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- The Potato Bazooka!
- From the people who brought you the tennis ball
- cannon, and the potato gun, comes the newest device
- for home safety and recreation!
-
- Well it seems to have spread across the country :-)
- I was talking to my dad in N.C. who said that all
- of the kids over 30 were playing with potato
- bazookas :-) And that it was developed in CA.
- and introduced to the East Coast. Now Rush
- Limbaugh ?sp. has talked about it! Well, I built
- one from verbal instructions and it works! It has
- a few bugs to be worked out, but all in all, it's
- very impressive. I thought I would post an acsii
- drawing of it to the net ;-)
-
- ____ <---- sharpen this end to
- | | cut the potato plug
- | |
- | |
- ~~~~~~ <---- 2" diameter ABS
- |~~~~| plastic pipe 36" long
- | |
- | |
- |____|
- [____]
- /______\ <--- 4" to 2" reducer
- [________]
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | @|@ <--- gas grill ignitor
- | |
- | | <--- 4" diameter ABS tube
- |________| 12" long
- [________]
- [////////] <---- screw thread fitting
-
- [////////]
- [____] <--- screw cap
-
- Assemble all the parts (except the screw cap) and
- glue them together using ABS glue. Fit the gas grill
- ignitor through the middle of the 12" section of tube.
- So far, what I have seen that works is to load a
- potato plug, spray a couple shots of Aquanet Hairspray
- into the other end, screw on the cap, and using a
- 30" plunger - push the potato plug down the 36" tube.
- Aim (never aim this at a person or animal!!) and fire!
- It will launch a potato plug about 1200'!!!
-
- I will not assume any responsibility for your ability
- to build this correctly, choice of fuel, ammo, or
- choice of target. You are responsible for your
- actions. Be careful and have fun :-)
- If this is illegal in your state, I am not responsible
- if you break the law.
-
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