Awesome Airsoft Grenade

This is a cool grenade that is very simple to make. Perfect for battles in forests.

Step 1: Materials

You will need;

~Airsoft BBs
~Water balloons
~Water balloon filler

Comments

[ahallstrand2]

It works ONLY IF you put a little extra weight such as some water, a marble (I use a marble), a small stone, or a triple A battery as mentioned in an earlier comment. It is a bit hard not to rip the balloon during the process of putting extra weight in besides water. Overall though if you are looking for something easy this is good.

[kry_knutt]

To be honest I don't see how this would work, maybe if you filled it with something that would cause massive expansion so the balloon would explode sending the BB's everywhere

[solpredator]

Don't ask why but if you put a AAA+ battery inside the balloon it will make it explode on impact.

[Caml^Vacation]

i made one of thes a couple months ago and i just put some water in it. it worked pretty well. you just need to have it hit something hard.

[mike11818]

thats very true, one idea is that when you mix vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, you get fix! (or a bang if in an enclosed space), so this may just work... idea for exploding balloons: *get a normal water balloon. *fill with desired amount of bb's (more bb's, the more coverage). *then put some bicarbonate of soda onto some toilet paper and tape.(don't tape all around or it wont work. *put this folded bong of paper inside the balloon and then fill with vinegar.... *then tie!.... *WHEN YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF A PLACE TO PUT IT (BUT BE QUICK!) PUT IT ON FLOOR AND SHAKE IT LIKE MAD.... AND RUN! *SHOULD BANG!

[chardlz13]

Wouldn't it be better to put the bag deeper inside the balloon (a little bit beyond where the knot would tie) then use a slipknot to hold the bag in place. Then pull the slipknot when you are about to throw it and the pressure takes about 3 seconds to build up enough to break the balloon. That way you can pull the knot and throw it down range to get a better combat effectiveness.

[Redgerr]

thats what i was thinking, or do something like the stomp thing, seal some in a small baggie and somehow put it inside.. get water balloon get bb's and put in balloon put some vinegar in a little baggie and seal (maybe opposite? baking soda?) -- put in balloon-- put lots of baking soda in the balloon (maybe opposite? vinegar?) fill with very little air tie off balloon when you wanna throw it you just drop it, stomp on it, pick it up, throw

[Redgerr]

http://www.instructables.com/id/No_Explosive_Airsoft_grenade/?ALLSTEPS

that is what im talking about

[35Timmy]

this is fool proof for those who can tie knots

[Air_Assassin]

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[#1 boss]

i think so

[Air_Assassin]

lol

[XxyourshotxX]

how are you supost to blow it up?

[XxyourshotxX]

i have done a similary one but how do you blow it up?

[piedoom0]

where do you buy your bbs?
Are they any good for AEGS?

[dudemanclc]

bioval biodegradable bbs they dont have powdery stuff on them
from www.airsoftextreme.com

[KritoPerf]

you need seemless BB's for AEG's you dont 'need' them but cheap walmart, dicks, etc brands have a seam all the way around and a little bump whil seemless are smooth, most gun return policies do not accept jamming by use of poor quality BB's like 'evike, airsplat, airsoftmegastore (my choice), etc' and you can get 10,000 bbs for like 20 dollars, like tracers for good quality and worth the money

[superawesomekid78]

you can buy bbs at dick's sporting goods or offline on amazon or Evike.

[sweetchild123]

does it even work

[llamma1010]

u spelled blow wrong

[Air_Assassin]

no he means tie the top of ballon

[Air_Assassin]

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[jamboo754]

doesnt work ive tried to make a ton of things like that including your design and they all dont work the only way to make a gernade that will actuially have a chane at hitting something is if you use explosives fire crackers or something like that

[Dread_Neck]

Dont do this, use 10-20 BBs, fill it up with water (not too much) and throw. the less space, the better. i live in cali, and im going up tho mammoth mountain (ski resort) with my buddies. were gonna stop in nevada, get some M-10s, And do the easter egg thing.

