What material was used to make slingshots in ancient times when there was no rubber?

? In ancient times, there was no material that was as flexible as rubber. Then how did they make slingshots? This is a good cultural and technological question.

? Speaking of the slingshot, let people have to mention its construction. China's ancient times there is no shortage of wooden pitchforks, the lack of rubber strips. The earliest rubber is rubber tree, rubber grass and other plants latex, processed into something with elasticity. Rubber trees first grew in South America, and then after transplantation, there were rubber trees around Southeast Asia. There were no rubber trees in ancient China, so naturally there was no rubber. In ancient times the slingshot is actually different from today's slingshot ancient? The ancient slingshot is different from today's slingshot. The ancient slingshot is actually a bow and arrow. The ancient slingshot is different from today's slingshot. The difference is that the slingshot shoots a bow and arrow. The difference is that a slingshot fires a projectile. A bow and arrow shoots arrows. arrows? ? Slingshot? appeared very early, according to historical records, when the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there was the appearance of the slingshot.

? Slingshot from the three emperors of the world also? The slingshot? meaning:? The bowstring has a small hole in the middle of the bowstring. is a small capsule in the center of the bowstring to hold a projectile. Bowstrings were first made of flexible vine plants and later replaced with cowhide whip sheaths or steel wire. ? Bow? then bamboo was cut for bows. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties there were iron bows. Peking Opera "Iron bow edge" is said to be the iron bow.

? In the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, it is recorded that ? Break the bamboo, renew the bamboo, fly the earth, expel the Shinji? In eight simple words, it describes the process of slingshot from drawing the bow to killing the prey.

? In ancient times, most of the body stem of the slingshot is made of bamboo during the growing period, when it is tough, corrosion-resistant, smooth texture and bright color. The string part has two kinds, the first kind of string is a kind of more tough grass, this kind of grass can be various kinds of grass, as long as there is toughness on the line. But most of these slingshots are not durable. The second kind is to use cattle tendons, in the killing of cattle, cut the meat into large pieces, the tendons inside the extraction, with a number of tendons together, rotating, drying, can be made into a better bow. And the part of the capsule of the slingshot, is processed from the animal's leather, will leave a small opening to put the marbles.