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These are neat things to make, even if they are dangerous. After the sort
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of depressing file on napalm, we figured this was as good a time as any to
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tell you about this. These bazookas really pack a whallop, but won't kill
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someone. I love to play with 'em. Anyway, ahem, here we go.
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Get 5 coke cans and cut the tops and bottoms off of 4 of them with some
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tinsnips or something. Make sure to keep them round by only cutting one
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side at once, not both at the same time. Flat cans just don't work.
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Now, make a hole big enough to put a match, rocket igniter, or something that
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creates flame (those electronic firestarters are ideal. Just cut a big hole
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in the side of one can, put in the firestarter, and seal it off with lotsa
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duct tape or something.
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Put another small hole in the top of the cannon. I put a little funnel I
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made from some scrap tin in this hole, but that's not needed. All this hole
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is for is loading the propellant: lighter fluid.
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Now, wrap the whole damn thing in about 20 layers of duct tape. It should be
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airtight and not melt. After a few usings, it gets pretty hot. If you have
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enough duct tape around the thing, it won't matter if it melts a little bit.
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Now, take apart one of those $4 cap pistols to get a gun handle. If you want
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to try to hook the trigger up to a switch to ignite the lighter fluid, that's
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fine, but I find it's not worth the effort. Now, melt the plastic on the parts
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of the gun that are going to be touching the duct tape and some of the duct
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tape where you are going to put it. Push them together and slide them around,
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so you get a good bond. If possible, try to wrap some duct tape around the
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handle and top of the can for some added strength.
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Now, build a sight. I just melted and taped a 1.5 cm pvc sewer tube I got at
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a local plumber's to the side of my bazooka. Make sure the handle and sight
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are placed where the most comfort and workability can happen. Make sure you
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can stick a tennis ball in the end of the tube and squirt some lighter fluid
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into the hole in the back of the tube with ease.
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Think about cutting out some foam rubber as some padding. A round tube, no
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matter how light, can get very hard and heavy after a while. Cut the foam
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rubber to fit the curve of your shoulder. Now, cut a slit halfway between
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where the tube and your shoulder is going to go. Stick the duct tape through
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there, then wrap it around the cans. You are going to be very grateful for
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this shoulder pad.
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Now, to test it. Put the tube on the ground with a tennis ball somewhere in
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it. Squirt a little bit of lighter fluid into the hole in the back, and move
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as far away as possible and still be able to light it. Try holding the match
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with some pliers or something, because lighter fluid isn't very forgiving
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stuff. Now, light the stuff through the hole. If it worked, the tennis ball
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will go flying out the front of the tube. If not, it might blow up. Once you
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have recovered from your burns, you could try again.
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Once you have made sure it works alright and is very strong, you may use it
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freely. I wouldn't advise tennis ball wars because these high-velocity balls
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hurt.
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Here's a great thing to try: soaking the tennis ball in gasoline or kerosene
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before sticking it in the tube. You get to shoot fireballs or comets and
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light on fire whatever is on the other side of the flaming tennis ball's
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trajectory. My bitchy neighbor was gardning and I zinged one right over her
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shoulder. You never saw someone so fat run so fast! Great effect.
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