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The Glenview House BBS 312-724-0807 Presents
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How to make and fire your very own Polish Cannon
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Created and typed by: Bullwinkle Moose
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Part 1: The Polish Cannon Concept
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The polish cannon was invented for all of you who would love to have a gun-
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type
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weopon or just something fun that shoots things. With about $1.50 worth of
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lighter fluid and materials around the home, you can make your very own
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cannon.
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Part 2: Building the Cannon
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Materials:
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1: 2 or 3 empty Cambells Chunky Soup cans with BOTH ends cut out (or a can of
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the same exact size)
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2: An empty coke can (or similar aluminum can)
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3: Duct Tape
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4: Tennis Balls
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5: a Can Opener (like the ones used to open Hawaiian Punch or Hi-C cans)
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Ok. Take your empty soup cans and make sure both ends are cut out of all of
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them. 3 cans is best but 2 will do. To make sure you have the right size
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cans, put a tennis ball in one and make sure it fits snugly but not too
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tight. Place the cans end to end and tape them together making sure the
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ends of the cans are exactly aligned. After taping, slide the tennis ball
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through to make sure there are no spots where it gets caught.
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Now take the empty coke can in your hand. Do not cut the top out of this.
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Instead, take the can opener and make 3 holes. There should now be the
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drinking hole and the 3 additional holes you made. Fit the front end of the
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can into one end of the soup can tube. The top of the can should fit inside.
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Now tape this on. Make a hole in the side of the coke can. Make the hole
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about half the size of a penny (not too small though).
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You have now made your cannon.
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Part 3: Firing the cannon
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Set the cannon up with the open soup-can end pointed out in to a field or at
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the target. Then put a tennis ball in the end and push it all the way down.
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It should stop at the coke can top. Now take your lighter fluid and sqirt
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about 1/8 inch of liquid in to the coke can through the hole you made.
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Place your thumb over the hole and shake the fluid. This will make a
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flammable gas. After a good shaking, quickly move your thumb away and light
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the hole with a lighter or match. Whoosh! The ball should launch.
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Part 4: Problems and warnings
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About 30% of my cannon shots fail. Here are some reasons:
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1: not enough shaking
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2: too little OR too MUCH lighter fluid
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3: hole in side of can is too big
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4: tennis ball is too tight
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5: gas never lit because of a small hole
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Warnings:
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1: do not hold the cannon when firing (duh....) it has a lot of kick
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2: be careful when lighting. On most failed attempts, instead of the rush
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of heat and flames shooting the ball, it shoots out the firing hole.
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3: Make sure the cannon is supported well in the back when firing.
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Disclaimer: It's not my fault you dweeb!
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