El Diablo
I bought this:



The chances of being able to use it without being thrown in the clink are slim to fuck-all.

EDIT : I live in Glasgow. Waving one of these around is liable to have you shot (by cops or criminals, makes no odds).

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(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:12, 10 replies)

So where do you attach the dildo?

( MisterPunch did it that way on, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:14, closed)

Christ do I have to explain everything
strapped to the safety helmet of course
(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:18, closed)

Sit on the cliffs and shoot seagulls.......
If you have no cliffs or seagulls, send it to me, and I'll sit on the cliff shooting seagulls.
Fucking rats with wings.
( user_names_suck, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:26, closed)

I got one of these
and while camping with the cubs discovered a discarded archery arrow

combine the two for hours of potentially life-threatening fun :)
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:36, closed)

i had the black widow as a kid
i can heartily reccommend putting two 2p pieces in it and firing. it usually whizzes off in an abstract abnd potentially inconvenient/deadly direction, but makes an amazing 'WHEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMBRRRRRRRRRRRRR' noise, for reasons that elude me.. true though.
i also fired archery arrows through mine. it was, to put it bluntly, absolutely fucking lethal.
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:38, closed)

Me and a mate set up some 5mm plywood at the bottom of the garden with various teachers from our school drawn on it
the arrow penetrated about 8" through it, and I could get it dead centre through one of their eyes

absolutely fucking lethal :D
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:45, closed)

Heh
I got shot by one of those as a kid, luckily the hay bail took most of the force out of it but I still have the slight dent in my skull and scar on my forehead. And the blood, Ooooo the blood.
(SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:47, closed)

A ha
Another rewind to my youth, I had a friend (now a responsible member of society in charge of large flying tubes in the sky filled with human cattle) who owned this particular device. We used to use it to fire ball bearings at objects very far away...lots of damage! Looking back the most amazing thing is that no one was killed....but then he had also developed forms of exploding compounds in his bedroom and used these for humorous effect by demolishing stuff. Crazy days those early nineties I tell you.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Wed 6 Oct 2010, 14:38, closed)

It's not illegal to hunt with a catapult.
It is if you use an arrow though.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:09, closed)

also depends if you're hunting game
or members of the peasant underclass.
(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:12, closed)

I'd say
the chances of being able to use that thing without finding the propelent
lodged in the back of your hand would more of a concern.
( johnvile dsfadsfgafgf, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:14, closed)

Eh?
I've got a custom catty and the U is only 2" wide, never had a problem with it.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:15, closed)

In all honesty
that had given me cause for concern, but with steel ball bearings and a steady hand, you'd have to be fairly cack-handed to hit yourself. The few times I have had a chance to use it, I've been able to hit the target dead on, so not as hard as it looks - given that I was pissed.
(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:17, closed)

I had one of those and a Black Widow
and I used to make and shoot arrows with them

and I put a home-made arrow through my hand

and I spent a week in hospital.

Still have the scar. My only one. Catapults are anything but a waste of money though :)
(Ed Quarters has moved house!, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:17, closed)

That brings back memories
Everyone wanted a Diablo, but most people had a Black Widow.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 15:45, closed)

Never play with catapults
Unless properly trained...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsOkUr-R5eo
(superfly78, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 16:18, closed)

Was there a change to the law recently?
I seem to recall that there was no legislation regarding catapults at all. What does the law say now?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 19:38, closed)

The law now states that yes, go on then, use a catapult but...
... you must under no circumstances attach high powered lasers to it, ok?
(Chopsey, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 19:57, closed)

That's my plan foiled...
I was going to buy one and attach one of these: www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Spyder_III_Pro_Arctic_Series-96-37.html
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 20:12, closed)

Considering it is still legal to buy an air rifle...
(though admittedly not to use it in public) I can't see a problem with shooting a catapult on private land.

On the other hand, using chavs as a target probably shifts it to 'offensive weapon' however much you may be doing a good deed.
(442, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 21:13, closed)

Yeeeeesss
i've found that as it punches a very neat penny-sized hole through both sides of a beer tin, it's best not to aim at people or animals.
(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 21:17, closed)

But air weapons have specific legislation.
Similar seems to apply to crossbows and just plain bows. I've probably not read carefully enough, but I don't recall any legislation referring to catapults.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 21:44, closed)