at the end of the other cord is placed between the thumb and forefinger. The sling is swung in an arc, and the tab released at a precise moment. This action releases the projectile to fly to the target. The sling is much more than merely an extension of a human arm. By its double-pendulum kinetics, the sling enables stones (or spears) to be thrown much further than they could be by hand alone. The sling is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
