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- bodhibay, on 11/10/2008, -1/+57my dad helped me build one. He was a better parent than you.
- KingKeys, on 11/11/2008, -0/+36Who's to say you still can't achieve this greatness now that you're a girl?
- teh_techie, on 11/11/2008, -1/+21BRB
- etx313, on 11/11/2008, -0/+20Just unplug the internets if you're really worried about it.
- drunkmuppet, on 11/11/2008, -2/+20In other news, "Redneck loses right testicle in potato gun accident"
- AmyVernon, on 11/11/2008, -2/+20Well, I'm the mommy. My husband just might build one with the boys.
- inactive, on 11/11/2008, -0/+13BOOM, CURLY FRIES!
- carterx, on 11/11/2008, -0/+12I wana go make a potato gun now
- BrettFromTibet, on 11/11/2008, -1/+12I wish I'd have known how do do this when I was a boy
- AlaskaLoneWolf, on 11/10/2008, -5/+16Too late dude. At this point, every middle-school in the universe has this technology, plus I saw a submission that Home Depot has already run out of PVC, glue, and Walmart has sold out of Aquanet. Time to find that old hardhat, and plexiglass off all the windows. Make sure to put the car in the garage too. There's gonna' be a lot of potatoes growing, pretty much everywhere, come springtime.
- Expl0siv0, on 11/11/2008, -0/+10Nothing better than launching a potato over our 4 acre field.
- inactive, on 11/11/2008, -0/+9Systm did a much more in depth tutorial in two parts... well worth checking out if you're into this kind of thing.
One: http://revision3.com/systm/tennis/
Two: http://revision3.com/systm/spud/ - Gizzmo0815, on 11/11/2008, -0/+8It works better if you take two bolts and some rubber washers and screw them into opposite sides of the chamber. Then take that grill igniter he's got and take the metal covering off of the long part. It'll expose two wires that you can wire to both of the bolts and then glue or tape the trigger part of the igniter onto the side of the chamber. Set the screws the right distance apart inside the chamber and pull the trigger. Instant spark.
Also...It works best if you put the potato into the end of the barrel...then spray the hairspray in...then push the potato down. If you've got a good seal with the potato it compresses the gas and air inside the chamber.
Have fun! - etx313, on 11/11/2008, -1/+8This is the lame way. Pneumatic launchers are way better. We used to use mine to shoot glow sticks, sausage, fluorescent light bulbs, and pretty much anything that would fit. It was finally destroyed by an angry room mate after I filled it full with flour and shot it at him in the house.
- Doublestink, on 11/11/2008, -0/+6They are only illegal in certain places.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud_Gun_Legality - jocnnor, on 11/11/2008, -0/+5After reading that...I think today is going to be a much brighter day :D
- hauntedchippy, on 11/11/2008, -0/+5Every teenager should enjoy building their own spud cannon.
- KlogereEndGrim, on 11/11/2008, -0/+4be adviced though, that in some countries this little baby requires a weapons permit to own/use.
- xxTazxx, on 11/11/2008, -0/+4Lies! The mommy and dad are the same people! Women don't come onto Digg, let alone mothers!
- BoSuu, on 11/11/2008, -0/+4Did a lot of ***** with potato launchers that I shouldn't have done as a youngin.
- jon31rm, on 11/11/2008, -1/+5"Last year, I came to work with my spud gun in a duffle bag. I sat at my desk all day with a riffle that shoots potatoes at 60 pounds per square inch. Could you imagine if I were deranged?" - Dwight K. Schrute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuStM8M1b1Q - orvl, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3I live in a crazy fishing town where the fisherman are known for having spud cannon wars from boat to boat while out dragging.
- specialbuddy1, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3That's a ghetto spud gun. 10 years ago when I had one it looked better then this. Duct tape and a lighter...please. It needs a push button lighter used on a grill.
- inactive, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3http://www.spudtech.com/
- apena89, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3They are? I bought all of the parts all at once. And the spray paint. Home Depot must not care at all.
- theplop, on 11/11/2008, -1/+4What a pussy gun...
I'm from Idaho, we have potato guns.
The idea of his gun is ok, but is lacking in a couple areas.
1. a hole in the side? wtf? say goodbye to all your thrust. Mount a sparker in it so that nothing escapes when you ignite it.
2. Hairspray? really? Use something a little more manly, like starting fluid (Ether). That will give it some kick, and a nice fireball out the barrel when you shoot it.
