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of three weights are usually designed with two shorter cords with heavier weights, and one longer cord with a light weight. The heavier weights fly at the front parallel to each other, hit either side of the legs, and the lighter weight goes around, wrapping up the legs.
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The fictional comic book character "Batman", along with his allies known as the "Bat-Family", are often seen using bolas to capture criminals in "Gotham City".
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made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to capture animals by entangling their legs. Bolas were most famously used by the
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by one of the weights or by the nexus of the cords. The thrower gives the balls momentum by swinging them and then releases the
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film franchise, bolas are semi-frequently used as a dragon hunting weapon, to bind the wings and prevent flight.
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have used bolas to hunt birds, fouling the birds in air with the lines of the bola.
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used them in battle. Mapuche warriors used bolas in their confrontations with the
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or lariat, a looped rope used for similar purposes, especially in North America
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have two or three balls, but there are versions of up to eight or nine. Some
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A group of gauchos hunting rheas with bolas in La Pampa, Argentina, 1905.
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balls or small leather sacks full of stones at the ends of the cords.
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or game. Depending on the exact design, the thrower grasps the
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Astrorope, a prototype of Crew Self Rescue (CSR) device for
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have balls of equal weight; others vary the knot and cord.
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33 of season 1: "The Deadly Bolas", features this weapon.
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can be named depending on the number of weights used:
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Type of weighted throwing weapon used in South America
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