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Old 08-24-2009, 03:30 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by Pricestavern View Post
These slingshots were called "Funnelators" up at my college. They can easily break windows from quite a distance away. Now, if the boat is moving and the waterballoon strikes the windscreen the glass could shatter, injuring those in the cockpit.

Though fun to launch, they are dangerous.

Now on the other hand, Potato Guns...
Next time I am up I will send a pic of our potato gun. We used a clear PVC pipe for a barrel so that you can see the flames at night when it fires and a large ballcock valve for ease of loading.

I have seen biodegradable balloons before for the slingshots. At least that takes the environmentally friendly part out of the equation.
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