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  1. Apr 22nd, 2006, 11:49 PM #1
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    Potato Gun

    Me and my friends made one..Boy is it awesome! Shoots > 500 feet every time! Any other cool home made inventions out there?
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  2. Apr 23rd, 2006, 12:05 AM #2
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    Re: Potato Gun

    We stoped making potato guns when we where 12. Now we make music and ecstasy. And love of course...
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  3. Apr 23rd, 2006, 12:29 AM #3
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Yeah when I was 12 I was riding my bike alot
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  4. Apr 23rd, 2006, 05:13 AM #4
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Its all fun and games until someone gets killed, then its just fun.
    I don't live here any more.
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  6. Apr 23rd, 2006, 05:24 AM #5
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    Re: Potato Gun

    I never had a potato gun (sad face)
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  7. Apr 23rd, 2006, 05:32 AM #6
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Quote Originally Posted by wossname
    Its all fun and games until someone gets killed, then its just fun.
    Its all fun and games until someone gets killed, then its just hallairous
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    Re: Potato Gun

    I can make a peg gun, now they are lethal.

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  9. Apr 23rd, 2006, 06:16 AM #8
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Make code, not war.
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  11. Apr 23rd, 2006, 06:28 AM #9
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    Re: Potato Gun

    VB Code:
    1. Class PotatoGun

    2.       

    3.        Public Sub FireGun(ByVal Target As String) |...|

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    5. End Class
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  12. Apr 23rd, 2006, 04:23 PM #10
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    Re: Potato Gun

    We hit a goose today
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  13. Apr 23rd, 2006, 04:50 PM #11
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Did you splatter it?
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  14. Apr 23rd, 2006, 05:29 PM #12
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    Re: Potato Gun

    No, hit it in the wing (500 ft + ) and it squaked and flew away and came back
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  15. Apr 23rd, 2006, 06:15 PM #13
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    Re: Potato Gun

    Take an old transformer off an oil-fired furnace...

    Straighten two metal hangers...

    Put each one into the "hot" spot of the transformer - positioned so they stand straight up...

    Nice jacobs ladder.

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