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Foam Hovercraft

Foam Hovercraft
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a foam balloon hovercraft! In this instructable i'm gonna teach you how to make a hovercraft, quick and cheap. 
 
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Step 1The stuff ya'll are gonna need.

The stuff ya\
Ok here's the list (it's all cheap stuff pretty much just laying around the house just screaming, "pick me up and make me into a foam hovercraft) :

1. a 16oz Ajax soap bottle (might clean it out or you'll be blowin' bubbles the whole time)
2. a 8'' by 6'' by 1''ish piece of foam (we used minicell foam but you might something better)
3. a hot glue gun
4. a Sharpie
5. a razor blade (we ended up using something a little more heavy duty, lol)
6. and a balloon (doesn't necessarily have to be green)
7. and something to cut the foam like: bandsaw, hack saw, scroll saw, saber saw, chainsaw!

and thats all your gonna need! 
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10 comments
Dec 20, 2011. 8:01 PMihaveguitarskills! says:
how doesit works?
does the air from the ballon go through the hole that goes through the center and push it up?
Dec 20, 2011. 7:51 PMihaveguitarskills! says:
dude...use scissors to cut the foam...*O*
Dec 18, 2011. 9:52 AMmikeasaurus says:
I love these hovercraft toys, endless fun! Also, the stopper-top is a nice touch.
Dec 18, 2011. 8:04 AMblossom9283 says:
do u have a video of it in action?
Dec 18, 2011. 3:33 PMKevin12345 says:
a hole drilled through the foam slightly above the bottome could allow enough air oout to make it self propelled

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