Jörg Sprave

Jörg Sprave
Jörg Sprave in September 2018
Personal information
Nationality German
Website http://www.slingshotchannel.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active April 8, 2008 – present
Genre Weapons construction, tutorial, analysis
Subscribers 1.7+ million
Total views 258+ million

Jörg Sprave (born April 7, 1965 in Dortmund) is a German YouTube-presenter, known for his English-language channel JoergSprave (or The Slingshot Channel).

YouTube

On his channel, Sprave produces and tests self-made, sometimes exotic slingshots. Although most of his designs include at least one rubber band, the ammunition used for the weapons varies according to the model. Some examples include saw blades, arrows, and Oreo cookies.[1][2]

As of May 2016, the channel has over one million subscribers.[3] The videos, which are nearly universally in English, are viewed mostly in the United States, the source of the majority of his subscribers.[4]

Jörg's designs have been the subject of numerous English language reports, often highlighting creativity or power, such as in the Daily Mail,[5][6][7] Popular Mechanics,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Gizmodo,[15] and UPI.[16][17][18] In spite of previous positive press, the Daily Mail turned against Sprave in April 2017 after he released a video criticizing a stab vest, now claiming that his weapons demonstrations are "sickening" and "vile". Joerg Sprave is a "Bad-Ass" as described by his community and managed to recover from all false accusations told by The Daily Mail.[19]

Private life

Sprave expressed an interest in slingshots from an early age, and sold some of his own creations to classmates in school. Sprave holds a degree in economics from the Universität Paderborn. Since 1989, Sprave has been on the board of directors of MacroSystem Digital Video AG, a manufacturer of video editing software, including the Casablanca video editor[20] For some time, Sprave worked on his channel full-time, but out of fear of financial dependence on Google, he turned to a part-time video production schedule in September 2015. On 1 January 2017, he reinstated his position as a full-time YouTube creator and as a partner for the channel's online store.[21] as of September, 30th, 2018, Jörg has given up doing YouTube professionally

Awards

Jörg Sprave receiving a Webvideopreis Deutschland award in 2014
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2014 German Webvideo Prize (Deutscher Webvideopreis) OMG Bill Gates Calls – The Slingshot Channel Answers Won [22]

Sprave's winning video for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Condom-Challenge consisted of the design of a slingshot for condoms.[2] As of April 2017, the video remains one of his most popular clips with more than 6.1 million views.

References

  1. ↑ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany. "YouTube-Star Jörg Sprave: Wenn die Klobürste einschlägt". SPIEGEL ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. 1 2 Katja Auer, "Youtube-Star Jörg Sprave: Der Klobürsten-Kanonier" (in German), sueddeutsche.de, ISSN 0174-4917, http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/youtube-star-joerg-sprave-der-klobuersten-kanonier-1.1720563. Retrieved 2016-05-21
  3. ↑ "joergsprave YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics – Socialblade.com". socialblade.com (in German). Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. ↑ Christiane Wittenbecher und Henrik Neumann. "Mr. Slingshot schießt mit Bäumen". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. ↑ Innes, Emma (April 9, 2013). "Terrifying condom slingshot hoping to win £65,000 from Bill Gates". Daily Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hopkins, Steve (July 9, 2014). "German inventor creates football slingshot that launches ball the entire length of the pitch". Daily Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "That's one way to make the cookie crumble! Man creates pump action slingshot shotgun to split Oreo cookie from the creme". Daily Mail. March 18, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Limer, Eric (January 8, 2017). "Behold the Fearsome Glory of a Full-Auto DIY Crossbow". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ Limer, Eric (January 23, 2017). "This Full-Auto Crossbow Just Keeps Getting Crazier". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. ↑ Limer, Eric (February 21, 2017). "A Wooden Sword Can Actually Do Some Serious Damage". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ Orf, Darren (October 10, 2016). "This Monster Slingshot Can Throw Bowling Balls More than 300 Feet". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ Grossman, David (May 27, 2016). "A BB Sniper Gun Modded With a Slingshot". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ Weiner, Sophie (February 3, 2017). "This Micro Machine Gun Slingshot Is Adorably Fearsome". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ Limer, Eric (April 7, 2016). "It Almost Seems Fun to Get Shot By This Full-Auto Ping Pong Gatling Gun". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ Liszewski, Andrew (October 3, 2016). "A Bowling Ball Slingshot Is Exactly As Destructive As You Hope it Would Be". Gizmodo. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  16. ↑ Hooper, Ben (August 18, 2015). "Weapons enthusiast turns disc into 'Frisbee of death'". UPI. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ Hooper, Ben (October 11, 2016). "German YouTuber's slingshot fires bowling ball more than 300 feet". UPI. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ Hooper, Ben (June 30, 2016). "German man launches lawn darts to show dangers". UPI. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  19. ↑ .Murphy, Simon (April 1, 2017). "Google blood money". Daily Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Jörg Sprave | Facebook". de-de.facebook.com (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  21. ↑ "10 Jahre YouTube: Jörg Sprave – Zwischen Sucht und Skepsis – N24.de". N24.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  22. ↑ "Webvideopreis 2014 – die Gewinner". Webvideopreis Deutschland (in German). May 24, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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