The booby trap thread

[Silence]

That's the right idea, provided the spring can provide enough thrust. You might need to tweak the trigger pin so that friction, etc. don't tear everything apart over the long term.

Consider using air pressure, as in water balloon launchers (see the bottom of this page), because it can store more energy than a spring can, without costing or weighing too much.

[martianshark]

Has anyone ever tried making a electric booby trap? All you would need is some wire, an electric water gun, and a tripwire or pressure pad (which you can find instructions to on pages 48-49 of The Dangerous Book for Boys). Just open the gun, snip the wires going to and from the trigger, and connect them to the tripwire/pressure pad using the wire. Then fill it up, put the tripwire/pressure pad where you think the enemy will walk, hide the gun pointed toward the tripwire/pressure pad, and it's ready.

[Silence]

Sounds good, as long as you can prevent short-circuiting and electrocution.

An actual infrared proximity sensor would be neat, too.

[Authundir]

One problem that can see is that old "if a tree falls in a forest and no ones around to hear it, does it make a sound" sort of thing.

Unless you have some other method of elimination than wet shirts (tissues etc) and no one sees it hit someone then the most likely thing is that the target will just lie and say they weren't hit.

[cantab]

Honour system is all you have. I mean, you have the same problem if one person hits another and no-one else is watching.

[NiborDude]

Hey guys! It's been some time. Anyway, thought you might get a kick out of this.

A few nights ago I was stumbling home and realized I had forgot my keys so I went to the backyard to get the spare. Now, my parents have a fish pond in the back that has had some visits from raccoons and possums. Unknowingly to me, my parents set up a motion activated sprinkler to scare the predators away. I walked on by and was soaked. It reminded me of my days on here so I thought I would share. Hope you appreciated it!

[cantab]

Hahahahaha!

Sorry. But that is brilliant! Do you know any more about said sprinkler? That would indeed make a ready made booby trap.

[DX]

Hey Robin! I love how you decided to share this story at 4:10 AM What's up?

[martianshark]

One problem that can see is that old "if a tree falls in a forest and no ones around to hear it, does it make a sound" sort of thing.

Unless you have some other method of elimination than wet shirts (tissues etc) and no one sees it hit someone then the most likely thing is that the target will just lie and say they weren't hit.

I guess traps would require honesty.

[martianshark]

I just made a booby trap! I bought a pulsating sprinkler at Home Depot, hooked up a hose to my P.R.H., and hooked up the hose to the pulsating sprinkler. This is what it looks like:




With this you can hide somewhere from a distance and when your opponent walks by, turn the ball valve and soak him!

[cantab]

Well, that's not really a booby trap, since there's no automatic triggering. It's more like a remotely triggered bomb. The hose could of course be longer than that shown (though too long will lose water pressure), but concealing it might be tricky

[martianshark]

It's not really a triggered bomb, since it sprays the enemy. I don't think concealing it would be that hard.

[Silence]

Ha, neat. Perhaps you can just call it an ambush weapon.

Concealment shouldn't be too hard as long as you place in the shadows and in a corner. Place it near a choke point and you'll still be able to get kills.