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MISC ANARCHY!
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PART 2 - Tennis ball cannons
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------ Information from the Usenet. The Usenet is a worldwide network of
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15,000 machines and over 500,000 people- And growing!
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Addendum by The Editor: If you aren't in the Chicago area,
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check a local BBS list. If you see a BBS which runs under UNIX,
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odds are it carries usenet. The appropriate place to look is
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rec.pyrotechnics.
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At this time (twelve years ago) most soft drink cans were rolled tin rather
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than the molded aluminum. We would cut the tops and bottoms off of a bunch
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of them and tape them together with duct tape, forming a tube of two feet or
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more.
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At the end we would tape a can with the bottom intact, more holes
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punched (with a can opener) around the top, and a small hole in the side at
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the base. We then fastened this contraption to a tripod so we could aim it
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reliably. Any object that came somewhat close to filling the tube was then
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placed therein.
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In the shop, we used the clock as a target and an empty plastic
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solder spool as ammunition, with tape over the ends of the center hole and
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sometimes filled with washers for weight. When taken to parties or picnics,
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we would use whatever was handy. Hot dog rolls or napkins filled with potato
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chips provided spectacular entertainment.
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Once loaded, a small amount of lighter fluid was poured into the hole
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in the side of the end can and allowed to vaporize for a few moments. The
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"fire control technician" would announce "Fire in the Hole" and ignite it.
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BOOM! Whoosh! The clock never worked after that!
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Our version of the potato chip cannon, originally designed around the
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Pringles potato chip can, was built similarly. Ours used coke cans, six with
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the top and bottom removed, and the seventh had Bottle opener holes all
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around one end, the top of this can was covered with a grid or piece of wire
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screening to keep the tennis ball from falling all the way to the bottom.
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This was spiral wrapped with at least two rolls of duct tape.
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A wooden shoulder rest and forward hand grip was taped to the tube. For
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ignition we used lantern batteries to a model-t coil, actuated by a push
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button on the hand grip. A fresh wilson tennis ball was stuffed all the way
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back to the grid, and a drop or two of lighter fluid was dropped in one of
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two holes in the end. The ignition wire was poked through the other hole.
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We would then lie in ambush, waiting for somthing to move. When fired
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with the proper air/fuel mixture, a satisfying thoomp! At maximum range the
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ball would travel about 100 yards with a 45 degree launch angle. Closer up
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the ball would leave a welt on an warring opponent. When launched at a
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moving car the thud as it hit the door would generally rattle anyone inside.
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Luckily we never completed the one that shot golf balls.
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PART 4
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More Fun Stuff for Terrorists
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Carbide Bomb
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This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Exercise extreme caution.... Obtain some calcium
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carbide. This is the stuff that is used in carbide lamps and can be found at
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nearly any hardware store.
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Take a few pieces of this stuff (it looks like gravel) and put it in a
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glass jar with some water. Put a lid on tightly. The carbide will react with
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the water to produce acetylene carbonate which is similar to the gas used in
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cutting torches.
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Eventually the glass with explode from internal pressure. If you leave a
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burning rag nearby, you will get a nice fireball!
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Auto Exhaust Flame Thrower
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For this one, all you need is a car, a sparkplug, ignition wire and a switch.
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Install the spark plug into the last four or five inches of the tailpipeby
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drilling a hole that the plug can screw into easily. Attach the wire (this is
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regular insulated wire) to one side of the switch and to the spark plug. The
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other side of the switch is attached to the positive terminal on the battery.
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With the car running, simply hit the switch and watch the flames fly!!! Again be
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careful that no one is behind you! I have seen some of these flames go 20
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feet!!!
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PART 5- This is all various files I gleaned from BBS's. (Added 8-23-90)
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Balloons are fun to play with in chem lab, fill them with the gas
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that you get out of the taps on the lab desks, then tie up the balloon
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tight, and drop it out the window to the burnouts below, you know, the ones
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that are always smoking, they love to pop balloons with lit cigarette.... get
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the picture? Good...
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-= Exodus =-
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