3. Tape your pipe, you don't want to to shatter if it happens to rupture do you?
I can put a hole clean through safety glass with mine. - manlyandy, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3warning, someone at my high school brought one of these things in one day and the bomb squad had to come in to take it out of his locker and we got locked down for 2 hours.
- WOMPA, on 11/11/2008, -0/+3They are not necessarily illegal. I don't think you want to be running around town with one but, depending on where you live, you just have to exercise common sense. I can tell you they are perfectly legal in NH. Before I built my first one, I contacted my local PD to make sure I wasn't going to get in trouble.
- AltF3, on 11/12/2008, -0/+2I have a potato cannon in my garage that I made in middleschool, still bust it out from time to time to wake up the neighborhood.
The key to a good potato cannon is threaded barrels so you can change the size of the ammo you want to shoot. - Ramzy, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2You can ***** someone up pretty badly with a big enough potato launcher.
God forbid you load the thing with something harder than a potato. - mantis108, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2My friends and I have made about 10 different versions of potato launchers over the years we play with at an annual weeklong party, with the ultimate version being one that a guy made out of stainless steel tubing and which uses acetylene for propellent. It's more like a potato bazooka.
Don't forget to but bulk packs of glowsticks and pour some glow stick juice down the tube at night for extra potato launching fun. - sofaKing812, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2I recommend filling the tube with pennies (or other such objects) and shooting it a sheet of plywood.
- brandonmeek, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2This brings back memories. In high school, we had one that took four guys to hold because of the kick. We shot potatoes over 200 yards with enough velocity to still splat when they hit a wall. The only difference was that ours had a push button ignition. :)
Good times. - limedcoconut, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2Man there is one of these sitting next to my front door..seriously.
- dupeduperson, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2good gun. Those (hairspray kind) are very easy to build. However, they are not as powerful or as reliable as a pneumatic gun (that uses compressed air).
- SteaminTmann, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2Yea, I used to build them all the time. I learned however that propane is the way to go. The only residue is water. If you continue to use hairspray the gun gets all gummed up, more dangerous and eventually ruined. Propane FTW. The key is the right fuel/air mixture. Too Much propane won't ignite.
Oh and no, its not more dangerous than hairspray. The PSI created (supposedly) is about the same. Especially when comparing the distance on hairspray vs propane. - FastZ, on 11/11/2008, -1/+3Potato guns are badass. They are illegal so buy the parts to make them separately or have a friend get half of the supplies and you get the other half. Don't want anyone to become suspicious.
- zenithmbr, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2i was just going to post this exact comment, kudos. if you want a stronger spark than a lighter would give, you can buy a grill ignition (not a lighter) with the big red button like on the front of your grill. connect the wires to your bolts, as you've pointed out, and just press the big red button and BOOM. much safer than having a hole to stick a lighter into.
- FoxtrotUSAF, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2I want to see a "How NOT to make a potato launcher" video.
- dave122, on 11/11/2008, -0/+2yeah pneumatics are fun, but unless you have it hooked up to constant air they are kind of a pain.
- identitymatrix, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1When I was in middle school I made a hovercraft.
- OsiVert, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1The one he built is more dangerous than others out there. If you're going to build one, don't use the white pvc pipe since it is weaker. I built one when I was younger with the thicker black pvc pipe. Also, use an electric igniter for a bbq instead of a hole and bbq lighter, since anything loose inside can fly out of that small hole. I live in California, and learned that they were illegal when the cops came. They were more impressed though, and just told us not to use it in the city.
- ohcoaster, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1no bbq igniter for a trigger? noob
- Locnar, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1When I made mine I used a Coleman flint lantern lighter.. just spin the wheel and you get the spark.
I always wanted to make one into a bazooka type device using a gas grill igniter for the trigger. But then I grew up and had a kid :( bummer ! - wonkavsn, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1I love stuff that explodes
- lemercier, on 11/12/2008, -0/+1i had an amazing potato launcher in highschool. aw, memories.
- N00F, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1Yes, prepare for the uprising. Idaho falls first.
- winmywii, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1Hairspray does leave a mess after awhile.
- xenodata, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1So you're saying they have just such a permit for potato gun usage? Hate to burst your bubble but I find that hard to believe
- trigon77, on 11/11/2008, -0/+1mildly paranoid are we?
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