Talk:Grappling hook

2019
I have added more details and sources for the military applications, added a couple of other sections also. There are many other applications which we can all think of i'm sure it's just hard to nail reliable sources. I added a section on video games which could probably do with some more expansion. It is definitely an important aspect of the grappling hook history as its what most of us think of when we hear it mentioned. RicardoDonovan (talk) 16:51, 15 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Please do put in the other applications. just use [cite needed]. I (and presumably others) am just curious. thanks! 2600:6C4A:437F:8179:B936:C01E:B57:E86C (talk) 22:34, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Untitled
Wow, half of this article is devoted to fictional accounts of grappling hooks. As everyone knows, a large proportion of content devoted to make-believe is what makes any encyclopedia a great resource. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.160.151.73 (talk • contribs)
 * No joke. I guess the real purpose and use isn't as sexy as the action movie stereotype. The redirect to the grapnel gun goes directly to Batman's toolbelt despite the fact that the term "grapnel" was invented by the US military for a specific type of rifle-fired grappling hook and doesn't even appear in the Batman article once. Amazing. Bullzeye (Ring for Service) 11:01, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Uh, it -isn't- a joke. The vast majority of people coming to this article want to hear about its fictional uses. There's no reason the article should be bereft of those. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.206.153 (talk) 21:51, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

"petty"
please only use quote marks to punctuate quotes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.238.180 (talk • contribs)

Anybody Tried This For Real?
Although the engineering problems are formiddable, the incentive is high. Does anybody know of any attempts to do this for real? I would have thought the good old US Government would have tried this several times. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.80.222.104 (talk) 21:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

Grappling hook in video games
I'd like to add a reference to the computer game where the first "grappling hook" was used. I think it was in Duke Nukem, released in 1991. Anyone know of any earlier game which features such a device? --Michael Drüing 17:43, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I must say A Link to the Past of the Zelda Series began with hookshots about the same time... Saying that grappling guns were popularized by Quake is plain stupid actually... Specially after recognizing the existence of Zelda's hookshots... On the other hand batman had a grappling hook well before that... Undead HerleKing 18:09, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I think there are earlier 2d examples of firing, swinging, and climbing a hook and rope, but what you or I think doesn't matter if we can't site a source. 216.75.170.81 (talk) 04:42, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

A little late to the conversation, but I believe the original 80s arcade version of Bionic Commando called Top Secret, was (one of) the first example(s) of a grappling hook in a game. Check out Wiki's page for that game for sources. - anon420 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.207.43.2 (talk) 15:18, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Reqphoto
Reqphoto removed. There is already a picture in the article. If you want something else, be more specific. --84.20.17.84 11:33, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Hookshot merge
Hookshot (device) is basically a definition and list of video games using the concept. It would be better presented in this article, which already has a fiction section and mentions the hookshot.  Pagra shtak  16:47, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation page?
I noticed that there is an unrelated comment about the wrestling hold called a "hook" at the top of this article. Shouldn't that be on a separate article about wrestling holds? What does that have to do with grappling hooks? Since there are obviously several meanings of this term, perhaps a disambiguation page would be appropriate.24.27.122.144 (talk) 06:25, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Missing Information
I noticed that nowhere on this article is any information on size or weight. There is no information on this page on where a grappling hook may be legal or illegal and the first two paragraphs are missing citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.192.209.162 (talk) 15:41, 27 January 2013 (UTC)