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JFK with an AR-15, and General Clifton with a CIA-designed crossbow, USA, 1963 (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus 27 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously, CIA, we gave you a blank fucking check during the Cold War, financially and morally, and THAT'S the best crossbow you could come up with? Fucking useless.

[–] Warl0k3 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

One of their previous attempts was this fucking thing, so at least the one clifton is holding won't cause the enemies of democracy to pee themselves laughing...

[–] PugJesus 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

CIA: "What's democracy?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Oh those things we flipped a few times down in Latin America.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

NGL, I want to go out back and shoot stuff with that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

When the energy in the string is released on firing, wouldn't the string be prone to jumping out of those hooks (that look a lot like wrench heads lol)?

[–] Shapillon 3 points 4 weeks ago

Does this still count as a crossbow if it isn't the arms that are storing the energy?