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From: michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle)
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 11:40:39 -0300
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Spark igniter


potatoe cannons are fun but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous(my hands).


Ben wrote:

> OK these things work< like jet cigaretter light, by bending a little bit of
> (i think) quartz. this generates quite voltage. you'll probably notice that
> it stops lightling after a while. not only does the gas run out, but so does
> the quartz (ina sense). btw those guns are pretty dangerous. just ake sure
> the pipe is strong :-)
>
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> I really need to come up with a good saying.....
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ian Bernstein
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 3:29 PM
> Subject: Spark igniter
>
> | 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
> |
> |
> | *-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-*
> | Ian Bernstein "aka - Synet" The Master Builder
> |
> | E-Mail - Ian@beam-online.com
> | BEAM Online - http://www.beam-online.com
> | Quote - I feel that if a person can't communicate, the very least
> | he can do is to shut up.
> | - Tom Lehrer
> |
>
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