Question for the winter months
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Question for the winter months
I was wondering...Could some of the same principles used to power the water balloon launchers be used to make say...a snowball launcher? The snow where I live is super packable so I was hoping I could somehow make a snowball shooter for our friendly neighborhood fights!
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Sure. There is no reason those principals can not be applied elsewhere. Also, to the best of my knowledge, water balloon launcher designs were based completely on potato launchers (spud guns), so pretty much anything can be shot out the barrel.
My brother once tried shooting snow, but because the snow wasn't very packable, when shot the snow just broke into many small chunks. Somewhat impressive, but not anything like what we wanted!
Sure. There is no reason those principals can not be applied elsewhere. Also, to the best of my knowledge, water balloon launcher designs were based completely on potato launchers (spud guns), so pretty much anything can be shot out the barrel.
My brother once tried shooting snow, but because the snow wasn't very packable, when shot the snow just broke into many small chunks. Somewhat impressive, but not anything like what we wanted!
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Yes, I know that this thread is dead, but it is a great opportunity to warn everybody about the temperature limits of PVC. Don't use too high a pressure with it, or the WBL/SBL will crack.
I understand that there are some other materials that are similar to PVC, but with slightly different characteristics. Maybe these won't crack as easily.
I understand that there are some other materials that are similar to PVC, but with slightly different characteristics. Maybe these won't crack as easily.