Busting out a shaving cream pie to make a point is downright unwieldy, but Instructables has plans up for a toy pneumatic gun that can shoot cartridges filled with tar and feathers. Now that just makes good sense.
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The Portable Pneumatic Variable Payload Delivery Device is made of cheap materials (PVC pipe, a lot of tape, etc.) and is great for close-range goo blasting. The truly trigger-happy can even fill a cartridge with flour to make cleanup virtually impossible.
Now, this device might seem a little conspicuous for a town hall meeting, but any angry mob will tell you that nothing stimulates productive political discourse like a little burning molasses to the face. [PenfoldPlant’s Instructables via Dvice]