November 26, 2006
From the desk of Jane Galt:Okay, so I don't actually have a potato gun, an omission for which I plead the exigencies of a 450 square foot flat in a metro area rather too densely populated for spud cannons. But if I did have one, the authorities could have it when they pried it from my cold, dead hands. Stay strong, Dr. Helen.
Posted by Jane Galt at November 26, 2006 9:34 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links"); ?>Sorry, not an excuse. I built my first one while in college, living in the dorms...
I loved the proposed solution:
"Gail Bradshaw subsequently asked North Saanich council to ban the sale of PVC pipe to minors."
Posted by: jim` on November 26, 2006 12:00 PMA sound like a gun being fired? BS, a potato gun sounds nothing like a firearm. More whoomph. Also most are less dangerous than a fastball, because potatoes are softer.
Firing a potato gun in the middle of a city? Stupid! Go to a park, people.
Buying a potato gun instead of making one? That's half the point!
If a potato gun broke this window, the window would have to be pretty weak. I call BS again.
Finally, tesla coils > potato guns.
Posted by: bhauth on November 26, 2006 6:44 PMIn the combox in Dr. Helen's post, check out the pumpkin cannon that is linked there. Pretty cool.
Posted by: kentuckyliz on November 26, 2006 8:48 PMIf a potato gun broke this window, the window would have to be pretty weak. I call BS again.
I can see residential-grade window glass being broken by a potato gun, provided we are talking about the full-size model that chucks entire potatos. Hint: potatoes only become soft after baking.
Other business:
A great way to completely end a failing microwave (in this case, the magnetron was throwing sparks into the main chamber) is to use it to accellerate a 3-liter dry ice bomb. Sadly, I wasn't present, but I got to see the video footage a couple weeks later.
Posted by: anony-mouse on November 26, 2006 10:19 PM"If a potato gun broke this window, the window would have to be pretty weak. I call BS again." Raw potatoes are as hard as a baseball, and can be considerably heavier. I could certainly break a window by throwing a medium-sized potato at it, and I was always the last one picked when they were picking teams for any kind of ball game. If the gun can't give a higher velocity than my arm, it isn't worth much.
Posted by: markm on November 28, 2006 4:57 PMComments are Closed.