Say you have a team of French engineers, a lake in the summer, a wizened old machinist, and some gigantic bungee cords. What would you build? The answer is clear, a human-launching crossbow. (Video, ...

Here’s some fun you can have at home with little to no effort: make a mini crossbow from a bottle cap, two popsicle sticks and a rubber band. You can fire off flaming arrows, toothpicks, skewers, ...

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Kids all over the world have been going crazy for the new "must have" toy—the fidget spinner. But apparently kids in China have moved on to a new toy they find a bit more interesting, even if it is ...

Jeff Bordwell, owner of Legends of Fall Outfitters in Tully, holds up one of the crossbows on sale at his store. Tully, N.Y. -- The state's new crossbow season opens Saturday (Nov. 1) and extends ...

Top-of-the-line (“flagship”) compound bows from most makers hover around the $1,000 mark. And you can spend more cash tricking the bow out with accessories and buying arrows. Most companies make a ...