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Homemade Metroid Arm Cannon Actually Plays Wii Games

Looking to complete that Samus Aran costume with something that is actually functional? Of course you are. Samus is nothing without her arm cannon after all. This one not only looks good, it acts as a Wii-mote for playing Wii games.…

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February 28th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Myth Confirmed: Mythbusters Shoot Cannonball Through Home

Jamie and Adam have some explaining to do. While trying to bust their latest myth, they sent a cannonball through someone’s home in Dublin, California. This marks the first time that they have been busted before an actual myth.…

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December 7th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Epic Slingshot Cannon Fires Projectiles With the Power of Rubber Bands

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We’ve featured a variet of the insane slingshot-style weapons created by Joerg Sprave before, but this one wins the record for the most powerful and largest slingshot I’ve ever seen.
This 10 foot-long beast can fire a 3-inch steel ball over 650 feet through the air.…

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August 27th, 2011 by: Technabob

iPhone-Controlled Mini Fridge Beer Cannon

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When you’re watching the big game, or in the middle of a marathon gaming session, you don’t want to have to get up and go get yourself a cold one.

Why? Because you’re lazy. Don’t be mistaken, I’m just as lazy as you are. In fact, I keep a mini…

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December 31st, 2010 by: Chris B.

Batelle Grappling Hook Gun Fires Hooks, Goodies Up to 160 Feet

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Budding superheroes – How many times have you had the need to scale a building, but just didn’t have the arm strength to get your grappling hook all the way to the roof? Thanks to this air-powered grappling hook, you no longer need to worry.

Batelle’s Tactical Air Initiated Launch…

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November 22nd, 2010 by: Technabob

T-Shirt Cannon Robot: Death by Cotton

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Robots have infiltrated our childrens’ schools. No, I don’t have kids – but that’s not the point. The point is, a group of “students” from an organization called Team 254 built a 10-barrel T-shirt cannon robot. Isn’t one barrel enough? What’s going to happen to the human shirt throwers? First…

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October 29th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

DIY T-Shirt Cannon: Pretend It’S Half-Time in Your Backyard Ballpark

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Ever wanted one of those crazy t-shirt cannons they use to blast shirts into the stands at the stadium? Well thanks to hacker extraordinaire KipKay, you can now have your own.

Kip has put together this handy tutorial video on how to build your own t-shirt launcher from common parts…

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August 30th, 2010 by: Technabob

Web Gun Catches Thieves Just Like Flies

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Why should cops need to zap suspects with dangerous Tazers when they could just catch fleeing criminals using a powerful Spiderman-like web-slinging device instead?

The NET-2000 Shooting Net Rod uses a charge of highly compressed air to fire a net at fleeing suspects from as far as 49 feet away.…

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March 16th, 2008 by: Technabob

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