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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

With apologies for the pedantry, the sling stone was more likely "from the size of a billiard ball to a tennis ball.” and capable of “slightly less stopping power than a .44 magnum cartridge.”

So yeah, being tall doesn't stop you from going down from the equivalent of being shot in the head..

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago

Exactly. Sling yes, pebble no

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To a giant, that's a pebble. 😌

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

most pistol bullets are pebble sized for humans

Most pistol bullets are shot from pistols, not slings.