Those air-powered ones are insane!!! I've seen video of a cannon capable of
firing a spud at speeds exceeding mach 1. They had two watermelons
end-to-end, and they fired the thing at it from a foot away. The first
watermelon was basically vapourized, and the second was blown into chunky
bits. Absolutely insane.
"Michael Clark" <dml@mikesdakota.com> wrote in message
news:161688676000.20020709003005@mikesdakota.com...
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>
> > Just do a search for "potato cannon" on yahoo... I think there's even a
> > yahoo "group" thing specifically on the subject. They're lots of fun...
> > always good for a hoot.
>
> Careful on the legalities of these. I think Texas law
> is now a felony charge for transporting one. I built
> one years back before they were illegal. It's a damn
> hoot to see a spud penetrate plywood! Even had one
> that you air up with a compressor and fired using a
> sprinkler valve...
>
> --Mike
> www.mikesdakota.com
>
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