A buddy of mine, back about the same age as these kids, had a HUGE rubber band from somewhere. We would double wrap it around the posts at the end of his driveway and launch stuff into the field across the street. Or, a few times at an angle over the old widow’s house and into her backyard.
The favorite was homemade “arrows” (spears really) out of 1” x 1” boards with cardboard feathers. Glad we never killed anyone - we easily could have- stupid kids.
I think my kid weapon of choice would be a potato cannon.
Those things are gas to shoot off.
I think my kid weapon of choice would be a potato cannon.
Those things are (a) gas to shoot off.
You’re not the only one. Huge rubber bands, only using two well-placed trees as posts. Amazing how far we could sail a 5-6 pound rock, and what we could hit. No arrows, though.