Do not DIY: Weaponize ornaments with a festive, yet deadly, slingshot
Are you looking to repurpose your unused glass ornaments? Craft a festive wreath using tinsel, ribbons, and other shinny baubles. Fill unused vases with tree ornaments for decorative centerpieces. Or, if you are like Joerg Sprave, you could weaponize your ornaments using a homemade slingshot. Please, please, please, do not try this at home.
According to Avery Thompson for Popular Mechanics: "There's nothing like shooting ornaments out of a slingshot for the holidays. At least, Joerg Sprave thinks so. To get in the spirit of the season, he decided to weaponize tree ornaments by launching them out of his slingshot.
Of course, that wasn't quite enough festive cheer, so he built his own appropriately-themed holiday slingshot. Sprave carved the entire slingshot out of wood, and shaped it to resemble a number of holiday items. The main body of the slingshot looks like a candy cane, while the slingshot's arms are shaped like trees. The butt and trigger are shooting stars, while the grip is shaped like a bell."
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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