[Toomuchtime5798]

That's not necessarily true. While firecracker grenades are the best, they aren't the only ones that work. Although decent non-explosive airsoft grenades are few and far between, that doesn't mean they don't exist. Here's a decent spring loaded one I just found. It's only noticeable issue is that it doesn't have a 360 degree radius.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Reusable-Airsoft-Grenade-No-Explosives/

[jamboo754]

your right but 99% of the time they don't work but there are a few out there that work. i just stick with explosivies because there great and i know they work

[Air_Assassin]

that is awesome

[tomm0505]

How are you supposed to blow them up?

[spartan 2209]

ummmm....throw it?

[tomm0505]

I ment as in inflate. (I think it's spelt that way)

[spartan 2209]

Oh, my bad. Haha, you just blow it with your mouth.

[cdousley]

Thats what she said! :)

[bobandthemonkey]

ZING!

[poper123]

i live in donwtonw atawa in a condo

[cdousley]

this will blow up if u run

[tomm0505]

KAMAKAZIE!

[hhhttt]

add some Ramen noodle flavor packs, hide it in or on a tree, and shoot it. BOOM they are out. but make sure it is totally filled with air, or it wont pop and you give away your position

[airsoftbeast40]

why ramen noodle packs?

[hhhttt]

because it makes their nose really irritated and mkaes them too busy with their nose than with the gun i do it all of the time try not to get it in their eyes tho

[airsoftbeast40]

oh ha ha thats good i thought you meant there was a chemical in it or somehting that made it explode =)

[teddy1998]

 yeah, i agree with dandy cause if its just a ballon filled 1/4 with bbs, it probably won't go very far and might not pop

[dandychris395]

You should fill it up with water instead of air

[josefu0]

the cheapest bb you can get is 5000 for $3.50 in a bag. if you buy those container one you are paying extra. each 1000bb can be brought about $1 in a bag.

[Jacko13]

heres an idea:

-fill the balloon about eh... 1/4 of the way with water, probably a little less (THIS FIXES THE POPPING PROBLEM. it adds weight. it'll acheive about 1/4 terminal velocity on the way down. minus the weight of the BBs.)

-fill about one more quarter of the balloon with BBs.

if nuthin else, surprise your prey of choice with a splash ICE...COLD...WHATA!!!!
(duh-duh-duhhhhhhh...)
what i mean is put the ICE...CO- well, u get it, put it in the balloon


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[halofreak790]

this is not asome but its ok o o ( ___

[kid3]

awsome is not spelled a-s-o-m-e it is spelled a-w-e-s-o-m-e

[tehgreatiam]

ok, im confused. the instructable says nothing about filling the balloon with anything but air and bbs. meaning no water, right? but a lot of people are saying that it didn't work because they didn't use enough water. but anyways, how would this work? if its full of air, wouldn't it just go 2 or 3 feet after you throw it then float gently to the ground? another thing, if it was full of water, wouldnt it just hit the floor and scatter bbs around the floor with no momentum upward?

[dr. soady pop]

have u ever thrown a water ballon the water goes in almost every direction carrying the bb's with it.

[tehgreatiam]

well maybe he should have said fill the balloon with water instead of blow up the balloon. and no, i havent.

[kid3]

holy crap man youv'e never thrown a water balloon

[daelans]

it wont work, ive filled balloons half full with water and thrown them, no pop, this wont work, unless lands ona spike or something, and it wont work to good at that.

[slippdiddy]

if it does not pop fill it up more or blow it up more..... just like a water balloon

[tehgreatiam]

exactly. unless he means that were not supposed to tie it. his instructable is lacking a lot of explanation. he said to blow it up and throw it at someone. a balloon filled with air won't explode. then i thought maybe youre not supposed to tie it. until, that is, i saw the picture where it was tied.

[crayzclown1]

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[AirsoftMan]

not really

[zimmemic25]

if it doesnt hurt, why should i waste ammo?

[knex_mepalm]

it offers a distraction to the opponent while you shoot them with your painful rpg 7 *cough* i mean airsoft gun

[Redgerr]

to win O_o often it dosnt hurt from far, honor code cheif

[zimmemic25]

yeah, but i think then i also could use a water bomb. that just doesn't need BBs, but same effect

[failseeker]

Either its just me or this is a bad instructable. AND it took me two and a half hours to just make the stupid thing. When I went to throw it at a tree it BOUNCED OFF and then hit the ground lighter than I threw it at the tree and busted open. It never made even just one BB explode and fly.

