Fire cracker thrower

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rl93
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:37 pm

I need somthing that can throw a normal small fire cracker about 15 or 20 feet. It needs to be small. Maybe like a pen tube and spring thing or somthing. I need to be able to light it after it is loaded. Any help would be nice.
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:43 pm

try a catapult. that should work
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:44 pm

Your arm will probably work the best.God gave it to ya for a reason.
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:46 pm

:lol: i think he wants to be fancy
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:51 pm

Hmmm.
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rl93
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:52 pm

I want somthing small so people dont notice me obviously throwing somthing.
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:56 pm

how about a sling shot?
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Wed May 09, 2007 7:58 pm

I dont know. Its still kinda big.
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:00 pm

well how about a mini combustion cannon?
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:04 pm

I want somthing somewhat easy to reload. And fueling,loading and firing it might be hard in a room full of people.

Somthing spring powered would be better because its quiter.
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:12 pm

you are very hard to satisfy :lol: i think a pneumatic cannon will blow out the fuse. oh. i just had a great idea. have a plunger that slides inside a 5 inch long pipe. have 2 slots in the pipe on both sides about halfe way up, have 2 small pieces of pipe sticking out of the slots with springs attached, pull it back light the fuse put it in and let the plunger go.
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:50 pm

Um, isn't it a felony to shoot explosives out of anything?
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:54 pm

I would think not. or atleast where i live because you can buy those morter firework things you shoot out of the tube thing and theyre not illigal.
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Wed May 09, 2007 8:55 pm

Yea, because they're made for that. I'm pretty sure that I heard from a reliable source that it's a felony to shoot explosives out of stuff.

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Thu May 10, 2007 2:25 am

So you want ideas for a concealable, unconspicious, homemade explosive launcher designed to be used in densely popluated areas?
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