I’m all about unexpected choice of weapons. After watching all those Lash Larue westerns, I wonder how hard it would be to get a bullwhip past the TSA at the airport.
The Mythbusters tested this one. You can wield a knife faster than you can draw a gun so in very close quarters (like hand-to-hand combat), the knife often wins.
can he pull the lever faster than the other guy pull the trigger? or will the rock fly fast enough so the other guy can not avoid it by simply stepping aside?
I’m reminded of the scene from Kung Fu in which Caine is facing off with a gunslinger. Caine is holding a plowshare. He blocks the bullets, then clobbers the gunman with it.
I’m reminded of the scene in “The Magnificent Seven”, where the James Coburn character, Britt, wins a showdown wielding a knife against a man with a gun.
whataboytjiex2 about 6 years ago
Careful Herr Schikelgruger! You only have one shot at immortality!
Dtroutma about 6 years ago
Rock, paper, scissors.
in.amongst about 6 years ago
The tension is killing me – wonder who ends up stone cold dead?
enigmamz about 6 years ago
That’s one big huckleberry.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member about 6 years ago
“But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot…..”
Superfrog about 6 years ago
Maybe it’s a rock. Maybe it’s a tombstone.
gammaguy about 6 years ago
The guy with the gun didn’t understand what the other guy was up to. It was way over his head.
Kind&Kinder about 6 years ago
That’s o.k.; apparently Pecos Pete just came to get stoned.
sirbadger about 6 years ago
A bucket full of miscellaneous metal junk would be harder to dodge than a stone.
RobinHood about 6 years ago
It’s just a jump to the left, no step to the right. Put your hands on your hips. THEN FIRE.
dot-the-I about 6 years ago
Maybe the onlookers should not be taking the outcome for granite.
the lost wizard about 6 years ago
If he’s successful, the pillaging will commence shortly thereafter.
Watcher about 6 years ago
He without sin, cast the first stone.
dadoctah about 6 years ago
I’m all about unexpected choice of weapons. After watching all those Lash Larue westerns, I wonder how hard it would be to get a bullwhip past the TSA at the airport.
garcoa about 6 years ago
a technique improved upon on by North Korea
tudza Premium Member about 6 years ago
Stabby Cat brought a knife to a gunfight, and won. ( from The Legends of Stabby Cat )
Masterskrain about 6 years ago
Sure hope he didn’t get the catapult from ACME…
MattOlshan about 6 years ago
He should know that trebuchets are the superior seige weapon.
sandpiper about 6 years ago
That saguaro has a better chance of surviving this that the other two.
DanFlak about 6 years ago
The Mythbusters tested this one. You can wield a knife faster than you can draw a gun so in very close quarters (like hand-to-hand combat), the knife often wins.
daijoboo Premium Member about 6 years ago
Is that one of Dill’s brothers?
David Henderson about 6 years ago
Instead of one big rock he should have loaded it with several smaller rocks. A catapult shotgun.
hariseldon59 about 6 years ago
Reminds me of the scene where Indiana Jones shot the swordsman.
nosirrom about 6 years ago
I would have brought a Ballista. It’s more accurate.
well-i-never about 6 years ago
Idiomatic? I’m thinking “cliche.”
redback about 6 years ago
can he pull the lever faster than the other guy pull the trigger? or will the rock fly fast enough so the other guy can not avoid it by simply stepping aside?
Linguist about 6 years ago
Now he’s between a rock and a hard place.
bepapa about 6 years ago
That wasn’t even funny.
Dis-play name about 6 years ago
Speak softly but carry a big catapult.
bakana about 6 years ago
That Trébuchet) has a Dad Man’s Rope so the Gunfighter is still in trouble even if he Shoots First
Dis-play name about 6 years ago
The real advantage may be if the catapult guy is wearing a full suit of armor under that jacket.
William Bednar Premium Member about 6 years ago
If the guy using the catapult waits for the gunman to draw, he won’t have time to pull the rope.
Cerabooge about 6 years ago
I’m reminded of the scene from Kung Fu in which Caine is facing off with a gunslinger. Caine is holding a plowshare. He blocks the bullets, then clobbers the gunman with it.
PoodleGroomer about 6 years ago
The catapult was slow to reload, not good at close range, and did not holster well.
Al Nala about 6 years ago
SidestepBANGBANG
hariseldon59 about 6 years ago
At least he’s using a rock and not a cow.
dadlivonia about 6 years ago
They will both lose – cord pulled, shot fired, rock falls. Cue the sad music
BiathlonNut about 6 years ago
Talk about killing your opponent, burying him, and placing a stone memorial – all in one step.
MeGoNow Premium Member about 6 years ago
Gonna get medieval on him!
WCraft Premium Member about 6 years ago
Iuventus stultorum magister.
Gary Fabian about 6 years ago
That one would just go over my head.
Spock about 6 years ago
Rock, Colt, Catapult.
Godfreydaniel about 6 years ago
As David and Goliath remind us, never bring a club to a sling fight………
ChessPirate about 6 years ago
I’m reminded of the scene in “The Magnificent Seven”, where the James Coburn character, Britt, wins a showdown wielding a knife against a man with a gun.
hariseldon59 about 6 years ago
Funny, Bob Marley/Eric Clapton never mentioned using a catapult.
Lablubber about 6 years ago
This showdown is gonna rock.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 6 years ago
In real life, there are contests to build catapults that are then used for launching everything from watermelons to pianos.
Charlie Tuba about 6 years ago
Wonder who will win.
KEA about 6 years ago
This could be a lose-lose situation
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 6 years ago
Don’t bring a gun to a WMD fight.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 6 years ago
Rock, paper, scissors, catapult, Colt 0.45.
jbruins84341 about 6 years ago
I think this is what you call an anachronism.
Kind&Kinder about 6 years ago
I think this was the video for the song, “I’ve Got a Crush On You”!
keenanthelibrarian about 6 years ago
I wonder who’ll win …
wirepunchr about 6 years ago
R-P-S-TNT
joann93 about 6 years ago
Lizard…Spock….or cockroach….foot nuclear bomb
joann93 about 6 years ago
Catapult….paper…. scissors
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Ringo…
He lay face down in the desert sand
Clutching his release in his hand.
Bashed from behind, I thought he was dead
Under his heart was an ounce of stone
But a spark still burned so I used my knife
And late that night I saved the life of Ringo.
I nursed him till the danger passed
The days went by, he mended fast.
Then from dawn till setting sun
He practiced with that deadly catapult.
And hour on hour I watched in awe
No human being could match the release speed of Ringo.
One day we rode the mountain crest
And I went east and he went west.
I took to law and wore a star
While he spread terror near and far.
With granite and flame he gained such fame
All through the West they feared the name of Ringo.
I knew someday I’d face the test
Which one of us would be the best.
And sure enough the word came down
That he was holed up in the castle.
I left the posse out in the street
And I went in alone to meet Ringo.
They said my trigger was next to none
But my catapult release had just begun
When I felt a stone that stung my wrist
The catapult latch dropping from my fist
And I was looking at the boulder
Of the deadly catapult of Ringo.
They say that was the only time
That anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his release and then
He said to me "We’re even, friend”.
And so at last I understood
That there was still a spark of good in Ringo.
I blocked the path of his catapult tow
He turned and rolled into the street.
A dozen catapults threw flame and stone.
A moment later, he lay crushed.
The town began to shout and cheer
Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo.
The story spread throughout the land
That my stone had knocked Ringo’s release from his hand
And it was just the years, they say
That made me put my catapults away.
But on his grave they
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 6 years ago
But on his grave they can’t explain
The tarnished catapult latch above the name of Ringo.