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Has anyone made an led throwie canon/gun/launcher?


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May 25, 2011. 7:43 PMBatryn says:
You can use a airgun (tank->valve->barrel) made out of PVC, stuff the barrel with a wad of paper towels, put in your throwie, and stuff in more paper towels, so you can shoot it out...

I'm also trying to do a parchute throwie... although then I don't think you can call it a throwie...
Apr 13, 2011. 2:13 PMwillywoozle says:
No one has yet but it may be an idea to use a magnet to throw the throwie magnet across maybe inserting an electromagnet into a piece of wood and attaching a pvc pipe just over the width of your throwie to it to act as a barrel so as to have a mini magnetic throwie cannon.

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Mar 18, 2011. 7:32 PMcopper tube says:
you can use a catapulte
Sep 27, 2009. 3:19 PMWesley666 says:
Make a patato canon and put a potato in and fill it up with LED Throwies and fire at will.
Jul 23, 2009. 8:56 PMmr.break_it says:
Try stuffing it in a bb or paintball gun, that might work...
Apr 15, 2009. 4:04 PMThelonelysandwitch says:
I just use the competition grade slingshot that I have
Jan 29, 2009. 4:37 PMbmlbytes says:
I might build something like this and post it. It would probably shoot this though http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Ping-Pong-Ball-Improved/
Jan 28, 2009. 5:40 PMjeff-o says:
You mean like an arm? ;) A sling shot would work great, I think.
Jan 28, 2009. 4:39 PMdeathpanda says:
i did once it involved taking a potato gun and putting a dixy cup in the barrel and filling the cup with throwies. i was hoping it would really spread out like a shot gun but the magnets made most of them clump together it looked really cool but the high velocity impact broke most of the throwies. ps the cop i dident see when i shot it wasn't to thrilled to see a mass of light fly through the air and shatter on a street sign
Jan 28, 2009. 2:04 PMBrother_D says:
Not yet!

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