[MisterTea]

I just thought of an idea, which I think would be pretty beastly. Triple up on the balloons. That is to say, fill the first balloon with bb's, and insert another balloon into that one. Then, fill the inner balloon with air, not crazy full, but the BB's should be pinned to the layering between the balloons. Finally, insert another balloon (that'll be tricky, but doable) and fill er up with water. There should be a nice pressure buildup in the second balloon, and the water will provide distance.

[hackthetack]

put water in it to make them go father let the water carry the bbs

[Redgerr]

epic idea, i think that could make a difference because we all know water baloons explode :D

[natethegreat88]

Could you fill it with vinegar then put in bbs and then put in baking soda so that you get an expansion and then an explosion that shoots bbs every where. (Sorry i cant try it because i dont have bbs and water balloons.) Please reply if you try it out.

[dr. soady pop]

if u dont have bb's y r u trying to make a bb grenade. and dry ice with water in a bottle works alot better. and if u want even more power use toilet cleaner and aluminum foil in a water bottle.

[Redgerr]

lol, that might kill him/her.. dry ice is dangerous and loud lol

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[natethegreat88]

Actually now that I think about it that was not a very bright idea because you probably get sprayed in the face with bbs and vinegar.

[music is my lfe2]

that is not a grenade it is a water ballen with airsoft bbs in it

[dr. soady pop]

REALLY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[E D E N]

haha best reply ever.

[bounty1012]

exactly.

[sharlston]

wow this works if you do it with loads of bb's it gives a 10ft.

[madhops0620]

first of all the BBs wouldnt shoot out when it pops, and second of all if youre close enough to throw this at them (assuming it pops) then why dont you just shoot them?

[dr. soady pop]

maybe they r behind a wall or a door and u need to hit them without gtting hit urself

[dr. soady pop]

the main reason the military uses granades. duh

[sharlston]

wow it acctually works about a 5 foot spread thanks

[vampierwolf]

I would use a skewer to push them in then fiil it up with a small pump

[MegaMaker]

Please add a video of you using the grenade.

[tomcat955]

can you make a launcher that would fire thhem not powerd by air or fireworks

[Jupitane]

Simple... yet effective. Good job man!

[benthekahn]

Another thing you can do is use lentils or round dried beans instead of BBs in grenades. There are insanely cheap. They don't fly strait but who cares if there flying in random directions anyways. They're also biodegradable. (or there will be bean plants all over the field. More hiding spots.)

[bounty1012]

lol

[zach911]

thats a good damn idea mate.

[Lolich75]

now this i gotta test!

[airoftbeast96]

Fill it with water and 3/4 of the way. it shoots 18 ft wide and 20 ft high.

[pigeon853]

I tryed it and it just left the bbs on the ground under the popped baloon.

[samue]

how will this work

[vanpaun]

water balloons dont pop easily

[Patented]

Water baloon are made to pop easily.

[mitchell931993]

if u have enough bbs in there the weight of the bbs will make a bit of force behind it- kinetic energy.

[mitchell931993]

therefore the balloon should pop.

[dr. soady pop]

or u could just say that anything under pressure will pop when pressure is applied

[onlyonebowman]

yea in space

[dr. soady pop]

either u cant throw or ur ballons r made of leather

[AirsoftMan]

Blow it up more and it will pop better. if you put clay on the balloon it will go faster.

[tyz127]

To have a bigger and wetter explosive. You can use a speed-loader and some water!!!

[bitch hunter]

this is great and all but isnt it dangerous to use water balloons near AEG's? i dont have a TM but my echo 1 is my baby and i kno for sure my friends dont want to loose there guns... this is like my first born child!

[Dr. Explosion]

there is no water in this instructable

[mitchell931993]

he was responding to the above comment about the adding water to them to make them better.

[freakboy100101]

me and my freinds have aegs and we play in the rain it will not ruin them because there is no circut board in them and it wont effect the moter

[dr. soady pop]

which is exactly y i like paintball because rain or shine u can play

[vernors]

it works much better if you fill half of it with water

[airsoftsniper#1]

i made an instructable on the same exact design about a month ago with even more airsoft grenade types and landmines. check it out