Tennis Ball CANNON from Soup Cans
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Today we're building a super simple tennis ball cannon that can pack a massive punch! We might've lost some tennis balls in the testing process...
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Built one of those when I was a kid (1970's, with the old style pop cans). We used lighter fluid, into the bottom can, then swung the "cannon" like a base ball bat a couple times to vaporize the lighter fluid, then immediately lit it. BOOM!
Exactly. We did the same in the 70s. Shake the whole contraption a number of times like a spray paint can, then light at the whole at the bottom edge of the bottom can. The balls would easily go 60-70 yards.
I did the same, using tall beer cans I'd find. Worked really well, always wanted to make one to show my now grown kids, but need tin cans not aluminum, bummer.
Me too whipcannon around like a bat
Also the mid can should lowered
We also installed a flint at the bottom-side of the bottom can to strike instead of a lighter
This is fantastic! My grandma didn’t stand a chance!!!
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Put the ignition hole on the side of the cylinder so you can rest it in the ground to get better distances
When I was a kid we cut the can lids halfway and folded them under, making sure each was cut on opposite sides. Then we would put them together so that each can matched holes with each other. This kept more vapor in the bottom half of the cannon longer. We used lighter fluid as well and just shook the cannon after adding the tennis ball. And our ignition hole was on the side of the bottom can and not under the cannon.
That's exactly how my older brother (hero) made them. I've never forgotten that tennis ball bazooka.
Do something with the backyard scientist
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When I was a kid we used rubbing alcohol. Also we used steel soda cans. They were perfectly sized for it.
We just used hair spray
We also used soda cans and we put the hole for igniting the cannon on the side so we could shoot straight up.
Same here; except we used Ronsonol lighter fluid.
@@jeffcollins7443 Yes, we did put the role on the side, not the Bottom!
Yep! We used 3 tall Budweiser cans and rubbing alchohol
In the early 70s, soda cans were made with a thick, straight-sided cylinder, had a large, removable pull tab, and a top and bottom that could be removed with a can opener. They were the perfect diameter. We did nothing to the bottom can except remove the tab and punch a hole in the side (not the bottom - you could stand ours up on the ground without losing fluid). Then, we removed the top and bottom of 4 or 5 more cans (4 total is actually sufficient) and taped them together. We just dropped the ball all the way to the top of the bottom can (All of that extra expansion space isn't needed). We could get 50 to 100 feet shots, depending on how much lighter fluid was used and the angle at which we held it.
Ether/diesel starting fluid works the best. Close second is aerosol hair spray.
Have made many of these over the years with pvc and potatoes or apples for ammo. Sharpen the barrel end of pvc to help cut the potato dish to exact size when shoved in
Loving these! 100% trying this!
Darren Bunker awesome.
Truth
We used to use beer cans,they were at that time made of steel. This paper thin aluminum now would melt or explode at the seams. They are tight fit, plus the opening was enough to allow lighter fluid to flash off into vapors.
Mix Potassium Nitrate and Powdered Sugar. I heard that it's highly flammable.
Edit: I just found out that he actually made a video of it and made a rocket's fuel. But can you make something cooler like a *FLAMETHROWER* ?
They have already used that for fuel
MotoDude
can you send me a link on a video? i cant find any. TY
MotoDude nvm i found it
They also made a flamethrower XD
pottasium nitrate is hard to get your hands on in most european countries. methanol is something almost everyone has access to
I made these tennis ball cannons when I was a kid, I used Campbell soup cans… the tennis ball fit perfect, creating that back pressure you need
Can you please make more science experiments videos please like in the old days. Like if u agree
Why you dont use a pvc pipe?
LivePro he wanted to do something with things ppl have at home
Teri Payette it’s pretty easy to obtain a pvc pipe
PVC pipe doesn't commonly come in a size that fits tennis balls.
It do though
right? and why arent you shooting potatoes? they will always fit and work WAY better.
USED FLEX TAPE FOR SEALING
"shoots the thing"
"Hits target"
*NOW THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE*
melogam m quick tip: to use italics, use underscores (_) instead of * to make bold
_ like this _
_test_
It looks a lot better than those quotation marks
Cyanide Suprise how did you find that out
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You should put 2 pieces of metal in a vacuum chamber and see if they would weld together by themselves. Without oxygen, they should
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I’d love to see you try to replicate quantum locking or even build a mini rail gun!
