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Office Booby trap

Step 11Finished! - Try it out

Finished! - Try it out
It is now time to test your Booby Trap.

To load your Booby Trap simply pull back the Rubber Band and hook it on the Latches hook.
Then put whatever projectile you wish in front of the Rubber Band. You'll be surprised how far it shoots the object.

Below is a video of me testing the Booby Trap to make sure everything was working correctly.

Click here to view the video
*The video has been deleted from the original service I'd uploaded it to. I will be uploading it to YouTube shortly.

I wanted to make my Booby Trap more sensitive after filming this video. So altered the angle of the latches hook.

Comments, Pictures and Ideas are all greatly appreciated.

Any updates to this How-To will appear on my website FlyingTopHat.co.uk.
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Oct 21, 2011. 11:28 PMDanny1433 says:
really cool i made it just then
Oct 4, 2010. 7:52 PMllamma1010 says:
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Jul 31, 2011. 2:27 PMdombeef says:
You're back!
I was worried that you left or you died because your website was down for a while.
I joined because of your(this one) instructable!
Jul 31, 2011. 6:00 PMdombeef says:
Yeah, I have gone from my first bad instructable to making (I think) very good feature worthy instructables! I really thank you for bringing me here(not intentionally, but it still counts) to instructables! If I didn't see instructables before I would be totally different and I wouldn't have made any of the instructables that I posted!

I also have an instructable that is coming up that is better than all my instructables combined, or at least I think so, I was a finalist in two contests in a row, and I didn't win anything, so I am making this "secret" project for now so I wouldn't just be a finalist next time, but a winner hopefully.


And I am glad that you are back, I hope to see some more of your instructables soon! I have made a few every now and then since I saw this instructable.
Jul 25, 2011. 8:04 AMDe.JMan says:
yup its dead...
Jul 5, 2011. 11:54 PMnikhilodeon says:
wow...
Jun 30, 2011. 7:02 PMmitch and sean says:
The video doesntnwork on iPad WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Jun 21, 2011. 12:45 PMaalonzo1 says:
man dud this is awsome i am about to make 1 :)
May 9, 2011. 5:48 PMnorthernmagnet says:
its bad A$$! (that wasn't cursing)
Sep 19, 2010. 6:04 PMnunchucker says:
You could have the trip wire come out the front so someone trips on the string and gets hit by whatever.
Apr 8, 2011. 9:25 AMyaly says:
I modified mine and added a small solinoide from an old laptop cd rom and a radio control system so i can operate it remotely.
Apr 8, 2011. 9:19 AMyaly says:
it looks so cute, so inocent but behind this all is a beast ! You can also hit it in black paint so it isn't easy to find or see.
Feb 14, 2011. 12:36 PM99igo says:
so sick
Jan 18, 2011. 1:07 PMdsonley says:
this amuses me greatly
Jan 5, 2011. 9:12 AMKT360 says:
your rubber band is about to break
Aug 17, 2010. 1:53 PMninja_maker says:
this is so awsome!!!!!!! :)`
Mar 12, 2010. 4:09 PMflomause says:
haha i was shooting mine all throughout fifth period :D now i need to make it shoot skittles into people's mouths
Mar 15, 2010. 6:56 AMbeehard44 says:
make the hook thing and the one that holds the rubber band lower. Omit the trip line and simply press the lever behind the hook where the string was tied.
Mar 16, 2010. 7:34 PMflomause says:
yeah, i'm doing that. i'm also putting parts of clothespins on it, to make a slant for them to ride up
Apr 22, 2010. 1:18 PMlowekeykid says:
 Beast!!!!!!!
Mar 9, 2010. 7:15 PMNickster65 says:
wow...nice. took me awhile to make, but really cool. no one better try to get in my desk!!!!!!!!

Sep 8, 2009. 7:59 AMbutterflycookies says:
i shot my teacher with this. detiton sucks
Jan 30, 2010. 7:09 AMZaphod Beeblebrox says:
but totally woth it righty? dare i ask what you shot at them?
Jul 5, 2009. 2:12 PMblowfo says:
man can u make a vid for this that would be sweet
Jan 14, 2010. 6:35 PMgregregreg says:
hey can anyone make a lego version of this
Jan 14, 2010. 6:33 PMgregregreg says:
ya same here
Aug 27, 2009. 7:33 PMMintoperson23 says:
Yeah, a video would be great, I just spent forever tying to make it and it doesn't work quite to well...
Dec 31, 2009. 8:02 AMSaikiranra says:
It is a good contraption. I hope I dont get caught!
Jan 14, 2010. 6:28 PMgregregreg says:
this is kida a pain in my azz to make but its awsome
Sep 26, 2009. 10:58 AMcaylephotography.net says:
brilliant design.......i would say it would be funner to load it with as many paper hole punches as you can.........as hitting anybody with a solid could really suck.....aka detention......or fired lol
Jun 29, 2009. 10:10 AMAceofWWII says:
know what, this took me 4 hours and i measured perfectly and IT DIDN'T WORK! but still a nice weapon
Aug 27, 2009. 12:54 PMsmashbob says:
4 HOURS! this took me like 10 minutes!
Aug 22, 2009. 2:38 PMSilence says:
You could very likely combine the principal of this to a mini PVC air cannon, use the rubber band release to fire the cannon, nerf away. Its genius.
Aug 11, 2009. 3:07 PMAdum24 says:
its ok
Jul 26, 2009. 11:57 AMFimon says:
wow, this is cool, but dangerous (shoot to eye...) , I did this in bigger version, but I didn't use it I hope it will be good :D
Jul 9, 2009. 12:29 PMredblackwhite says:
Ahahaha this may make some people a little bit angry
Feb 25, 2009. 7:42 AMAyaan says:
cool
Feb 8, 2009. 12:00 PMmailman575 says:
sweet... here kitty kitty kitty... (LOL, jk)
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