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Episode 35: Border Slingshot Is it feasible to fly over the frontier? In this episode, Adam and Jamie take on the myth that illegal immigrants are firing themselves 200 yards across the border and into the United States with a slingshot so accurate, it can land the human projectiles safely on a carefully placed mattress. Border patrols are reportedly baffled — can the MythBusters' handbuilt human-sized slingshot solve the puzzle? premiere: July 27, 2005

/begin my translation China: Slingshot Patriots, A New Fad Chinese Internet bulletin boards are abuzz with the news that 'Slingshot Gangs' have turned up in some Chinese cities, who exclusively attacks Japanese cars. According to this story, 'Slingshot Gangs' operate mainly at night, shooting steel pellets to smash windows of Japanese cars. They even leave a message saying, 'the price for buying a Japanese car.'  The posts at bulletin boards list nine reasons why it became widespread, including (1) it is easy to get 'the weapon' (2) it is easy to organize a team (3) you can shoot from a distance, thus...