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Bic pen bow & arrow

Step 5Fire!

Insert the pen pull back and fire.

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29 comments

Mar 14, 2010. 4:50 PMPhionixflame says:

its worth making. it shoots pretty far. if you can try to find a pen with out the colored part on the top. that makes it go way faster

Aug 14, 2011. 1:21 PMLord Jon Bigglesworth says:

I think you can rip off the colored part at the top if you pull hard enough (or maybe I just got a defective pen...)

Apr 15, 2012. 10:15 AMightmeaki says:

the air goes around the top of the pen and then pushes it out an dthne over making it go straiigter so leave it on

Mar 24, 2011. 8:14 PMuncutcamoturtle says:

I just want weapons to hurt people

Mar 25, 2011. 11:00 AMd3mond00d says:

You can add a target-dart for a blowgun into the ink cartridge itself, sharp part facing away. I did that (with 2 rubberbands,not 1) and it stuck in a wooden door at school

Mar 22, 2011. 8:04 PMd3mond00d says:

Use skewers instead of ink cartridges >=).

Nov 27, 2010. 6:26 PMAir_Assassin says:

Those can kill a small animal

May 18, 2010. 3:36 PMRoastedSquirrel says:

thanks for the idea. i used this for my science project lol

May 4, 2010. 9:22 PMngkking says:

thanx for the idea!

Feb 8, 2010. 2:54 PMsamboy218 says:

This is amazing

Jan 29, 2010. 8:13 PM

northernmagnet says:

king_of_the_sky make an instructable plz i get bored easy at home in the woods.

Jan 11, 2010. 4:38 PMw00t ._. says:

About how far can it shoot?

Feb 24, 2007. 7:50 PMslayerforhope says:

sweet another fav. i havent made one of these since like 5th grade.

Feb 8, 2009. 7:19 PMKing_Of_The_Skies says:

I built my bow & arrow out of a Weeping Willow (for the bow), Carbon Fiber (the drawstring), Bamboo (The arrow shank), Flint (The head), & seagull feathers (For the flight). & it worked bloody good (Literally bloody, 'coz I shot a few possums with it) XD NZ -King Of The Skies-

Nov 21, 2009. 6:14 PMPerfect Sky says:

killing small animals is the first sign of being a serial killer. lol. i hate possums.

Nov 22, 2009. 12:11 PMslayerforhope says:

No, being cruel to them is, like torture.

Sep 7, 2009. 12:47 PMgangstahyena says:

possums are bloody pests in two ways: 1) they eat things that aren't theirs 2) when you shoot them NZ

Feb 8, 2009. 5:39 PMstarwarsfan says:

yeah... i am in the fifth grade

Aug 1, 2009. 11:47 PMNIJU! says:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPFvBS3ZxAw&feature=channel_page

Aug 1, 2009. 11:47 PMNIJU! says:

mines very powerfull and this is only mark2. my latest one is mark6 and it shot through 15 sheets of paper and got stuck in my wall!

Jul 22, 2009. 4:13 PMBrandonMao says:

Great Idea!! Im going to try this right now.

Jul 18, 2009. 10:29 PMhingino says:

At my school we make them a little different, but this seems to work a lot better.

Jan 17, 2009. 5:12 PMtrano659 says:

It works great! It flew straight over my yard and into the bushes.

Jul 14, 2009. 3:45 PMlongliversplayerestaban111 says:

.... So you lost it? -Estaban111-

Jul 7, 2009. 2:37 PMacdc1226 says:

niiiiiiiiiiiice!

Jun 10, 2009. 12:36 PM6srd7 says:

Lol it's pure genious Ooo

Apr 16, 2009. 4:30 PMElephants Are Fat says:

This is so simple but so cool -good job

Nov 11, 2008. 9:37 AMrbj93 says:

When I made this I cut slits at the top of the pen so that the rubber band would stay there.also the barrel isn't that strong so you may want to use a longer rubber band so that the barrel wont bend and break.

Feb 4, 2009. 4:47 PMfoxtrot4697 says:

thats what the ibler(why did i say that)said to cut notches, its the same thing

Feb 2, 2009. 5:29 PMandrewdpham3 says:

i'v made differnt versons of this but im gona try this one

Jan 15, 2009. 5:40 PMsomecreativename14 says:

I made one of those and shot a kid in my science class. NEVER DO THAT!!!!!!!

Jun 25, 2008. 4:31 PMMattLikesMusic says:

I know people already said this, but I think it warrents repeating. You spilled a little ink on your hand ;) This idea is so simple but its GENIOUS! lol