NASA to Test Giant Slingshot, Earth Volunteers Jeff Bezos to Be First Man Slung Into Space

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that every kid in possession of a stick, must be in want of a makeshift slingshot to haphazardly launch pebbles at the faces of friends and family. However, most people never build themselves a giant slingshot to fling objects into space at six and a half times the speed of sound. (Mostly because mom would be so mad.)

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