Maybe I'll do a video, when I was a kid in the 70's, we used different cans, a different divider location, and a different and simpler means to make the divider, lighter fluid worked perfectly
I tried making one like I did 30 years ago and couldn't get it to work with lighter fluid. I remember having to put just the right amount in and swing ING it around just right to air it out
@@Mcluvin73 remember them catching fire? hahah
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I have done this with my scouts here in the UK, but using Pringle tubes, and it works really well
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Made these often as a kid when beer cans were straight sided. But, my best ones were when I used Hi-C cans and launched nerf footballs!!! Also, paint them black as it helps add heat to vaporize the fuel.
can u upgrade the cannon into a rocket launcher where when u press the trigger it goes off ?
that would be cool.
@Legion Guitar Might be possible to have the piezo from the lighter in the cannon and use that as the trigger
@@tyuwar4433 That works. I had a potato cannon like that.
I think if I made this, I would want to use some kind of glue on the cans as well, to ensure it holds. I think I'd also want a removable bottom of some kind, to help with fueling.
Or use a solid tube of some type. This is just another version of the "potato cannon".
Just use pvc pipe
Incase of a removable bottom the pressure inside the tube would force the bottom to open up.
threaded one might able to prevent the bottom to pop off
Yep. I was honestly expecting a catastrophic disassembly halfway through the video because he was using cans and tape vs. explosive gasses.
We've been making these in Australia for years with PVC pipe. Fires potatoes, onions, pretty much anything that fits in there nice and firm
I bet the neighbors love you.
Tooooootally love them!!! XD
I could imagine dude perfect using these.
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I really enjoy watching this new guy Nate. He is making some really entertaining videos. I stopped watching for awhile but have started watching again since Nate has been making the videos. Hopefully he continues to make awesome videos.
Were does he get his ideas??????
From walmart
His mind
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Its just a potato canon, but for tennis balls
From Cody’s Lab and The Action Lab
Oh man, I like this better than a potato cannon (which is what I was looking for originally). You can re-use the tennis balls, and it costs way less. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Should have used the metal cans that the tennis balls come in when you bought them! Ether starting fluid works great
Try cutting the top off of a soda can, turning it upside down and dropping it in the mortar, then the tennis ball on top of that. It works like a sabot. Works the best I've found, traps all the gas and propels it further
Pvc and compressed air are better
And potatoes
I have double walled cannon with a 3 liter combustion chamber and a 4 ft barrel. It has electric ignition so You can seal the camber completely and uses a mix of oxygen and propane as the fuel. It can lunch a sand filled tennis ball over 1500ft.
this guy is just redoing old youtube videos
and i think it would be cheaper just to buy a scrap of pvc pipe.
this is basically a spud gun
In my country "Philippines" we call it "boga", but we dont put any thing inside as projectile. We just use it to create an explosive sound usually for new year celebration. :D
You are the best
We used to make these when I was a kid. People called it a "Polish Cannon". Pabst Blue Ribbon cans worked the best. Soda and beer cans were much different than they are now. The big difference I see is that people would swing these these in a circle for 20 seconds or so and then ignite it. With plenty of fuel the tennis ball will go very far with loud boom!
This is really common in the Netherlands. Its called a "aardappelkannon" and it shoots with hairpray. Nice vid btw👍
I don't suppose aardappel is dutch for potato perchance? They are also a common experiment for New Zealand youngsters, and we call it a potato cannon (also with hairspray and usually pvc pipe instead of cans).
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I'am from Holland
To best use it you have to make multiple chambers in the bazooka, then shake it vigorously and yes you need the ball to be much tighter and it does not need to go so deep inside, when we built some when i was a kid, the tennis ball was just pushed to the bottom of the first can, you need as much space as possible and chambers that can be filled with fumes for a best drastic results. The result in speed and distance is only a small fraction of what we managed with our bazookas. We also tried different fuel, usually because of availability and has to not raise our parents suspicions . The way we used it, I estimate that we could send tennis balls at least 400 or 500 feet straight up. Also we didn't need a sort of stopper for the ball because it was so tight that it could only go as far down as our hand could push it.
Small request try mixing ooblek and super glue (2) cornstarch and super glue
We put a couple churchkey holes in the bottom can enabling easy lighting and full burn .
What happens if you put two sniper sights on a gun right in front of each other. Does it enhance the zoom? Also try putting one sniper scope on a gun and another scope in front of the sniper scope like a red dot sight. This should be interesting....
