A slingshot maneuver can therefore be used to change the spaceship's trajectory and speed relative to the Sun.

A well told promise is like a pebble being pulled back in a slingshot and propels you forward through the story to the end.

Protesters also created a 'face in the hole' cardboard cutout where any supporter of the protests can get their photo taken in the role of 'slingshot bombardier'.

So you don't want to have the mastodon charging at you and be saying to yourself, A slingshot or maybe a spear might work. Which would actually be better?

Kamen has worked extensively on a project involving Stirling engine designs, attempting to create two machines one that would generate power, and the Slingshot that would serve as a water purification system.

In July 2008, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the government backed housing loan agencies) were found to be insolvent, then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson promised a bazooka, but delivered what turned out to be a slingshot.

As reviewed above, however, it differs from coordinate acceleration if one chooses (against Newton's advice) to describe the world from the perspective of an accelerated coordinate system like a motor vehicle accelerating from rest, or a stone being spun around in a slingshot.

In response to the announcement, the protesters in Skopje continued with the everyday activities of gathering at 6 pm in front of the office of the Special Public Prosecutor, marching and painting, and using a human powered slingshot to reach distant objects, such as the seat of the government.