OT - But I think we are all tinkerers ;-)

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Neil Brownlee

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #1

http://www.scitoys.com/

Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!

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Neil

 

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Simon Barr

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #2

In article <[email protected]>, Neil Brownlee wrote:
> http://www.scitoys.com/
>
> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>

There's some good stuff on there. I've only had a quick look, the metal
that melts in hot water looks fun!

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

 

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Steve Taylor

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #3

Neil Brownlee wrote:
> http://www.scitoys.com/
>
> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>
Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric
Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"

The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
(straight up)

Steve

 

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Si K

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #4

"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Neil Brownlee wrote:
>> http://www.scitoys.com/
>>
>> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>>
> Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow
> Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>
> The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
> (straight up)

ah, if we're getting into the realms of projectiles, look up
"kartoffelkannon" (german for spud gun)

now we're into the sort of technology that the army will be looking at!

Si

 

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Nikki Cluley

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #5

in article [email protected], Steve Taylor at
[email protected] wrote on 6/1/05 10:52 am:

> Neil Brownlee wrote:
>> http://www.scitoys.com/
>>
>> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>>
> Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric
> Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>
> The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
> (straight up)
>
> Steve

Bruce says the book sounds interesting and he's had a quick look at the
website.

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/index.html has some pretty good
experiments. My lot liked the plastic milk and the rubber bones ones best.
--
Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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rads

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #6

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:40:24 -0000, "Si K"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Neil Brownlee wrote:
>>> http://www.scitoys.com/
>>>
>>> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>>>
>> Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow
>> Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>>
>> The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
>> (straight up)
>
>ah, if we're getting into the realms of projectiles, look up
>"kartoffelkannon" (german for spud gun)
>
>now we're into the sort of technology that the army will be looking at!
>
>Si
>
One example

http://www.thebugshop.org/othersites/airspud/airspud_op.html

David

 

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Steve Taylor

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #7

rads wrote:

>>ah, if we're getting into the realms of projectiles, look up
>>"kartoffelkannon" (german for spud gun)
>>
>>now we're into the sort of technology that the army will be looking at!
>>
>>Si
>>
>
> One example
>
> http://www.thebugshop.org/othersites/airspud/airspud_op.html
>
> David

Seems we have another activity for the next unofficial 101 northern
meeting...

Ambis with compressors will be welcome.

Steve

 

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Dom J

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #8

"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Neil Brownlee wrote:
> > http://www.scitoys.com/
> >
> > Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
> >
> Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric
> Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>
> The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
> (straight up)
>
> Steve

Just ordered said book along with another on how to make potato
cannons.......best warn the neighbours!. Clarkson had a handheld hairspray
powered spud cannon on some programme he did, worked a treat it did.

Dom J

 

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Alex

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #9

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 10:52:27 +0000, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Neil Brownlee wrote:
>> http://www.scitoys.com/
>>
>> Awesome site ;-) I'm off home to build stuff!
>>
>Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric
>Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>
>The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
>(straight up)
>

I remember making something similar with a length of 6" drainpipe, a
frozen grapefruit, a spark plug, coil, battery and a tin of Lighter
Gas. Sufficent power to put said fruit through a door at 50 ft.

Tricky bit was getting the gas/air ratio correct.

Alex

 

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Steve Taylor

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• Jan 6, 2005

• #10

Dom J wrote:

>>Neat stuff, but look for a book called "Vacuum Bazookas, Electric
>>Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects"
>>
>>The vacuum bazooka will fire a water filled film cannister over 100 feet
>>(straight up)
>>
>>Steve
>
>
> Just ordered said book along with another on how to make potato
> cannons...

Backyard Ballistics ?

Steve

 

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Detrious

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• Jan 7, 2005

• #11

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:26:51 +0000, rads
<[email protected]> wrote:


>>
>One example
>
>http://www.thebugshop.org/othersites/airspud/airspud_op.html
>
>David

This is the basic way we fire the rocket for the breeches buoy in the
resce team I work with.
There is, I can confirm, a loud 'bark' along with a wisp of 'smoke'

Lots of fun too

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