FallingJuiceBox their isn't enough space for two scopes. Each scope takes at least half them for the rings and the long range scopes extend past the upper in both directions even for cheap ones. They already make a red dot on magnified zoom combo they run $299-1,000 USD.
FallingJuiceBox short answer yes. Its typical for soldiers to have a 4 to 5x multiplier on a swivle for their holo sights.
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When I was young and did this we used steel soda cans as they fit the tennis balls tighter. The best fuel to use is calcium carbide or miners lamp fuel. We would put two or three "rocks" through a keyhole in the bottom can, add water, wait about 20 seconds and then ignite it. Tennis balls would regularly go 100 to 150 yards high.
so it is a potato gun 🤦🏻♂️
Build it with 3 Pringles cans two with baffles to create better pressure and a hole one inch up from the bottom can use g a piece of foil tape to reinforce the ignition point. I get mine to shoot way more than 100 feet
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We put tiny hole on the top lid of the bottom can all the way around with a bottle opener litttle triangles then a tiny triangle on the side of the bottom can near the bottom and get close to 1000ft with lighter fluid once its primed correctly
Make a smart mirror please!
Emonra
Emonra a what mirror?
an interactive mirror which consist of a monitor and one way mirror
Just a suggestion. Before connecting the last 4 cans on the open end. Cut the foam the size of the single can and using contact cement stick the form to individual cans.
Can I use PVC instead of the cans?
kareem ahmed PVC of the correct diameter would be even more effective
its essentially a potato gun.
Jack Stephens
Thank You :D
Its similar to a potato launcher
Pringles can
In 1970s, When I was a young kid, my older brother and his friend made a tennis ball cannon with old 3 soda cans. They opened a hole on the side at the bottom of the can, not the bottom of the can with the punch bottle opener. The result was successful. They told me to sit or stand away from it in 10 ft for safety's sake! :-). I did enjoy watching them doing it over again and again. Glad to see this video! :-)
Do something with pop rocks!
I used to make one when I was a kid. However, we did not use so many cans. When pop (soda) cans were steel we stacked six together. We also did not shove the ball so far down the cannon. We usually stopped the ball at the first can. Lighter fluid worked perfectly well because the combustion chamber was smaller with only six cans. We used to get great height and a very loud blast.
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You need to hold the cans going up your arm and after spinning the hole thing like a propeller with the fluid in it .Then set it down real quick put the ball in it and light it
In the philippines if we don't have firecrackers or fireworks that is the thing that we use because that is loud😁
Yeah we use denatured alcohol as fuel and the lighter's igniting mechanism
You should have a look at "melkbus Schieten". It's something we do in the Netherlands and is a similar thing but more powerful. A nice tradition we have with new year's. 👌
Try making a golf ball cannon.
Thanks for the fuel idea. My tennis ball had a great tight fit using asparagus cans but I was struggling with distance using lighter fluid...maxing out at about 20 feet. As soon as I changed the fuel I immediately got two nearly identical 120 foot launches. Awesome!!
That is "boga" in the philippines...
See if there is a way to hook up a propane tank with a hose to give a constant gas line and then a tennis ball magazine on top to get shots off way faster. That would be amazing
Can you put blood in a vacuum chamber
Try to add a barbeque spark plugs in the can cannon!! It might help a lot to ignite the fumes
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Next thing to do is add a trigger that sparks an igniter that fires if and a bipod to make it look friggin sweet
Why are you buying clothes at the soup store
Snickwad So go to the next aisle
There's just more soup
Karl Kissner II WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS ONLY SOUP
Try it with thick PVC pipe. Also use a seal for the refuel hole, and electricity to ignite it.
You need to wrap the ball with paper foil make it bigger put it half way in only so it seals but it’s loose enough to fly with the pressure and explosion. The other the pressure will rise and it will produce a lot more power
We have been making those for years but we only used about four cans or so and we made the hole in the bottom out the side just above the bottom edge.
