Knex War Bomb

This is my Knex war bomb/explosive/grenade. As the name suggests, this is made For knex wars. It does not blow up in your face while you are making it, explodes violently and sends a lot of knex flying in many directions. Be sure to check out the video below to see it in action. I also added a video of me shooting it with a gun. Enjoy!

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Step 1: Collect Pieces

The piece count for one bomb is:
Connectors:
Orange.....16
Yellow......16
White........2
Rods:
Yellow......16
Other:
8 Rubber bands. I used ones that were slightly smaller and thinner than #64 elastics, the standard thick ones.

bighead5454 says: Dec 13, 2011. 4:22 PM

Note to all builders of this epic device: do NOT put a rod down the center, secure it, then fire it from a gun using a rod to propel the ammo. The force makes it explode in the barrel.

Personal Experience.

Fred the evil puppet in reply to bighead5454Sep 12, 2012. 8:14 AM

ouch...

bighead5454 in reply to Fred the evil puppetFeb 25, 2013. 2:42 PM

Yeah. Had a little modded rifle (converted to pistol) that I secured about ten to fifteen bands of varying shape/sizes to. After a few hours, and a few broken grey rods later, I got it to work with all the bands attached. Of course, I wasn't thinking that all the pieces of this 'nade are in delicate balance, so I shoved the rod in the barrel and pulled the trigger.

Not a pleasant experience, and I'll just leave it at that.

Lord of Jaffa Cakes says: Jan 31, 2013. 1:55 AM

AWESOME xD

Fred the evil puppet says: Sep 12, 2012. 8:12 AM

i added a wire to it, and made a trip mine. I used it in a war that me and a friend had: i had a ton of traps, including the sipriani rifle v.3
:D i think he still remembers.

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to Fred the evil puppetSep 14, 2012. 7:19 AM

Sounds awesome :-D

knex1111111111 says: Aug 20, 2012. 8:12 AM

This is the mega knex war bomb.

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to knex1111111111Sep 14, 2012. 7:18 AM

That's pretty dang legit :-D

mr. 707 says: Jul 4, 2012. 11:12 AM

i cant even build this thing without it going off before i finish building.

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to mr. 707Jul 14, 2012. 1:47 PM

Practice :-)

oblina says: Apr 5, 2012. 11:40 AM

great bomb, I have enough knex, but i am using them for other projects

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to oblinaApr 5, 2012. 2:25 PM

Well thanks and good luck when you do try it!

oblina in reply to I_am_CanadianApr 7, 2012. 5:13 PM

It was great, but it hurt when i sat on it. Then i took an arrow to the knee
Lol

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to oblinaApr 8, 2012. 12:25 PM

Yeah, dont sit on it.

oblina in reply to I_am_CanadianApr 9, 2012. 10:15 AM

yeah... my sister knocked it off our coffee table where I set it and it went off then she screamed at me. ;)

james4 says: Jun 1, 2011. 1:23 PM

theyre called 32 size rubber bands

GASSYPOOTS in reply to james4Jan 6, 2012. 7:41 PM

na theyre size 31

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to james4Aug 8, 2011. 8:02 AM

They were larger that 32's but smaller than 64's... They were non-standard if I remember correctly.

james4 in reply to I_am_CanadianSep 13, 2011. 3:50 PM

33 maybe? or maybe your right and they were nin standard

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to james4Sep 15, 2011. 2:00 PM

I really have no idea what they were to be honest.

Rainbow colored, too.

james4 in reply to I_am_CanadianSep 17, 2011. 3:58 AM

ok then

jmiester says: Sep 4, 2011. 5:31 PM

hah thats one of the ways I put those together :)
It's very good, it mostly shoots shrapnel from out the top and bottom (left and right if hitting the floor), very directional. It's epic :)

I_am_Canadian (author) in reply to jmiesterSep 5, 2011. 10:00 AM

Cheers :-)

jmoore11 says: Aug 31, 2011. 1:47 PM

I combined it with ikedog1995 landmine and it shot it up to chest height and then exploded. :D

Danielzxzx1 says: Mar 7, 2010. 9:49 AM

How do you build this? Everytime I try to build a segment, the thing explodes. I try to put a finished one down but it explodes. I tried 20 times already and failed at all of them.