Gizmodo

Posts Tagged “

Cannons

”
maker faire

Maker Faire: Remote Controlled Battleships Fighting With BB Gun Cannons

Why do I need goggles to watch R/C ships sailing in a pond? Because these replicas of WWII battleships fire C02-powered projectiles. In the video above, you can see munitions bounce off the plexi shields protecting the crowd and make splashes as they ricochet off enemy hulls. The Western Warship Combat Club is recreating Axis vs. Allies fights where each side tries to sink the other. At 1/144 scale. [Western Warship Combat Club Maker Faire]

6:40 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By Brian Lam
32,519 views, 74 comments

Latest by scarbrtj: @strider_mt2k: I need less of a life so I'm more into Gizmodo and ridiculously delicious flamewars and VERY cool YouTube more »

gadgets

DIY Toilet Paper Cannon

If there was ever a task that definitely needed an efficiency boost, it is house TP'ing. This air-powered cannon can launch toiletpaper rolls upwards of 150 feet. It's time to finally show those pesky teachers why you are the man, Fonzie. The building plans for this project will run you $10.61. More »

3:15 PM on Thu Mar 23 2006
By Travis Hudson
4,512 views, 11 comments

Latest by aj01: how do u make it ? more »