Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #06027
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 02:12:28 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Spark igniter
In a message dated 9/11/99 1:36:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ian@beam-online.com writes:
> Today me and my friend built a potato cannon.
Be careful, those things are illegal in most states.
Jim
6028 Sat, 11 Sep 1999 17:07:59 +1000 Spark igniter Ian Bernstein
| Hi
| Today me and my friend built a potato cannon. For those of you that don't
| know what a potato cannon is it's a large gun made out of PVC pipe that
| shoots out potatos and uses hair spray for fuel. The igniter we used is
| from outdoor grills and when the button is pressed a rather large shock
| is produced (up to about 3/8"). I am curious where all the electricity
| comes from because there are no batteries or anything. Anyone know how
| these work? I know it's not really beam but it may an spark an idea for a
| new preditor bot that shocks it's prey (already been discussed) or
| something. Don't get get any ideas about mounting the gun on your human
| seeking head though (interesting idea, any thoughts on how to make a head
| seek humans?).
|
| Laterz
|
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| *-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-*
| Ian Bernstein "aka - Synet" The Master Builder
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