I've made them with energy drink cans and duct tape. Tennis ball fits almost perfectly in the cans with almost no gap. Also used 91% rubbing alcohol as fuel for it and it doesn't take long for the fumes to disperse
This is a modified potato cannon. You can make the same thing using 4 cans (normal Campbell soup can) stuff a potato in there and it's meant to be fired straight up in the air. Compression and air/fuel mixture is really important. Put butane lighter fluid in the ignition chamber (make the hole very small on the side) Next, throw the cannon into the air and spin it at least three times. Light "Boom" !!!! Now if you want to use a tennis ball, get cans that you really have to cram the ball in there, after a few shots the "fuzz" gets burnt off and the ball can be inserted with some help. Your results will be AMAZING!!! BE CAREFUL!
DO A CATHODE RAY TUBE, use your vacuum chamber and add an anode and a cathode on each side, It's should work, those are the basics of a ray tube, you could also bend it with very strong magnets! High voltage bendable rays, you've got to do it !
You should take the tennis ball Cannon and modify it to shoot the archery tag arrows. It could be like a mortar.
I used to make them when I was a kid, when tennis ball cans were made of metal. Tape two together punch a small hole at the bottom a little lighter fluid and boom.
This is awesome! I’m in the process of making my own cannon for New Year and Independence Day but will be using ABS/ PVC and Calcium Carbide. Can you make a video with the same ideas, I might learn a thing or two.
Use four Aylmer tomato soup can and a 3mm drill bit on the Side of the first can down 👌🤓
Keep the bottom can intact...put your hole on the side and stand it upright. Steel soda cans were the preferred building tool..and I poured lighter fluid in the from the top...spun it around. Want real fun? Soak the tennis ball...and it's FLAME ON!
If you made that foam a little bit bumpy on one side would it not introduce spin on the ball allowing the ball to move faster or higher or further or something
You can use the 3-pack tennis ball cans and tape them together into a cannon for a tighter fit
You need to use Campbell's Soup cans but the tennis ball will be a little bit too tight for it so you cover it in lighter fluid and burn a lot of the hair off so it fits nice and snug down in there. We've shot those things so far up into the sky that you couldn't even see the ball anymore
Nate's expressions in this video 😂😂😂
Your problem is not the fuel you are using, lighter fluid works great. Your problem is your combustion chamber is too big. When I made a tennis ball canon about 50 years ago, I used the smaller Campbell's soup can like a tomato soup can size and attached a tennis ball can on the end. That is as far as the ball went in. What you did with the larger cans should be fine also but your design flaw is in the bottom can. You have a small hole in the end for squirting the lighter fluid and lighting but you have the other end of your bottom can open. It should only have a hole in the center about the size of quarter, you know, a 25 cent piece. It is harder to clean and dry out before assembly but give that a try and hold on tight because it kicks like a shotgun, one hand won't enough, and sounds like one too. I used to hold it and a friend would put a match to the hole. All you need is one small squirt of naphtha/lighter fluid and mix thoroughly.
You should make some glowing paintballs! You could use some glowsticks or something like that glows
The foam idea was nice but what about making a sabot, or using the tubes that the tennis balls came in as they are a closer diameter than the cans.
Back in the 1970’s sodas came in tin cans. We would also wrap the tennis ball 🎾 with electric tape. We would stand it straight up in middle of the street and make a trail of lighter fluid for a fuse. Most of the time we would get the ball back at times it would come down next block over and didn’t get ball back.
Take this design and scale it up to fit giant tennis balls
In the Philippines we make these for new year not for launching projectile but to create loud noises. The holes in our can are smaller and gets bigger as it goes to the tip and then use a plastic bottle with the cap have lighter cricket (the one that causes spark) ot the bottom and flying tiger (this is brand name its a kind of alcohol) as fuel
Use duck tape next time at each can segments to hold it strongly together. Use a small squirt of zippo or ronsonol lighter fluid in the bottom hole of the bottom can and You have to swing the thing like a golf club 10-12 times until the fluid becomes vapor. Once the bottom surface of the bottom can feels cold, it’s ready for ignition.
Starting fluid is the best for it
isopropyl alcohol is the best propellant I've ever used. burns fast and clean. I use 90% or better in my spudguns.
Is it an idea? Is it an innovation? No. It's just random stuff in a video!
Nice idea of building a cannon!!
The addition of gloves makes it appear as a possible criminal activity... :^) I used soda cans as a kid, and duct tape to hold them together. Most of the time we just lit it up -- nice big booms on July 4th--didn't even fire a tennis ball.
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Use pvc plumber pipe.. 75mm perfect for a tennis ball.. also just use hair spray.. if you want better build in a bbq igniggter and use some oxygen and ascetalne