Party popper cannon

This is a quick Instructable on how to make "party poppers" easier to pop. Party poppers have a small string that you pull hard, and then confetti comes out of the other end. The string can be hard to hold and difficult to pull. This device makes it easier.

This is a quick and dirty version that my son and I made since New Years Day is coming soon. It is constructed out of scrap wood from my workshop. You can make your version as fancy as you want! :)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Kids should never use fireworks of any kind! Follow all safety instructions that come with your fireworks. My son is in the picture just to show how to pull the handle. The cannon is not armed.

Step 1 Operation

These are the parts of the "cannon". It is very simple to use once it is setup: all you need to do is pull the lever on the top and the poppers pop.

Comments

[The survival dude]

Where did you get the poppers?? I need things like that for an invention I'm working on (mini RPG-7).

[Biggsy]

Those party poppers look great! weonly get cheep plastic ones....


http://www.pyrouniverse.com/consumer/xpopper.gif

http://www.karensbeads.co.uk/party_popper.jpg


However.... I can see this as an AWESOME way to set off a load at once,,, Hmm you've got me thinking now...

If you hear on the news about a crater where a house used to stand in the UK, You know whose house it'll be... know that I went to my grave with a grin on my face, and my life savings spent on party poppers


Glad you posted this... great work

High Five for you

[jwolski]

Thanks Biggsy. :) These are the plastic kind, we can just get a bunch of different sizes of them here in the US. Be sure to post pictures if you make your own version!

[Biggsy]

If I survive aye ;)