Cannon video

Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.
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Sat May 19, 2007 5:56 pm

Finally got a video of my cannon up on youtube. And before you say anything, yes it's a simple spray&pray, and no I haven't painted it yet. Poor college boy, nothing else to say there.

After much debate, I have decided to dub this cannon, "Sweet action" for no reason other than because I can.

EDIT: OK didn't work right, gonna try again in a sec.

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Sat May 19, 2007 5:59 pm

press youtube, then put in the url, then send the message, you dont need to press youtube twice, just press it oce, but make sure it is at the end of the massage, dont type anythng after the url or it wont work.
"physics, gravity, and law enforcement are the only things that prevent me from operating at my full potential" - not sure, but i like the quote

you know you are not an engineer if you have to remind yourself "left loosy righty tighty"
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Sat May 19, 2007 6:02 pm

Haha! It worketh now. Yea the quality's terrible, took it with my phone camera. And don't ask me what I'm saying at the end of the video, I haven't got a clue. I was gonna cut that part out but my editing software decided to die on me.
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Sat May 19, 2007 6:11 pm

in the last 5 seconds it sounds like you said "it took me five hours to build this and..." then the video cut out. cool cannon, it funny how the cheapest ones are the funnest ones.
"physics, gravity, and law enforcement are the only things that prevent me from operating at my full potential" - not sure, but i like the quote

you know you are not an engineer if you have to remind yourself "left loosy righty tighty"
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Sat May 19, 2007 6:13 pm

Well I didn't say that, I know that much. I just can't figure out what I did say. Second video should be up on youtube here pretty quick, I'll get it up quick as I can.

OK here's the second. You can't really see anything but I'll put it up anyway.

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Sun May 20, 2007 2:35 am

Its basic and simple, yet still kinda funny. a he very least you have videos of it; it's always good to see a cannon in action.
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Sun May 20, 2007 7:12 am

I kinda like how you see the potato for like one frame. I was hoping i could get a third video. There were these really obnoxious drunk people on a boat nearby, I ouldn't see them for all the trees though. I kept hoping they'd come around so I could scare them.
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