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Knex musical instrument (please tell me its real name!)

Knex musical instrument (please tell me its real name!)
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This is a knex african musical instrment that makes a whirring noise, it is not to scale, so the noise is a bit different.
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Feb 10, 2011. 6:08 PMwilldel545 says:
whats with all the boxes?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Feb 11, 2011. 9:17 AMBartboy (author) says:
They're fun to make :)
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Jul 1, 2011. 10:41 AMrustymia says:
all the boxes including the ones we cant read say:
Phshycic
normal
normal
just to annoy you
Normal
hahaha!
Take this!
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haha!
haha!
haha!
haha!
haha!
haha!
this is it
This is what you are building
ha
ha
This is small huh?
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Jul 1, 2011. 3:25 PMBartboy (author) says:
^See! Fun!
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Oct 4, 2010. 12:45 PMIsurvival says:
In Hungary we call it kereplQ...
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Aug 10, 2009. 1:37 AMmettaurlover says:
(removed by author or community request)
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Aug 12, 2009. 6:00 PMbuilder968 says:
How do you view boxes inside boxes with Firefox?
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Mar 17, 2009. 11:11 AMmettaurlover says:
"nuke this:. lets you permanently remove ANYTHING you want to on a page.
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Jul 20, 2009. 11:56 AMhungyhipo 2 says:
hay please also go to http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-mini-knex-flash-drive-holder-in-less/ and vote for this to become a finalist
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Aug 12, 2009. 6:01 PMbuilder968 says:
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Jul 13, 2009. 10:36 AMhungyhipo 2 says:
hi if you want to mod this instrument go to http://www.instructables.com/id/mod-on-knex-instrument/ and if you guys vote it high for the votes i will win so please be supportive because if i won it would boost my confidents and it would make me so happy
Sep 18, 2008. 11:48 AMOompa-Loompa says:
I made it, but when I shook it, it exploded...
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Jul 9, 2009. 3:25 PMhungyhipo 2 says:
o ya that happend to me a couple of times and once it tore my skin off ps it wasnt that much skin though
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Sep 18, 2008. 3:56 PMBartboy (author) says:
? you spin it and hold the handle still, and you might have a bad elastic
Sep 18, 2008. 5:55 PMOompa-Loompa says:
ooooh, you spin it. I thought you shook it. That would explain the problem, LoL. Thanx
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Sep 18, 2008. 6:38 PMBartboy (author) says:
it work? it make a nice addition to your thingy,
Sep 18, 2008. 7:31 PMOompa-Loompa says:
Actually, it wouldn't make any sounds.
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Sep 18, 2008. 10:02 PMBartboy (author) says:
spin quickly, and try each direction, cause mine works
Sep 19, 2008. 11:44 AMOompa-Loompa says:
I did all of the above. I even tried looser and tighter bands.
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Sep 19, 2008. 11:50 AMBartboy (author) says:
go to the chat room and we will discuss it there okay?
Sep 26, 2008. 8:53 AMgrevious says:
is there an actual instructables chatroom. or is this an inside joke between u and oompa?
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Sep 26, 2008. 9:01 AMBartboy (author) says:
yeah there is search under forums
Sep 26, 2008. 9:20 AMgrevious says:
nah i cant find it u got a link handy? :P
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Sep 26, 2008. 10:03 AMBartboy (author) says:
http://www.instructables.com/forum/Instructables-Chat-Room/?commentflag=1207496746217#CO2HP72FEL1NNBC
Sep 19, 2008. 11:57 AMOompa-Loompa says:
nah, I took this apart. Good idea, it's really cool anyway. 4*
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Apr 30, 2009. 8:32 AMgeodez says:
it is also used in australia, legend has it that the humming sound that it makes is the voices of their ancestors.
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Apr 30, 2009. 3:35 PMBartboy (author) says:
Cool.
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May 1, 2009. 8:17 AMgeodez says:
i got a kit that told me how to make one they look like teardrop shaped boomerangs, i advise you that if you ever get one to keep the string strong otherwise you may get someone hit with it
they look like this in real life
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Oct 4, 2008. 12:15 PMfreakinslop says:
=) I made two, the first one turned into a grenade and the second worked kudos to you man! 4.5*
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Oct 5, 2008. 2:43 PMBartboy (author) says:
you are smart enough in orer to use it!!! join my group for people who have actually built one of my ibles.
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Feb 20, 2009. 7:29 AMWafflicious says:
you spin it lol... how do you need smarts? ps. this is fun! 5*
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Feb 21, 2009. 3:59 PMBartboy (author) says:
Most people can't figure that out (look below)
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Oct 9, 2008. 5:31 PMChikara says:
it is a bull-roarer XD
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Sep 20, 2008. 4:45 AMbarrax says:
cool, I'm gonna post my Knex-small-double-bass-that-sounds-real soon! now we just need some drums, then we can make a knex band!
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Oct 1, 2008. 7:32 AMBartboy (author) says:
someone made drums!!!!!!!!
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Oct 1, 2008. 9:10 AMbarrax says:
where?!?!?!
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Oct 1, 2008. 3:53 PMBartboy (author) says:
search knex drums!
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Oct 2, 2008. 10:34 AMbarrax says:
I know!!!
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Sep 20, 2008. 2:11 PMBartboy (author) says:
yeah!
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Oct 1, 2008. 11:36 AMbarrax says:
Join my new group: Knex Band!
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I'm an inactive K'nexer, I used to be one of the most active ones, but I have a lot of other things to do. I try to post a new instructables every few months, but sometimes it takes a while for me to ...
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