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Found a nice site for all you spud gunners and wanna be spud gunners alike!!
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Like I have gone on and on about, If ANYONE wants to try to turn the end of the barrel 90 degrees and put dirt down it, then launch it in the air for an explosion before I get around to it, let me know how it goes...
Also, excuse my ignorance, but aside from launching potatos to see how far they go, what else do you use potato guns for? Do people shoot them at each other?
Also, excuse my ignorance, but aside from launching potatos to see how far they go, what else do you use potato guns for? Do people shoot them at each other?
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i would not shoot them at each other!!! I have seen one shoot a bottle through a car door!! Well you could use your imagination and think of concepts for them. I have also seen people shoot frozen oranges and cause lots of damage to targets!! Much fun to be had. The compressed air method is much safer and reliabel then the fly spray combustion method. They are also generally very loud
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The strange thing about the one that I made was that it only shot 15-20 feet at first. However, as I used it more, it shot further and further - upwards of 100 yards. I spent about $25 for the materials and an hour or so to build it. Although, I really don't see any potential use for special effects. It would have to be heavily (or not so heavily) modified in order to serve any purpose in the field of low budget special effects.
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How so? I believe that by simply adding a 90 degree elbiw at the end of the barrel and placing dirt in the elbow, the actor can run, step on the ignitor button, and the gun will go off and the dirt will fly in the air, creating a nice grenade/mortar effect, and you can alter the size with the amount of dirt and combustion material.
found this link http://www.rotteneggs.com/se/2684023.html and it is about wireless ignition, which would be tight if you put a spud cannon under groung, and covered it with dirt, shen you could just use the remote, and BOOOOOM!!!
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yes that is the problem with explosive combustion ones. They do go off really well and very loud, but the problem is an explosion is occuring in the chamber and who knows when a breach may occur I have seen one explode in my and a friends arms once as we fired it late one night at a party. Luckily no injuries, just bruises and luckily the chamber did not fly to bits it just seperated
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